Community Corner: NYFF62 Edition

The New York Film Festival has always been about bringing the community together to celebrate cinema and, whether you are joining us here on 65th street, at partner venues in all five boroughs, or tuning into our Q&As and Talks from anywhere in the world, we want to thank you for being a part of this momentous 62nd edition.

As NYFF62 kicks off, we want to share free ways for festivalgoers to connect, with select opportunities available worldwide.

Get the Latest NYFF62 Updates!

Jizai, from Currents Program 3: Signal to Noise

Stay connected with NYFF for ticket giveaways, updates on newly added screenings, a behind-the-scenes look at the festival, the latest trailers, ticket giveaways, Q&As, and much more!

Community Partners

The NYFF Community Partnership Program allows the festival to offer complimentary and discounted tickets to select NYFF programming to local organizations and students in the metro NYC region. This program is part of FLC’s mission to make our arts programming accessible to diverse audiences and allows us to also foster connections between our audiences and local organizations that are making an impact. While the deadline has passed to become a community partner for NYFF62, feel free to reach out to [email protected] for more information on being a year-round partner.

NYFF62 Ticket Giveaways

1. Subscribe to our newsletter (be sure to check the box to opt in to the NYFF Newsletter) for giveaways throughout the festival.

2. Attend Cinephile Game Nights, where movie knowledge could win you free NYFF62 tickets to sold-out screenings!

NYFF62 Free Talks

Sandra Hüller at a free NYFF61 Talk. Photo by Sean DiSerio.

Stay tuned for our free Talks announcement, coming soon!

NYFF62 Talks are presented by

 

Visit the Criterion Closet

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Criterion has built a replica of its famous film closet inside an 18-foot delivery van, and later this month, they will be taking their Criterion Closet Picks show on the road.

Since 2010, when Guillermo del Toro first allowed Criterion to film him choosing a few discs from the closet, nearly 200 filmmakers, stars, and movie-loving luminaries of all kinds have come to the Criterion offices and championed the films they love in the popular Criterion Closet Picks video series.

Now all film fans at NYFF will be able to have their own Criterion Closet experience and record their own Closet Picks videos as the mobile closet makes its way around the country. The mobile Criterion Closet will make its debut at Alice Tully Hall during the Opening and Centerpiece weekends of the 62nd New York Film Festival, September 28–29 and October 5–6. Learn more here!

NYFF62 Restaurant Guide

Special Offers:

To redeem offers, ticket holders must present their tickets, and filmmakers must show their filmmaker badges at the restaurant.

Café Paradiso
Italian and American
144 W 65th Street, New York, NY 10023 – Inside the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center
NYFF62 ticket holders get 10% off your food order!

Shalel
Mediterranean
65 W 70th Street, New York, NY 10023
NYFF62 ticket holders get a dessert on the house with a purchase of $75 or more!

Staff Picks:

The Independent Cafe
Cafe
The David Rubenstein, Atrium at Lincoln Center, 61 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023

Atlantic Grill
Seafood
50 W 65th Street at Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

Shun Lee West
Chinese
43 W 65th Street, New York, NY 10023

Rosa Mexicano
Mexican
61 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

Rampoldi
French
49 W 64th Street, New York, NY 10023

Le Botaniste
Vegan Plant-Based Food
156 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

El Fish Marisqueria
Mexican-inspired Seafood
155 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

Old John’s Luncheonette
American
148 W 67th Street, New York, NY 10023

The Leopard at des Artistes
Italian
1 W 67th Street, New York, NY 10023

The Smith
American
1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

Zizi Wine Bar
Wine Bar
2012 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

The Ribbon
American
20 W 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023

Zurutto
Japanese Ramen
142 W 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023

Charles Pan-Fried Chicken
Soul Food
146 W 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023

Sushi Yasaka
Japanese
251 W 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023

Ashford & Simpson’s Sugar Bar
Southern Soul Food
254 West 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023

El Mitote
Mexican
208 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

Sala Thai
Thai
307 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

Sido Falafel & More
Mediterranean
267 Columbus Ave #11, New York, NY 10023

Vanguard Wine Bar
French Wine Bar
189 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

Maman
Cafe
152 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

Cafe Fiorello
Italian
1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

La Dinastia
Chino-latino
145 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023

The Jin
Korean
856 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Quick Eats:

The Casbah
Middle Eastern (Moroccan) – Food Truck
Corner of 66th Street & Columbus Ave, New York City, NY 10023

The Migrant Kitchen
Latin American
157 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

La Traviata
Pizza
101 W 68th Street, New York, NY 10023

Alan’s Marketplace
Deli
27 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

Francesco’s Pizza
Pizza
186 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

Gray’s Papaya
Hot Dog Restaurant
2090 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

Pizza Collective
Pizza
2060 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

Gnocchi on 9th
Italian
228 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

Film at Lincoln Center Podcast

The Film at Lincoln Center podcast has returned for the 62nd edition of the New York Film Festival! Throughout the festival, we’ll be sharing Q&As and talks timed to our premieres, so whether you’re curious to hear one of your favorite directors intimately discuss their craft, or you’re seeing the films, you get to be a part of our film-loving audience.

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Soundcloud, and see more here.