Was New York’s film culture struck a blow earlier this month with the departure of Kent Jones from the Film Society of Lincoln Center?

Jones, associate director of programming at the Film Society and editor-at-large of durable film magazine Film Comment, resigned after a decade with the organization.

Jones, also a filmmaker (Val Lewton: Man in the Shadows), may or may not have left as a result of the changes and regular staff turnover that have characterized the leadership of Mara Manus, who took over as executive director in September.

More details on Jones’ departure can be found in this story posted at IndieWire.

Manus, oddly enough, most recently worked in the theater world, as the top financial exec for the Public Theater.  Prior to that, she worked as a film studio executive.

Her start at the Film Society coincided with the beginning of the organization’s $38 million expansion, according to a piece in the New York Times.