FLC and The Jewish Museum partner to bring you this annual festival each January, highlighting the finest films from around the world that explore the diversity of Jewish experience. Recent festival premieres have included Cédric Kahn’s One Life starring Anthony Hopkins and Delphine and Muriel Coulin’s Charlotte Salomon: Life and the Maiden, featuring Vicky Krieps.

In partnership with Unifrance, FLC’s annual Rendez-Vous with French Cinema returns each March with works by emerging talents and established masters that highlight the variety of contemporary French filmmaking. Recent editions featured Jessica Palud’s Being Maria with Matt Dillon and Anamaria Vartolomei, Bertrand Bonello’s Nocturama, Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District, and Justine Triet’s Victoria.

Since 1972, New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) has showcased new and emerging filmmakers whose distinctive visions highlight the vitality and potential of cinema, introducing New York audiences to Pedro Almodóvar, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Kelly Reichardt, Christopher Nolan, Souleymane Cissé, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Wong Kar-wai, Denis Villeneuve, Luca Guadagnino, and hundreds more. Presented each April by FLC and The Museum of Modern Art.

For more than 30 years, May’s annual New York African Film Festival, co-presented by FLC and African Film Festival, Inc., has featured new and classic African and diaspora cinema, with a focus on intergenerational discourse. Recent highlights include a special conversation with Souleymane Cissé, Abderrahmane Sissako’s Black Tea, Moussa Sène Absa’s Xalé, Fatou Cissé’s Furu, and a master class with Haile Gerima.

FLC and Cinecittà present the annual Open Roads: New Italian Cinema each spring. The premier North American showcase for the most compelling voices in contemporary Italian filmmaking, Open Roads’ lineup ranges from Italian box office hits to independent fare, from both emerging talents and esteemed veterans. Recent filmmakers include Nanni Moretti, Ferzan Özpetek, Francesco Costabile, and Mario Martone.

Throughout the year, FLC’s programming team curates a wide range of programs for devoted cinephiles and new audiences alike. Recent retrospectives have included Edward Yang, Frederick Wiseman, Catherine Breillat, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Luchino Visconti, Wong Kar-wai, Sophia Loren, Dario Argento, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, and film series curated by directors Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, Denis Villeneuve, Jordan Peele, the Daniels, and more.

See the latest and most anticipated new films from around the world year-round in FLC’s state-of-the-art theaters. We frequently host filmmakers and actors for Q&As and sneak preview screenings, with recent appearances by David Cronenberg and Diane Kruger (The Shrouds), Jia Zhangke (Caught by the Tides), Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths), Sean Baker (Anora), Jerzy Skolimowski (EO), and many more.

FLC hosts a variety of special events throughout the year, from exclusive advance screenings and 70mm runs to filmmaker talks, outdoor screenings, game nights, live film scores, and an Oscars party. Join the FLC community as a Member or Patron for the most access and invitations to FLC events!