
New York Asian Film Festival
Through Thursday

Scary Movies XIV
August 12–20

Free Outdoor Screenings
Through Sunday

The Hole
New 35mm Print
July 17 Showtimes

The Piano
New 4K Restoration Opens July 24
July 24 Showtimes

La rabbia di Pasolini + Walk Me Home
July 29
July 29 Showtimes

64th New York Film Festival
Sept. 25–Oct. 12
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Opens July 30
July 30 Showtimes
Late Fame
Opens August 7
Aug 7 Showtimes

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NYFF64 Passes
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New York Film Festival has played a pivotal role in shaping film culture since its inception in 1963 and continues its enduring tradition of introducing audiences to bold and remarkable works from celebrated filmmakers as well as fresh new talent. The 64th edition will take place from September 25 through October 12, 2026.
What’s On
New York Asian Film Festival 2026
July 10 - 23
This year’s program features more than 50 filmmakers, ranging from acclaimed veterans to exciting new voices, who will be on hand for post-screening Q&As and special appearances.
The Hole
Exclusive NY theatrical premiere on new 35mm print
Among the most disarmingly funny and cathartic entries in Tsai Ming-liang’s filmography, The Hole sets one of cinema’s strangest and most tender end-of-the-world romances in a crumbling Taipei apartment block.
Summer for the City Outdoor Film Series: Penalty Flicks
July 9 - 19
FLC’s free Summer for the City Outdoor Film Series: Penalty Flicks, part of Lincoln Center’s campus-wide series celebrating the global spirit of soccer and the intersections of arts and sports, takes place July 9–18 at Lincoln Center’s Hearst Plaza.
The Piano
New 4K restoration opens July 24
Jane Campion’s ravishing, Palme d’Or–winning breakthrough, starring Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in Oscar-winning roles, returns to the big screen in a new 4K restoration—and still feels startlingly alive.
Film Comment Live: La rabbia di Pasolini + Walk Me Home
July 29
This Film Comment program showcasing films renowned critic John Berger shaped, critiqued, or inspired includes a 35mm print of Pasolini’s rarely seen “furious screed against the Western bourgeois world and its hunger for war” and the North American premiere of Timothy Neat’s 1993 feature starring Berger.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Opens July 31 with sneak preview on July 30
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s stately, meticulously composed period drama, set in 16th-century Japan, is a tense and metaphysical whodunit with the director’s characteristic philosophical overtones.
Late Fame
Opens August 7
In Kent Jones’s marvelously witty second feature, a once-upon-a-time New York poet (Willem Dafoe) gets an ego boost when he is welcomed into the world of an emerging literary salon, but must reckon with the authenticity of his newfound circle of twentysomething admirers.
Scary Movies XIV
August 12 - 20
New York City’s premium showcase for the best in boundary-pushing horror and genre-bending cinema from around the globe premieres new works alongside special presentations of spine-tingling classics and rediscoveries, with filmmakers and special guests appearing for post-screening Q&As.
Romería
In this delicate and poignantly autobiographical film from Carla Simón (Alcarràs, NYFF60), 18-year-old Marina negotiates her idealized memories of her parents, whom she lost at a young age, when she arrives in sun-kissed Galicia to meet her extended family for the first time.
Rose of Nevada
The singular Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin (Enys Men, NYFF60) immerses the viewer in the uncanny environments of the small towns along the coast of Cornwall, here spinning a sci-fi-tinged tale of dislocation and regeneration starring George MacKay and Callum Turner.
The Met: Live in HD 2026 Through 2027
October 3, 2026 - June 5, 2027
The Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning series Met Opera: Live in HD is back for the 2026-2027 season. Experience operas live from the stage of the Metropolitan at the Walter Reade Theater—specially equipped with high definition screens and surround sound!
The Latest
James Gray’s Paper Tiger Will Open the 64th New York Film Festival
FLC announces James Gray’s Paper Tiger as the Opening Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival, presented in partnership with Rolex. The film will make its North American premiere in a gala debut at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, September 25, with Gray and members of the cast and crew in attendance.
Scary Movies XIV Brings Horror and Genre-bending Cinema to Film at Lincoln Center, August 12–20
Running August 12 through August 20, the 16-film festival will premiere new works alongside special presentations of spine-tingling classics and rediscoveries conjured from the dark recesses of midnight-movie lore, with filmmakers and special guests appearing for post-screening Q&As.
Lana Daher on Her Documentary Do You Love Me
This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 2026 edition of New Directors/New Films with Do You Love Me director Lana Daher.
Rose of Nevada Director Mark Jenkin on His New Sci-Fi Tinged Tale
On the latest episode of FLC Luminaries, our video series that spotlights talent at all levels of the filmmaking process who uplift the art and craft of cinema, Rose of Nevada director Mark Jenkin discusses his sci-fi-tinged tale of dislocation and regeneration.
Kamal Aljafari on With Hasan in Gaza and ‘The Camera of the Dispossessed’
Our 63rd New York Film Festival Talks featured a special conversation with With Hasan in Gaza director Kamal Aljafari, moderated by Film Comment editor Devika Girish.
Lucrecia Martel on Our Land (Nuestra Tierra), the Filmmaker’s First Feature Documentary
On the latest episode of FLC Luminaries, our video series that spotlights talent at all levels of the filmmaking process who uplift the art and craft of cinema, Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) director Lucrecia Martel discusses her expansive and enlightening first feature documentary.
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