The 56th New York Film Festival took place from September 28 to October 14, 2018. [1] [2]
Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time were: Louis Garrel, Ying Liang, Mariano Llinás, Alex Ross Perry, Ulrich Köhler , Bi Gan, Richard Billingham, Dominga Sotomayor Castillo and Paul Dano.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production Country | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Faces | سه رخ | Jafar Panahi | Iran | 
| Asako I & II | 寝ても覚めても | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan | 
| Ash Is Purest White | 江湖儿女 | Jia Zhangke | China | 
| At Eternity's Gate (closing film) | Julian Schnabel | France, United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Joel and Ethan Coen | United States | |
| Burning | 버닝 | Lee Chang-dong | South Korea, Japan | 
| Cold War | Zimna wojna | Paweł Pawlikowski | Poland, France, United Kingdom | 
| A Faithful Man | L'Homme fidèle | Louis Garrel | France | 
| A Family Tour | 自由行 | Ying Liang | Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia | 
| The Favourite (opening film) | Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, United Kingdom, United States | |
| La flor | Mariano Llinás | Argentina | |
| Grass | 풀잎들 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea | 
| Happy as Lazzaro | Lazzaro Felice | Alice Rohrwacher | Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany | 
| Her Smell | Alex Ross Perry | United States | |
| High Life | Claire Denis | France, Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Poland | |
| Hotel by the River | 강변 호텔 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea | 
| If Beale Street Could Talk | Barry Jenkins | United States | |
| The Image Book | Le livre d'images | Jean-Luc Godard | Switzerland, France | 
| In My Room | Ulrich Köhler | Germany | |
| Long Day's Journey into Night | 地球最後的夜晚 | Bi Gan | China, France | 
| Monrovia, Indiana | Frederick Wiseman | United States | |
| Non-Ficition | Doubles vies | Olivier Assayas | France | 
| Private Life | Tamara Jenkins | United States | |
| Ray & Liz | Richard Billingham | United Kingdom | |
| Roma (centerpiece) | Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico, United States | |
| Shoplifters | 万引き家族 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | 
| Sorry Angel | Plaire, aimer et courir vite | Christophe Honoré | France | 
| Too Late to Die Young | Tarde para morir joven | Dominga Sotomayor Castillo | Chile | 
| Transit | Christian Petzold | Germany | |
| Wildlife | Paul Dano | United States | |