"Teaming Japan’s greatest internationally renowned filmmaker, Kurosawa, with their greatest living author, Ishiguro, coupled with the tremendously talented Oliver Hermanus, is a producer’s dream."
'Triple Beam Dream' is AFFF's Best Documentary Winner!
30 September 2020
A "Social Sculpture" ~ taking something destructive and making something beautiful out of it.
Florence Kosky discusses the making of 'A Bit of Fun' with Twelve Cabin
18 September 2020
A strange and unravelling seance...
NOWNESS PICKS 'Bad Habits' a film by Gillian Zinser
07 September 2020
Meet the drag-queen nuns advocating for queer communities.
TERRAIN is an expanded cinema project which brings together dance, documentary film, 360-degree immersive video, virtual interactivity and spatial design into a multimedia story environment.
Johnny Ma's 'To Live To Sing' premieres in China
28 August 2020
A socially distanced screening for To Live To Sing's Chinese premiere in times of Covid.
'The Orphan' now streaming on MUBI
19 August 2020
Carolina Markowicz's short film is "A ravishing tale of a young person’s quest for approval and belonging" MUBI
Berlin Commercial 2020: the shortlist
05 August 2020
7 shortlists for Lief's directors at Berlin Commercial this year, with the festival theme being: ‘the age of collaboration’.
"The true celebration is seeing people’s messages to me, telling me that this video cheered them up or made them dance during such a tough period." ADI HALFIN
'Babyteeth' takes the world by storm
25 July 2020
With a protagonist battling to resolve childhood and adulthood, first love and last, in a compressed space of time, Shannon Murphy’s remarkable debut keeps its pain close to home.
Adi Halfin talks to Directors Notes.
24 July 2020
In Lost Horse, Halfin documents a young couple and “the good, the bad and the ugly” that comes with being in a relationship, created entirely within the restrictions of a local lockdown.
Courtney Hoffman drops in at 'Her Voice' podcast
22 July 2020
"We discuss her directorial debut short, the gruelling process of actually getting a film made, and empathize around her process of realizing she wanted to be a director (especially after working on 40 films, 38 of which were directed by men)"
Our ride or die FREE THE WORK celebrate Lief today!
15 July 2020
"They are truly invested in joining us in our mission to uplift underrepresented creators, and it is such a joy to work with them."
We chose to re-enter into poignant turning point events between Imogen, her sister Allegra and mother Diane, with them reliving the moments alongside an actress in real-time.
NOWNESS ASIA launches with Luo Jian's short 水母 'What Do You Know About The Water and The Moon’
22 June 2020
A magical realist tale about a young woman who gives birth to a live jellyfish during an attempted abortion.
A tasty review of 'Naomang' in SHOTS.
17 June 2020
Directed by Lief director Luo Jian and premiered on NOWNESS, this mesmerising short film introduces..
Start with "13TH" and move freely from there!
Read our refined terms in an open letter on the subject of systemic racism in the Advertising Industry.
16 June 2020
We need to connect the dots.
DOCUMENT JOURNAL 'art in isolation' premieres PAUSE, a 4-minute film by Gillian Zinser.
12 June 2020
As the city begins to reopen, a tribute to New Yorkers’ inimitable resilience.
READ our Proposed Anti-Racism terms.
09 June 2020
We all want to see this powerful moment to lead to hard commitments, and ensure it is not just performative.
"I just want to do whatever it takes to make sure that stories are being told by everyone who has a different perspective. I mean, we have literally a hundred years of cinema to make up for.”'
MENTAL HEALTH & CINEMA
21 May 2020
As the world continues to work on creating more awareness towards mental health, this captivating short is hosting special LIVE online preview screenings followed by a moderated conversation.
"A mix of Booksmart, Funny Ha Ha, and Ghost World, the movie has dialogue that is audaciously awkward and deeply hilarious." GARAGE