The film premiered as part of the inaugural Tribeca Film Festival at the BMCC Performing Arts Center , 199 Chambers St. in New York City at a Sunday , May 12 set of screenings benefitting the Children 's Aid Society , a charity supported by George Lucas . '' Attack of the Clones '' was then screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival , before getting a worldwide theatrical release on May 16 , 2002 . The film was also later released in IMAX theaters ; the film had not been filmed for IMAX but was " up converted " with the digital remastering process . Because of the technical limitations of the IMAX projector , an edited , 120-minute version of the film was presented
2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002 Cannes Film Festival
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones