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- ↑ Jeremy Kay, "Jafar Panahi, Joanna Hogg, Park Chan-wook, Kelly Reichardt films in NYFF 60th anniversary Main Slate" Archived August 11, 2022, at the Wayback Machine . Screen Daily , August 9, 2022.
- ↑ Samantha Bergeson, "NYFF Unveils Spotlight Program: 'She Said,' 'Till,' and 'Bones and All' Set for New York" Archived August 23, 2022, at the Wayback Machine . IndieWire , August 16, 2022.
- ↑ Pearce, Leonard (August 18, 2022). "60th NYFF Adds Films by Bertrand Bonello, Bi Gan, João Pedro Rodrigues, Helena Wittmann & More". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Talks - New York Film Festival". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved August 10, 2024.