Noah Cowan, Independent Film Festival Executive, Dies at 55
Noah Cowan, film festivals executive and independent film distributor, died on Wednesday, January 25 after a 38-year-long career in the…
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New York Film Festival Announces First Batch of Films for 20th Anniversary
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) and the New York Asian Film…
What Now? A Manifesto for the Independent Arts in a Trump Presidency
What many of us believed to be impossible has happened—Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. What will this mean for independent filmmakers, arts funding, and free speech? And what can we do about it?