This October, the Tribeca Cinema in New York will be hosting the first ever Architecture & Design Film Festival in the US. For four days, nearly forty films have been selected for this design-packed event bringing together filmmakers and leaders in the world of architecture and design.

A wide variety of films will be screened during the four days, as Kyle Bergman, architect and festival co-director explains:

They cover an incredible range of design-oriented topics, from architecture and urban design to graphics and product design. As we like to say, 'Design Directs Everything.' We've got films on pioneers in architecture and design from the middle of the last century, including graphic designer Herbert Matter, an almost forgotten genius; Lucienne and Robin Day, often called the Charles and Ray Eames of Britain; and Julius Shulman, the renowned architectural photographer. Then we take audiences to the present with films like Studio Gang Architects: Aqua Tower, about an amazing Chicago firm founded in 1997 by architect Jeanne Gang. The festival will also be premiering Eyes Over Prague, a documentary film dedicated to the late Czech architect Jan Kaplicky, co-founder of the London-based, internationally acclaimed practice Future Systems. Other film screenings will include Underground Adventures With Ant Farm, a documentary about the 1970s art/architecture collective Ant Farm, best known for its iconic land-art piece Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX and Spirit of the Rural Studio; The Art and Science of Renzo Piano.

Throughout the festival, there will be a number of renowned experts in their fields, including, amongst others, Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art; William Moggridge, Director, Smithsonian, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; who will be on hand for discussion and will be moderating panel discussions following the film screenings.

The festival begins on October 14th. For a complete film listing visit www.adfilmfest.com where tickets will be on sale from $10.