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The 61st edition of New York Film Festival will run from September 29 to October 15. It will open with Todd Haynes' May to December and feature Sofia Coppola's Priscilla as its Centrepiece gala. Our inputting is a work in progress so please check back.

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Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes
A TV show looking into the mysterious disappearance of an actor leads a director on a journey into his own past while making discoveries in the present.
Orlando, My Political Biography
Orlando, My Political Biography
Docufiction interpretation of Virginia Woolf's novel.
Evil Does Not Exist
Evil Does Not Exist
A rural village faces disruption from the construction of a glamping site for Tokyo tourists.
Green Border
Green Border
Multifaceted drama about the plight of refugees on the Belarus/Poland border.
La Chimera
La Chimera
The story of a group of archaeologists and the black market in historical artefacts.
Eureka
Eureka
Three stories set in wildly different terrain reflect lives haunted by the spectre of colonialist violence.
About Dry Grasses
About Dry Grasses
A young teacher hopes to be appointed to Istanbul after mandatory duty at a small village. After long time waiting he loses all hope of escaping from this gloomy life. His colleague helps him to regain his perspective.
The Delinquents
The Delinquents
Two bank staff rob their own establishment.
Perfect Days
Perfect Days
The story of an urban renewal project which involves the creation of 17 public toilets in key locations in the Japanese capital.
Ferrari
Ferrari
It's the summer of 1957 and Ferrari is in crisis, both in his business and personal life. He decides to take a gamble on a race, the Mille Miglia.
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New York Film Festival Features

Observing different ways of being
Lisandro Alonso on John Ford, Alice Rohrwacher, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Eureka
'I had to hire bodyguards'
Director Agnieszka Holland on the backlash to Green Border and why film can be a powerful weapon
Bonello, the time traveller
France’s maverick on sci-fi, loneliness, music and working with Léa Seydoux
Entering the dream
Bertrand Bonello discusses Coma and The Beast
In search of liberty
Rodrigo Moreno on freedom and character development in The Delinquents
Bitter taste of an awards season row
Director of The Taste of Things on Binoche, Magimel and an Oscar polemic
Binoche’s recipe for a reunion
The Taste Of Things brings France’s celebrity couple together again
Now is now
Wim Wenders on Yasujirō Ozu, Anselm Kiefer, Ingeborg Bachmann and Perfect Days
Hitchcock heroine style
Catherine Breillat on Léa Drucker, Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren and Last Summer
The true richness in being
Michael Mann on Troy Kennedy Martin, Sydney Pollack and Massimo Cantini Parrini's costumes for Ferrari
Spirited away
Kleber Mendonça Filho on the films of Agnès Varda, Manoel de Oliveira and Martin Scorsese, and Pictures Of Ghosts
A distillation of reality
Alice Rohrwacher on fairy tales and La Chimera
Finding the nuances
Stacey Battat on the costumes and Tamara Deverell on the production design for Priscilla
In tune with the passage of time
Mark Bridges on the costumes for Bradley Cooper’s Maestro
A series of tonal decisions
Todd Haynes on May December
NYFF early bird highlights
The Zone Of Interest, The Boy And The Heron, The Beast and Fallen Leaves

New York Film Festival News

NYFF announces Pedro Almodóvar Centrepiece
The Room Next Door stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton
The Killer to screen at NYFF
Fincher film joins the Spotlight programme
61st New York Film Festival talks announced
Catherine Breillat and Todd Haynes among participants
NYFF Spotlight selections announced
Gala première of Maestro announced
61st New York Film Festival poster revealed
Jim Jarmusch named as designer
NYFF Main Slate selections announced
Breillat, Wenders and Kaurismäki among the big names
Ferrari to close New York Film Festival
"It’s a great honour," says Michael Mann
Priscilla to be NYFF Centerpiece
"I am honoured to be back," says Sofia Coppola
May December to open New York Film Festival
"We are all so proud," says Todd Haynes
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