New York Film Festival 2015

The 53rd New York Film Festival, one of the world's premier celebrations of cinema, kicked off with gala premieres, symposiums and retrospectives. The festival runs through October 11, 2015.

Pictured: Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the Opening Night Gala World Premiere of "The Walk," a 3-D recreation of Philippe Petit's perilous 1974 high-wire walk between the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on September 26, 2015 in New York City.

Charlotte Le Bon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Charlotte Le Bon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt attend the Opening Night Gala World Premiere of "The Walk" during the 53rd New York Film Festival, at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on September 26, 2015 in New York City.

Charlotte Le Bon

Actress Charlotte Le Bon attends the Opening Night Gala World Premiere of "The Walk" during the 53rd New York Film Festival, at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on September 26, 2015 in New York City.

Philippe Petit

High-wire artist Philippe Petit attends the Opening Night Gala World Premiere of "The Walk" during the 53rd New York Film Festival, at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on September 26, 2015 in New York City.

Clement Sibony

Actor Clement Sibony attends the Opening Night Gala World Premiere of "The Walk" during the 53rd New York Film Festival, at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on September 26, 2015 in New York City.

Robert Zemeckis

Actor Cesar Domboy congratulates director Robert Zemeckis at an after-party for the world premiere of "The Walk," September 26, 2015 in New York City.

Kate Mara

Actress Kate Mara attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "The Martian" at Alice Tully Hall on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Usher

Usher attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "The Martian" at Alice Tully Hall on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Ridley Scott

Director Ridley Scott attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of his science fiction film, "The Martian," at Alice Tully Hall on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Thenjiwe McHarris and Harry Belafonte

Thenjiwe McHarris, of U.S. Human Rights Network, and actor-activist Harry Belafonte attend "The Deeper They Bury Me" Interactive during the 53rd New York Film Festival at Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Rachel Weisz

Actress Rachel Weisz ("The Lobster") attends the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Rachel Weisz and Yorgos Lanthimos

Actress Rachel Weisz and director Yorgos Lanthimos, of the sci-fi/comedy/romance "The Lobster," attend the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Ariane Labed

Actress Ariane Labed speaks during the Q&A for "The Lobster," at the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

John Turturro

Actor John Turturro attends the 53rd New York Film Festival screening of "Mia Madre," at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Chiwetel Ejiodor

Chiwetel Ejiodor attends the 53rd New York Film Festival - "The Martian" Premiere - Arrivals at Alice Tully Hall on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig attends the 53rd New York Film Festival - "The Martian" Premiere - Red Carpet at Alice Tully Hall on September 27, 2015 in New York City.

"O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Cast members George Clooney and John Turturro attend the Q&A for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" 15th Anniversary Screening during 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on September 29, 2015 in New York City.

George Clooney

Actor George Clooney attends a 15th anniversary screening of the Coen Brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" during the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on September 29, 2015 in New York City.

Emma Schlamme and Christine Lahti

Actress Christine Lahti (right) and her daughter, actress Emma Schlamme, attend the "Everything Is Copy" premiere during the 53rd New York Film Festival at Walter Reade Theater on September 29, 2015 in New York City.

Zhao Tao

Actress Zhao Tao attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Mountains May Depart" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on September 28, 2015 in New York City.

Brian De Palma

Filmmaker Brian De Palma attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of a new documentary about his career, "De Palma," at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on September 30, 2015 in New York City.

Michael Moore

Filmmaker Michael Moore attends the U.S. premiere of his new documentary, "Where To Invade Next," during the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 2, 2015 in New York City.

"My Golden Days"

Director Arnaud Desplechin (center) and New York Film Festival Programmer Kent Jones (right) speak on stage at the premiere of the French drama, "My Golden Days," during the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 2, 2015 in New York City.

Finnegan Oldfield

Actor Finnegan Oldfield attends the premiere of the family drama, "Les Cowboys," during the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 1, 2015 in New York City.

Martin Scorsese

Director Martin Scorsese attends the 53rd New York Film Festival screening of a restored version of Ernst Lubitsch's 1943 Technicolor comedy, "Heaven Can Wait," at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 1, 2015 in New York City.

Kate Winslet

Actress Kate Winslet attends the New York Film Festival gala presentation of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in New York.

Kate Winslet

Actress Kate Winslet attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Michael Fassbender

Actor Michael Fassbender attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Seth Rogen

Actor Seth Rogen attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Jeff Daniels

Actor Jeff Daniels attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Katherine Waterson

Actress Katherine Waterson attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Peria Haney-Jardine

Actress Peria Haney-Jardine attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Sarah Snook

Actress Sarah Snook attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Michael Stuhlbarg

Actor Michael Stuhlbarg attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Ripley Sobo

Actress Ripley Sobo (who plays Steve Jobs' daughter, Lisa, at age 9, attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Aaron Sorkin

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Steve Jobs" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 3, 2015 in New York City.

Greta Gerwig

Actress Greta Gerwig attends the 53rd New York Film Festival screening of "Maggie's Plan" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 4, 2015 in New York City.

Tom Hanks

Actor Tom Hanks attends the premiere of the Cold War espionage drama, "Bridge of Spies," during the 53rd New York Film Festival, at Alice Tully Hall in New York, Oct. 4, 2015.

Eve Hewson

Actress Eve Hewson on the red carpet at the world premiere of "Bridge of Spies" during the 53rd New York Film Festival, at Alice Tully Hall on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in New York.

Sigourney Weaver

Actress Sigourney Weaver attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of the documentary, "Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words," at the Walter Reade Theatre on October 5, 2015 in New York City.

Winona Ryder

Actress Winona Ryder attends the premiere of "Experimenter" during the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 6, 2015 in New York City.

Geza Rohrig

Actor Geza Rohrig speaks on stage at the Q&A for the Hungarian Holocaust drama, "Son of Saul," during the 53rd New York Film Festival at the Walter Reade Theatre on October 6, 2015 in New York City.

Saoirse Ronan

Actress Saoirse Ronan attends the 53rd New York Film Festival premiere of "Brooklyn" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 7, 2015 in New York City.

Laurie Anderson

Filmmaker-composer Laurie Anderson speaks on stage at the premiere of her film essay, "Heart of a Dog," during the 53rd New York Film Festival at the Walter Reade Theatre on October 8, 2015 in New York City.

Emayatzy Corinealdi and Don Cheadle

Actress Emayatzy Corinealdi and writer-director-star Don Cheadle attend the 53rd New York Film Festival's Closing Night Gala Screening of "Miles Ahead" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 10, 2015 in New York City.

Ewan McGregor

Actor Ewan McGregor attends the 53rd New York Film Festival's Closing Night Gala Screening of "Miles Ahead" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on October 10, 2015 in New York City.