Venice & Toronto To Simultaneously World Premiere Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’; Film Also Set As New York Fest’s Centerpiece

With the only major US film festival to happen in 2020 being Sundance, it’s not hyperbolic to say that the New York Film Festival is poised to be one of the biggest events in American film this year. It’s kinda that way by default.

Moments ago, the 2020 New York Film Festival announced their Main Slate, coming after the big three announcements recently. NYFF will be different, obviously, given the pandemic, but there’s still 25 movies that will make up the fest.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorThe New York Film Festival has finalized its main slate of 25 films and expanded the dates of this year’s event in order to accommodate drive-in screenings.The 58th edition of the festival will start a week earlier than it had planned, on September 17, and run through October 11.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineThe New York Film Festival unveiled the main slate for its 58th edition on Thursday.This year’s selections showcases titles from 19 different countries and spotlights both emerging and veteran talent.

Also Read: Steve McQueen's 'Lovers Rock' Set as New York Film Festival Opening Night Film“We’ve been watching New York filmmaker Azazel Jacobs for more than a decade, since his film ‘Momma’s Man’ screened in our New Directors/New Films festival in 2008,” New York Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez said in a statement.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFrench Exit, which stars Michelle Pfieffer and Lucas Hedges and has Tracy Letts voicing a cat named Small Frank, will have its world premiere as the closing night entry in this fall’s New York Film Festival.Film at Lincoln Center hasn’t set final details for the 58th annual edition of the festival, which runs September 25 to October 11.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNew York Comic Con said Tuesday it is canceling its annual in-person convention this year at the Javits Center and instead will host an all-digital confab set for October 8-11.Organizer ReedPop said it is partnering with YouTube on the event, with exclusive live streams of panels set for NYCC’s YouTube channel.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: ABC gameshow The $100,000 Pyramid is returning to the studio in the last week of August.The Michael Strahan-hosted series shoots in New York and it is thought that it is one of the first major non-scripted entertainment shows to return to the studio in New York, where Strahan films Good Morning America.It comes after The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon moved back into 30 Rock a couple of weeks ago with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert planning to

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez could be one step closer to buying the New York Mets.The lovebirds were spotted out and about in Queens, New York, on Wednesday, taking a VIP tour of Citi Field, which is the home field of the baseball team.Lopez, 51, sported a white floral summer dress with her hair pulled back in a tight bun for the outing, while Rodriguez, 45, opted for a powder blue dress shirt and khakis.

Jennifer Lopez is passing down some style tips to her look-a-like daughter, Emme, as the pair rocked matching outfits for a family day out in the Hamptons, New York. MORE: Take a glimpse inside Jennifer Lopez's incredible Miami mansion WATCH: Jennifer Lopez and daughter Emme go on a lockdown adventureThe singer’s fiancé, Alex Rodriguez, 45, posted a cute Instagram photo of him with Jennifer, 51, and her 12-year-old twins, Emme and Maximillian captioning it: "Right where we need to be” before she

Ever since its announcement as part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Official Selections, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology series from Amazon has been positioned as one of the 2020 fall festival darlings. And it appears that is playing out at this year’s New York Film Festival, which will not only debut a feature-length episode of the anthology as its Opening Night film but will also showcase two additional episodes as part of the main slate.

Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Lineup to Include Films Directed by Regina King, Halle BerryNYFF this year will host outdoor and virtual screenings with some indoor screenings as possible as directed by state and health officials.

Three original films by Oscar-winner Steve McQueen will debut at the New York Film Festival this year, organizers said Monday. The “12 Years a Slave” director will get the opening night slot for the 1980s-set music romance “Lovers Rock” in addition to two other premieres for films in his anthology series.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEros International and STX Corp. have formally closed their merger and said the combined firm plans a listing on the New York Stock Exchange in September.The combined entity, which blends the film and TV operations of large-scale indie STX with the production and streaming assets of India-based Eros, will trade under the symbol ESXI.

NEW YORK -- Chloe Zhao's “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, will premiere across the major fall film festivals in an alliance forged by the Venice, Toronto, New York and Telluride festivals. “Nomadland,” Zhao's follow-up to her acclaimed 2018 film “The Rider,” is the first movie announced in the new partnership that has brought together the fall's biggest movie launch pads, which typically compete against each other for world premiere rights.

After gaining international acclaim with his Cannes prize-winning family drama “Harmonium,” Japanese director Kōji Fukada returned with “A Girl Missing,” reuniting with actress Mariko Tsutsui for a slow-burning mystery thriller which premiered at Locarno Film Festival last year before going on to play at the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival. And now, the film’s (virtual) release approaches this Friday July 31st.

Well, it looks like the fall film festival season is really hoping it can still go on. The New York Film Festival, in some form or another, is especially pressing ahead, revealing the first of their big three movies for 2020, which will be Chloé Zhao’s road trip tale Nomadland, starring Frances McDormand.

Also Read: Fall Film Festivals Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York Team Up With 'United Platform'Based on journalist Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century,” the film follows Fern (McDormand), a woman who, after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.

Manori Ravindran International EditorChloé Zhao’s road drama “Nomadland” starring Frances McDormand, will screen at Venice, Toronto and New York as part of the fall festivals’ solidarity pact in the wake of the pandemic. It will also play as part of a special Telluride-hosted drive-in event.Zhao’s third film will world premiere with simultaneous screenings on Sept.