The film 's sound designer , Johnnie Burn , has said " There was no composer on this film ; we were working a lot in that space between music and sound , " adding that he used " specific EQ frequencies to shape atmospheric sound like score . " In May 2017 , Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film . It had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2018 . It also screened at the BFI London Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival , and was the opening-night film at the New York Film Festival . '' The Favourite '' was given a limited release in the United States on 23 November 2018 and was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 1 January 2019
75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
The Favourite