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Partnering with the Film Society of Lincoln Center for the second consecutive year, Jaeger-LeCoultre is proud to celebrate with the cinema community Rob Reiner, acclaimed director of some of the most popular and influential motion pictures of the past few decades. Rob Reiner will be honored at the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala held at Lincoln Center in New York on Monday 28th April, 2014. Friend of the Brand, Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter Carmen Chaplin will be attending the prestigious ceremony, in honor of his grandfather, who received the first award of the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Jaeger-LeCoultre joins the Film Society of Lincoln Center

in honoring Rob Reiner as the recipient of the 41st Annual Chaplin Award on April 28th, 2014

The event will celebrate the range of Rob Reiner's work from the pure comedy of This Is Spinal Tap and The Princess Bride to the intense drama of Stand By Me; the romantic comedy of When Harry Met Sally…, as well as his extensive on-screen work highlighted with the role of Michael "Meathead" Stivic in the landmark television series All in the Family.

This celebration will be attended by a host of notable guests honoring the director, producer, actor, and political activist's career and will include movie and interview clips culminating in the presentation of The Chaplin Award by Martin Scorsese. The evening's proceedings will also include appearances by Billy Crystal, Michael Douglas, Michael McKean, Robin Wright and Carmen Chaplin.

The 41st Annual Chaplin Award in presence of Carmen Chaplin

The Film Society's Annual Gala began in 1972 and honored Charlie Chaplin, who returned to the U.S. from exile to accept the commendation. Since then, the award has been renamed for Chaplin, and has honored many of the film industry's most notable talents, including for instance Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Michael Douglas and last year, Barbara Streisand.

Considered one of the greatest filmmakers of the twentieth century, Charlie Chaplin introduced his subtle pantomime "The Little Tramp" to American audiences in 1914. A real hero of popular culture, the beloved vagrant who underwent tragicomic adventures turned 100 years old in 2014. Jaeger-LeCoultre invited Carmen Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter, to attend the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala to pay tribute to her grandfather whose talent made its mark on history, and was the first emblematic figure of the Cinema to be awarded by the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Jaeger-LeCoultre involved in the 7th Art

Having celebrated last year its 180th anniversary, Jaeger-LeCoultre has remained dedicated to the legacy of watchmaking traditions while maintaining its expertise for invention in creating

authentic fine watchmaking legends. Committed to a constant quest for excellence and supported by a unique inventive spirit, Jaeger-LeCoultre has a longstanding engagement in supporting the appreciation and preservation of film.

For a decade, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been closely associated with the best artistic film festivals around the world including Venice, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, San Sebastian and New York, and in turn pays tribute to the creative ingenuity of filmmakers by annually awarding the Glory to the Filmmaker Award.

Through the close affinity with the world of film, Jaeger-LeCoultre has found shared values and a common mission: each second bears the imprint of a moment of eternity.

Partner of the Film Society of Lincoln Center

As part of their multi-year partnership that kicked off last year at the 40th Annual Chaplin Award Gala and the 51st New York Film Festival, Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Film Society of Lincoln Center launched their first "Filmmaker in Residence" initiative, a programme designed to further support filmmakers at an earlier stage in the creative process, and named English Director and Writer Andrea Arnold as the 2013 Filmmaker in Residence. Throughout the year, the two organizations also partnered on a series of events, including the annual Film Comment Luncheon in January 2014 celebrating the best actors and films of the year.

This year, Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Film Society of Lincoln Center also pay tribute to Charlie Chaplin and celebrate the 100th anniversary of his character "The Little Tramp". Prior to the Chaplin Award Gala, a unique photographic exhibition "Chaplin Forever!" will be on display at the Film Society of Lincoln Center from April 25th to May 4th, 2014, retracing the most famous moments of the beloved actor and producer. On April 24th, the exhibition is going to be inaugurated in the presence of Carmen Chaplin who will screen her two short movies "A Time For Everything" and "The Innovators".

Honoring a multi-Oscar nominated Hollywood's Director

This year, the honor goes to Rob Reiner, acclaimed director of some of the most popular and influential motion pictures of the past few decades. Multi Golden Globes nominated and Awards winner, Rob Reiner aimed from his early age to become a director.

Born in the Bronx in 1947, Reiner is the son of television comedy legend Carl Reiner (Your Show of Shows, The Dick Van Dyke Show) and actress Estelle Reiner. After spending much time on the sets of his father's shows and with their writers, he went on to become a writer himself for shows like The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour before achieving fame as an actor, winning two Emmys for All in the Family.

Rob Reiner then made the hit romantic comedy hit, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989), starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan, and for which he earned his second Golden Globe and DGA nominations for Best Director; his second Stephen King adaptation, MISERY (1990), starring Kathy Bates and James Caan, for which Bates won an Academy Award® for Best Actress; and the taut courtroom drama A FEW GOOD MEN (1992), starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore. The film earned Reiner his third Golden Globe and DGA nominations, as well as his first Academy Award® nomination for Best Picture.

More recently, Rob Reiner made an impressive return to the big screen in front of the camera last year with his performance as Max Belfort in Martin Scorsese's Academy Award® nominated THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.

Beyond his work in film, Reiner has also made a significant contribution to the public discourse, supporting political causes and candidates, and was instrumental in establishing the California Children & Families Commission, which he chaired for seven years. Recently, he and his wife Michele joined with the American Foundation for Equal Rights to bring the landmark federal court challenge to California's Prop 8, the ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples.

Film Society of Lincoln Center

Founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center works to recognize established and emerging filmmakers, support important new work, and to enhance the awareness, accessibility, and understanding of the moving image. The Film Society produces the renowned New York Film Festival, a curated selection of the year's most significant new film work, and presents or collaborates on other annual New York City festivals including Dance on Camera, Film Comment Selects, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, LatinBeat, New Directors/New Films, NewFest, New York African Film Festival, New York Asian Film Festival, New York Jewish Film Festival, Open Roads: New Italian Cinema and Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. In addition to publishing the award-winning Film Comment magazine, The Film Society recognizes an artist's unique achievement in film with the prestigious Chaplin Award. The Film Society's state-of-the-art Walter Reade Theater and the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, located at Lincoln Center, provide a home for year-round programs and the New York City film community.

Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. The Inventors from the Vallée de Joux

A major player in watchmaking history since 1833 based in the Vallée de Joux (Switzerland), the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre currently houses the 180 skills required to entirely develop and produce the most prestigious timepieces. Driven by a uniquely inventive spirit, Jaeger-LeCoultre perpetuates the tradition of Grand Complication models illustrated by extraordinary creations and legendary watches such as the Reverso, the 101 watch, the Geophysic, the Memovox, the Master Control, the Gyrotourbillon, as well as the Atmos clock. Building on a vast heritage comprising 1,249 mechanical calibres and 413 registered patents, Jaeger-LeCoultre remains the reference in the field of Fine Watchmaking.