ND/NF Discovery: Didier Barcelo’s “The End” (France)
"I knew that Charlotte Rampling was a huge actress but I was really amazed by her precision and her involvement."
ND/NF Discovery: Karl Markovics’ “Breathing” (Austria)
"The hero of my story is a young guy without any skills or sense for living. Step by step he learns skills and gets a sense for his existence."
Cannes Jury Takes Shape
Jean-Pierre Dardennes will lead the jury for student and short film work this year in Cannes.
ND/NF Discovery: Mads Brügger’s “The Ambassador” (Denmark)
"It's a film about what happens when you set out to buy a diplomatic title, thereby becoming the consul of Liberia to The Central African Republic – for real. It's Tintin meets Borat meets The Economist."
ND/NF Discovery: Song Chuan’s “Huan Huan” (China)
"Huan Huan's dilemma reflects some problems we all have encountered before or are contemplating about at present, because we all face the same reality."
ND/NF Discovery: Victor Ginzburg’s “Generation P” (Russia)
"So there we were, 45 floors above the night Moscow, on a very windy rooftop of an unfinished skyscraper, with the an enormous light rising up to the sky with 5 guys straining the ropes, a Turkish interpreter next to me yelling on a walkie-talkie, another dolly and a film crane moving other lights, the actor slowly approaching the hallucinatory temple and the camera crane rising to a wide master shot... and it all suddenly came together, as dawn broke over Moscow."
ND/NF Discovery: Mads Matthiesen’s “Teddy Bear” (Denmark)
"Every time I kind of get surprised of how much it takes to do a film. This time was no exception. But a lot of fun it was!"
Jason Cortlund Talks Saffron and Cinema: Part I
We caught up with Jason and his co-director Julia Halperin, whose film "Now, Forager" screens March 30 and April 1 in New Directors/New Films. Chefs and cinephiles alike will appreciate our conversation with this genuine, spirited duo. In the first installment, Jason talks about Lucien, the character he both wrote and played...
ND/NF Discovery: Medeni Griffith (UK)
"We shot Summit in one day, but in that day we survived rattlesnakes and tarantulas, hurricanes and snowstorms. We got lost in deserts and up mountains. It was an interesting day."
Win Free ND/NF Tickets to Five Films of Your Choice!
We asked journalists and industry folk to list the five ND/NF films they most recommend or are looking forward to seeing. Check out their lists, then design your own and Tweet or email it to us for a chance to win tickets to all five films!
