Film at Lincoln Center is bringing filmmakers, critics, actors, editors and other film industry voices together for the 64th New York Film Festival with a wide-ranging series of talks and conversations taking place throughout the festival.
NYFF64 runs September 25 through October 12 at Lincoln Center and venues across New York City. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, the Talks program will complement the festival’s film lineup with panel discussions, filmmaker dialogues and in-depth conversations, many of which will be free to the public.
One of the highlights will be the sixth annual Amos Vogel Lecture, featuring acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, director of the Main Slate selection All of a Sudden. The lecture honors Amos Vogel, the pioneering film programmer, author and New York Film Festival co-founder whose approach to cinema emphasized challenging conventions and encouraging audiences to embrace new ideas.
The Deep Focus Talks will feature conversations with several prominent filmmakers whose films appear in this year’s festival. The lineup includes James Gray, director of Paper Tiger, in conversation with Martin Scorsese; Lee Chang-dong, director of Possible Love; Mike Leigh, director of Tender Loving Care; Valeska Grisebach, director of The Dreamed Adventure; and Ava DuVernay, director of 14th.
The festival’s Crosscuts series will bring filmmakers from different sections and cinematic traditions together. Featured conversations include Andrew Haigh and Ira Sachs, Pedro Almodóvar and Sofia Coppola, and Alain Gomis with Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri.
NYFF64 will also feature several roundtable discussions focused on the craft of filmmaking. Seeing Stars will examine the work of casting directors, while Making the Cut will explore film editing and the creative relationship between editors, directors, cinematographers and other members of a production team. The Edges of Cinema will bring scholar and critic Erika Balsom together with filmmakers from the festival’s Currents lineup.
Film Comment will host two live discussions: Sex in the Cinema, exploring sexuality and its representation on screen, and the annual Festival Report, featuring Film Comment editors and critics discussing highlights from NYFF64.
NYFF Trivia Night will also return for its fifth year, offering multiple rounds of questions about New York Film Festival history and cinema.
Paid Talks tickets are available through festival passes, while tickets for free Talks and events will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning one hour before each event. Select recordings will later be available through Film at Lincoln Center’s podcast and YouTube channel.
Additional Talks are expected to be announced in September.