New York Art Film magazine

AFI Conservatory Alumni in the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival Lineup

The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the official lineup for its 25th edition, scheduled for June 4–15, 2026. We are excited to highlight AFI Conservatory Alumni who are premiering new projects throughout the festival, with entries featured in the Spotlight Narrative, U.S. Narrative, and Shorts Competition categories. If your film is included in this year’s program and isn’t mentioned, please contact us at Alumni@AFI.com – we’d love to celebrate your accomplishment. SPOT

Dear Stranger

DEAR STRANGER centers on Kenji Saiga, a Japanese architecture professor in his forties striving to revive his academic career at a university in New York, and his wife Jane, a Taiwanese-American puppeteer clinging to the vestiges of a once-promising career. The couple struggles under the weight of parenthood, caring for Jane’s elderly parents, and financial instability. Their already strained relationship is pushed to the breaking point when their 4-year-old son, Kai, suddenl

DUKLA

Set against the violent backdrop of the Dukla Pass battles, an unconventional romance develops between a young Roma man and a German officer—two individuals from opposing factions and diverse backgrounds. This impactful and innovative film, characterized by its unique visual poetry and evocative atmosphere, serves as a poignant reminder of the fragile boundary between love and hatred, and the consequences when ideology triumphs over humanity. The art film project is an except

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In her first one-on-one interview about the film, Zhao explains how her unusual production style lead to a true movie of the moment. Plus: check out a new teaser.

‘Nomadland’: How Chloé Zhao Made a Secret Road Movie While Becoming a Marvel Director

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NYFF58 Schedule DRIVE-IN & VIRTUAL SCREENINGS

On the Set of New York.com presents a collection of the most famous, distinguished, unforgettable and memorable film scenes shot in New York City. From "Breakfast at Tiffany's" when Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golighty, still wearing a Givenchy evening dress from the night before, staring dreamily into gem-filled Tiffany's window as she consumes a breakfast of take-out coffee and a Danish - to - "Vanilla Sky" where Tom Cruise as David Aames finds himself completely alone in Times Square.

Greatest New York Film Scenes

Phillip Noyce, the acclaimed and award-winning director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television, has joined the New York Film Academy (NYFA) faculty and this week taught his first master class to MFA Filmmaking students at our Los Angeles campus.

ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR, WRITER, AND PRODUCER PHILLIP NOYCE JOINS NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) AS MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR

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Many of us got our first glimpse of the Big Apple on the big screen. When movies we know and love are filmed in famous locations, it makes traveling to those particular places even more exciting. We’ve put together a list of popular movies that depict iconic sites in New York City.

POPULAR MOVIES FILMED IN NEW YORK CITY

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Robert Downey Jr. Born and raised in Manhattan, in Greenwich Village.