ADFF looks ahead to its 20252026 program
After a successful 16th season, Architecture and Design Film Festival (ADFF) is now looking ahead to its 20252026 programming. The film festival centers the creative spirit of all things connected to architecture and design from around the world.In this last season, ADFF added two new stops to its lineup, hosting screenings at Grace Farms in New Canaan, Connecticut, and in Mumbai, India. Both locations will now be included in its annual cycle, ADFF shared. Dates for the 20252026 season:ADFF:NY October 1418ADFF:LA October 2125ADFF:Vancouver November 59ADFF:Toronto November 1215ADFF:Mumbai January 2026Humanity in Architecture at Grace Farms January 30 and 31, 2026ADFF:Chicago February 2026Looking back at the close to its 20242025 season, for ADFFs Mumbai event in January, the festival partnered with media agency STIR. A series of programming accompanied the screenings: Talks, music performances, games, workshops, and dance were part of a themed program under the moniker ~log(ue).Samta Nadeem curated ~log(ue) at ADFF:Mumbai, which brought talks, performance, and more to the film festival programming. (Courtesy ADFF)The multifaceted curation of the ~log(ue) programme was aimed at instigating the much-needed interdisciplinary conversations within the creative community and fostering intelligible dialogues between practitioners and the wider public, said Samta Nadeem, who curated ~log(ue) at ADFF:Mumbai and is curatorial director at STIR. ADFF:Mumbai also hosted the Pavilion Park, an initiative that brought ten site-specific pavilions designed by architects, from India and elsewhere, to the open-air plaza at the National Center for the Performance Arts.Also returning for the 20252026 season will be screenings and talks presented in partnership with cultural and humanitarian center Grace Farms.In January, ADFF partnered with the nonprofit for a two-day event on the expansive SANAAdesigned campus. The theme of the programming centered the idea of Humanity in Architecture; this will be the focus again next year.