NYFF Press Roundup: Day One
With only a few hours left until opening night of the 49th New York Film Festival, check out what the critics are already saying about some of the upcoming festival films!
NYFF Spotlight: Celebrating the Nikkatsu Centennial
Our NYFF Masterworks series "Velvet Bullets and Steel Kisses: Celebrating the Nikkatsu Centennial" starts October 1 and we've put together a in-depth look at the studio and some of its key directors to help you choose what to see!
Pedro Almodóvar, Wes Anderson and more set for NYFF Forums
This year the Film Society of Lincoln Center is especially pleased to present our New York Film Festival Forums, a new series of free panels and conversations that will throughout the festival in the Film Center Amphitheater and the Upper West Side Apple Store.
NYFF Spotlight: This Is Not a Film
Jafar Panahi's incredible documentary, made entirely in the confines of his Tehran apartment after being banned from filmmaking and put under house arrest for supporting the 2009 election protests in Iran, is a testament to how art can flourish even under oppressive circumstances.
Watch: Preparation for the 49th NYFF!
Watch the behind-the-scenes footage of the week leading up to the 49th NYFF at Lincoln Center.
NYFF Spotlight: You Are Not I
Long thought to be lost after a warehouse fire destroyed the negative, Sara Driver's seminal 1981 indie, which features cinematography by Jim Jarmusch, has generated renewed interest since a copy was found in the belongings of writer Paul Bowles.
NYFF Spotlight: Policeman
Nadav Lapid’s hot-button debut Policeman mines domestic unease within Israel, rather than the external conflicts that often consume it.
NYFF Spotlight: Music According to Tom Jobim
A tribute from one legendary Brazilian artist to another, Nelson Pereira dos Santos's stirring documentary demonstrates the warmth of admiration for the father of Bossa Nova that is felt by musicians and music-lovers the world over.
NYFF Press Conference: “Miss Bala,” Ripped from the Headlines
Hot off growing buzz as the official Mexican submission to the Academy Awards, "Miss Bala" director Gerardo Naranjo and lead actress Stephanie Sigman discussed their film at an NYFF press conference today.
