The 62nd New York Film Festival took place September 27 to October 14, 2024, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.
RaMell Ross' historical drama film Nickel Boys was the opening film. Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door was the festival's centerpiece. Steve McQueen's Blitz was the closing film.
Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time were 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.
World premieres included Julia Loktev's My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow and Robinson Devor's Suburban Fury.
Official selections
Main slate The following films were selected to the "Main Slate" section of the Festival: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAll We Imagine as Lightപ്രഭയായ് നിനച്ചതെല്ലംPayal KapadiaIndia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, NetherlandsAnoraSean BakerUnited StatesAprilაპრილიDea KulumbegashviliGeorgia, France, ItalyBlitz (closing film)Steve McQueenUnited Kingdom, United StatesThe BrutalistBrady CorbetUnited States, United Kingdom, HungaryBy the Stream수유천Hong Sang-sooSouth KoreaCaught by the Tides风流一代Jia ZhangkeChinaDahomeyMati DiopBenin, France, SenegalThe DamnedLes DamnésRoberto MinerviniBelgium, Italy, United StatesEephusCarson LundUnited StatesGrand TourMiguel GomesPortugal, France, ItalyHappyend Neo SoraJapan, United StatesHard TruthsMike LeighUnited Kingdom, SpainHarvestAthina Rachel TsangariUnited Kingdom, Germany, Greece, France, United StatesMisericordiaMiséricordeAlain GuiraudieFrance, Portugal, SpainMy Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in MoscowJulia LoktevUnited StatesNickel Boys (opening film) RaMell RossUnited StatesNo Other Landلا أرض أخرىBasel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel SzorPalestine, NorwayOh, CanadaPaul SchraderUnited StatesOn Becoming a Guinea FowlRungano NyoniIreland, United Kingdom, United States, ZambiaPepeNelson Carlo De Los Santos AriasDominican Republic, Namibia, Germany, FranceThe Room Next Door (centerpiece)La habitación de al ladoPedro AlmodóvarSpainThe Seed of the Sacred Figدانه انجیر مقدسMohammad RasoulofIran, Germany, FranceThe ShroudsDavid CronenbergFrance, CanadaStranger Eyes默视录Yeo Siew HuaSingapore, Taiwan, France, United StatesSuburban FuryRobinson DevorUnited StatesTransamazoniaPia MaraisFrance, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, BrazilA Traveler's Needs여행자의 필요Hong Sang-sooSouth KoreaViet and NamTrong lòng đấtMinh Quý TrươngVietnam, Philippines, Singapore, France, NetherlandsWho by FireComme le feuPhilippe LesageCanada, FranceYouth (Hard Times)青春（苦）Wang BingFrance, Luxembourg, NetherlandsYouth (Homecoming)青春（归）
Spotlight Film at Lincoln Center announced Queer as the first film of the "Spotlight" section on August 08, 2024. The entire line-up was announced on August 14, 2024: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAfternoons of SolitudeTardes de soledadAlbert SerraSpainApocalypse in the TropicsApocalipse nos TrópicosPetra CostaBrazil, United States, DenmarkElton John: Never Too LateR.J. Cutler and David FurnishUnited States, United KingdomEmilia PérezJacques AudiardFranceThe FriendScott McGehee and David SiegelUnited StatesI’m Still HereAinda Estou AquiWalter SallesBrazil, FranceIt's Not MeC'est Pas MoiLeos CaraxFranceMariaPablo LarraínItaly, GermanyPavementsAlex Ross PerryUnited StatesQueerLuca GuadagninoItaly, United StatesA Real PainJesse EisenbergUnited States, PolandRumoursGuy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen JohnsonCanada, GermanyExposé du Film Annonce du Film "Scénario" (short)Jean-Luc GodardFrance, JapanScénarios (short)TWST / Things We Said TodayAndrei UjicăFrance, RomaniaUnionBrett Story and Stephen MaingUnited 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: English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country7 Walks with Mark BrownSept promenades avec Mark BrownPierre Creton and Vincent BarréFranceThe Ballad of Suzanne CésaireMadeleine Hunt-EhrlichUnited StatesbluishLilith Kraxner and Milena CzernovskyAustriaDirect ActionGuillaume Cailleau and Ben RussellGermany, Franceexergue – on documenta 14Dimitris AthiridisGreeceFire of WindMarta MateusPortugal, Switzerland, FranceJimmyYashaddai OwensFrance, TurkeyLázaro at NightLázaro de nocheNicolás PeredaCanada, MexicoLittle, Big, and Far (currents centerpiece)Jem CohenAustria, United StatesThe SuitHeinz EmigholzGermany, Mexico, Argentina, United StatesUniversal Languageآواز بوقلمونMatthew RankinCanadaYou Burn MeTú me abrasasMatías PiñeiroArgentina, Spain
Currents shorts English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryProgram 1: The Will to ChangeAn All-Around Feel GoodJordan LordUnited StatesBlack GlassAdam PironThe Deep West AssemblyCauleen SmithMan number 4Miranda PennellUnited KingdomProgram 2: Identification MarksBeing John SmithJohn SmithUnited KingdomEfforts of NatureMorgan QuaintanceI Remember (depth of flatten cruelty)James Richards and Tolia AstakhishviliGermanyTrack_ingChanyeol Lee, Hanna Cho, Samgar Rakym and Ali TynybekovSouth Korea, KazakhstanProgram 3: Signal to NoiseGrandmamauntsistercatZuza BanasińskaNetherlands, PolandHemelDanielle DeanUnited States, United KingdomJizaiMaiko EndoJapanLike an OutburstSebastián SchjaerArgentinaProgram 4: Space Is the PlaceA Black Screen TooRhayne VermetteCanadaArchipelago of Earthen Bones — To BunyaMalena SzlamAustralia, CanadaESPLaura KraningUnited StatesThe Land at NightRichard Tuohy and Dianna BarrieAustraliare-engravedLei LeiUnited StatesRevolving RoundsChristina Jauernik and Johann LurfAustriaProgram 5: Material WorldsThe Invisible WormRosalind NashashibiUnited KingdomNo SpankJordan StraferGreeceSinking FeelingZachary EpcarUnited StatesTowards the Sun, Far from the CenterPascal Viveros and Luciana MerinoChileVibrant MatterPablo MarínArgentina, SpainProgram 6: Poetry Is Not a LuxuryMachine BoysKarimah AshaduNigeria, Germany, ItalyOctober NoonFrancisco Rodríguez TeareChile, FrancePractice, Practice, PracticeKevin Jerome EversonUnited StatesRazeh-delMaryam TafakoryIran, United Kingdom, ItalyRefuse RoomSimon LiuHong Kong, United States
Revivals English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryBona (1980)Lino BrockaPhilippinesCamp de Thiaroye (1988)Ousmane Sembène and Thierno Faty SowSenegal, Algeria, TunisiaCompensation (1999)Zeinabu irene DavisUnited StatesThe Fall of Otrar (1991)Отырардың күйреуіArdak AmirkulovSoviet UnionFour Nights of a Dreamer (1971)Quatre nuits d'un rêveurRobert BressonFranceHellraiser (1987)Clive BarkerUnited KingdomJ’ai faim, j’ai froid (1984)Chantal AkermanFranceLa Musica (1967)Marguerite Duras and Paul SebanModel (1981)Frederick WisemanUnited StatesNightshift (1981)Robina RoseUnited KingdomNorthern Lights (1978)John Hanson and Rob NilssonUnited StatesReporters (1981)Raymond DepardonFranceThe Sealed Soil (1977)خاک سر به مهرMarva NabiliIran
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