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New York Film Festival

25 September – 12 October 2026

The festival will open with Paper Tiger
The festival will open with Paper Tiger

The 64th edition of NYFF will run from September 25 to October 12. It will open with James Gray's Paper Tiger and close with the world premiere of Ava DuVernay's 14th.

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  • Making Marie Antoinette
    Review preview for Making Marie Antoinette

    An in-depth portrait of the production, a rare opportunity to see how a film on that scale is put together.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A behind-the-scenes look at the 2006 film.
  • A Long Winter
    Review preview for A Long Winter

    Worse than incomplete, Haigh's film lacks a fully developed soul. This is in spite of striking aesthetic moments and sharply written scenes complemented by strong performances from the cast.

    Paul Risker · 2.5 out of 5
    Returning to his childhood home deep in the mountains, Mike is drawn back into the quiet rituals of family life as the clan prepares for the winter ahead.
  • The Debut
    Review preview for The Debut

    Eisenberg’s obvious love of amateur dramatics provides The Debut with a foundation that feels akin to a warm hug.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A shy housewife is unexpectedly cast in a local am-dram original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role.
  • Tender Loving Care
    Review preview for Tender Loving Care

    Tender Loving Care is all about the little bits of conversation that make the world a bit more comfy for others.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    In contemporary London, social workers Amy and Rosie navigate the stressors and joys of life together, be that work, family or messy dating lives.
  • Fatherland
    Review preview for Fatherland

    The way Zischler and Hüller play their relationship is so wonderfully real and subtle and appropriately opaque for all us non-Mann family members, that it at times brought tears to my eyes.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Drama focusing on Thomas Mann's post-war life, as he and his daughter embark on a road-trip across Germany.
  • NAZA
    Review preview for NAZA

    Abraham and Szor’s approach is systematic and sobering.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Reveals the systems behind Israel’s bombing of Gaza and its mass killing of Palestinian civilians.
  • A Man Of His Time
    Review preview for A Man Of His Time

    There exists no safe ground when you are part of a regime that uses fear and threats as casual tools.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    Historical drama set against a backdrop of Vichy France as a man strives to help France's renewal.
  • Bucking Fastard
    Review preview for Bucking Fastard

    For all the strangeness of the premise there’s not a lot of meat on the bones of this story.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    The adventures of a pair of twins whose speech is synchronised and lives co-dependent.
  • La Gradiva
    Review preview for La Gradiva

    Pompeii becomes a place where fantasy is tested against historical violence, and where looking too closely can break the story one came to preserve.

    Edin Custo · 4 out of 5
    A group of French high-school students travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius. There, they are drawn into a dizzying descent.
  • Minotaur
    Review preview for Minotaur

    Zvyagintsev handles this material with his familiar control: psychological realism, cold visual restraint and an aversion to overt flourish.

    Edin Custo · 3 out of 5
    A high-powered executive's meticulously controlled existence begins to unravel.

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