![Renzo Piano – Architect of Light](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2018/09/renzo-piano-architect-of-light_dezeen_hero-852x479.jpg)
Architecture & Design Film Festival New York includes world and US premieres
Dezeen promotion: movies about famous architects and Dezeen's drone documentary Elevation will be shown during the Architecture & Design Film Festival in New York, 16-21 October 2018, and readers receive a discount on tickets.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the New York edition of the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF:NY) will include world and US premieres, among a curated selection of more than 30 feature-length and short movies.
![Leslie E Robertson](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2018/09/leslie-e-robertson-architecture-design-film-festival-new-york-october_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x1102.jpg)
Based at Cinépolis Chelsea, the programme will kick off on 16 October 2018 with the international debut of Leaning Out – a documentary about Leslie E Robertson, the lead structural engineer for the Twin Towers.
The line-up that follows will include "films that touch upon relevant social and political issues", covering topics like American prison design and the use of gaming technology to design cities.
![Frank Gehry – Building Justice](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2018/09/frank-gehry-building-justice-architecture-design-film-festival-new-york-october_dezeen_2364_col_9-852x479.jpg)
Documentaries about the lives and works of architects and designers Dieter Rams, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Gehry and Renzo Piano will all feature.
A lounge at the venue will include products from Vitra and an in-home theatre installation by Sony, which will present a rotation six short films.
![Frey – Architectural Envoy](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2018/09/frey-architectural-envoy-architecture-design-film-festival-new-york-october_dezeen_2364_col_7-852x478.jpg)
Several panel discussions between filmmakers and industry experts are organised to coincide with the screenings. For examples, Architectural Record editor-in-chief Cathleen McGuigan will moderate a talk with Jake Gorst, director of Frey: Part 1 – The Architectural Envoy.
Dezeen is media partner for the festival, and our award-nominated documentary about how drones are changing cities, Elevation, will be shown in both the main theatre, and the Sony pop-up theatre throughout the programme.
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Dezeen readers also receive a discount on General Admission tickets to screenings. Save 14 per cent on the full $17 price by using the code DEZEEN at the checkout.
Opening night tickets are $75, while student tickets are $12.50 – all available from the ADFF:NY website.