Apply for the 2016 NYFF Critics Academy
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is now accepting entries for the 2016 New York Film Festival Critics Academy, the fifth annual workshop for aspiring film critics offered during the festival...
View ArticleThe Close-Up: Michael Cimino on Heaven’s Gate at NYFF50
In a special bonus episode of our podcast, we’re remembering legendary director Michael Cimino, who passed away July 2 at the age of 77. The director broke through with his 1978 best picture Oscar...
View ArticlePhotos: Week Two of New York Asian Film Festival
Saturday marked the end of the 15th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival, which was co-presented by Subway Cinema and the Film Society of Lincoln Center and took place at the Film Society’s...
View ArticleThe Close-Up: Abbas Kiarostami and Norman Lear
On this week’s podcast, you’ll hear from legendary producer Norman Lear, the subject of the new documentary Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You, now playing here at the Film Society. You’ll also...
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Ava DuVernay’s The 13th Will Open NYFF54
Ava DuVernay’s documentary The 13th is the Opening Night selection of the 54th New York Film Festival, which will take place September 30 – October 16 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Making its...
View ArticleThe Close-Up: Ava DuVernay and Jamal Joseph
On this week’s episode of our podcast, we caught up with Selma director Ava DuVernay, whose new film The 13th will have its world premiere at the 54th New York Film Festival this fall. We’re also...
View ArticlePhotos: Free Talks with Joe Berlinger & Tony Robbins, Script Readings, and more!
The Film Society has been beating the heat with a full slate of Free Talks all summer. We are looking back at our favorite moments from three of these special events: a talk with director Joe Berlinger...
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Mike Mills’s 20th Century Women is NYFF54 Centerpiece
20th Century Women, the new film by writer-director Mike Mills (Beginners, Thumbsucker), will have its World Premiere on October 8 as the Centerpiece of the 54th New York Film Festival. NYFF54 will...
View ArticleThe Close-Up: Barbara Kopple & Sharon Jones Talk Miss Sharon Jones!
On this week’s episode of our podcast, you’ll hear a conversation with Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple and Grammy-nominated singer Sharon Jones, who joined us at a recent free talk...
View ArticleNew Restoration of Charles Burnett’s To Sleep with Anger
A new digital restoration of Charles Burnett’s To Sleep with Anger comes to the Film Society of Lincoln Center on September 9 for a weeklong exclusive engagement with Burnett in person. Charles Burnett...
View ArticlePhotos: Howards End, Little Men, and Miss Sharon Jones!
A triple whammy! Last Monday night, the Film Society hosted two Free Talks, as well as a Q&A following a screening of a brand new restoration of Howards End. Actors Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Ehle...
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James Gray’s The Lost City of Z Will Close NYFF54
The Lost City of Z, written and directed by James Gray (The Immigrant, Two Lovers), will close the 54th New York Film Festival. The film, based on journalist David Grann’s nonfiction book of the same...
View ArticleWatch: Clément Cogitore on Neither Heaven Nor Earth
In anticipation of this week’s release of French filmmaker Clément Cogitore’s Neither Heaven Nor Earth, take a look back at Cogitore’s appearance at this year’s edition of our annual New Directors/New...
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NYFF54 Revivals Include Long-Lost Jacques Rivette Shorts
Lovers of old movies, rejoice! We’ve announced the lineup for the Revivals section of the 54th New York Film Festival, which showcases masterpieces from renowned filmmakers whose diverse and eclectic...
View ArticleThe Close-Up: Ira Sachs and Paul Greengrass
On this week’s podcast, you’ll hear a conversation with the director and stars of Little Men, which opens here at the Film Society on Friday, followed by a talk with Paul Greengrass from the 51st New...
View ArticleThe Close-Up: James Gray Talks Filmmaking in 2014
Earlier this week, we announced James Gray’s The Lost City of Z as the Closing Night selection of the 54th New York Film Festival. So for this special From the Archives episode of our podcast, we’re...
View ArticleWatch: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle & Ira Sachs Talk Little Men
New York filmmaker Ira Sachs returned to the Film Society to discuss his latest film, Little Men, alongside two of its stars, Oscar-nominee Greg Kinnear and BAFTA Award–winner Jennifer Ehle, at a Free...
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54th New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced
The 54th New York Film Festival’s Main Slate has been announced, featuring a selection of 25 films from around the globe. NYFF Director and Selection Committee Chair Kent Jones said, “The cinema is so...
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New Restorations of Eric Rohmer’s Moral Tales This September
The Film Society has announced Eric Rohmer’s Moral Tales, September 16-29. All six films will be screened in new restorations, highlighted by two adjacent weeklong revivals of La collectionneuse and...
View ArticleThe Close-Up: Kent Jones on NYFF54 & David Lowery on Filmmaking
Listen to the official unveiling of the 54th New York Film Festival Main Slate on this week’s edition of our podcast. Yesterday, festival director Kent Jones presented this year’s lineup of...
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