“We’re particularly excited to be showing so many films from the American South this year,” said Clint Bowie, Artistic Director
New Orleans Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: New Orleans Film Festival
SINCE: 1989
WHERE: New Orleans, Louisiana
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Oscar®-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival has firmly established itself on the regional film fest circuit as one of the most reputable in the country. It was named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the "25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" in their 2012, 2013, and 2014 editions, and it was also named by Premium Beat as one of the "Fifteen Fests You Should Enter."
New Orleans shines ever brighter as an epicenter of culture and creativity during the New Orleans Film Festival, with 500+ filmmakers from every corner of the world in attendance at 220+ films. We see our greatest impact in the exchange of ideas that occurs when over 35,000 people gather over the course of 8 days to champion film in New Orleans and engage with visionary films, directors, and other film lovers. NOFF is one of the few film festivals that is Oscar®-qualifying in all three Academy-accredited categories.
New Spotlight Films THE TWO POPES, JOJO RABBIT, A HIDDEN LIFE Added to New Orleans Film Fest 2019
Four new Spotlight Films that are soon to be Awards Season favorites will be screened at the 30th New Orleans Film Festival.
MARRIAGE STORY Opens 30th New Orleans Film Festival
MARRIAGE STORY will open the 30th New Orleans Film Festival, and WAVES from Trey Edward Shults and starring New Orleans–born actor Kelvin Harrison Jr., will scren as a Centerpiece Film
New Orleans Film Festival 2019 to Close with HARRIET + Announces Centerpiece and Competition Films Lineup
For its 30th anniversary, New Orleans Film Festival will showcase a slate of 232 films and close with Harriet biopic, with award-winning Burning Cane by 19-year-old Phillip Youmans as Centerpiece.
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BUCKJUMPING Documentary on Dance Culture in New Orleans Premiered at New Orleans Film Festival [Trailer]
The City of New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell was in the audience on Sunday, October 21st at the Orpheum Theater to attend the 29th New Orleans Film Festival for the World Premiere of “Buckjumping“,
New Orleans Film Festival Adds ROMA as Centerpiece Film + 5 Spotlight Films
The New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF) revealed one more Centerpiece Film: Roma from Academy Award®-winning director and writer Alfonso Cuarón, and five new titles from its Spotlight Films lineup for the upcoming 29th edition
New Orleans Film Festival Announces 28 Finalists of Inaugural Screenplay Competition
The New Orleans Film Festival selected the 28 finalists of its inaugural Screenplay Competition, from over 700 submissions, in Feature, Short, Episodic and Louisiana Screenplay categories.
Music Documentary A TUBA TO CUBA to Close 2018 New Orleans Film Festival
The documentary A Tuba to Cuba which follows New Orleans’ famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they retrace their musical roots to the shores of Cuba will be the Closing Night film of the 29th New Orleans Film Festival.
Indie Films THE FLORIDA PROJECT to Open and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME to Close 2017 New Orleans Film Festival
Lauded for its artistry and authenticity, The Florida Project starring Willem Dafoe will open the 28th New Orleans Film Festival
New Orleans Film Festival Debuts “Change Makers” Strand – Featuring Stories of Social Activism and Advocacy
The 2017 New Orleans Film Festival will debut a new strand, titled “Change Makers” that brings to the forefront stories of social activism and advocacy.
2017 New Orleans Film Festival Reveals Competition Lineup + MUDBOUND is Centerpiece Film
The 2017 New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF) selected the Louisiana-shot Mudbound, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year as the Centerpiece Film; and announced the competition lineup.
2015 New Orleans Film Festival to Open with Ethan Hawke’s BLUE and Close with BROOKLYN
The 2015 New Orleans Film Festival will open with Born to Be Blue (pictured above), the biopic on jazz legend Chet Baker starring Ethan Hawke, fresh from its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and closing the festival is the 1950s Irish immigration story, Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan. The festival also announced its featured Centerpiece film, I Saw the Light, and its eight Spotlight films, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Carol, Legend, Miss you […]