Featuring Films by Christopher Nolan, Paul Thomas Anderson and Darren Aronofsky, Among Others
The Independent Film Channel (IFC) presents Ten New Titans: The Future of Film, a selection of films from directors who have emerged as the top new filmmakers of our time, airing Wednesday, December 18 to Friday, December 20 beginning at 8:00PM (ET/PT). The festival includes exclusive commentary from the featured directors as they discuss their personal outlook on the future of filmmaking.
Featured directors include the Oscar nominated, Golden Globe nominated and Independent Spirit Award winner Christopher Nolan (Memento), Oscar-nominated Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia) and Sundance Film Festival Director’s Award-winner Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream). In addition, Neil LaBute (Possession), Harmony Korine (Gummo), Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl), Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry), Todd Solondz (Happiness), Lisa Cholodenko (Laurel Canyon) and Joe Carnahan (NARC) are featured “Titans.”
Ten New Titans: The Future of Filmmaking includes:
| Hard Eight | – director Paul Thomas Anderson | Wednesday, December 18 at 8:00PM/ET
| Boys Don’t Cry
| – director Kimberly Peirce
| Wednesday, December 18 at 10:00PM (ET/PT)
| Following
| – director Christopher Nolan
| Wednesday, December 18 at 12:15AM (ET/PT)
| Star Maps
| – director Miguel Arteta
| Wednesday, December 18 at 1:30AM (ET/PT)
| Welcome to the Dollhouse
| – director Todd Solondz
| Thursday, December 19 at 8:00PM (ET/PT)
| Your Friends & Neighbors
| – director Neil LaBute
| Thursday, December 19 at 9:45PM/ET
| Julien Donkey Boy
| – director Harmony Korine
| Thursday, December 19 at 11:45PM (ET/PT)
| Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
| – director Joe Carnahan
| Friday, December 20 at 8:00PM (ET/PT)
| High Art
| – director Lisa Cholodenko
| Friday, December 20 at 9:45PM (ET/PT)
| Pi
| – director Darren Aronofsky
| Friday, December 20 at 11:45PM/ET
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The Independent Film Channel (IFC) is the first and most widely distributed channel dedicated to independent film presented 24 hours a day, uncut and commercial-free. IFC Originals produces cutting-edge original programming to air exclusively on IFC. IFC continues to expand its programming lineup with original series and independent genre-focused specials. The network’s recent, critically acclaimed series and specials include Dinner For Five, BaadAsssss Cinema, With the Filmmaker: Portraits by Albert Maysles, Errol Morris’ First Person, The American Nightmare, Crossover, and Indie Sex: Taboos. IFC Entertainment, a division of IFC, consists of IFC Productions, a feature film production company; IFC Films, a theatrical film distribution company; and IFC Originals, which produces cutting-edge original programming for the network. In addition, IFC Productions launched InDigEnt, an initiative that helps established filmmakers shoot productions on digital video.