2023 New York Film Festival

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2023 New York Film Festival
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Festival poster by Jim Jarmusch
Opening film May December
by Todd Haynes
Closing film Ferrari
by Michael Mann
LocationNew York City, United States
Founded1963
Founded by Richard Roud and Amos Vogel
Hosted by Film at Lincoln Center
Artistic directorDennis Lim
Festival dateSeptember 29 – October 15, 2023
Website https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2023/
New York Film Festival

The 61st New York Film Festival took place between September 29 to October 15, 2023, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.

Contents

Todd Haynes' romantic drama May December was the "Opening Night Film" of this year edition, [1] while Sofia Coppola's biographical drama Priscilla was chosen to be NYFF's "Centerpiece". [2] Michael Mann's sports drama Ferrari was selected as the Festival's "Closing Night Film". [3] The official "Main Slate" selection was announced on August 8, 2023. [4] Followed by the "Spotlight Gala" section announcements on August 17, 2023. [5] The line-up of the "Revivals" section was announced on August 22, 2023. [6] The Currents slate was announced on August 23, 2023. [7]

Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time are Annie Baker, Bas Devos, Felipe Gálvez, Jonathan Glazer, Andrew Haigh, Raven Jackson, Michael Mann, Rodrigo Moreno, Paul B. Preciado, Wang Bing, and Zhang Lü. [4]

Official selections

Main Slate

The following films were selected to the "Main Slate" section of the Festival: [4]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
About Dry Grasses Kuru Otlar Üstüne Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey, France, Germany
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Raven JacksonUnited States
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh United Kingdom
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet France
The Beast La Bête Bertrand Bonello France, Canada
La chimera Alice Rohrwacher Italy, France, Switzerland
Close Your Eyes Cerrar los ojos Víctor Erice Spain, Argentina
The Delinquents Los delincuentes Rodrigo Moreno Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Luxembourg
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii Radu Jude Romania
Eureka Lisandro Alonso Argentina, France, Germany, Portugal, Mexico
Evil Does Not Exist 悪は存在しない Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Japan
Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Aki Kaurismäki Finland
Ferrari (closing film) Michael Mann United States
Green Border Zielona Granica Agnieszka Holland Poland, Czech Republic, Belgium
HereBas DevosBelgium
In Our Day 우리의 하루 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
In Water 물 안에서
Janet Planet Annie Baker United States
Kidnapped Rapito Marco Bellocchio Italy, France, Germany
Last Summer L'été dernier Catherine Breillat France
May December (opening film) Todd Haynes United States
Music Angela Schanelec Germany, France, Serbia
Orlando, My Political Biography Orlando, ma biographie politique Paul B. Preciado France
Perfect Days Wim Wenders Japan, Germany
Pictures of Ghosts Retratos Fantasmas Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil
Pier Paolo Pasolini – Agnès Varda – New York – 1967(2022) Agnès Varda France
Poor Things Yorgos Lanthimos United Kingdom, Ireland, United States
The PracticeLa práctica Martín Rejtman Argentina, Chile, Portugal
Priscilla (centerpiece) Sofia Coppola United States
The Settlers Los colonosFelipe GálvezChile, Argentina, France, Denmark
United Kingdom, Taiwan, Sweden, Germany
The Shadowless Tower 白塔之光 Zhang Lü China
Youth (Spring) 青春 Wang Bing China, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer United Kingdom, United States, Poland

Spotlight

Film at Lincoln Center announced Maestro as the first film of the "Spotlight" section on August 16, 2023. [8] The entire line-up was announced the following day: [5]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Aggro Dr1ft Harmony Korine United States
Bleat(2022) Yorgos Lanthimos Greece
The Boy and the Heron 君たちはどう生きるか Hayao Miyazaki Japan
The Curse (episodes 1–3) Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie United States
Foe Garth Davis Australia, United States
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson United States
Hit Man Richard Linklater
Maestro Bradley Cooper
Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros Frederick Wiseman France, United States
Occupied City Steve McQueen United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States
The Pigeon Tunnel Errol Morris United Kingdom
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus Neo SoraJapan
Strange Way of Life Extraña Forma de Vida Pedro Almodóvar Spain
The Sweet East Sean Price Williams United States
The Taste of Things La Passion de Dodin Bouffant Tran Anh Hung France

Currents

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Air Force Two Kevin Jerome Everson United States
ALLENSWORTH James Benning
Boyd v. Denton Kevin Jerome Everson
The Daughters of FireAs Filhas do Fogo Pedro Costa Portugal
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed Joanna Arnow United States
The Human Surge 3 (opening film)El auge del humano 3 Eduardo Williams Argentina, Portugal, Netherlands, Taiwan, Brazil, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Peru
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell Bên trong vỏ kén vàngPhạm Thiên ÂnVietnam, Singapore, France, Spain
Laberint SequencesBlake WilliamsUnited States
Last Things Deborah Stratman United States, Portugal, France
Mambar Pierrette Rosine Mbakam Cameroon, Belgium
Man in Black黑衣人 Wang Bing China, France
Mangosteen Tulapop Saenjaroen Thailand
The Night Visitors Michael Gitlin United States
Nowhere Near Miko Revereza United States, Philippines
A Prince Un princePierre CretonFrance
Trailer of the Film That Will Never Exist: "Phony Wars" Film Annonce du Film qui n’existera Jamais: “Drôles de Guerres” Jean-Luc Godard France, Switzerland, Belgium
Unhappy HourTed FendtGermany
We Don’t Talk Like We Used ToJoshua Gen SolondzUnited States, Hong Kong, Japan
When We Encounter the World Leonardo Pirondi and Zazie Ray-TrapidoPortugal, United States

