In 2020, Film at Lincoln Center announced the return of Film Comment with the relaunch of its podcast and a weekly Film Comment Letter—a first step towards bringing the best in film criticism back to the publication’s devoted audience around the world. Learn more here and in our FAQ.

Since 1962, Film Comment has been the home of independent film journalism, publishing in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and feature coverage of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world. Published by Film at Lincoln Center, Film Comment is a nonprofit publication that relies on the support of readers. Its activities supporting film culture also include The Film Comment Podcast, the Film Comment Letter, and events and talks at Film at Lincoln Center and elsewhere. The magazine was founded under the editorship of Gordon Hitchens, who was followed by Richard Corliss, Harlan Jacobson, Richard T. Jameson, Gavin Smith, and Nicolas Rapold, and is currently co-edited by Clinton Krute and Devika Girish. Past and present contributing writers include Ashley Clark, Manohla Dargis, Raymond Durgnat, Roger Ebert, Manny Farber, Scott Foundas, Molly Haskell, J. Hoberman, Eric Hynes, Kent Jones, Dave Kehr, Nathan Lee, Kathleen Murphy, Sheila O’Malley, Brooks Riley, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Andrew Sarris, Amy Taubin, David Thomson, Amos Vogel, Robin Wood, and many more.

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Managing Editor Clinton Krute
Editor Devika Girish
Digital Production Coordinator Michael Blair
Copy Editor Steven Mears
Podcast Editor Kouros Alaghband
Digital Archive Assistant James Wham

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Contributing Editors
J. Hoberman
Dave Kehr
Nellie Killian
Soraya Nadia McDonald
Jonathan Romney
Michael Sragow
Amy Taubin
Manu Yáñez Murillo

Editor Emeritus Gavin Smith

Pitch Guidelines

Film Comment publishes essays, reviews, interviews, and reported pieces, and more. Our tastes are wide-ranging—spanning mainstream, arthouse, and avant-garde cinema—but what ties everything we publish together is a general critical depth and thoughtfulness, and a careful attention to how cinema and moving images inform, and are informed by, the world outside the screen. 

We accept pitches on a rolling basis. Please direct all pitches to [email protected]. Your pitch should:

        • be around 100–250 words
        • clearly outline your idea and the argument or source that might anchor your thinking
        • display some of the writing style you’ll plan to bring to the finished piece 
        • make a case for why the piece is relevant now (this may be due to a release, a restoration, or repertory or festival screening, or a news item/cultural development) 
        • explain why it is a fit for Film Comment
        • say why you are the right candidate for the piece—this may have to do with your access, your expertise/background, or your interests

Some important tips for a successful pitch: 

        • Try to pitch two to three months in advance of your targeted publication date, so we can slot your piece into our calendar. 
        • Please ensure that what you’re pitching is not already covered in Film Comment. 
        • Please ensure that what you’re pitching fits with the tone and ethos of Film Comment. For a sense of the kind of writing we typically publish and if your idea might be a good fit, please subscribe to The Film Comment Letter or review our archive of recently published articles. 
        • Please link to or attach specific samples of your previous writing in your pitch email that best demonstrate your aptitude for the piece.

We are a very small and dedicated team. Despite our best efforts, we cannot always respond individually to every pitch we receive. If you don’t hear back from us within two weeks of writing, feel free to take the pitch elsewhere. If your deadline is shorter than two weeks, please say so in the pitch. Thank you for understanding! 

Our Current Rates:

Film Comment Recommends (250 words): $100

Reviews (800 words): $250

Interviews (1500 words, including a 250 word introduction): $250

Features (1000 words): $300

Customer Service and Missed Issues

If you are a subscriber and would like to correct a problem with your subscription, or have any other questions or feedback, please contact us atplease e-mail [email protected].

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