New York: 10th Tribeca film festival begins

The high-profile festival, kicked off documentary about the making of the Elton John album, The Union, followed by a performance by the British singer, as he sung six songs. On this occasion, he paid tribute to his fellow pianist Leon Russell.This year more than 5,000 films were submitted, resulting in 93 feature films, which include 41 documentaries and 52 narrative fiction films. Festival attendees will include Julia Roberts, Will Ferrell, Martin Scorsese, Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Piven and Ryan Phillippe. The festival runs April 20 to May 1.