Joanne Koch came to the Film Society of Lincoln Center as a freelancer in 1971 to program the series Movies in the Parks and quickly became an administrator, moving up to the role of Executive Director in 1977. She spent 47 years creating and shaping what is now Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and the New York Film Festival (NYFF), serving as FLC’s Executive Director from 1977 to 2003 and Project Director of the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center (EBM) through 2008.

This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we’re featuring a programmers preview of the seventh edition of Neighboring Scenes and a special conversation on the legacy of Sidney Poitier.

Irwin W. Young, chairman of DuArt Film Laboratories and past President of the Board of Film at Lincoln Center has passed away at age 94. A member of the Film at Lincoln Center Board for thirty-three years, he provided leadership as well technical expertise described by FLC Board member and Emeritus Executive Director  Joanne Koch as “indispensable.”

This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we’re featuring a talk from Camera Man: Dana Stevens on Buster Keaton, a recent FLC event celebrating the new book from author and Slate film critic Dana Stevens, moderated by writer Imogen Sara Smith and FLC Programming Assistant Maddie Whittle.

Film at Lincoln Center is proud to celebrate 30 years of the beloved Walter Reade Theater, which opened its doors on December 3, 1991. In honor of the monumental anniversary, we’re launching a series of ticket and merch giveaways in the theater! Explore the history of the theater A.O. Scott from The New York Times called […]

One of the greatest actors of his generation, Philip Seymour Hoffman would have turned 53 today. To celebrate his legacy, we’re proud to share a never-before-published press conference for Capote from the 43rd New York Film Festival in 2005.

As our run of a new restoration of Andrei Rublev continues, read statements by Andrei Tarkovsky on the making of his medieval-set masterpiece.

On this week’s very special podcast, we dug into our archives to share a conversation between Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones about film history.

Taking place December 16 – January 3, the series will feature groundbreaking films by Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Quentin Tarantino, and more.

Martin Scorsese introduced a screening of Marlon Brando’s One-Eyed Jacks during the 54th New York Film Festival. He and Steven Spielberg recently oversaw a new restoration of the film, which is now playing at Film Forum.

This week’s podcast features a 2013 conversation with renowned cinematographer Pierre Lhomme, whose career has shaped filmmaking around the world.

Get a taste of our essential survey of pre-Stonewall queer cinema, which runs April 22 – May 1, with this trailer created by filmmaker Zach Clark.