Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma celebrates its 39th edition from October 13 to 24. Once again this year, the Festival will delight you with a spectacular lineup, more than ever in tune with real-life changes in the film landscape and new technologies. Features and shorts, fiction and documentary, animation, retrospectives, tributes, professional panels, outdoor interactive installations and events will be served up over 12 days, for all audiences. Over 295 films from 51 countries, inclu...

ANDRÉ LAMY IS NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMAThe Board of Directors of the Festival du Nouveau Cinema is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. André Lamy to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lamy has been a member of the Board for five years and has accepted the appointment, which takes effect immediately.As a prominent figure in the film industry, in which he has worked for over forty years, André Lamy has held numerous senior executive...

NEW MANAGEMENT AT THE FESTIVAL OF NOUVEAU CINEMA Daniel Langlois, Chairman of the Montreal Festival of Nouveau Cinema, has announced the appointment of Sheila de La Varende as Executive Director of the Festival. Sheila de La Varende will assume the position immediately; Bruno Jobin, who has served as interim Executive Director since December 2003, will assist her in the transition. An eminent figure in the world of film for the past two decades, Sheila de La Varende will draw on her experience t...