One of the great New York filmmakers is getting the highest honors for a city showcase: Film at Lincoln Center has announced that James Gray’s Paper Tiger is the Opening Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival. The film will make its North American premiere (confirming it's skipping Telluride and Toronto) in a

James Gray’s movie ‘Paper Tiger’ will open New York Film Festival 2026. The film, which premiered at Cannes, is appropriately New York–y.

James Gray's crime thriller "Paper Tiger" with Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, will open the 64th New York Film Festival on Sept. 25.