Press Releases
FLC announces Spike Lee as the recipient of the 46th annual Chaplin Award
Film at Lincoln Center is pleased to announce that Academy Award–winner Spike Lee will be honored at the 46th Chaplin Award Gala on Monday, April 27, 2020. The Chaplin Award Gala is the most important fundraising event of the year for Film at Lincoln Center, and all proceeds benefit the organization in its mission to support the art and craft of cinema. Read More
FLC announces Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003
Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema, in association with the Korean Cultural Center New York, announce Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003, a showcase of the essential films and filmmakers of this transformative movement, November 22–December 4. The South Korean film industry has been in the midst of a remarkable, decades-long creative explosion, with Bong Joon Ho, Hong Sang-soo, and Park Chan-wook jolting new life into art-house and genre cinema alike. With the end of the nation’s military rule and the relaxing of government censorship, Korean film experienced the kind of renaissance that hadn’t been seen since its golden age in the 1950s. Read More
FLC annouces Rebel Spirit: The Films of Patricia Mazuy
Film at Lincoln Center announces Rebel Spirit: The Films of Patricia Mazuy, the first American retrospective of the versatile French filmmaker’s work, November 15–17. Though little-known to American moviegoers, Patricia Mazuy has earned a reputation and a dedicated following among French audiences and international festival patrons for her bracing, singular directorial vision, developed over three decades across a small but distinguished filmography of narrative features, documentaries, and TV movies, after getting her start as an editor on the films of Agnès Varda. Many of her keen-eyed period dramas, wry examinations of modern workplace dynamics, and lean, brooding chamber pieces of familial angst have screened at Cannes, and her work has earned the admiration of Jacques Rivette. Read More
FLC announces Jessica Hausner: The Miracle Worker, a complete retrospective
Film at Lincoln Center announces the complete retrospective Jessica Hausner: The Miracle Worker, November 8–10. After emerging onto the scene with her 2001 feature debut, Lovely Rita, Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner has rapidly established herself as a tirelessly inventive director who reconfigures genre codes in clever and provocative ways. Read More
Poetry and Partition: The Films of Ritwik Ghatak Begins November 1
Film at Lincoln Center announces Poetry and Partition: The Films of Ritwik Ghatak, a retrospective of the visionary Bengali director’s career, November 1-6. The career of director, writer, and actor Ritwik Ghatak was one of constant struggle—against a public that, per his contemporary Satyajit Ray, “largely ignored” his films; against a society that had lost its way amid rampant modernization; and against a national cinema whose conventions he broke time and again. Read More
Film at Lincoln Center announces the complete lineup for free daily talk series NYFF Live at The 57th New York Film Festival
Film at Lincoln Center announces the lineup the complete lineup for the eighth edition of free talk series NYFF Live and additional free events during the 57th New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13). HBO® is the presenting sponsor of NYFF Live, which features actors, directors, writers, critics, and other industry insiders participating in daily evening discussions from September 28 – October 9 in the Amphitheater at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center. Read More
Film at Lincoln Center reveals the 57th New York Film Festival Secret Screening as the Safdie Brothers’ Uncut Gems
Film at Lincoln Center reveals the NYFF secret screening as Josh and Benny Safdie’s Uncut Gems, making its New York premiere at the 57th New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13) on Thursday, October 3 at 9:00pm. Read More
Film at Lincoln Center’s Fall/Winter 2019 Repertory Series, Retrospectives, and New Releases
Film at Lincoln Center has announced the full lineup of repertory series, retrospectives, and new release programming for the fall and winter seasons, including a complete retrospective of Austrian director Jessica Hausner; a series on the significant and varied films of New Korean Cinema timed to FLC’s theatrical release of pioneer Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite; the first U.S. retrospective of French filmmaker Patricia Mazuy; a survey of the visionary Bengali director, poet, and actor Ritwik Ghatak; a series exploring the radical filmmakers of the contemporary Brazilian cinema movement; and the most comprehensive series to date of renowned filmmaker Agnès Varda. Read More
FLC announces the Retrospective and Revivals sections for NYFF57
Film at Lincoln Center announces the Retrospective and Revivals sections for the 57th New York Film Festival (September 27–October 13). Since its founding in 1919, the ASC has served as an integral presence within the film industry. The society's membership has included many of the cinematographers whose technical innovations and artistic contributions have defined what we think of as the visual language of American cinema. Read More
FLC announces Special Events, Shorts, and Talks sections for NYFF57
Film at Lincoln Center announces the complete lineup for the Special Events, Shorts, and Talks sections for the 57th New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13). Read More
