Film at Lincoln Center executive director Lesli Klainberg will oversee the transition of leadership for the annual fall event.
New York Film Festival director and selection committee chair Kent Jones will step down following the 2019 edition of the festival,The executive director of Film at Lincoln Center, which presents the NYFF, Lesli Klainberg, will oversee the transition of leadership. Jones will continue to work with Film at Lincoln Center in an advisory role.
Jones has served as NYFF director since 2012 after joining Film at Lincoln Center, formerly known as the Film Society of Lincoln Center, in 1998 as associate director of programming, a position he held until 2008. He joined the NYFF selection committee in 2002. During his time as NYFF director, Jones expanded the festival with additional sidebars and sections.
Klainberg added, “Beginning as a year-round programmer, Kent has shared his knowledge and passion for the movies with our Film at Lincoln Center audiences for almost twenty years. On behalf of the Board and staff, I’m delighted to support him as he continues into the next phase of his career, making more of his own cinematic dreams come true, and we can’t wait to enjoy the results.”
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