Editing Martin Scorsese (section)

== Other work ==
=== Film preservation ===
{{main|The Film Foundation|World Cinema Project}}

Scorsese had been at the forefront in [[film preservation]] and restoration ever since 1990, when he created [[The Film Foundation]], a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] film organization which collaborates with film studios to restore prints of old or damaged films. Scorsese launched the organization with [[Woody Allen]], [[Robert Altman]], [[Francis Ford Coppola]], [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Stanley Kubrick]], [[George Lucas]], [[Sydney Pollack]], [[Robert Redford]], and [[Steven Spielberg]], who all sat on the foundation's original board of directors.<ref>Cruickshank, Douglas. [http://www.edutopia.org/martin-scorsese-teaching-visual-literacy "Martin Scorsese: Teaching Visual Literacy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407204630/https://www.edutopia.org/martin-scorsese-teaching-visual-literacy |date=April 7, 2020 }}, edutopia.org, October 19, 2006, accessed November 3, 2014</ref> In 2006, [[Paul Thomas Anderson]], [[Wes Anderson]], [[Curtis Hanson]], [[Peter Jackson]], [[Ang Lee]] and [[Alexander Payne]] joined them.<ref name=Pond>Pond, Steve. [http://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/0701-Spring-2007/Features-Film-Preservation.aspx "Save the Day"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407204620/http://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/0701-Spring-2007/Features-Film-Preservation.aspx |date=April 7, 2020 }}, ''DGA Quarterly'', Directors Guild of America, Spring 2007, accessed November 12, 2014</ref> In 2015, [[Christopher Nolan]] also joined the board.<ref>Mike Fleming, Mike Jr. [https://deadline.com/2015/04/christopher-nolan-joins-film-foundation-board-1201414195 "Christopher Nolan Joins Film Foundation Board"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212135311/https://deadline.com/2015/04/christopher-nolan-joins-film-foundation-board-1201414195/ |date=December 12, 2019 }}, ''Deadline'', April 22, 2015, accessed May 31, 2018</ref> Recent members include [[Spike Lee]], [[Sofia Coppola]], [[Guillermo del Toro]], [[Barry Jenkins]], [[Lynne Ramsay]], [[Joanna Hogg]] and [[Kathryn Bigelow]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.film-foundation.org/board|title= Board of Directors|website= filmfoundation.org|accessdate= March 16, 2021|archive-date= June 28, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210628012452/http://www.film-foundation.org/board|url-status= live}}</ref>

The foundation has restored more than 800 films from around the world and conducts a free educational curriculum for young people on the language and history of film. Scorsese and the Foundation spearheaded fundraising for the film restoration of [[Michael Powell]], and [[Emeric Pressburger]]'s ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' (1948).<ref name="turan">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-17-ca-redshoes17-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014004356/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/17/entertainment/ca-redshoes17|archive-date=October 14, 2018|title= 'The Red Shoes' shines anew|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Los Angeles, California | first=Kenneth | last=Turan |author-link=Kenneth Turan |date=May 17, 2009}}</ref> For his advocacy in film restoration he received the Robert Osborne Award at the 2018 [[Turner Classic Movies|TCM Film Festival]]. The award was given to Scorsese as "an individual who has significantly contributed to preserving the cultural heritage of classic films".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/martin-scorsese-robert-osborne-award-1202714159/|title= Martin Scorsese Selected for Robert Osborne Award at TCM Festival|website= Variety|date= March 2018|access-date= April 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200407204621/https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/martin-scorsese-robert-osborne-award-1202714159/|archive-date= April 7, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref>

In November 2020, [[The Criterion Channel]] released a 30-minute video titled, ''30 Years of The Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and [[Ari Aster]] in Conversation'', celebrating the "mission, evolution, and ongoing work of The Film Foundation". Scorsese stated as of 2020, the Foundation has helped restore 850 films.

