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Article: Tina Fey's `Baby Mama' to open Tribeca Film Festival

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The Tribeca Film Festival is turning to the local talent of the "Saturday Night Live" comedy show to open this year's event.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's "Baby Mama" will open film festival in New York with its world premiere on April 23, the festival announced Wednesday. The seventh annual festival will run through May 4.

"Baby Mama" stars Fey, a former "SNL" head writer and performer, and Poehler, a current cast member. It is produced by "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels and was written and directed by Michael McCullers, a former writer for the sketch comedy show.

"As a film festival with a true commitment to New York ...

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