The 64th New York Film Festival is taking place from September 25 to October 12, 2026, in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.
The festival's official poster was designed by the Canadian contemporary artist Marcel Dzama, and is mainly influenced by Georges Méliès's A Trip to the Moon (1902), Loie Fuller's Serpentine dance (circa 1890s).
James Gray's crime-drama film Paper Tiger was the opening night film. Tony Gilroy's drama-musical film Behemoth! was the festival's centerpiece. While Ava DuVernay's documentary film 14th will be the closing night film.
Starting with this year's edition, in the Spotlight Gala section, the festival will present "NYFF Encounters", an annual commissioning program that invites a filmmaker with a film selected for the Main Slate to create an original short film during the course of the festival. The program's first production is South of Tehran, directed by the Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, which follows the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi during the release of It Was Just an Accident at the 2025 edition.
Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time are: Andrey Zvyagintsev, Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri, Arthur Harari, Chris Rock, David Greaves, Emmanuel Marre, Isabelle Stever, Mani Haghighi, Marine Atlan, Markus Schleinzer, Nicolás Pereda, Sandra Wollner, Sompot Chidgasornpongse, Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, and Tony Gilroy.
The festival's world premieres include: Ava DuVernay's 14th, Paul Thomas Anderson's Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall, Jonathan Glazer's Joy of Joys, Kleber Mendonça Filho's South of Tehran, Luca Guadagnino's Artificial, Mani Haghighi's I Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Raging Across the Skies, Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus Zero, Tom McCarthy's A Statement, and Tony Gilroy's Behemoth!, among others.
Official Selections
Main Slate The Main Slate selection committee is led by NYFF's Artistic Director Dennis Lim, and includes Florence Almozini, Justin Chang, and Rachel Rosen. The line-up was announced on August 5. Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's NAZA was added on August 25, while Luca Guadagnino's Artificial was added on September 1.
The following films were selected: English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country9 Temples to Heaven9 วัด สู่สวรรค์Sompot ChidgasornpongseThailand, Singapore, France, Norway, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Qatar14th (closing film)Ava DuVernayUnited StatesAll of a SuddenSoudain / Ryusuke HamaguchiFrance, Japan, Germany, BelgiumArtificialLuca GuadagninoUnited States, United Kingdom, Italy Behemoth! Tony Gilroy United StatesBitter ChristmasAmarga NavidadPedro AlmodóvarSpainClarissaArie Esiri and Chuko EsiriUnited States, Nigeria, EgyptDaoAlain GomisFrance, Guinea-Bissau, SenegalThe Day She Returns그녀가 돌아온 날Hong Sang-sooSouth KoreaThe Diary of a ChambermaidLe Journal d'une Femme de ChambreRadu JudeFrance, RomaniaDouble FreedomLa Libertad DobleLisandro AlonsoArgentina, Chile, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Uruguay, United KingdomThe Dreamed AdventureDas Geträumte AbenteuerValeska GrisebachGermany, France, Austria, BulgariaEverything Else Is NoiseLo demás es ruidoNicolás PeredaCanada, Germany, MexicoEverytimeSandra WollnerAustria, GermanyFatherlandOjczyznaPaweł PawlikowskiPoland, France, Italy, GermanyLa GradivaMarine AtlanFrance, ItalyI Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Raging Across the Skiesمرا عاشق چنان باید که هر باری که برخیزد قیامتهای پرآتش ز هر سویی برانگیزدMani HaghighiIranI Rarely Wake Up DreamingSelten wache ich träumend aufIsabelle SteverGermany, UkraineThe Loneliest Man in TownWiener Blues – The Loneliest Man in TownTizza Covi and Rainer FrimmelAustriaA Long WinterAndrew HaighCanada, United KingdomThe Man I LoveIra SachsUnited States, FranceA Man of His TimeNotre SalutEmmanuel MarreBelgium, FranceMinotaurМинотаврAndrey ZvyagintsevFrance, Latvia, GermanyMisty GreenChris RockUnited StatesMy Undesirable Friends: Part II – ExileJulia LoktevMy Wife CriesMeine Frau weintAngela SchanelecGermany, FranceNAZAYuval Abraham and Rachel SzorUnited KingdomNowhere to Lay My Eyes눈둘데가 없네Hong Sang-sooSouth KoreaOnce Upon a Time in HarlemWilliam Greaves and David GreavesUnited StatesPaper Tiger (opening film)James GrayUnited States, Brazil, ItalyPossible Love가능한 사랑Lee Chang-dongSouth KoreaRoseMarkus SchleinzerAustria, GermanyTender Loving CareMike LeighUnited KingdomThe UnknownL'InconnueArthur HarariFrance, Italy
Spotlight Film at Lincoln Center announced Godzilla Minus Zero as the section's Gala selection on August 4, the section's full line-up was announced on August 11. The Spotlight Shorts program will be fully presented in 35mm at the Walter Reade Theater, and includes 3 world premieres. Paul Thomas Anderson's Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall was added to the line-up on August 31, with the film being presented in 35mm, followed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's You Can See Everything on September 10.
