You can discover your new favorite filmmaker attending the New Directors/New Films 55th edition taking place April 8 through April 19, 2026. Screenings will take place at FLC Walter Reade Theater and MoMA's Titus Theaters. This year's selection of films will introduce 24 features and 10 shorts.
Festival winners and favorites from Cannes, Sundance, Locarno, Venice, Berlinale, Rotterdam, Toronto, San Sebastián, and more will be among the viewing.
With a focus on innovative cinema that sets the stage for the future of film, the festival champions filmmakers with distinctive visions and bold new ideas that push the art form into new terrain.