Film Festivals

New Directors/New Films 2018
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New Directors/New Films 2018

The Independent’s Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw shares his favorite full-length features and shorts from this year’s New Directors/New Films Festival in New York City. The festival, which introduces audiences to emerging filmmakers from around the world, runs Wednesday March 8th through Sunday April 8th.  It is presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art.

Rendez-vous With French Cinema – March 8-18
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Rendez-vous With French Cinema – March 8-18

This March, Rendez-Vous with French Cinema returns to Lincoln Center celebrating the  richness, originality, and craft of contemporary French filmmaking. The festival, organized by  Florence Almozini and Dennis Lim, runs from March 8th through the 18th. Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw offers insightful reviews of his favorites and information on screenings.

New York Jewish Film Festival – January 10-23
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New York Jewish Film Festival – January 10-23

The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center have partnered again in producing the 27th annual New York Jewish Film Festival. The festival showcases films from around the world that explore the diversity of Jewish experience. The Independent’s Senior Film Critic, Kurt Brokaw, was at this year’s festival and shares his favorites from a thrilling lineup of documentary, narrative, and short forms.

DOC NYC Film Festival Nov. 9-16

DOC NYC Film Festival Nov. 9-16

Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw has been a tireless champion of shorts for years. In this 8th edition of DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, he views over 60 curated shorts from ten separate programs. Four are chosen for their timely and timeless quality.

Katerina Cizek is Opening up Documentary at MIT’s new Co-Creative Studio

Katerina Cizek is Opening up Documentary at MIT’s new Co-Creative Studio

Courtney Sheehan reports on digital media pioneer Katerina Cizek, who has brought a new documentary project to the Toronto International Film Festival.  Cizek is leading the co-creation of the MIT Open Documentary Lab, a research center for emerging new media technologies.  Sheehan discusses Cizek’s newest film project and the exciting innovations in documentary filmmaking that are being explored.

New York Film Festival Sept. 28-Oct. 15

New York Film Festival Sept. 28-Oct. 15

The Independent’s Senior Film Critic, Kurt Brokaw, picks early favorites from four shorts programs at this year’s New York Film Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 15). Read about Brokaw’s picks and where and when these great films will be showing.