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| Pedro Almodóvar (holding up a copy of Sigrid Nunez's What Are You Going Through) with Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore and John Turturro at The Room Next Door press conference |
Film at Lincoln Center has announced that Pedro Almodóvar is the recipient of the 50th Chaplin Award. Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door (adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s What Are You Going Through and Golden Lion winner at the Venice International Film Festival), starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton with John Turturro, Alex Høgh Andersen, and Alessandro Nivola, was the Centerpiece Gala selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival.
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| Pedro Almodóvar on Alice Tully Hall in The Room Next Door: “It was perfect to say we are in the heart of New York.” Photo: Anne Katrin Titze |
RaMell Ross’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Nickel Boys, starring Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, was the Opening Night Gala selection and Steve McQueen’s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan with Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller (of The Jam and Style Council), Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, and Sally Messham is the Closing Night pick.
“Pedro Almodóvar is a storytelling master whose artistry, creativity, and exceptional talent have captivated audiences and filmmakers alike,” said Lesli Klainberg, President, Film at Lincoln Center. “From his earliest films, he has immersed us in emotionally rich, vibrant, complex, and compassionate worlds. A steadfast believer in cinema’s ability to both entertain and illuminate the human experience, Pedro had touched the hearts of film lovers around the world. Film at Lincoln Center is proud to honor Pedro Almodóvar with the 50th Chaplin Award.”
“Pedro burst into our lives in 1985 with the premiere of his irreverent and darkly humorous film What Have I Done To Deserve This? at New Directors/New Films. I hosted a suitably spirited party in my apartment that night, and it was then that I fell in love,” said Wendy Keys, Secretary of the Film at Lincoln Center Board of Directors.
“Over the years, he has had 15 films in the New York Film Festival and also helped launch the Walter Reade Theater with a raucous screening of High Heels in 1991. We all adore his lively characters, gorgeous palette, and mischievous sense of fun, but his films also affirm his profound love for women and a deep understanding of the human condition. We could not be happier to name Pedro as the recipient of the 50th Chaplin Award.”
The Chaplin Award Gala will take place on April 28, 2025. It is the major annual fundraiser for Film at Lincoln Center. Proceeds support the nonprofit organization’s year-round programs, including film series, student programs, and film festivals such as the New York Film Festival and New Directors/New Films.
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| 62nd New York Film Festival posters outside Alice Tully Hall and Juilliard Photo: Anne Katrin Titze |
The Room Next Door will have its UK première at the London Film Festival on Saturday, October 19.
The Room Next Door opens in the UK on Friday, October 25 and in the US at Film at Lincoln Center on Friday, December 20.
The Main Slate selection committee is chaired by New York Film Festival Artistic Director Dennis Lim, and includes Florence Almozini, Justin Chang, K Austin Collins, and Rachel Rosen.
The 62nd New York Film Festival runs through Monday, October 14.
