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After twenty-five years under the stewardship of Richard Peña, the New York Film Festival presented its 51st event with a new director, Kent Jones. The selection committee largely honoured NYFF’s model of showi...

A dialogue between Daniel Fairfax and Joshua Sperling I. NYFF & Richard Peña JS: A film festival is always more fun with a friend. So for this report of the 50th annual New York Film Festival we thoug...

If this were the 50th edition of the New York Film Festival – and the year in which programming director Richard Peña hands over the reins of the Film Society of Lincoln Center after 25 years in command – then ...

As always, but this year perhaps more than usual, the unveiling of a new New York Film Festival slate was greeted with accusations that the festival was doing... well, exactly what it's supposed to be doing: pr...