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2025 New York Film Festival

The 63rd New York Film Festival took place from September 26 to October 13, 2025, in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.


2025 New York Film Festival

The 63rd New York Film Festival took place from September 26 to October 13, 2025, in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.

The 63rd New York Film Festival took place from September 26 to October 13, 2025, in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.

Luca Guadagnino's thriller film After the Hunt was selected as the "Opening Night Film", Jim Jarmusch's anthology drama film Father Mother Sister Brother was chosen as NYFF's "Centerpiece", while Bradley Cooper's comedy Is This Thing On? was chosen as the "Closing Night Film".

On October 4, the NYFF organization announced a surprise "secret screening" of a highly anticipated new film on October 6, leading to speculation around the selection of Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme, which was later confirmed.

Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time are Kahlil Joseph, Milagros Mumenthaler, Mary Bronstein, Pedro Pinho, Francesco Sossai, Kent Jones, Hlynur Pálmason, Sergei Loznitsa, Lav Diaz and Mascha Schilinski.

World premieres includes Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On?, Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme, Ulrich Köhler's Gavagai, Ronan Day-Lewis' Anemone, Rebecca Miller's Mr. Scorsese and Ben Stiller's Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost.

The following films were selected to the "Main Slate" section:

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
After the Hunt (opening film)Luca GuadagninoItaly, United States
Below the CloudsSotto le nuvoleGianfranco RosiItaly
BLKNWS: Terms & ConditionsKahlil JosephUnited States
Cover-UpLaura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus
The CurrentsLas corrientesMilagros MumenthalerSwitzerland, Argentina
DusePietro MarcelloItaly, France
Father Mother Sister Brother (centerpiece)Jim JarmuschUnited States, Ireland, France, Italy, Japan
The FenceLe Cri des GardesClaire DenisFrance
GavagaiUlrich KöhlerGermany, France
A House of DynamiteKathryn BigelowUnited States
If I Had Legs I'd Kick YouMary Bronstein
I Only Rest in the StormO Riso e a FacaPedro PinhoPortugal, Brazil, France, Romania
Is This Thing On? (closing film)Bradley CooperUnited States
It Was Just an Accidentیک تصادف سادهJafar PanahiIran, France, Luxembourg
Jay KellyNoah BaumbachUnited Kingdom, United States, Italy
Kontinental '25Radu JudeRomania, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
LandmarksNuestra tierraLucrecia MartelArgentine, Mexico, France, United States, Netherlands, Denmark
The Last One for the RoadLe città di pianuraFrancesco SossaiItaly
Late FameKent JonesUnited States
The Love That RemainsÁstin Sem Eftir ErHlynur PálmasonIceland, Denmark, France, Finland, Sweden
MagellanMagalhãesLav DiazPortugal, Spain, Philippines, France
The MastermindKelly ReichardtUnited States, United Kingdom
Miroirs No. 3Christian PetzoldGermany
No Other Choice어쩔수가없다Park Chan-wookSouth Korea
Peter Hujar's DayIra SachsUnited States, Germany
Resurrection狂野时代Bi GanChina, France
RomeríaCarla SimónSpain, Belgium, Germany
Rose of NevadaMark JenkinUnited Kingdom
The Secret AgentO Agente SecretoKleber Mendonça FilhoBrazil, France, Germany, Netherlands
Sentimental ValueAffeksjonsverdiJoachim TrierNorway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom
SirātOliver LaxeSpain, France
Sound of FallingIn die Sonne schauenMascha SchilinskiGermany
Two ProsecutorsДва прокурораSergei LoznitsaLatvia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania
What Does That Nature Say to You그 자연이 네게 뭐라고 하니Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea

Film at Lincoln Center announced Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere as the first film of the "Spotlight" section on August 11, 2025. The entire line-up was announced on August 12:

