Film Society of Lincoln Center
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is a film presentation organization based in New York City, United States. 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
- 1972: Charlie Chaplin
- 1973: Fred Astaire
- 1974: Alfred Hitchcock
- 1975: Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman
- 1978: George Cukor
- 1979: Bob Hope
- 1980: John Huston
- 1981: Barbara Stanwyck
- 1982: Billy Wilder
- 1983: Laurence Olivier
- 1984: Claudette Colbert
- 1985: Federico Fellini
- 1986: Elizabeth Taylor
- 1987: Alec Guinness
- 1988: Yves Montand
- 1989: Bette Davis
- 1990: James Stewart
- 1991: Audrey Hepburn
- 1992: Gregory Peck
- 1993: Jack Lemmon
- 1994: Robert Altman
- 1995: Shirley MacLaine
- 1996: Clint Eastwood
- 1997: Sean Connery
- 1998: Martin Scorsese
- 1999: Mike Nichols
- 2000: Al Pacino
- 2001: Jane Fonda
- 2002: Francis Ford Coppola
- 2003: Susan Sarandon
- 2004: Michael Caine
- 2005: Dustin Hoffman
- 2006: Jessica Lange
- 2007: Diane Keaton
- 2008: Meryl Streep
- 2009: Tom Hanks
- 2010: Michael Douglas
- 2011: Sidney Poitier
- 2012: Catherine Deneuve
- 2013: Barbra Streisand
- 2014: Rob Reiner
- 2015: Robert Redford
- 2016: Morgan Freeman
- 2017: Robert De Niro
References
- ↑ Grimes, William (2011-09-20). "William F. May, 95, Dies; Helped Found Film Society". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ↑ Film Society of Lincoln Center