YouTube Play Recognized at Tribeca Film Festival

NEW YORK, NY.- On April 26, YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video was recognized at the second annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards. One of the major non-film events at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, the Disruptive Innovation Awards celebrate progress from unexpected and untraditional places. Deputy Director and Chief Curator Nancy Spector received the award and attended on behalf of the project. Other honorees, who came from a variety of institutions and organizations, included Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, recipient of this year’s lifetime achievement award; Keith Richards, recognized for his “Open G Tuning” method of guitar playing; and U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, adjunct fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and director of Google Ideas. Spector was featured on a panel discussion moderated by Tribeca Film Festival’s Chief Creative Offic

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