NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS April 8-19, 2026 , Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA

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Highlighting work from more than 25 countries, the 55th ND/NF showcases premieres and prizewinners from the world’s leading film festivals.

Over 55 iterations, ND/NF has continued to spotlight daring new filmmakers and cultivate a spirit of discovery among audiences. Directors first introduced to New York audiences in past ND/NF presentations include Pedro Almodóvar, Souleymane Cissé, Luca Guadagnino, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Agnieszka Holland, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Yorgos Lanthimos, Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Julia Loktev, Kelly Reichardt, Steven Spielberg, Denis Villeneuve, Wong Kar Wai, and hundreds more. Explore the history of the festival here.

2026 ND/NF showtimes.


OPENING NIGHT FILM LEVITICUS

The complete 2026 New Directors/New Films lineup

Features
Agon dir. Giulio Bertelli
Aro Berria dir. Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe
- Brand New Landscape dir. Yuiga Danzuka
Chronovisor dirs. Kevin Walker, Jack Auen
- Cold Metal dir. Clemente Castor
Do You Love Me dir. Lana Daher
Donkey Days dir. Rosanne Pel
Erupcja dir. Pete Ohs
- Fantasy dir. Isabel Pagliai
Forest High dir. Manon Coubia
- If on a Winter’s Night dir. Sanju Surendran
Kika dir. Alexe Poukine
Leviticus dir. Adrian Chiarella
Maddie’s Secret dir. John Early
- Memory dir. Vladlena Sandu
- Next Life dir. Tenzin Phuntsog
Panda dir. Xinyang Zang
- The Prophet dir. Ique Langa
The River Train dirs. Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. Vignale
Strange River dir. Jaume Claret Muxart
Trial of Hein dir. Kai Stänicke
Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest dir. Viv Li
- Two Seasons, Two Strangers dir. Sho Miyake
- Variations on a Theme dirs. Jason Jacobs, Devon Delmar

Shorts
Bleat! dir. Ananth Subramaniam
- Buckskin dir. Mars Verrone
- Division dir. Paul Dallas
The Following Day dir. Conor Fay
Marseille, 14th July dir. El Mahdi L. Youbi
Only Angels dir. Clément Pinteaux
Sabura dir. Falcão Nhaga
- Taxi Moto dir. Gaël Kamilindi
- Time to Go dir. Renzo Cozza
- Unleaded 95 dirs. Emma Hütt, Tina Muffler

Presented by Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, the 55th edition of New Directors/New Films takes place from April 8 through April 19, 2026, with filmmakers scheduled to attend in person. 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 artform into new terrain. This year’s selection will introduce 24 features and 10 shorts, including one world premiere, 17 North American premieres, four U.S. premieres, and 12 New York premieres.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 13 at noon ET, with early-access opportunities for FLC and MoMA members on Wednesday, March 11 at noon ET. Screenings take place at FLC’s Walter Reade Theater and MoMA’s Titus theaters. Explore the lineup here.

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