2012 New York Film Festival
| Opening film | Life of Pi |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Flight |
| Location | New York City, United States |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Founded by | Richard Roud and Amos Vogel |
| Hosted by | Film at Lincoln Center |
| Artistic director | Richard Peña |
| Festival date | September 28 – October 14, 2012 |
| Website | https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff/ |
The 50th New York Film Festival took place from September 28 to October 14, 2012, in New York City, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.[1][2][3]
The festival's opening film was Ang Lee's Life of Pi,[4] David Chase's Not Fade Away was the festival's centerpiece, while Robert Zemeckis' Flight was the festival's closing film.
It was the last edition led by Richard Peña, who was the festival's Artistic director since 1988. He was replaced by Kent Jones.
Appearing in NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time were: Antonio Méndez Esparza, David Chase, Dror Moreh, Javier Rebollo, Joachim Lafosse, João Rui Guerra da Mata, Jun Lana, Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel, Marc-Henri Wajnberg, Miguel Gomes, Rama Burshtein, Valeria Sarmiento, and Yeşim Ustaoğlu.
World premieres included: Ang Lee's Life of Pi, Oliver Stone's The Untold History of the United States, and Steven Spielberg's Lincoln.
Official Selections
Main Slate
The following films were selected:[1]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amour | Michael Haneke | France, Austria, Germany | |
| Araf/Somewhere in Between | Araf | Yeşim Ustaoğlu | Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Turkey |
| Barbara | Christian Petzold | Germany | |
| Beyond the Hills | După dealuri | Cristian Mungiu | Romania, France |
| Bwakaw | Jun Lana | Philippines | |
| Camille Rewinds | Camille redouble | Noémie Lvovsky | France |
| Caesar Must Die | Cesare deve morire | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Italy |
| The Dead Man and Being Happy | El muerto y ser feliz | Javier Rebollo | Spain, France, Argentina |
| Fill the Void | למלא את החלל | Rama Burshtein | Israel |
| First Cousin Once Removed | Alan Berliner | United States | |
| Flight (closing film) | Robert Zemeckis | ||
| Frances Ha | Noah Baumbach | ||
| The Gatekeepers | שומרי הסף | Dror Moreh | Israel, France, Belgium, Germany |
| Ginger & Rosa | Sally Potter | United Kingdom, Denmark, Canada | |
| Here and There | Aquí y allá | Antonio Méndez Esparza | United States, Spain, Mexico |
| Holy Motors | Leos Carax | France, Germany | |
| Hyde Park on Hudson | Roger Michell | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Kinshasa Kids | Marc-Henri Wajnberg | Belgium | |
| The Last Time I Saw Macao | A Última Vez Que Vi Macau | João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata | Portugal, Macau, France |
| Leviathan | Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel | United States | |
| Life of Pi (opening film) | Ang Lee | United States, United Kingdom, Taiwan | |
| Like Someone in Love | ライク・サムワン・イン・ラブ | Abbas Kiarostami | Japan, France |
| Lines of Wellington | Linhas de Wellington | Valeria Sarmiento | Portugal, France |
| Memories Look at Me | 记忆望着我 | Fang Song | China |
| Night Across the Street | La noche de enfrente | Raúl Ruiz | Chile |
| No | Pablo Larraín | Chile, France, United States | |
| Not Fade Away (centerpiece) | David Chase | United States | |
| Our Children | À perdre la raison | Joachim Lafosse | Belgium, France |
| The Paperboy | Lee Daniels | United States | |
| Passion | Brian De Palma | France, Germany, United Kingdom | |
| Something in the Air | Après mai | Olivier Assayas | France |
| Tabu | Miguel Gomes | Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France | |
| You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet | Vous n'avez encore rien vu | Alain Resnais | France |
Special Screenings
The following films were selected:[1]
| Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | Steven Spielberg | United States |
| The Met Live in HD: L'Elisir d'Amore | Bartlett Sher | |
| Once Every Day | Richard Foreman | |
| The Princess Bride (1987) | Rob Reiner | |
| The Untold History of the United States | Oliver Stone |
Midnight Movies
The following films were selected:[1]
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bay | Barry Levinson | United States, Canada | |
| Berberian Sound Studio | Peter Strickland | United Kingdom | |
| Beyond Outrage | アウトレイジ ビヨンド | Takeshi Kitano | Japan |
Masterworks
The following films were selected:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cousin Jules (1973) | Le Cousin Jules | Dominique Benicheti | France |
| Downpour (1972) | رگبار | Bahram Beyzai | Iran |
| Fellini Satyricon (1969) | Federico Fellini | Italy | |
| Field Diary (1982) | יומן שדה | Amos Gitai | Israel, France |
| Heaven's Gate (1980) | Michael Cimino | United States | |
| The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) | Bob Rafelson | ||
| Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | David Lean | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Frank Oz | United States | |
| Marnie (1964) | Alfred Hitchcock | ||
| The Mattei Affair (1972) | Il Caso Mattei | Francesco Rosi | Italy |
| Native Son (1951) | Sangre negra | Pierre Chenal | Argentina |
| Nothing but a Man (1964) | Michael Roemer | United States | |
| Old Czech Legends (1953) | Staré pověsti české | Jiří Trnka | Czechoslovakia |
| The Overcoat (1926) | Шинель | Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg | Soviet Union |
| Richard III (1955) | Laurence Olivier | United Kingdom | |
| The Rolling Stones: Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland '65 (1966-2012) | Peter Whitehead and Michael Gochanour | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Satin Slipper (1985) | Le Soulier de satin | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | David Hand | United States | |
Men of Cinema
The following films were selected:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebelei (1933) | Max Ophüls | Germany | |
| Night and the City (1950) | Jules Dassin | United Kingdom | |
| Objective, Burma! (1945) | Raoul Walsh | United States | |
| The Prowler (1951) | Joseph Losey | ||
| Pursued (1947) | Raoul Walsh | ||
| The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) | Der Tiger von Eschnapur | Fritz Lang | West Germany, France, Italy |
| Whirlpool (1950) | Otto Preminger | United States | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kilday, Gregg (2012-08-16). "New York Film Festival Announces 2012 Line-Up". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Brody, Richard (2012-09-27). "New York Film Festival 2012: What to See". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "New York Film Festival History". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Life of Pi". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2026-08-14.