Tribeca Festival head Jane Rosenthal sees in the classic song “New York, New York” — with the memorable line “if I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere” — the inspiration in helping launch Tribeca Festival Lisboa in Portugal.

“I was always inspired by that song. When I was a kid growing up, I was inspired by ‘New York, New York,’” Rosenthal told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday in Lisbon. But she insisted an increasingly global entertainment industry has moved on since she and Robert De Niro co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival nearly 25 years ago after the 9/11 attacks in New York City.

Tribeca Festival head Jane Rosenthal sees in the classic song “New York, New York” — with the memorable line “if I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere” — the inspiration in h

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