The 46th annual New York Film Festival gets under way tonight with the domestic premiere of Cannes’ biggest 2008 winner, The Class. Over the next 17 days, Lincoln Center will host a variety of screenings, panel discussions, and special events open to the public.
Run by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, NYFF will debut 28 films over the next two weeks. The festival has always boasted a heavily foreign line-up, and this year is no exception—a mere six films are American productions. But the few American films that are premiering are highly anticipated. The first week alone sees the first screenings of Clint Eastwood’s Changeling and Steven Soderbergh's Che.
Unlike most festivals, including younger local institution the Tribeca Film Festival, NYFF doesn’t give out any awards. The festival instead focuses on the small pool of films selected by its committee and a variety of events to introduce festival goers to the film world. Among the more noteworthy programming at this year’s festival are the “HBO Film Dialogues.” The sponsor has lined up public symposiums between festival committee members and four showcasing filmmakers including Darren Aronofsky.
The NYFF runs through October 12.