On April 20, 2024, Scorsese partnered with [[Seth MacFarlane]] to showcase ''Back From the Ink: Restored Animated Shorts'' at the [[Turner Classic Movies|2024 TCM Classic Film Festival]]. Macfarlane and Scorsese funded the restoration, and worked with the [[UCLA Film and Television Archive]] and [[The Film Foundation]] with [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Pictures Archives]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helm |first=Douglas |date=2024-04-23 |title=Seth MacFarlane Teams With Martin Scorsese To Save Classic Cartoons |url=https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/?p=624413 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendez |first=Gabriella |date=2024-04-18 |title=Seth MacFarlane and Martin Scorsese Team Up for Animation Restoration Project |url=https://www.cbr.com/seth-macfarlane-martin-scorsese-animation-restoration-project/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=CBR}}</ref>

==== The World Cinema Project ====
In 2007, Scorsese established the [[World Cinema Project]] with the mission to preserve and present marginalized and infrequently screened films from regions generally ill-equipped to preserve their own cinema history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.film-foundation.org/world-cinema|title=World Cinema Project|website=filmfoundation.org|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111152333/http://www.film-foundation.org/world-cinema|archive-date=November 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Scorsese's organization has worked with the [[Criterion Collection]] to not only preserve the films but to allow them to be released on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] boxsets and on streaming services such as [[Criterion Collection|The Criterion Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1021-martin-scorsese-s-world-cinema-project|title=Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project|website=Criterion Collection|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211035657/https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1021-martin-scorsese-s-world-cinema-project|archive-date=February 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Films in the WCP include [[Ousmane Sembène]]'s ''[[Black Girl (1966 film)|Black Girl]]'' (1966), and [[Djibril Diop Mambéty]]'s ''[[Touki Bouki]]'' (1973).

The [[Criterion Collection]] so far has released four Vol. boxsets on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]], titled, ''Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project''. The first Volume includes 6 titles, ''[[Touki Bouki]]'' (1973), ''[[Redes (film)|Redes]]'' (1936), ''[[Titash Ekti Nadir Naam|A River Called Titas]]'' (1973), ''[[Dry Summer]]'' (1964), ''[[Trances (film)|Trances]]'' (1981) and ''[[The Housemaid (1960 film)|The Housemaid]]'' (1960).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1021-martin-scorsese-s-world-cinema-project|title= Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project|website= The Criterion Collection|access-date= April 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200211035657/https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1021-martin-scorsese-s-world-cinema-project|archive-date= February 11, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> The second volume also includes 6 titles, ''[[Insiang]]'' (1976), ''[[Mysterious Object at Noon]]'' (2000), ''Revenge'' (1989), ''[[Limite]]'' (1931), ''[[Law of the Border]]'' (1967), and ''[[Taipei Story]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1258-martin-scorsese-s-world-cinema-project-no-2|title= Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 2|website= The Criterion Collection|access-date= April 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191020095337/https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1258-martin-scorsese-s-world-cinema-project-no-2|archive-date= October 20, 2019|url-status= live}}</ref> The third volume includes 6 titles as well: ''[[Lucía]]'' (1968), ''[[Lewat Djam Malam|After the Curfew]]'' (1954), ''[[Pixote]]'' (1980), ''[[Two Monks|Dos monjes]]'' (1934), ''[[Soleil O|Soleil Ô]]'' (1970), and ''[[Downpour (film)|Downpour]]'' (1972). The 6 films included in the fourth set are ''[[Sambizanga]]'' (1972), ''[[Prisioneros de la tierra]]'' (1939), ''[[Chess of the Wind]]'' (1979), ''[[Muna Moto]]'' (1975), ''Two Girls on the Street'' (1939), and ''[[Kalpana (1948 film)|Kalpana]]'' (1948).