The following films were selected: English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production CountryBucking FastardWerner HerzogIreland, United StatesCameron Winter at Carnegie HallPaul Thomas AndersonUnited StatesClub KidJordan FirstmanThe DebutJesse EisenbergEdward Said: Between WorldsMaiken BairdFjordCristian MungiuRomania, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France, SwedenGodzilla Minus Zero (Spotlight Gala)ゴジラTakashi YamazakiJapanIron BoyLe CorsetLouis ClichyFrance, BelgiumJoy of JoysJonathan GlazerUnited KingdomMaking Marie AntoinetteEleanor CoppolaUnited StatesOne More TimeCindy Kleine and André GregoryThe Only Living Pickpocket in New YorkNoah SeganSixteen Moments of My LifeSeize moments de ma vieAlbert SerraFrance, SpainA StatementTom McCarthyUnited StatesYou Can See EverythingNathan Fielder and Lance OppenheimSpotlight ShortsMasao Adachi Takes a Passport Photo足立正生、パスポート写真を撮るKamal AljafariGermany, France, JapanSouth of Tehran (NYFF Encounters)Kleber Mendonça FilhoBrazil, United StatesA Stolen MovieUna película robadaCamilo RestrepoColombiaTorino ShadowJia ZhangkeChina, ItalyScreening Room (1968–2026)Morgan FisherUnited StatesNew York ShortsThe People's BeachJ. WorthamUnited StateseeHeather LandsmanThe House CallEliza Barry CallahanNew York Never Let Me DownCharlotte WellsA Woman’s Place Is EverywhereFanny Texier
Currents The section's full line-up was announced on August 13. It includes 5 world premieres: Tala Hadid's Bardi, Éric Baudelaire's For the Moon, Carlos Reygadas' Heil Jupiter!, Tiffany Sia's Overt Listening, and Dan Sallitt's What Can't Be Mentioned. Alongside the premiere of a new restoration of Fred Camper's Suicide Note (1976–1984), which will be screen in 16mm.
The following films were selected to the Currents section: English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production CountryAt NightBeatrice GibsonUnited Kingdom, FranceBardi (currents' centerpiece)Tala HadidMorocco, France, QatarA Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter PhaedraMia Mera sti Zoi tis Tzo: Kefalaio FedraJacqueline LentzouGreeceForeign TravelAuslandsreiseTed FendtGermanyFor the MoonCar la luneÉric BaudelaireFranceHanabiAna VazFrance, BrazilHeil Jupiter!Carlos ReygadasMexico, Poland, Portugal, Norway, SwedenLife of Jorge Luis BorgesBiografía de Jorge Luis BorgesMariano LlinásArgentinaLondonSebastian BrameshuberAustriaOvert ListeningTiffany SiaUnited States, Austria, GermanyRed RocksLes Roches RougesBruno DumontFrance, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, SpainThe RemotesJohn TorresPhilippinesSuicide Note (1976–1984)Fred CamperUnited StatesTomorrow a Long Time AgoMorgen vor langer ZeitLuise DonschenGermanyWhat Can't Be MentionedDan SallittUnited States
Currents Shorts Divided in 6 thematic programs, the following short films were selected: English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production CountryProgram 1: The Hidden DimensionBranching Streams Flow in the DarknessYixuan ZhangUnited States, ChinaChronicle of TirednessCrónica del cansancioNatalia MarínSpainA CorrespondenceJosh Weissbach and Ben BalcomUnited StatesHarmony (1991)Tatsu AokiUnited StatesRebecca's MessJamie CreweUnited KingdomProgram 2: The Visible InvisibleThe End (1992)ՎերջըArtavazd PeleshyanArmeniaFeversJames RichardsGermanyForever…ForeverJohann LurfAustria, FranceScreening Room (1968–2026)Morgan FisherUnited StatesProgram 3: Surface NoiseDay OneCameron WordenUnited StatesFlim FlamSiegfried A. FruhaufAustriaInterwoven IntervalsLaura KraningUnited StatesMoored ShadowKarissa HahnPractice Towards Light빛을 향한 수행Jonathan Seungjoon LeeSouth KoreaProceduresSimon LiuHong Kong, United StatesProgram 4: The Real WorldCertaintiesCalum WalterUnited StatesMoon Palace月宫Jiaqi YuChina, United StatesPlaceholderJesse McLeanUnited StatesRW-LOMartine SymsProgram 5: The Material GhostElegy for the Forgotten, On an Endless Warمرثیهای برای فراموششدگان، در باب جنگی بیپایانBani KhoshnoudiIran, FranceThe Flesh of the MountainAdam PironUnited StatesNational SeatingKevin Jerome EversonThe WayfindersPeggy AhweshProgram 6: Out of the PresentAnother EarthBen RussellFranceMorne FortuneMara Chavez and Doris DuhennoisAustria, Saint Lucia, Martinique, United KingdomThis Suffocating NowVika KirchenbauerGermanyThey're HereLaura Poitras and Rachel Lauren MuellerUnited States
Revivals The Revivals section celebrates works that have been restored, preserved, or digitally remastered. The section's line-up was announced on August 18, it includes the North American premiere of the 4K restoration of The Devils (1971) in a 35mm screening.
The following films were selected: English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production CountryAmma Ariyan (1986)John AbrahamIndiaThe Devils (1971)Ken RussellUnited Kingdom, United StatesThe Drift (1962)Paula DelsolFranceGone to Earth (1950)Michael Powell and Emeric PressburgerUnited KingdomGoodbye South, Goodbye (1996)南國再見,南國Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan, JapanIn Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)Pradip KrishenIndiaThe Innocent (1976)Luchino ViscontiItaly, FranceJust Like Weather (1986)美國心Allen FongHong KongNitrate Kisses (1992)Barbara HammerUnited StatesA Spring for the Thirsty (1965-1987)Криниця для спраглихYuri IlyenkoSoviet UnionSuicide Note (1976–1984)Fred CamperUnited StatesYesterday Girl (1966)Abschied von gesternAlexander KlugeWest GermanyPeleshyan Project: Program 1The Land of the People (1966)Artavazd PeleshyanSoviet UnionMountain Patrol (1964)Լեռնային պարեկներSeasons of the Year (1975)We (1969)Peleshyan Project: Program 2Beginning (1967)Artavazd PeleshyanSoviet UnionEnd (1992)ՎերջըArmeniaLife (1993)KyanqOur Century (1982)Մեր դարըSoviet Union
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