Our Media Center takes you inside Film at Lincoln Center with photos, videos, and podcasts from our screenings, talks, and events, plus announcements of upcoming programs and coverage of our artist and education initiatives.
IDFA Awards ‘Song From the Forest’ Top Doc Prize
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November 30, 2013
Amsterdam's IDFA documentary festival awarded Song From the Forest its top prize this weekend. The 12 day event is one of the world's biggest documentary festivals, serving as a launching pad for the upcoming year's most important non-fiction films.
Seeing Red: When “The Transylvanians Trilogy” Rolled Into Town
By Erik Luers
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November 27, 2013
A trio of "Red Westerns" from over 30 years ago finally hit American screens this weekend (on brand new 35mm prints!) in Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema. Richard Peña calls them "sharply observed and hugely entertaining." Read more and watch some hilarious clips from the films!
Spirit Awards Unveil 2013 Nominations
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November 26, 2013
New York Film Festival titles dominated the Best Feature category Tuesday morning as the Independent Spirit Awards revealed their nominees, with 12 Years A Slave a leading contender for the March 1 awards.
IDFA Doc Spotlights Unlikely Dream of a Young Iranian Woman
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November 26, 2013
An unlikely story of a young Iranian woman's ambition to be an astronaut made its way to the world's biggest documentary festival, IDFA, this week, giving a glimpse at how the power of a dream can overcome fantastic odds.
“Ai Weiwei” Still Not Backing Down in New Doc That Premiered at IDFA
By Brian Brooks
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November 25, 2013
The world's largest documentary festival, IDFA, hosted the World Premiere of Andreas Johnsen's Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case chronicling the embattled artist as he left detention and continued his fight with Chinese government while still under virtual house arrest. Shown with humor and panache, Ai Weiwei remains a transformative figure.
Going Commercial: Scorsese, Anderson and Stone
By Erik Luers
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November 21, 2013
Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone and Wes Anderson have recently released short films commissioned by major companies (Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and DirecTV) to promote their products. A cheap ploy to draw attention to perfume or a new avenue for filmmakers to explore their craft within a shorter format? You decide.
Jackie Stewart Talks Rediscovering Roman Polanski’s “Weekend of a Champion”
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November 21, 2013
FilmLinc Daily spoke with Sir Jackie Stewart about his triumphant career as a trailblazing Formula One racer and the re-discovered groundbreaking documentary his friend Roman Polanski is once again bringing to the big screen. The film opens at Film Society this weekend.
Steve Buscemi to Fete Late James Gandolfini at Gotham Awards
By Brian Brooks
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November 20, 2013
Steve Buscemi will present a posthumous tribute to James Gandolfini at the 23rd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday, December 2. Gandolfini joins the previously announced tributes to Forest Whitaker, Richard Linklater and Katherine Oliver at the event.
“Nebraska” Star Bruce Dern to Receive Career Achievement Award
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November 19, 2013
Dern will receive the Career Achievement Award at the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival as part of its Awards Gala.
Patton Oswalt to Host Film Independent Spirit Awards
By Brian Brooks
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November 19, 2013
Comedian Patton Oswalt will host the 29th annual Independent Spirit Awards ceremony on the beach in Santa Monica Saturday March 1, Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent said Tuesday.