==== The African Film Heritage Project ====
In 2017, Scorsese also introduced The African Film Heritage Project (AFHP), which is a joint initiative between Scorsese's non-profit [[The Film Foundation]], [[UNESCO]], [[Cineteca di Bologna]], and the [[Pan African Federation of Filmmakers]] (FEPACI).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/africa/martin-scorsese-african-film-heritage-project-unesco-fepaci/index.html|title= Martin Scorsese leads effort to save lost African cinema|website= CNN|date= November 10, 2017|access-date= April 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200229064144/https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/africa/martin-scorsese-african-film-heritage-project-unesco-fepaci/index.html|archive-date= February 29, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> The project aims to locate and preserve 50 classic African films, some thought lost and others beyond repair, with hopes to make them available to audiences everywhere. In an interview with ''Cinema Escapist'' in 2018, Scorsese talked about the ambitious collaboration saying, "Our first goal is to launch and conduct a thorough investigation in film archives and laboratories around the world, in order to locate the best surviving elements—original negatives, we hope—for our first 50 titles."<ref name="film-foundation.org">{{cite web|url= http://www.film-foundation.org/cinema-escapist|title= MARTIN SCORSESE ON THE AFRICAN FILM HERITAGE PROJECT|website= The Film Foundation|access-date= April 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200115165004/http://www.film-foundation.org/cinema-escapist|archive-date= January 15, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> He also stated that "Restoration is always the primary goal, of course, but within the initiative, it's also a starting point of a process that follows through with exhibition and dissemination in Africa and abroad. And of course, our restoration process always includes the creation of preservation elements."<ref name="film-foundation.org"/>

In 2019, the AFHP, announced that they would screen restorations of four African films on their home continent for the first time as part of the 50th anniversary of the [[Pan African Film Festival]] of [[Ouagadougou]]. The movies in question are [[Med Hondo]]'s ''[[Soleil Ô]]'' (1970), [[Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina]]'s ''[[Chronique des années de braise]]'' (1975), [[Timité Bassori]]'s ''La Femme au couteau'' (1969), and [[Jean-Pierre Dikongue-Pipa]]'s ''[[Muna Moto]]'' (1975).<ref name="indiewire.com">{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/african-film-heritage-project-martin-scorsese-restorations-1202046208/|title= Martin Scorsese and the African Film Heritage Project Are Bringing Four Vital Films Home|website= IndieWire|date= February 23, 2019|access-date= April 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200118162740/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/african-film-heritage-project-martin-scorsese-restorations-1202046208/|archive-date= January 18, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref>

