2024 New York Film Festival

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2024 New York Film Festival
Opening film Nickel Boys
by RaMell Ross
Closing film Blitz
by Steve McQueen
LocationNew York City, United States
Founded1963
Founded by Richard Roud and Amos Vogel
Hosted by Film at Lincoln Center
Artistic directorDennis Lim
Festival dateSeptember 27 – October 14, 2024
Website https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2024/
New York Film Festival
2025

The 62nd New York Film Festival is scheduled to take place between September 27 to October 14, 2024, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.

Contents

RaMell Ross' historical drama film Nickel Boys was selected as the "Opening Night Film" for this year edition, [1] [2] Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door was chosen as NYFF's "Centerpiece", [3] while Steve McQueen's Blitz was chosen as the "Closing Night Film". [4]

The official "Main Slate" selection was announced on August 6, 2024. Followed by the "Spotlight Gala" section announcements on August 14, 2024. The Currents slate was announced on August 15, 2023.

Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time are Payal Kapadia, Roberto Minervini, Carson Lund, Neo Sora, Julia Loktev, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Rungano Nyoni, Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias, Mohammad Rasoulof, Yeo Siew Hua, Robinson Devor, Pia Marais and Minh Quý Trương.

Official Selections

Main Slate

The following films were selected to the "Main Slate" section of the Festival: [5]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia India, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Anora Sean Baker United States
April Dea Kulumbegashvili Georgia, France, Italy
Blitz (closing film) Steve McQueen United Kingdom, United States
The Brutalist Brady Corbet United States, United Kingdom, Hungary
By the Stream 수유천 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Caught by the Tides 风流一代 Jia Zhangke China
Dahomey Mati Diop Benin, France, Senegal
The Damned Les Damnés Roberto Minervini Belgium, Italy, United States
Eephus Carson LundUnited States
Grand Tour Miguel Gomes Portugal, France, Italy
Happyend Neo Sora Japan, United States
Hard Truths Mike Leigh United Kingdom, Spain
Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, France, United States
Misericordia Miséricorde Alain Guiraudie France, Portugal, Spain
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev United States
Nickel Boys (opening film) RaMell Ross United States
No Other Land Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel SzorPalestine, Norway
Oh, Canada Paul Schrader United States
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia
Pepe Nelson Carlo De Los Santos AriasDominican Republic, Namibia, Germany, France
The Room Next Door (centerpiece)La habitación de al lado Pedro Almodóvar Spain
The Seed of the Sacred Fig دانه انجیر مقدس Mohammad Rasoulof Iran, Germany, France
The Shrouds David Cronenberg France, Canada
Stranger Eyes 默视录 Yeo Siew Hua Singapore, Taiwan, France, United States
Suburban Fury Robinson Devor United States
Transamazonia Pia Marais France, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Brazil
A Traveler's Needs 여행자의 필요 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Viet and Nam Trong lòng đất Minh Quý Trương Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands
Youth (Hard Times) 青春(苦) Wang Bing France, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Youth (Homecoming) 青春(归)

Spotlight

Film at Lincoln Center announced Queer as the first film of the "Spotlight" section on August 08, 2024. [6] The entire line-up was announced on August 14, 2024: [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Apocalypse in the Tropics Apocalipse nos Trópicos Petra Costa Brazil, United States, Denmark
Elton John: Never Too Late R.J. Cutler, David Furnish United States, United Kingdom
Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard France
The Friend Scott McGehee and David Siegel United States
I’m Still Here Ainda Estou Aqui Walter Salles Brazil, France
It's Not Me C'est Pas Moi Leos Carax France
Maria Pablo Larraín Italy, Germany
Pavements Alex Ross Perry United States
Queer Luca Guadagnino Italy, United States
A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg United States, Poland
Rumours Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson Canada, Germany
Exposé du Film Annonce du Film "Scénario" Jean-Luc Godard France, Japan
Scénarios
TWST / Things We Said Today Andrei Ujică France, Romania
Union Brett Story, Stephen Maing United States

Currents

Film at Lincoln Center announced Little, Big, and Far as the Currents section "Centerpiece" on August 15, 2024, alongside the announcement of the entire line-up: [8]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
7 Walks with Mark BrownPierre Creton, Vincent BarréFrance
The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich United States
bluishLilith Kraxner, Milena CzernovskyAustria
Direct Action Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell Germany, France
exergue – on documenta 14Dimitris AthiridisGreece
Fire of WindMarta MateusPortugal, Switzerland, France
JimmyYashaddai OwensFrance/Turkey
Lázaro at Night Nicolás Pereda Canada/Mexico
Little, Big, and Far(currents centerpiece) Jem Cohen Austria, United States
The SuitHeinz EmigholzGermany, Mexico, Argentina, United States
Universal Language Matthew Rankin Canada
You Burn MeTú me abrasasMatías PiñeiroArgentina, Spain

Currents Shorts

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Program 1: The Will to Change
An All-Around Feel GoodJordan LordUnited States
Black GlassAdam Piron
The Deep West AssemblyCauleen Smith
Man number 4Miranda PennellUnited Kingdom
Program 2: Identification Marks
Being John SmithJohn SmithUnited Kingdom
Efforts of NatureMorgan Quaintance
I Remember (depth of flatten cruelty)James Richards, Tolia AstakhishviliGermany
Track_ingChanyeol Lee, Hanna Cho, Samgar Rakym, Ali TynybekovSouth Korea, Kazakhstan
Program 3: Signal to Noise
GrandmamauntsistercatZuza BanasińskaNetherlands, Poland
HemelDanielle DeanUnited States, United Kingdom
JizaiMaiko EndoJapan
Like an OutburstSebastián SchjaerArgentina
Program 4: Space Is the Place
A Black Screen TooRhayne VermetteUnited States
Archipelago of Earthen Bones — To BunyaMalena SzlamAustralia, Canada
ESPLaura KraningUnited States
The Land at NightRichard Tuohy, Dianna BarrieAustralia
re-engravedLei LeiUnited States
Revolving RoundsChristina Jauernik, Johann LurfAustria
Program 5: Material Worlds
The Invisible WormRosalind NashashibiUnited Kingdom
No SpankJordan StraferGreece
Sinking FeelingZachary EpcarUnited States
Towards the Sun, Far from the CenterPascal Viveros, Luciana MerinoChile
Vibrant MatterPablo MarínArgentina, Spain
Program 6: Poetry Is Not a Luxury
Machine BoysKarimah AshaduNigeria, Germany, Italy
October NoonFrancisco Rodríguez TeareChile, France
Practice, Practice, PracticeKevin Jerome EversonUnited States
Razeh-delMaryam TafakoryIran, United Kingdom, Italy
Refuse RoomSimon LiuHong Kong, United States

Revivals

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Bona (1980) Lino Brocka Philippines
Camp de Thiaroye (1988) Ousmane Sembène, Thierno Faty Sow Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia
Compensation (1999) Zeinabu irene Davis United States
The Fall of Otrar (1991)Отырардың күйреуіArdak AmirkulovSoviet Union
Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)Quatre nuits d'un rêveur Robert Bresson France
Hellraiser (1987) Clive Barker United Kingdom
J’ai faim, j’ai froid (1984) Chantal Akerman France
La Musica (1967) Marguerite Duras, Paul Seban
Model (1981) Frederick Wiseman United States
Nightshift (1981)Robina RoseUnited Kingdom
Northern Lights (1978) John Hanson, Rob Nilsson United States
Reporters (1981) Raymond Depardon France
The Sealed Soil (1977)خاک سر به مهرMarva NabiliIran

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