Joshua Oppenheimer Dramatically Exposes Genocide in “The Act Of Killing”
New Directors/New Films filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer's discusses The Act of Killing, an important and inventive documentary that dramatically tells the story of a 20th century genocide in Indonesia of which few around the world are aware.
The Artist is Sleeping: Tilda Swinton Back at MoMA Today!
Tilda Swinton was a surprise guest on the opening weekend of New Directors/New Films. She's back at MoMA today with her performance piece "The Maybe."
Cannes Reveals New Poster As Lineup Speculation Mounts
The festival unveiled the Official Poster for its upcoming 66th edition, choosing Americans (Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman) for its main image for the third straight year. The latest news comes as speculation heats up over which films will make the official lineup announcement.
Opening Night of ND/NF Gets Candid
Photos from Opening Night of the 42nd New Directors/New Films festival and FilmLinc Daily catches up with some of the "new directors" to get their reactions to screening their work in the festival and what they're looking forward to seeing.
Violence and Psychology: Alexandre Moors on “Blue Caprice”
Ahead of the Opening Night screening of his debut feature at the 42nd New Directors/New Films festival, FilmLinc Daily spoke with Moors about the disturbing events that lead two people to go on a real-life rampage around the U.S. capital 10 years ago.
SFIFF Names Opening, Closing, and Centerpiece Films
Scott McGehee and David Siegel's emotional drama What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgard will open the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival. The film is part of the festival's "Big Nights" series along with today's announced Centerpiece and Closing Night films.
Hot Docs Unveils 2013 Lineup
One of North America's largest documentary film festivals unveiled its 200-plus title lineup, with the World Premiere of Canadian filmmaker Shawney Cohen's The Manor set to open the event on April 25.
Critics Praise 42nd New Directors/New Films
From the New York Times to Film.com, critics of all walks are gushing over this year's ND/NF lineup! We've collected up some of our favorite previews of the fest to help you explore this showcase of new cinematic talent.
Four Decades of New Directors/New Films Discoveries
Steven Spielberg, Chantal Akerman, Richard Linklater, Wong Kar-wai, Kelly Reichert, and Pedro Almodóvar are just a few of the filmmakers that have segued to major success after debuting their early work at New Directors/New Films. We take a look back at the history of the festival as the 42nd edition gets underway.
Daily Buzz: SXSW Episode 7
Penny Lane and Brian Frye discuss their fascinating found-footage documentary Our Nixon, which will close New Directors/New Films on March 31, in the final installment of our Daily Buzz podcast from SXSW.
