Life Of Pi opened the 50th edition of NYFF Life Of Pi opened the 50th edition of NYFF

Celebrating its 50th edition, New York Film Festival aims not to be a marketplace but rather a celebration of talent, bringing together the cream of the crop from other festivals around the globe.

The festival, which runs from September 28 to October 14, opens with the world premiere of Ang Lee's 3D Life Of Pi and closes with Robert Zemeckis' thriller Flight, starring Denzel Washington.

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The Paperboy
The Paperboy
A reporter heads back to his Florida hometown to investigate a possible miscarriage of justice.
The Bay
The Bay
Chaos breaks out in a small town in the wake of an ecological disaster.
The Gatekeepers
The Gatekeepers
Six former heads of Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, discuss their nation’s past, present and future.
No
No
Gael Garcia Bernal stars as a Chilean adman trying to organize a campaign to unseat Pinochet in Pablo Larraín’s smart, engrossing political thriller.
Room 237
Room 237
Wander down the corridors of the Overlook Hotel in this exploration of theories surrounding Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
The Dead Man And Being Happy
The Dead Man And Being Happy
An ageing hitman goes on a darkly comic journey to nowhere.
Flight
Flight
An airline pilot who lives on the wild side becomes a national hero... until his blood tests come back.
Ginger And Rosa
Ginger And Rosa
Two teenage girls living in 1960s London are driven apart by a scandalous betrayal.
Amour
Amour
An elderly couple deal with the ravages of old age.
Holy Motors
Holy Motors
From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the life of Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy character who journeys from one life to the next.
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New York Film Festival Features

Man in the No
We talk to Pablo Larraín about his Oscar-nominated film.
On the road with Javier Rebollo
The director on The Dead Man And Being Happy and the importance of dogs, accents, freedom and tenderness in film.
New York Film Festival - diary five
From a Flight with Denzel Washington and Robert Zemeckis to a flight of a pigeon in Amour and a look at some festival artwork.
Plane speaking
Bruce Greenwood on real-life plane crashes and being in and out of control.
New York Film Festival - Richard Peña Gala Tribute
Big Apple honours festival director's 25 years' service to cinema.
New York Film Festival - diary four
Léos Carax on Holy Motors, Sally Potter talks fashion in Ginger And Rosa and Javier Rebollo discusses fading landscapes in The Dead Man And Being Happy.
Bringing Barbara to life
Christian Petzold talks about his movie influences, Romy Schneider's style and ratatouille.
New York Film Festival - diary three
Abbas Kiarostami, Olivier Assayas and the elusive Brian De Palma talk about their latest work
Nicole Kidman talks 'Swamp Barbie'
The Paperboy actress on white shoes, authentic costumes and Lee Daniels' latest film.
New York Film Festival - diary two
Frances Ha, Passion but no De Palma, Tabu and Miguel Gomes raises a toast.
Pi of the tiger
Director Ang Lee talks about mastering the animals in Life Of Pi at the New York Film Festival.
Skype is for the Birds
Directors Marina Zenovich, Cristian Mungui, Christian Petzold and Bertrand Bonello at their New York Film Festival press conferences.
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