As we are gearing closer to this year’s 60th annual New York Film Festival the main slate is exploding with titles you don’t want to miss brought to us from around the globe. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, the festival will take place from September 30 through October 16 at Lincoln Center and in other venues across the city.
“If there is one takeaway from this year’s Main Slate, it is cinema’s limitless capacity for renewal,” said Dennis Lim, artistic director, New York Film Festival. “Collectively, the films in the program suggest that this renewal takes many forms: breathtaking debuts, veterans pulling off new tricks, filmmakers of all stripes seeking new and surprising forms of expression and representation. We love the range and eclecticism of this group of films and are excited to share it with audiences.”
The main slate consists of 32 films from 18 different countries, it features Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes, which took the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in World Cinema and the l’Oeil d’Or for being the best documentary at Cannes. From new titles from renowned filmmakers, as well as those making their first NYFF debut, there is no doubt these are some titles we’re going to want to keep our eyes on.
Appearing in the Main Slate for the first time are Margaret Brown, Davy Chou (New Directors/New Films 2017), Laura Citarella (ND/NF 2015), Alice Diop (ND/NF 2021 and Art of the Real 2022), Mark Jenkin (ND/NF 2019), Marie Kreutzer, Ryuji Otsuka and Huang Ji, and Cyril Schäublin (ND/NF 2015).
Returning filmmakers include Hong Sangsoo marking his 18th and 19th film festival selections with The Novelist’s film and Walk Up, as well as Todd Field, Mia Hansen-Løve, Joanna Hogg, Pietro Marcello, Cristian Mungiu, Jafar Panahi, Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Kelly Reichardt, Paul Schrader, Albert Serra, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Frederick Wiseman.
As reported the anticipated Noah Baumbach’s film White Noise will open the festival and Elegance Bratton’s narrative debut The Inspection will be closing the festival. The centerpiece will feature Laura Poitras’s documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. James Gray’s Armageddon Time will be the NYFF 60th anniversary screening event, celebrating the enduring spirit of New York City and the New York Film Festival.
As we get closer all currents, revivals, spotlight and talks, and other fest features, will be announced as the weeks come.
New York Film Festival Main Slate
Opening Night – White Noise: Dir. Noah Baumbach
Centerpiece – All the Beauty and the Bloodshed: Dir. Laura Poitras
Closing Night – The Inspection: Dir. Elegance Bratton
NYFF 60th Anniversary Celebration – Armageddon Time: Dir. James Gray
Aftersun: Dir. Charlotte Wells
Alcarràs: by Carla Simón
All That Breathes: Dir. Shaunak Sen
Corsage: Dir. Marie Kreutzer
A Couple: Dir. Frederick Wiseman
De Humani Corporis Fabrica: Dir. Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Decision to Leave: Dir. Park Chan-wook
Descendant: Dir. Margaret Brown
Enys Men: Dir. Mark Jenkin
EO: Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
The Eternal Daughter: Dir. Joanna Hogg
Master Gardener: Dir. Paul Schrader
No Bears: Dir. Jafar Panahi
The Novelist’s Film: Dir. Hong Sangsoo
One Fine Morning: Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve
Pacifiction: Dir. Albert Serra
R.M.N.: Dir. Cristian Mungiu
Return to Seoul: Dir. Davy Chou
Saint Omer: Dir. Alice Diop
Scarlet: Dir. Pietro Marcello
Showing Up: Dir. Kelly Reichardt
Stars at Noon: Dir. Claire Denis
Stonewalling: Dir. Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka
TÁR: Dir. Todd Field
Trenque Lauquen: Dir. Laura Citarella
Triangle of Sadness: Dir. Ruben Östlund
Unrest: Dir. Cyril Schäublin
Walk Up: Dir. Hong Sangsoo
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Codie Allen is a passionate trans and queer film critic and entertainment writer based in Orlando, FL. A Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, Dorian Awards member, and CACF member, they also contribute to The Curb and InSession Film. When they’re not writing about films, you can find them sipping way too much tea and listening to Taylor Swift.