56th New York Film Festival Main Slate announced

Thursday, September 13, 2018
wabc

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan -- The prestigious New York Film Festival is back for its 56th year!



The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the 30 films for the Main Slate, beginning September 28 - October 14.



The 17-day NYFF highlights the best in world cinema, featuring works from celebrated filmmakers as well as fresh new talent.



This year's Main Slate showcases films from 22 different countries, including new titles from celebrated auteurs, extraordinary work from directors making their first NYFF bows and captivating features that wowed audiences at international festivals.



1 of 24
Yorgos Lanthimos's wildly intricate and very darkly funny new film "The Favorite" opens the 56th Annual New York Film Festival.
image credit: Yorgos Lanthimos


Tickets for the 56th New York Film Festival are on sale. Festival and VIP passes offer one of the best opportunities to purchase tickets and secure seats at some of the festival's biggest events, including Opening and Closing Night.



The 56th New York Film Festival Main Slate



Opening Night


The Favourite


Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos



Centerpiece


ROMA


Dir. Alfonso Cuarón



Closing Night


At Eternity's Gatel


Dir. Julian Schnabel



3 Faces


Dir. Jafar Panahi



Asako I & II


Dir. Rysuke Hamaguchi



Ash Is Purest White


Dir. Jia Zhangke



The Ballad of Buster Scruggs


Dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen



Burning


Dir. Lee Chang-dong



Cold War


Dir. Pawe Pawlikowski



A Faithful Man/L'Homme fidele


Dir. Louis Garrel



A Family Tour


Dir. Ying Liang



La Flor


Dir. Mariano Llinás



Grass


Dir. Hong Sangsoo



Happy as Lazzaro/Lazzaro felice


Dir. Alice Rohrwacher



Her Smell


Dir. Alex Ross Perry



High Life


Dir. Claire Denis



Hotel by the River


Dir. Hong Sangsoo



If Beale Street Could Talk


Dir. Barry Jenkins



The Image Book/Le Livre d'image


Dir. Jean-Luc Godard



In My Room


Dir. Ulrich Khler



Long Day's Journey Into Night


Dir. Bi Gan



Monrovia, Indiana


Dir. Frederick Wiseman



Non-Fiction


Dir. Olivier Assayas



Private Life


Dir. Tamara Jenkins



RAY & LIZ


Dir. Richard Billingham



Shoplifters


Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda



Sorry Angel


Dir. Christophe Honoré



Too Late to Die Young


Dir. Dominga Sotomayor



Transit


Dir. Christian Petzold



Wildlife


Dir. Paul Dano



----------


* More Manhattan news


* Send us a news tip


* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts