Film Society of Lincoln Center

The Film Society of Lincoln Center is located at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City
Avery Fisher Hall, now called David Geffen Hall since September 2015, at Lincoln Center, where the Film Society annually held its Gala Tribute.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center, based in New York City, United States, is one of the world's most prominent film presentation organizations. Founded in 1969 by three Lincoln Center executives—William F. May, Martin E. Segal and Schuyler G. Chapin[1]—the film society spotlights American Independent cinema and World Cinema, and recognizes and supports new filmmakers.[2] The Film Society of Lincoln Center is one of the eleven resident organizations at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Over the last four decades, the film society has introduced to American audiences the works of many of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers, including François Truffaut, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jean-Luc Godard, Pedro Almodóvar and Martin Scorsese.

Each year the organization presents its annual Gala Tribute, honoring legendary stars and industry leaders at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, formerly known as Avery Fisher Hall.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center also hosts the annual New York Film Festival and is a co-presenter (with the Museum of Modern Art) of the New Directors/New Films Festival. The Film Society also publishes the bi-monthly film journal Film Comment.

Past honorees of Gala Tribute

References

  1. ↑ Grimes, William (2011-09-20). "William F. May, 95, Dies; Helped Found Film Society". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  2. ↑ Film Society of Lincoln Center
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