After steadily rolling out some of its gala heavy-hitters, the New York Film Festival has today announced its full main slate lineup, including new films from Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, Noah Baumbach, Kathryn Bigelow, Kahlil Joseph, Joachim Trier, Ira Sachs, and many more.
This year’s main slate includes films from 26 countries, among them two world premieres (including Bradley Cooper’s “Is This Thing On?” and Ulrich Köhler’s “Gavagai”), plus eight North American and 13 U.S. premieres.
The festival has also programmed a number of hits from other fests, including Cannes prizewinners like Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident,” Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” Oliver Laxe’s “Sirât,” Mascha Schilinski’s “Sound of Falling,” Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent,” and Bi Gan’s “Resurrection.” Berlin and Sundance hits are also on offer, including Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” and Radu Jude’s “Kontinental ’25.” Of the Main Slate films, 11 are set to premiere at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, including Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” Kent Jones’ “Late Fame,” and Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice.”
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NYFF Artistic Director Dennis Lim said in an official statement, “Anyone who cares about film knows that it is an art in need of defending, like many of our core values today. Across all sections of the festival, the movies we have selected this year suggest that this safeguarding can take many guises: acts of rejuvenation and refusal, expressions of unease and joy, feats of imagination and commemoration. I am particularly struck by the diversity of approaches and forms among the films in this Main Slate, which affirms that the art of cinema is more than capable of thriving, even in difficult times.”
As previously announced, the Opening Night selection is the North American premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt”; the North American premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” is the Centerpiece selection; and the world premiere of Bradley Cooper’s “Is This Thing On?” is the Closing Night selection. Currents, Spotlight, Revivals, and Talks sections will be announced in the coming weeks.
Filmmakers making their main slate debut are Mary Bronstein, Bradley Cooper, Kent Jones, Kahlil Joseph, Milagros Mumenthaler, Mark Obenhaus, Hlynur Pálmason, Pedro Pinho, Mascha Schilinski, and Francesco Sossai.
The NYFF Main Slate selection committee is chaired by Dennis Lim, NYFF Artistic Director, and includes Florence Almozini, Justin Chang, K. Austin Collins, and Rachel Rosen. Check out the full main slate of this year’s NYFF below.
Opening Night: “After the Hunt” (Luca Guadagnino)
Centerpiece: “Father Mother Sister Brother” (Jim Jarmusch)
Closing Night: “Is This Thing On?” (Bradley Cooper)
“Below the Clouds” (Gianfranco Rosi)
“BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions” (Kahlil Joseph)
“Cover-Up” (Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus)
“The Currents” (Milagros Mumenthaler)
“Duse” (Pietro Marcello)
“The Fence” (Claire Denis)
“Gavagai” (Ulrich Köhler)
“A House of Dynamite” (Kathryn Bigelow)
“I Only Rest in the Storm” (Pedro Pinho)
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (Mary Bronstein)
“It Was Just an Accident” (Jafar Panahi)
“Jay Kelly” (Noah Baumbach)
“Kontinental ’25” (Radu Jude)
“Landmarks” (Lucrecia Martel)
“Late Fame” (Kent Jones)
“The Last One for the Road” (Francesco Sossai)
“The Love That Remains” (Hlynur Pálmason)
“Magellan” (Lav Diaz)
“The Mastermind” (Kelly Reichardt)
“Miroirs No. 3” (Christian Petzold)
“No Other Choice” (Park Chan-wook)
“Peter Hujar’s Day” (Ira Sachs)
“Resurrection” (Bi Gan)
“Romería” (Carla Simón)
“Rose of Nevada” (Mark Jenkin)
“The Secret Agent” (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
“Sentimental Value” (Joachim Trier)
“Sirât” (Oliver Laxe)
“Sound of Falling” (Mascha Schilinski)
“Two Prosecutors” (Sergei Loznitsa)
“What Does That Nature Say to You” (Hong Sangsoo)
