Veterans at the 50th NYFF
Along with a introducing audiences to a wide variety of young talent, the 50th New York Film Festival will bring many filmmakers back for the second, third... even 11th time!
“Hitchcock” Joins Oscar Race; Polanski to Adapt “Venus in Fur”
Fox Searchlight has moved up the release of the Anthony Hopkins-starring film about the master of suspense; Roman Polanski will take on the Broadway sensation before his anticipated D; and more cinema news.
NYFF Critics Academy Participants Announced
Film Society and Film Comment are teaming with Indiewire to nurture eight emerging film critics through a series of workshops, mentor sessions, and discussions with working journalists, filmmakers and members of the film industry.
HIFF Slate Revealed; Filmmaker’s “25 New Faces”
The Hamptons International Film Festival and Filmmaker Magazine celebrate 20th anniversaries with major announcements, plus hear from Ginger and Rosa director Sally Potter and indie producer Ted Hope.
France & Canada Announce Their Oscar Submissions
The ever-growing list of entries in the Best Foreign Language Film category added two major films yesterday: Eric Tolenado and Olivier Nakache's The Intouchables and Kim Nguyen's War Witch.
Fifty Years, Six Degrees
A search for connections between far-flung NYFF titles yields some surprise revelations—and a few epiphanies on the usefulness of film trivia. Try your hand at Six Degrees of NYFF for a chance to win a Cinephile Package worth $200!
“Casting By” to HBO; Criterion’s New Releases
More TIFF distribution deals revealed, new Criterion for the holiday shelves, and Fox to launch streaming service in time for Prometheus. Plus, new poster art revealed for The Master, Argo and Holy Motors!
Arthur “Sandy” Mandelberger: 1954 - 2012
A New York film industry fixture, Sandy Mandelberger was a tireless champion of indie film at festivals around the world.
Tom Rothman Steps Down; Winners at TIFF
Co-chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox to leave after 18 years, David O. Russel's Silver Linings Playbook takes coveted audience award at Toronto, The Master shatters box office records and more!
“Bwakaw” to Represent Philippines in Oscar Race
Jun Robles Lana's touching comedy joins four other NYFF films as official entries in the Best Foreign Language Film category, with even more selections waiting in the wings.
