2023 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.

2023 New York Film Festival
Opening filmMay December by Todd Haynes
Closing filmFerrari by Michael Mann
LocationNew York City, United States
Founded1963
Founded byRichard Roud and Amos Vogel
Hosted byFilm at Lincoln Center
Artistic directorDennis Lim
Festival dateSeptember 29 – October 15, 2023
Websitehttps://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2023/
New York Film Festival
2024

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 in August 8, 2023.[4] Followed by the "Spotlight Gala" section announcements in August 17, 2023.[5] The line-up of the "Revivals" section was announced in August 22, 2023.[6] The Currents slate was announced in 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 edit

Main Slate edit

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
About Dry GrassesKuru Otlar ÜstüneNuri Bilge CeylanTurkey, France, Germany
All Dirt Roads Taste of SaltRaven JacksonUnited States
All of Us StrangersAndrew HaighUnited Kingdom
Anatomy of a FallAnatomie d'une chuteJustine TrietFrance
The BeastLa BêteBertrand BonelloFrance, Canada
La chimeraAlice RohrwacherItaly, France, Switzerland
Close Your EyesCerrar los ojosVíctor EriceSpain, Argentina
The DelinquentsLos delincuentesRodrigo MorenoArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Luxembourg
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the WorldNu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumiiRadu JudeRomania
EurekaLisandro AlonsoArgentina, France, Germany, Portugal, Mexico
Evil Does Not Exist悪は存在しないRyûsuke HamaguchiJapan
Fallen LeavesKuolleet lehdetAki KaurismäkiFinland
Ferrari (closing film)Michael MannUnited States
Green BorderZielona GranicaAgnieszka HollandPoland, Czech Republic, Belgium
HereBas DevosBelgium
In Our Day우리의 하루Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
In Water물 안에서
Janet PlanetAnnie BakerUnited States
KidnappedRapitoMarco BellocchioItaly, France, Germany
Last SummerL'été dernierCatherine BreillatFrance
May December (opening film)Todd HaynesUnited States
MusicAngela SchanelecGermany, France, Serbia
Orlando, My Political BiographyOrlando, ma biographie politiquePaul B. PreciadoFrance
Perfect DaysWim WendersJapan, Germany
Pictures of GhostsRetratos FantasmasKleber Mendonça FilhoBrazil
Pier Paolo Pasolini – Agnès Varda – New York – 1967 (2022)Agnès VardaFrance
Poor ThingsYorgos LanthimosUnited Kingdom, Ireland, United States
The PracticeLa prácticaMartín RejtmanArgentina, Chile, Portugal
Priscilla (centerpiece)Sofia CoppolaUnited States
The SettlersLos colonosFelipe GálvezChile, Argentina, France, Denmark
United Kingdom, Taiwan, Sweden, Germany
The Shadowless Tower白塔之光Zhang LüChina
Youth (Spring)青春Wang BingChina, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands
The Zone of InterestJonathan GlazerUnited Kingdom, United States, Poland

Spotlight edit

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 DR1FTHarmony KorineUnited States
Bleat (2022)Yorgos LanthimosGreece
The Boy and the Heron君たちはどう生きるかHayao MiyazakiJapan
The Curse (episodes 1-3)Nathan Fielder and Benny SafdieUnited States
FoeGarth DavisAustralia, United States
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni ProjectJoe Brewster and Michèle StephensonUnited States
Hit ManRichard Linklater
MaestroBradley Cooper
Menus-Plaisirs – Les TroisgrosFrederick WisemanFrance, United States
Occupied CitySteve McQueenUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, United States
The Pigeon TunnelErrol MorrisUnited Kingdom
Ryuichi Sakamoto | OpusNeo SoraJapan
Strange Way of LifeExtraña Forma de VidaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
The Sweet EastSean Price WilliamsUnited States
The Taste of ThingsLa Passion de Dodin BouffantTran Anh HungFrance

Currents edit

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Air Force TwoKevin Jerome EversonUnited States
ALLENSWORTHJames Benning
Boyd v. DentonKevin Jerome Everson
The Daughters of FireAs Filhas do FogoPedro CostaPortugal
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedJoanna ArnowUnited States
The Human Surge 3 (opening film)El auge del humano 3Eduardo WilliamsArgentina, Portugal, Netherlands, Taiwan, Brazil, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Peru
Inside the Yellow Cocoon ShellBên trong vỏ kén vàngPhạm Thiên ÂnVietnam, Singapore, France, Spain
Laberint SequencesBlake WilliamsUnited States
Last ThingsDeborah StratmanUnited States, Portugal, France
Mambar PierretteRosine MbakamCameroon, Belgium
Man in BlackWang BingChina, France
MangosteenTulapop SaenjaroenThailand
The Night VisitorsMichael GitlinUnited States
Nowhere NearMiko ReverezaUnited States, Philippines
A PrinceUn 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 GodardFrance, Switzerland, Belgium
Unhappy HourTed FendtGermany
We Don’t Talk Like We Used ToJoshua Gen SolondzUnited States, Hong Kong, Japan
When We Encounter the WorldLeonardo Pirondi and Zazie Ray-TrapidoPortugal, United States

Currents Shorts edit

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 edit

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryRestored by
Abraham’s Valley (1993)Vale AbrãaoManoel de OliveiraPortugal, France, SwitzerlandCinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema
A Dream Longer Than the Night (1976)Un rêve plus long que la nuitNiki de Saint PhalleFranceL’Immagine Ritrovata (Bologna-Paris)
The Dupes (1973)المخدوعونTewfik SalehSyriaThe 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 RayFranceWomanray 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 SavocaUnited 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 BoiffardFranceWomanray 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 VardaCine-Tamaris, in collaboration with L’Immagine Ritrovata
Pressure (1976)Horace OvéUnited KingdomBFI National Archive and The Film Foundation
Renata (1982)Nancy SavocaUnited StatesMilestone Film & Video in collaboration with Ross Lipman, Corpus Fluxus
Return to Reason (1923)Le Retour à la RaisonMan RayFranceWomanray 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 GanceThe 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 merMan Ray, Jacques-André BoiffardWomanray 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 MehBahram BeyzaiIranThe Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Bahram Beyzai
The Strangler (1970)L'ÉtrangleurPaul VecchialiFranceCNC and Cosmodigital
The Stronger (1976)Lee GrantUnited StatesAcademy Film Archive and The Film Foundation
Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
The Woman on the Beach (1947)Jean RenoirLibrary of Congress and The Film Foundation

References edit

  1. ^ "Todd Haynes's May December Will Open the 61st New York Film Festival". Film at Lincoln Center. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ^ "Sofia Coppola's Priscilla is the Centerpiece Selection of 61st New York Film Festival". Film at Lincoln Center. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ "Michael Mann's Ferrari is the Closing Night Selection of 61st New York Film Festival". Film at Lincoln Center. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ a b c "61st New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced". Film at Lincoln Center. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. ^ a b "61st New York Film Festival Spotlight Announced". Film at Lincoln Center. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  6. ^ a b "61st New York Film Festival Revivals Announced". Film at Lincoln Center. 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  7. ^ "61st New York Film Festival Currents Announced". Film at Lincoln Center. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  8. ^ "Bradley Cooper's Maestro Announced as Spotlight Gala of the 61st New York Film Festival". Film at Lincoln Center. 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-16.