The 62nd New York Film Festival took place September 27 to October 14, 2024, presented by Film at Lincoln Center.

RaMell Ross' historical drama film Nickel Boys was selected as the "Opening Night Film" for this edition,[1][2] Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door was chosen as NYFF's "Centerpiece",[3] while Steve McQueen's Blitz was chosen as the "Closing Night Film".

[4] Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time were Payal Kapadia, Roberto Minervini, Carson Lund, Neo Sora, Julia Loktev, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Rungano Nyoni, Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias, Mohammad Rasoulof, Yeo Siew Hua, Robinson Devor, Pia Marais and Minh Quý Trương.

The following films were selected to the "Main Slate" section of the Festival:[5] Film at Lincoln Center announced Queer as the first film of the "Spotlight" section on August 08, 2024.

[6] The entire line-up was announced on August 14, 2024:[7][8] Film at Lincoln Center announced Little, Big, and Far as the Currents section "Centerpiece" on August 15, 2024, alongside the announcement of the entire line-up:[9]