New York Film Festival Downtown

New York Film Festival Downtown

First program, October 1984
Location New York City, USA

New York Film Festival Downtown was a New York based film festival founded by Tessa Hughes-Freeland and Ela Troyano in 1984.[1]

Known for its independent and "positively avante-garde" programming,[2] the festival came to prominence in the East Village art scene. The New York Film Festival Downtown ran for five years, ending in 1988.

1984

1985

Festival directors Ela Troyano and Tessa Hughes-Freeland at 8BC for the 1985 New York Film Festival Downtown.

1986

1987

1988

References

  1. J. Hoberman,"Festival Kiss-Off", The Village Voice, October 23, 1984
  2. Thomasin Lansing, "Film in Limbo", East Village Eye, December/January 1984/5
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