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New York Film Festival Downtown
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New York Film Festival Downtown was a New York-based film festival founded by Tessa Hughes-Freeland and Ela Troyano in 1984.[1]
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Location | New York City, United States |
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Established | October 1984 |
Founded by | Tessa Hughes-Freeland, Ela Troyano |
Disestablished | 1988 |
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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.