Tribeca Film Festival Gives Award in the Spirit of Nora Ephron

IN THE SPIRIT OF EPHRON: Nearly a year after her death, Nora Ephron still is on the minds of women in the close-knit film community. Jane Rosenthal, who cofounded the Tribeca Film Festival with Robert De Niro in 2002, has been hosting a women filmmakers brunch for the past decade. On Thursday, she told a room filled with guests such as Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sandra Bernhard, Julie Taymor, Robin Roberts, Hannah Storm and Blythe Danner that she wanted to honor Ephron with an award given to a writer or director with a distinctive voice that embodies her spirit and vision. “One of my earliest supporters in the business was Nora Ephron,” Rosenthal said. “She was so smart and always had on a crisp Armani suit. I wanted to do something so she’d still be part of this festival.”