Tribeca Film Festival’s De Niro Con to Celebrate Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is such an icon, he’s getting his own convention.

The first-ever De Niro Con, taking place in New York City from June 14 to 16, will honor the 80-year-old screen legend with a program consisting of special screenings, panels and exhibits.

Per the Tribeca Film Festival — which runs from June 5 to June 16, coinciding with the new event — Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Walken, Whoopi Goldberg, John Turturro, David O. Russell, Nas and more are expected to attend. 

“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate 80 years of Robert De Niro, my dear friend and co-conspirator for the past 35 years, than by throwing a big bash for his fellow New Yorkers,” Tribeca Film Festival CEO Jane Rosenthal said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. Rosenthal, 67, co-founded the 23-year-strong fest with De Niro and Craig Hatkoff following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

“From conversations with legends like Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and David O. Russell to fan experiences, it is going to be a truly historic weekend as we pay tribute to a great talent,” Rosenthal continued. 

Billy Crystal, who starred with the two-time Oscar winner in 1999’s Analyze This, called his collaborator “an acting icon” in a statement.

“He is one of my closest friends and working with him was one of the great experiences of my career. I’m really excited to honor him and his fantastic career this June,” Crystal, 76, added.

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Crystal is set to participate in a June 14 onstage conversation with De Niro after a screening of Analyze This, moderated by Goldberg. 

Pegged to the 50th anniversary of Scorsese’s classic Mean Streets, the writer-director will join his muse De Niro on June 15 for another post-screening conversation, moderated by Nas. 

Also on the schedule, per Tribeca, “are a range of fun-filled interactive activations based on some of De Niro’s most beloved films, including Max Cady’s prison tattoo parlor from Cape Fear (where fans can get real or temporary tattoos), Travis Bickle’s bedroom from Taxi Driver, and Jack Byrnes’ infamous polygraph test from Meet The Parents.”

Fans can join a trivia night, “where attendees will compete in teams to prove their knowledge of all things Robert De Niro.”

Fresh off his Oscar-nominated performance in Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, De Niro stars this year in Tony Goldwyn’s Ezra (in theaters May 31), the Argentine drama Nada and Barry Levinson’s upcoming Alto Knights. 

Tickets and more information about De Niro Con can be found at tribecafilm.com/denirocon.