New Directors/New Films

MAD BILLS TO PAY, Joel Alfonso Vargas’ sizzling Bronx tale, must end this Thurs, 5/22 after five weeks on screen! 🏖️ 🗽 💸 Hard launch beach season and beat the NYC heat with some cinematic fire and ice-cold AC at Film Forum. Screens at 12:20 & 5:50! buff.ly/vVtcDAx

MADDIE’S SECRET opening June 19th in NYC and June 26th in LA. I love you!!!!

Every girl has one. John Early stars as Maddie in MADDIE’S SECRET, opening in New York City on June 19 and Los Angeles on June 26. #MaddiesSecret

The first trailer for John Early's directorial debut #MaddiesSecret has arrived ahead of a June release. Watch: thefilmstage.com/maddies-secret…

Exclusive first look at the poster for John Early’s directorial debut Maddie’s Secret 🍴 Opening in New York City on June 19 and in Los Angeles on June 26. Trailer out tomorrow. Poster design by Akiko Stehrenberger

AGON director Giulio Bertelli phtographed by Brigitte Lacombe for @InterviewMag at @FilmLinc & @MoMAFilm's @NDNF.

As Two Seasons, Two Strangers opens in NYC, I sat down with Sho Miyake to discuss the film, the fights he has with himself as writer and director, discomfort and always wishing he’d gotten to make a Mission Impossible. Really loved this film and talk inreviewonline.com/2026/04/24/im-…

🎬 From Manjacaze to New York: Mozambican cinema takes the global stage 🇺🇸🇲🇿 Mozambican director Ique Langa presented his film The Prophet at the New Directors/New Films Festival, a leading platform for emerging voices in global cinema. The film was screened at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)—two world-renowned cultural institutions—further elevating the presence of Mozambican cinema on prominent international stages. From Manjacaze, Gaza Province, to New York City, Ique Langa is part of a new generation of creators bringing Mozambique’s stories and identities to global audiences! Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center: @filmlinc iquelanga.com #USMZ #EstamosJuntos

Sho Miyake’s Golden Leopard-winning 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' is a breathtakingly gorgeous drama that allows the pleasure of a confected human connection before dropping us in the choppy waters of something far more real. Read @RorySeanOC's Critic's Pick review as the film opens in U.S. theaters: thefilmstage.com/locarno-review…

Your heart's true desires turn terrifying in the first trailer for the acclaimed Aussie horror #Leviticus, opening this June. Watch: thefilmstage.com/leviticus-trai…

It will never stop. Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen star in LEVITICUS, written and directed by Adrian Chiarella. Only in theaters June 19.

It will never stop. Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen star in LEVITICUS, written and directed by Adrian Chiarella. Only in theaters June 19.

"I’ll give you two examples of works that served as inspirations. The first is Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr., and the second is Tony Scott’s Déjà Vu." Sho Miyake talks with @blakethinks about his delicate, gorgeously picturesque Golden Leopard-winning 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers,' opening in the U.S. this week: thefilmstage.com/my-best-ideas-…

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Thanks to each of our #NDNF55 filmmakers and audience members who joined us for a record-breaking edition of New Directors/New Films! Join us next year at @FilmLinc and @MoMAFilm for the 2027 edition! View a few 📸 from the festival's second week below. 📸: @thatarin