[blackthroatedwind]

Only if you're in NY, and a big film buff, so this may only apply to Genuine Risk, but far and away the best film festival in NY every year is the " Rendez-Vous with French Cinema " at Lincoln Center. Tickets go on sale on-line at noon this coming Monday, filmlinc.com, and the movies sell out VERY quickly. It's the top movies from France from the previous year and I have honestly seen many great movies over the past few years and very few ever get released here.

It's at least worth taking a look at the line-up on the website. I can't recommend this festival enough ( assuming you like foreign movies ).