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
AnemoneRonan Day-LewisUnited Kingdom, United States
Blue MoonRichard LinklaterUnited States
La graziaPaolo SorrentinoItaly
Mr. Scorsese (series)Rebecca MillerUnited States
Marty Supreme (secret screening)Josh Safdie
Nouvelle VagueRichard LinklaterFrance
The Perfect NeighborGeeta GandbhirUnited States
PillionHarry LightonUnited Kingdom
A Private LifeVie privéeRebecca ZlotowskiFrance
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walkلماء ضع على يدك وامشيSepideh FarsiFrance, Palestine, Iran
Scarlet果てしなきスカーレットMamoru HosodaJapan
Springsteen: Deliver Me from NowhereScott CooperUnited States
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is LostBen Stiller
Short films
Arguments in Favor of LoveGabriel AbrantesPortugal
Cairo StreetsAbdellah TaïaFrance
Carol & JoyNathan SilverUnited States
Doomed and FamousBingham Bryant
February OmenMary Rose McClain
Fragments for VenusAlice DiopFrance, Italy
IndexRadu MunteanRomania
Nervous EnergyEve LiuUnited States
Turtle SandwichDavid Cardoza

The Currents slate includes 16 feature films and 24 short films in five programs, representing 28 countries. The following films were selected:

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Back Home回家Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan
Barrio TristeStillzColombia
BouchraOrian Barki and Meriem BennaniItaly, Morocco, United States
DraculaRadu JudeRomania, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil
Drunken NoodlesLucio CastroArgentina, United States
Dry Leafხმელი ფოთოლიAlexandre KoberidzeGermany, Georgia
Ecce MoleHeinz EmigholzItaly
Escape / Toso逃走Masao AdachiJapan
EvidenceLee Anne SchmittUnited States
Hair, Paper, Water...Tóc, Giấy và Nước...Minh Quý Trương and Nicolas GrauxVietnam, France, Belgium
Last Night I Conquered the City of ThebesAnoche conquisté TebasGabriel AzorínSpain, Portugal
LeversRhayne VermetteCanada
Little BoyJames BenningUnited States
Mare's NestBen RiversUnited Kingdom, France, Canada
Pin de FartieAlejo MoguillanskyArgentina
WindwardSharon LockhartCanada, United States
With Hasan in Gazaمع حسن في غزّةKamal AljafariPalestine, Germany, France, Qatar
English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Program 1: Below the Surface
Daria's Night Flowersگل‌های شب ِدریاMaryam TafakoryIran, United Kingdom, France
DooniKevin Jerome Everson and Claudrena N. HaroldUnited States
Morning CircleMorgenkreisBasma al-SharifCanada, United Arab Emirates
A Real ChristmasJustin Jinsoo KimUnited States, South Korea
Tigers Can Be Seen in the RainYa se ven los tigres en la lluviaOscar Ruiz NaviaColombia, Canada
Program 2: Afterimages
09/05/1982Jorge Caballero and Camilo RestrepoSpain, Mexico
As Told by a CorpseYace SulaUnited States
A MetamorphosisLin Htet AungMyanmar
Slet 1988Marta PopivodaGermany, France, Serbia
Time Life Volume 15. Monument to a Period of Time in Which I LivedMungo ThomsonUnited States
Water SportsWhammy AlcazarenPhilippines
Program 3: Common Ground
AnokaKarthik PandianUnited States, India
Give It Back: Crimes Against RealtyNew Red OrderUnited States
Jacob's HouseLucas Kane
Program 4: Model Behaviors
Acetone RealitySara Magenheimer and Michael Bell-SmithUnited States
And If the BodyToby Lee
Fiction ContractCarolyn Lazard
Their EyesNicolas GouraultFrance
Program 5: Fields of Vision
As a Tree Walks to Its ForestJiayi ChenUnited States
FELTBlake WilliamsCanada, United States, Spain
Keyhole ConversationPeter LarssonSweden
Lover, Lovers, Loving, LoveJodie MackUnited States
toward a fundamental theory of physicsVictor Van RossemBelgium

Revivals celebrates works that have been restored, preserved, or digitally remastered. The following films were selected:

English TitleOriginal TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Angel's Egg (1985)天使のたまごMamoru OshiiJapan
The Arch (1968)董夫人T'ang ShushuenHong Kong
Black Girl (1972)Ossie DavisUnited States
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)Henry JaglomUnited States
Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)Araṇyēra DinarātriSatyajit RayIndia
Mortu Nega (1988)Flora GomesGuinea-Bissau
Queen Kelly (1929)Erich von StroheimUnited States
The Razor's Edge / A Suspended Life (1985)غزل البناتJocelyne SaabFrance, Lebanon
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1985)Howard BrooknerUnited States
Shades of Silk (1978)Ombres de soieMary StephenCanada, France
Sholay (director's cut) (1975)Ramesh SippyIndia
The Wife of Seisaku (1965)清作の妻Yasuzō MasumuraJapan
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