=== Film activism ===
Scorsese has mentioned his mentors being such filmmakers as [[John Cassavetes]], [[Roger Corman]], and [[Michael Powell]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/martin-scorsese-and-me-mentored-by-a-master-cvrdnqfnhlf|title= Martin Scorsese mentored by masters|website= London Times|access-date= November 14, 2020|archive-date= December 27, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201227045209/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/martin-scorsese-and-me-mentored-by-a-master-cvrdnqfnhlf#:~:text=Scorsese%20says%20that%20his%20own,whom%20Raging%20Bull%20is%20dedicated)|url-status= live|last1= Maher|first1= Kevin}}</ref> In film critic [[Roger Ebert]]'s book, ''Scorsese by Ebert'', Ebert praised Scorsese for championing and supporting other filmmakers by serving as an executive producer on projects of filmmakers such as [[Antoine Fuqua]], [[Wim Wenders]], [[Kenneth Lonergan]], [[Stephen Frears]], [[Allison Anders]], [[Spike Lee]], and [[John McNaughton]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/scorsese-by-ebert-introduction|title= Scorsese by Ebert: Introduction|website= Rogerebert.com|date= December 14, 2012|access-date= November 15, 2020|archive-date= September 22, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200922120559/https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/scorsese-by-ebert-introduction|url-status= live}}</ref> More recently he has executive produced the films of the [[Safdie Brothers]], [[Joanna Hogg]], [[Kornél Mundruczó]], [[Josephine Decker]], [[Danielle Lessovitz]], [[Alice Rohrwacher]], [[Jonas Carpignano]], Amélie van Elmbt, and Celina Murga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/|title=Martin Scorsese – IMDb|website=IMDb|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113055225/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/548002-scorsese-mentoring-argentinean-director-celina-murga|title= Scorsese Mentoring Argentinean Director Celina Murga|website= ComingSoon.com|date= November 29, 2010|access-date= November 14, 2020|archive-date= November 20, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201120081739/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/548002-scorsese-mentoring-argentinean-director-celina-murga|url-status= live}}</ref> Scorsese has also chosen to name filmmakers throughout the years that he admires such as fellow [[New York City]]-based directors [[Woody Allen]] and [[Spike Lee]], as well as other artists such as [[Wes Anderson]], [[Bong Joon-ho]], [[Greta Gerwig]], [[Ari Aster]], [[Kelly Reichardt]], [[Claire Denis]], [[Noah Baumbach]], [[Paul Thomas Anderson]], [[Christopher Nolan]], the [[Coen Brothers]], and [[Kathryn Bigelow]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/16/magazine/the-two-hollywoods-the-directors-woody-allen-martin-scorsese.html|title= The Two Hollywoods: The Directors; Woody Allen; Martin Scorsese|newspaper= The New York Times|date= November 16, 1997|access-date= November 16, 2020|archive-date= December 29, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171229120624/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/16/magazine/the-two-hollywoods-the-directors-woody-allen-martin-scorsese.html|url-status= live|last1= Hirschberg|first1= Lynn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/2020/07/scorsese-champions-ari-aster-hereditary-midsommar-1234571523/|title= Scorsese Champions Ari Aster Movies: 'So Disturbing' They're 'Deeply Uncomfortable'|website= IndieWire|date= July 6, 2020|access-date= November 14, 2020|archive-date= December 27, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201227045209/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/07/scorsese-champions-ari-aster-hereditary-midsommar-1234571523/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/martin-scorsese-bong-joon-ho-letter-parasite-oscar-wins-1202212336/|title= Scorsese Wrote Bong Joon Ho a Heartfelt Letter After Oscars: 'You've Done Well, Now Rest'|website= IndieWire|date= February 20, 2020|access-date= November 14, 2020|archive-date= February 21, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200221011553/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/martin-scorsese-bong-joon-ho-letter-parasite-oscar-wins-1202212336/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/martin-scorsese-marvel.html|title= Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren't Cinema. Let Me Explain|newspaper= The New York Times|date= November 5, 2019|access-date= November 14, 2020|archive-date= November 16, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201116042951/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/martin-scorsese-marvel.html|url-status= live|last1= Scorsese|first1= Martin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thewrap.com/martin-scorsese-expands-on-marvel-movies/|title= Martin Scorsese Expands on Marvel Movies Comments: 'Theme Park Films' Are 'a New Art Form'|website= The Wrap|date= October 26, 2019|access-date= November 14, 2020|archive-date= August 5, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200805051248/https://www.thewrap.com/martin-scorsese-expands-on-marvel-movies/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://filmtalk.org/2015/10/26/martin-scorsese-theres-always-the-budget-but-i-am-more-concerned-about-the-creative-freedom/ |title=Martin Scorsese: There's always the budget, but I am more concerned about the creative freedom |date=October 26, 2015 |publisher=Filmtalk |access-date=February 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025044907/https://filmtalk.org/2015/10/26/martin-scorsese-theres-always-the-budget-but-i-am-more-concerned-about-the-creative-freedom/|archive-date=October 25, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Favorite films===
Scorsese listed ''[[Pickup on South Street]]'' as one of his favorite films.{{sfn|Wilson|2011|p=111}} ''[[The Band Wagon]]'' is his favorite musical.{{sfn|Wilson|2011|p=72}}

In 2012, Scorsese participated in the ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' film polls of that year. Held every ten years to select the greatest films of all time, contemporary directors were asked to select ten films of their choice. Scorsese, however, picked 12, which are listed below in alphabetical order:<ref name="BFI2012">{{cite web|title=Martin Scorsese's Picks for 2012 Sight and Sound Polls|url=http://bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1058|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223005206/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people//sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1058|archive-date=February 23, 2016|access-date=August 22, 2012|website=Bfi.org.uk|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

