Film at Lincoln Center unveils the 63rd New York Film Festival poster designed by artist, writer, and filmmaker RaMell Ross, director of the NYFF62 Opening Night film Nickel Boys. Artist posters are a yearly artistic signature of NYFF, and Ross joins a stellar lineup of renowned artists who have contributed their work to the festival since 1963, including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Saul Bass, John Waters, Cindy Sherman, Pedro Almodóvar, Kara Walker, Nan Goldin, and Jim Jarmusch. The complete archive of NYFF posters can be viewed here, and all artists to date are listed below. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, NYFF63 takes place September 26 through October 13 at Lincoln Center and in venues across the city. 

Ross says of his design: “After compartmentalizing the shock of being asked to join the intimidating list of artists who took on this honor, I looked for guidance, of course, from my world line, the always giving epic-banal, and the unfulfillable desire for images of their own volition, images of their own free will. And so, the poster consolidates two ontological image perspectives, one from point of view and another from a security camera, both from my 24-hour performance piece, America(n) Jumps the Gator. As the New York Film Festival acts in many ways as an expression of our times, the language of the poster sprouts from the idea of photograph and film as an almost spiritual, meta mode of knowledge production, not unlike a spell, prayer, medicine or poison, or piece of legislation, though, as ineffable as the sensation of deja vu.”

The limited-edition posters are now available for purchase via Posteritati, with a limited number signed by the artist. Additionally, a limited number of posters will be available for purchase during the festival at Film at Lincoln Center’s merchandise store located in Alice Tully Hall. FLC Members receive a 10% discount on the poster.

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RaMell Ross is an artist, filmmaker, writer, and liberated documentarian. He has been awarded an Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer’s Fellowship, Howard Foundation Fellowship, a USA Artist Fellowship, and was a 2022 Solomon Fellow at Harvard University. His feature experimental documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening played at New Directors/New Films in 2018 and won a Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and 2020 Peabody Award. It was nominated for an Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards and an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Film. His 2024 feature Nickel Boys opened the 62nd New York Film Festival and was named best film of the year by The Atlantic, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and IndieWire and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Ross was named 2024’s best director by both the New York and London Film Critics Circles. He holds degrees in sociology and English from Georgetown University and is an associate professor in Brown University’s Visual Art Department. His work is in various public and private collections such as the Museum of Modern Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Ogden Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the High Museum.

The complete list of NYFF poster artists:

Larry Rivers, 1963
Saul Bass, 1964
Bruce Conner, 1965
Roy Lichtenstein, 1966
Andy Warhol, 1967
Henry Pearson, 1968
Marisol (Escobar), 1969
James Rosenquist, 1970
Frank Stella, 1971
Josef Albers, 1972
Niki de Saint Phalle, 1973
Jean Tinguely, 1974
Carol Summers, 1975
Allan D’Arcangelo, 1976
Jim Dine, 1977
Richard Avedon, 1978
Michelangelo Pistoletto, 1979
Les Levine, 1980
David Hockney, 1981
Robert Rauchenberg, 1982
Jack Youngerman, 1983
Robert Breer, 1984
Tom Wesselmann, 1985
Elinor Bunin, 1986
Sol Lewitt, 1987
Milton Glaser, 1988
Jennifer Bartlett, 1989
Eric Fischl, 1990
Philip Pearlstein, 1991
William Wegman, 1992
Sheila Metzner, 1993
William Copley, 1994
Diane Arbus, 1995
Juan Gatti, 1996
Larry Rivers, 1997
Martin Scorsese, 1998
Ivan Chermayeff, 1999
Tamar Hirschl, 2000
Manny Farber, 2001
Julian Schnabel, 2002
Junichi Taki, 2003
Jeff Bridges, 2004
Maurice Pialat, 2005
Mary Ellen Mark, 2006
agnès b., 2007
Robert Cottingham, 2008
Gregory Crewdson, 2009
John Baldessari, 2010
Lorna Simpson, 2011
Cindy Sherman, 2012
Tacita Dean, 2013
Laurie Simmons, 2014
Laurie Anderson, 2015
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2016
Richard Serra, 2017
Ed Lachman and JR, 2018
Pedro Almodóvar, 2019
John Waters, 2020
Kara Walker, 2021
Nan Goldin, 2022
Jim Jarmusch, 2023
David Byrne, 2024
RaMell Ross, 2025

NYFF63 is generously supported by Festival Co-Chairs Susan and John Hess, Almudena and Pablo Legorreta, Imelda and Peter Sobiloff, and Nanna and Dan Stern; Vice Chairs Susannah Gray and John Lyons, and Tara Kelleher and Roy Zuckerberg; and Supporters Hillary Koota Krevlin and Glenn Krevlin, Marcia DB Levy and William G. Levy, Ronnie Planalp, Ari Rifkin, and Mary Solomon / GS Gives.

The New York Film Festival is an annual celebration of the most significant films from around the world. Since its inception in 1963, NYFF has played a pivotal role in shaping film culture, presenting a curated selection of bold and remarkable works by acclaimed directors alongside emerging talents.

Secure your tickets with Passes, limited quantities on sale now. NYFF63 single tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, September 18 at noon ET, with pre-sale access for FLC Members and Pass holders prior to this date. Become an FLC Member by August 29 to secure NYFF63 pre-sale access and discounted tickets year-round.

Explore the NYFF63 lineup and schedule. The Talks section and more will be announced soon—sign up for NYFF updates for the latest news. 

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Rolex is the Official Partner and Exclusive Timepiece of Film at Lincoln Center. 

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