The Tribeca Film Festival kicked off last night with the star studded Vanity Fair party. Robert De Niro, Evan Rachel Wood and Whoopi Goldberg were among the stars who attended the kick-off gala last night in New York. Whoopi has a documentary that will be featured at the festival this year. The Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff. br br Hollywood.