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* ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' (US/UK,1968)
* ''[[8½]]'' (Italy, 1963)
* ''[[Ashes and Diamonds (film)|Ashes and Diamonds]]'' (Poland, 1958)
* ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' (US, 1941)
* ''[[The Leopard (1963 film)|The Leopard]]'' (Italy, 1963)
* ''[[Paisan|Paisà]]'' (Italy, 1946)
* ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' (UK, 1948)
* ''[[The River (1951 film)|The River]]'' (US, 1951)
* ''[[Salvatore Giuliano (film)|Salvatore Giuliano]]'' (Italy, 1962)
* ''[[The Searchers]]'' (US, 1956)
* ''[[Ugetsu]]'' (Japan, 1953)
* ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'' (US, 1958)
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Ten years later, Scorsese participated again in the ''Sight & Sound'' polls, picking 15 films, the same 12 of the 2012 list, plus the following:<ref>{{cite web|title=Martin Scorsese and Bong Joon Ho's 2022 Lists of the Greatest Films of All-Time|date=December 2, 2022|url=https://thefilmstage.com/martin-scorsese-and-bong-joon-hos-2022-lists-of-the-greatest-films-of-all-time/|access-date=December 7, 2022|archive-date=December 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207201805/https://thefilmstage.com/martin-scorsese-and-bong-joon-hos-2022-lists-of-the-greatest-films-of-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* ''[[Diary of a Country Priest]]'' (France, 1951)
* ''[[Ikiru]]'' (Japan, 1952)
* ''[[Ordet]]'' (Denmark, 1955)
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In 1999, after the death of [[Gene Siskel]], Scorsese joined [[Roger Ebert]] as the guest co-host for an episode of ''[[Siskel & Ebert]]'' where they each stated their 10 favorite films of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/ebert-and-scorsese-best-films-of-the-1990s|title= Ebert & Scorsese: Best Films of the 1990s|website= Rogerebert.com|date= December 19, 2012|access-date= November 15, 2020|archive-date= August 28, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180828102353/https://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/ebert-and-scorsese-best-films-of-the-1990s|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://siskelebert.org/?p=7515|title= Ebert & Scorsese: Best Films of the 1990S|website= Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews|access-date= November 15, 2020|archive-date= October 23, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201023230522/https://siskelebert.org/?p=7515|url-status= live}}</ref> Scorsese's list numerically is:

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#''[[The Horse Thief]]'' (China, 1986)
#''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' (US, 1998)
#''[[A Borrowed Life]]'' (Taiwan, 1994)
#''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]'' (US/UK, 1999)
#''[[Bad Lieutenant]]'' (US, 1992)
#''[[Breaking the Waves]]'' (Denmark/UK, 1996)
#''[[Bottle Rocket]]'' (US, 1996)
#''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' (Canada, 1996)
#''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]'' (US, 1996)
#''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm X]]'' (US, 1992) and ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' (US, 1995) (tie)
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In 2012, Scorsese recommended 39 foreign films to [[Colin Levy]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Crystal|date=March 27, 2012|title=Martin Scorsese Foreign Film List: Director Recommends 39 Films To Young Filmmaker Colin Levy|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-scorsese-foreign-film-list-colin-levy_n_1382131|access-date=January 14, 2021|website=[[Huffington Post]]|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115231856/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martin-scorsese-foreign-film-list-colin-levy_n_1382131|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Martin Scorsese contributed his list of favorite films to LaCinetek, a streaming platform that compiles film lists from filmmakers worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vincentelli |first=Elisabeth |date=2020-07-29 |title=The World's Greatest Directors Have Their Own Streaming Lists |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/movies/la-cinetek-streaming.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> As a tireless cinephile, Scorsese submitted two lists: one featuring 73 "founding" films and another "alternative list" with 106 films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Scorsese's list |url=https://www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/director-list/martin-scorsese-5 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=LaCinetek}}</ref> He also included a letter to [[Cédric Klapisch]], one of LaCinetek's founders, explaining his selections and noting that many filmmakers and films he admires are not included in these lists.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Letter by Martin Scorsese to Cédric Klapisch and LaCinetek | url=https://www.ens.psl.eu/sites/default/files/etudes-cinematographiques-cnel2019.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303234733/http://www.ens.psl.eu/sites/default/files/etudes-cinematographiques-cnel2019.pdf | archive-date=2022-03-03}}</ref>