Press Releases
FSLC announces Gala Tributes to honor Nicole Kidman and Richard Peña at the 2012 NYFF
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Nicole Kidman and Richard Peña will be the subject of gala tributes to be presented by the festival for the first time during the historic 50th edition of NYFF. FSLC also announced the addition of Kidman’s upcoming film, Lee Daniels’s adaptation of Pete Dexter’s popular novel, THE PAPERBOY to NYFF’s main slate schedule. The Gala Tribute to Nicole Kidman will take place on Wednesday, October 3, and the Gala Tribute to Richard Peña will take place on Wednesday, October 10. Read More
FSLC announces Special Anniversary presentations of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, THE PRINCESS BRIDE & more
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced special Masterworks anniversary screenings of David Lean’s classic epic LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, Walt Disney’s animated classic SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, and Rob Reiner’s comedy classic THE PRINCESS BRIDE, the debut of two new sidebar sections, and additional special event screenings to join the main slate of selections for the 50th New York Film Festival (September 28-October 14). Read More
FSLC announces Main Slate of selections for the 2012 New York Film Festival
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the main slate of selections for the 50th New York Film Festival (September 28-October 14) including such notable directors as Olivier Assayas, Noah Baumbach, Leos Carax, Brian De Palma, Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Ang Lee, Cristian Mungiu, Sally Potter, Alain Resnais, Raul Ruiz and Robert Zemeckis. Read More
David Chase’s NOT FADE AWAY announced by FSLC as the Centerpiece Gala Selection for the 2012 NYFF
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that David Chase’s NOT FADE AWAY will make its World Premiere on Saturday, October 6 as the Centerpiece Gala selection for the 50th New York Film Festival (September 28-October 14). Read More
FSLC announces the World Premiere of Ang Lee’s LIFE OF PI as the Opening Night selection for NYFF
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Ang Lee’s LIFE OF PI will make its World Premiere as the Opening Night Gala presentation for the upcoming 50th New York Film Festival (September 28 – October 14). The screening will mark the Academy Award-winning director’s return to NYFF, 12 years after CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON served as the Closing Night Gala presentation (2000). The selection of LIFE OF PI also allows Lee to join Robert Altman, Pedro Almodóvar and François Truffaut as the only directors to have had more than one film chosen to open NYFF. (THE ICE STORM was the Opening Night Gala selection in 1997.) Read More
FSLC announces Robert Zemeckis’s FLIGHT as Closing Night Gala selection for the 2012 NYFF
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Robert Zemeckis’s FLIGHT will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night film for the upcoming 50th New York Film Festival (September 28 – October 14). Read More
MARTIN E. SEGAL (1916 – 2012)
One of New York City’s leading cultural figures, a former chairman of Lincoln Center as well as the founding president and chief executive of the Film Society of Lincoln Center for several years, Martin E. Segal died Sunday, August 5 in New York. Read More
FSLC announces ORIENTATION: A NEW ARAB CINEMA, August 24-29
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the schedule for ORIENTATION: A NEW ARAB CINEMA (August 24-29). The upcoming series is the result of a new partnership between FSLC and the Dubai International Film Festival, presenting a series of recent feature films and shorts that have been supported by the Dubai Film Market. Read More
FSLC announces lineup for Claude Sautet: The Things of Life
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the complete lineup for Claude Sautet: The Things of Life from August 1–9, a showcase of Sautet's films. Lineup includes Closing Night film MAX ET LES FERRAILLEURS, which will have its U.S. theatrical premiere with a one week run at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center. Read More
FSLC announces lineup for 13th annual Latinbeat
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the complete lineup for the 13th edition of Latinbeat, the best contemporary cinema from Latin America, from August 10–23. Lineup includes Kenya Marquez's Opening Night film EXPIRATION DATE starring Damian Alcazar and US Premiere of YAMANDU and Jaime Roos' Closing Night film 3 MILLION. Read More
