NYC Culture Scene

New Directors/New Films Festival

Now in its thirty-fifth year, the renowned New Directors/New Films festival, presented jointly by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, introduces New York audiences to the work of emerging or not-yet-established filmmakers from around the world. All of the films in New Directors/New Films are having either their New York, U.S., or North American premieres, and many of the screenings are introduced by the filmmakers themselves. I think it will be a really interesting opportunity to see some new and exciting films!

This year the Festival takes place at both the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center and The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1 at The Museum of Modern Art, where the festival opens on March 22. Four films have already been selected for the 2005 edition: Ashim Ahluwalia’s John and Jane (India, 2005), Rahmin Bahrani’s Man Push Cart (USA, 2005), Steven DePaul’s Close to Home (Israel, 2005), and Mohammed Rasoulof’s Iron Island (Iran, 2005). See www.filmlinc.com for a complete listing of titles and running times. A complete schedule is also available in MoMA’s main and theater lobbies, and in the lobbies of the Walter Reade Theater and Alice Tully Hall, at Lincoln Center.

New Directors/New Films was organized by a selection committee comprising Mary Lea Bandy, Chief Curator, Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator, and Jytte Jensen, Curator, Department of Film and Media, The Museum of Modern Art; and Marian Masone, Associate Director of Programming, Joanna Ney, Producer, Special Projects, and Richard Peña, Program Director, The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Sponsored by National Geographic Traveler. The festival is made possible through the generosity of the Julien J. Studley Foundation and the Irene Diamond Fund. Additional support is provided by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.

posted by Nidhi Chaudhary @ 2:43 PM