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New Directors/New Films

July 16, 2008

Lincoln Center gets new Film Society exec

As New York's Lincoln Center puts the finishing touches on their new film center, the Film Society has announced that Mara Manus is their new exec director. Manus moves over from The Public Theater where as exec director she oversaw the company's financial stability and growth.

Board prez Daniel Stern said: "She will be a great leader for our organization and will take the Film Society to new heights. Her expertise in strategic planning and fundraising, as well as her knowledge of the city, will be a great asset to the organization, and will serve us well in reaching our goals and charting a new future that maximizes the expanded capability of a new film center in an extremely complex landscape.”

The Film Society of Lincoln Center puts on The New York Film Festival, New Directors/New Films, publishes Film Comment Magazine, and programs the Walter Reade Theater.

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March 29, 2008

The Week in Fests | New Directors/New Films

The latest from the festival scene this week. A link exchange by indieWIRE and Variety.com.

ND/NF '08 INTERVIEW
"Wonderful Town" Director Aditya Assarat and "The Toe Tactic" Director Emily Hubley

ND/NF '08 IPOP
"Frozen River" Group Shot

ND/NF '08 OULOOK
Assessing the Latest Crop: Precious and semi-precious Gems, and then some

More at indieWIRE.

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March 26, 2008

New Directors preview

AO Scott previews New Directors/New Films, where Lance Hammer's "Ballast" is screening, and has a proposal:

For nearly four decades New Directors/New Films has been the straightforward, serviceable name of a generous program presented every spring by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art. I’m not suggesting that they change or rebrand it, but after watching the first half of this year’s lineup, movies of modest means and evident ambition, I prefer to think of the festival as Serious Directors/Small Films.

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February 21, 2008

New Directors lineup is Sundance heavy

Sundance Grand Jury prize winner "Frozen River" will open the 37^th annual New Directors/New Films. The rural drama directed by Courtney Hunt is just one of several Sundance winning selections this year for the New York fest. L

Lance Hammer's "Ballast" and Alex Rivera's "Sleep Dealer" are also in the lineup, which won the directing award and the screenwriting awards, respectively. On the doc end, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal's Katrina doc "Trouble the Water" will also unspool, fresh off its Sundance Grand Jury doc win. A total of 26 films and 7 shorts from 17 countries will screen.

Presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, the fest has become a respected platform for new talent. It is curated by a combined team from both institutions, including Jytte Jensen, Laurence Kardish, Marian Masone, Joanna Ney, Richard Peña, and Rajendra Roy.

New Directors/New Films runs March 26 – April 6.

2008 New Directors/New Films complete lineup:

"Frozen River," Courtney Hunt (US)

"Ballast," Lance Hammer (US)

"Correction," Thanos Anastopoulos (Greece)

"Eat, for This Is My Body," Michelange Quay (Haiti/France)

"Epitaph," Jung Bum-Sik and Jung Sik (South Korea)

"Falling from Earth," Chadi Zeneddine (Lebanon/France)
SCREENING WITH
"Cinema Mundial (1958-2007)," Carles Ascensio (Spain)

"Foster Child," Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
SCREENING WITH
"The Wind's Stories," Javier Beltran Ramos (Venezuela)

"La France," Serge Bozon (France)

"Japan Japan," Lior Shamriz (Israel)
SCREENING WITH
"Camels Drink Water," Nathalie Djurberg (US)

"Jellyfish," Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen (Israel/France)