Main Slate is the core of the program, a selection of the most exceptional new films from around the world.
Opening Night · North American Premiere • Todd Haynes Q&A on Sept. 29 at 6pm screening and intro at 9pm screening
Centerpiece · North American Premiere • Q&A with Sofia Coppola, Cailee Spaeny, and Jacob Elordi on Oct. 6 at 6pm and Extended Intro at 9pm screening
Closing Night · North American Premiere • Q&A with Michael Mann on Oct. 13 at 6pm screening and intro at 9pm screening
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Oct. 9 & 10
Q&A with Raven Jackson on Oct. 9 & 10
Q&A with Andrew Haigh on Oct. 1 & 2
Q&A with Justine Triet on Oct. 7 & 8
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Bertrand Bonello on Oct. 8 & 9
Q&A with Alice Rohrwacher on Oct. 7 & 8
U.S. Premiere
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Rodrigo Moreno on Oct. 11 & 12
U.S. Premiere
North American Premiere • Q&A with Lisandro Alonso on Oct. 10 & 11
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Oct. 5 & 7
Intro by Alma Pöysti on Oct. 1
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Agnieszka Holland on Oct. 4 & 5
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Bas Devos & Liyo Gong on Oct. 8 & 9
North American Premiere
North American Premiere
Q&A with Annie Baker on Oct. 8 & 9
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Marco Bellocchio on Oct. 8
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Catherine Breillat and Lea Drucker on Oct. 10 & 12
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Angela Schanelec on Oct. 4 & 5
Q&A with Paul B. Preciado on Oct. 3 & 4
Q&A with Koji Yakusho and Takuma Takasaki on Oct. 11 & 12
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Kleber Mendonça Filho on Oct. 9 & 10
Q&A with Yorgos Lanthimos, James Price, Shona Heath, Jerskin Fendrix, and Holly Waddington on Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
North American Premiere • Q&A with Martín Rejtman on Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
Q&A with Felipe Gálvez on Oct. 2 & 4
North American Premiere • Q&A with Zhang Lu on Sept. 30
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Wang Bing on Oct. 1 & 2
Q&A with Jonathan Glazer, Christian Friedel, and Sandra Hüller on Oct. 8 & 9
North American Premiere
Spotlight expands the vision of the Main Slate, showcasing a selection of the season’s most anticipated and significant films.
Spotlight Gala · North American Premiere
U.S. Premiere • Intro by Harmony Korine on Oct. 7 & 8
North American Premiere • Extended Conversation with Yorgos Lanthimos · Presented on 35mm
U.S. Premiere
World Premiere
World Premiere • Q&A with Garth Davis on Sept. 30
Q&A with Nikki Giovanni, Joe Brewster, and Michèle Stephenson on Sept. 30
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Richard Linklater on Oct. 3 & 4
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Frederick Wiseman on Oct. 7 & 9
Q&A with Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter on Oct. 1 & 2
Q&A with Errol Morris on Sept. 30
North American Premiere • Q&A with Neo Sora on Oct. 11 & intro on 12
Extended Conversation with Pedro Almodóvar
North American Premiere • Q&A with Sean Price Williams on Oct. 10 & 11
Q&A with Trân Anh Hùng on Oct. 5 & 7
Currents complements the Main Slate, tracing a more complete picture of contemporary cinema with an emphasis on new and innovative forms and voices.
NYFF61 Currents features are sponsored by:
Currents Opening Night · U.S. Premiere · Q&A with Eduardo Williams on Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
Q&A with James Benning and Kevin Jerome Everson on Oct. 8 & 9
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Joanna Arnow, Babak Tafti, and Scott Cohen on Oct. 5 & 7
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Thien An Pham on Oct. 3 & 4
Presented on 35mm • Q&A with Deborah Stratman and Blake Williams on Oct. 7 & 8
U.S. Premiere • Q&A with Rosine Mbakam on Oct. 9 & 10
World Premiere • Q&A with Michael Gitlin, Leonardo Pirondi, and Zazie Ray-Trapido on Oct. 1 & 3
U.S. Premiere • Virtual Q&A with Miko Revereza on Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
North American Premiere · Q&A with Pierre Creton on Sept. 30 & Oct. 1
Q&A with Wang Bing on Oct. 2 & 3
Q&A with Tulapop Saenjaroen and Joshua Gen Solondz on Oct. 2 & 3
Q&A with Carolina Fusilier, Adam Piron, Aria Dean, and Narges Kalhor on Oct. 5 & 7
Q&A with Justin Jinsoo Kim, Mackie Mallison, Jorge Jácome, Shambhavi Kaul, and Kim Torres on Oct. 7 & 8
Q&A with Whammy Alcazaren, Jordan Strafer, Jamie Crewe, and Steve Reinke on Oct. 7 & 8
Q&A with Kevin Jerome Everson, Ross Meckfessel, and James Edmonds on Oct. 8 & 9
Q&A with Julio Hernández Cordón, Tomás Paula Marques, Sonia Oleniak, and Charlotte Pryce on Oct. 8 & 9
Q&A with Ayo Akingbade and Huw Lemmey on Oct. 9 & 11
Revivals showcases important works from renowned filmmakers that have been digitally remastered, restored, and preserved with the assistance of generous partners.
North American Premiere of Restoration
North American Premiere of Restoration
World Premiere of Restoration • Q&A with Nancy Savoca on Oct. 7
Joint World Premiere of New Restoration
North American Premiere of Restoration · Q&A with Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan on Oct. 8 & 10
North American Premiere of Restoration · Intro with Arielle de Saint Phalle & Laura Duke Condominas on Oct. 3 & 7
North American Premiere of Restoration
Q&A with Lee Grant, Brooke Adams, and Fred Murphy on Sept. 30.
North American Premiere of Restoration • Presented on 35mm
Talks features in-depth conversations with filmmakers, critics, curators, and more.
NYFF Talks are presented by:
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In-depth dialogues with festival filmmakers and their creative collaborators.
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Conversations between filmmakers across festival sections, genres, and styles.
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Panel discussions that connect the festival to the themes of the moment.
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