Overview
- Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt launched NYFF63 at Alice Tully Hall with a warm reception and an extended Q&A featuring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri.
- Julia Roberts told the crowd the opening ranked among the top three achievements of her New York life.
- Amazon MGM Studios set a limited theatrical opening for After the Hunt on Oct. 10 with a wider break the following week.
- Running Sept. 26–Oct. 13, the festival’s slate features Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother as Centerpiece and Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? as Closing Night.
- Organizers highlighted Rebecca Miller’s five‑part documentary Mr. Scorsese and Revivals like Erich von Stroheim’s Queen Kelly, while debuting Dolby Atmos at Alice Tully Hall and introducing new leadership under Film at Lincoln Center’s partnership with Rolex.