Currents Shorts

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Program 1: Surface Tension
Abattoir U.S.A.!Aria DeanUnited States
Mercurial CurrentsCarolina FusilierArgentina, Mexico
Moving Along ImageDau:añcutAdam PironUnited States, Canada
Nameless SyndromeJeamin ChaSouth Korea
Sensitive ContentNarges KalhorIran, Germany
Program 2: Stranger Than Paradise
The Far and NearJustin Jinsoo KimSouth Korea
Live From the CloudsMackie MallisonUnited States
The Moon Will Contain UsSolo la Luna comprenderáKim TorresCosta Rica, United States
ShroomsJorge JácomePortugal
Slow ShiftShambhavi KaulIndia, United States
Program 3: Inside Out
Bold EagleWhammy AlcazarenPhilippines
False WifeJamie CreweUnited Kingdom
LarryTakeshi Murata and Christopher RutledgeUnited States
LOOPHOLEJordan Strafer
SundownSteve ReinkeAustria, Canada, United States
Program 4: Close Encounters
DisappearancesJames EdmondsGermany
If You Don’t Watch the Way You MoveKevin Jerome EversonUnited States
N’Importe Quoi (for Brunhild)Luke FowlerFrance, United Kingdom
IntersectionRichard Tuohy and Dianna BarrieUnited States
Mast-DelMaryam TafakoryIran, United Kingdom
Spark from a Falling StarRoss MeckfesselUnited States
Program 5: Burden of Dreams
and so it came about (A Tale of Consequential Dormancy)Charlotte PryceUnited States
CoralSonia OleniakUnited States, Poland
DildotectonicaTomás Paula MarquesPortugal
Nocturne for a ForestCatarina Vasconcelos
The Rays of a StormJulio Hernández CordónMexico
Program 6: Site Specific
The FistAyo AkingbadeUnited Kingdom, Nigeria
ProjektDane KomljenGermany, Nigeria
UngentleHuw Lemmey and Onyeka IgweUnited Kingdom

Revivals

Film at Lincoln Center announced the following line-up on August 22, 2023: [6]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryRestored by
Abraham’s Valley (1993)Vale Abrãao Manoel de Oliveira Portugal, France, Switzerland Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema
A Dream Longer Than the Night(1976)Un rêve plus long que la nuit Niki de Saint Phalle France L’Immagine Ritrovata (Bologna-Paris)
The Dupes (1973)المخدوعون Tewfik Saleh Syria The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with the National Film Organization and the family of Tewfik Saleh
Emak-Bakia (1926) Man Ray FranceWomanray and Cinenovo in partnership with La Cinémathèque française, the Centre Pompidou, the Library of Congress, the CNC and Cineteca di Bologna
Household Saints (1993) Nancy Savoca United StatesLightbox Film Center at University of the Arts (Philadelphia) in collaboration with Milestone Films
Les Mystères du Château de Dé (1927) Man Ray, Jacques-André Boiffard FranceWomanray and Cinenovo in partnership with La Cinémathèque française, the Centre Pompidou, the Library of Congress, the CNC and Cineteca di Bologna
Pier Paolo Pasolini – Agnès Varda – New York – 1967(2022) Agnès Varda Cine-Tamaris, in collaboration with L’Immagine Ritrovata
Pressure (1976) Horace Ové United Kingdom BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation
Renata(1982) Nancy Savoca United States Milestone Film & Video in collaboration with Ross Lipman, Corpus Fluxus
Return to Reason (1923)Le Retour à la Raison Man Ray FranceWomanray and Cinenovo in partnership with La Cinémathèque française, the Centre Pompidou, the Library of Congress, the CNC and Cineteca di Bologna
La Roue (1923) Abel Gance The Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Française, the Cinémathèque Suisse, and Pathé and with the support of the CNC
The Starfish(1928) L’Étoile de mer Man Ray, Jacques-André Boiffard Womanray and Cinenovo in partnership with La Cinémathèque française, the Centre Pompidou, the Library of Congress, the CNC and Cineteca di Bologna
The Stranger and the Fog (1974)Qaribe va Meh Bahram Beyzai Iran The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Bahram Beyzai
The Strangler(1970)L'Étrangleur Paul Vecchiali France CNC and Cosmodigital
The Stronger(1976) Lee Grant United States Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation
Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
The Woman on the Beach (1947) Jean Renoir Library of Congress and The Film Foundation

Free talks

SectionSpeakersNotesRef.
The 2023 Amos Vogel Lecture Paul B. Preciado The writer and philosopher spoke about her debut film Orlando, My Political Biography . [9]
Deep Focus Todd Haynes Haynes debuted his short film Image Book about the production of his film May December .
Nikki Giovanni The Poet and activist spoke about Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Story.
Sandra Hüller The German actress spoke about her latest films Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest
Catherine Breillat The French auteur spoke about her filmography and her film Last Summer .
Crosscuts Wang Bing & Eduardo Williams The two talk about their respective films, Youth (Spring) and The Human Surge 3.
Joanna Arnow & Nancy Savoca The two discuss their careers and approach to filmmaking.
Sandra Adair & Jonathan AlbertsThe two editors talk about their films Hit Man and All of Us Strangers .
Annie Baker & Raven JacksonTwo two discuss their films Janet Planet and All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt .

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