The wait is over! 2023 was our first full year back in theaters and it was quite an exciting year filled with festivals, retrospectives, restorations, and more. Per our annual tradition, our staff publishes a selection of their top films and memorable cinematic experiences.

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.

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.”

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 […]

Film at Lincoln Center has announced its full lineup of new releases for the summer 2019 season, including highly anticipated titles from New Directors/New Films 2019, NYFF56, and a 4K restoration of George T. Nierenberg’s Say Amen, Somebody.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the full lineup of repertory, festival, and new release programming for the spring 2019 season.

Ahead of his Academy Award win for BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee joined us for an in-depth Film Comment conversation with Lawrence O’Donnell.

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On this week’s podcast, we’re sharing a special extended conversation with director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose The Favourite has been nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.

The cinema of Hong Sangsoo returns to the Film Society of Lincoln Center next month with Hotel by the River, opening here exclusively on February 15.

With the Oscars fast approaching, join us as we look back to when some of this year’s nominees came to the Film Society.

This week, the Film Society kicked off 2019 by giving a warm welcome to some of this season’s most talented filmmakers and actors.