

This year’s Festival also includes a notable number of films directed by actors: world premiere of First Time Female Director by Chelsea Peretti world premiere of Maggie Moore(s) by John Slattery world premiere of Bucky F*cking Dent by David Duchovny world premiere of Downtown Owl by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater world premiere of Eric LaRue by Michael Shannon world premiere of Fresh Kills by Jennifer Esposito North American premiere of The Listener by Steve Buscemi New York premiere of Shortcomings by Randall Park and more. Additionally, 36% (39) of feature films are directed by BIPOC filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.

41% (45) of all feature films are directed by women and, for the first time, more than half of competition feature films are directed by women at 68% (19). There are 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. The lineup includes 93 world premieres, one international premiere, eight North American premieres, one U.S. The 2023 features program includes 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries. This year’s Festival, which takes place June 7-18, showcases the best emerging talent from across the globe alongside established household names. Some of the videos involve him hitting multiple bullseyes as well as a number of high scoring rounds.The 2023 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced its lineup of feature narrative, documentary, and animated films. His TikTok, has hundreds of thousands of views with one video having over 170,000 on its own. Since starting, he has hit regular triple 20s, the bullseye and even managed a score of 180. In a final attempt to better his score, Ben tried his luck, but only managed seven to crown the Louth boy the winner. She managed to hit the two, but missed her third, proving that Lucas is a star in the making. Lucas went first, hitting a treble three, a three and seven before Kate stepped up to the Oche, missing her first dart completely. Lucas also played a round of darts against the presenters (Image: ITV)įollowing the interview, he put Ben and Kate to the test, playing a few rounds of darts in the studio. Getting better and better, Lucas is starting to push his dad's skills to the limit when the pair play alongside one another, even beating him from time to time. He added: "Later down the line, Laura sent me a video of him throwing the darts at the board on the floor and it developed from there." Mum Laura said she was "nervous" when he started using darts, but is now quite confident to stand by her son as he practices.Īlongside his triumphs, there have also been some near misses including an incident where he narrowly avoided the family cat when throwing a dart at his grandma's house. Asked about how he got into the sport, Tom said: "He wanted to hold my darts one day and we put the board on the floor and he started tapping them in." Read more: Diamond wedding couple ask for hospital donations instead of gifts - and raise hundredsĬoming on to an impressive opening song with coloured smoke, Lucas looked the part as he took a seat with parents Tom and Laura. Lucas also has a popular TikTok account showcasing his talent, racking up hundreds of thousands of views.
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He started by learning the players' names before practising himself by throwing darts at a board on the floor and has gone on to become a hot prospect.Īppearing alongside hosts Ben Shepherd and Kate Garraway, he spoke about his desire to become a professional darts player when he's older and even stepped up to the Oche with the presenters.

Lucas Maidment, 5, has been throwing darts since the age of two after taking an interest in the sport when watching it with dad Tom. A Louth darts protege has appeared on Good Morning Britain to showcase his impressive skills.
