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Jacob Burns Film Center to Receive $7,000 Seed Grant from the National Guild for Community Arts Education
Pleasantville, NY – July 16, 2019 – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit film and media education center, has been awarded a $7,000 Catalyzing Creative Aging Program seed grant from the National Guild for Community Arts Education. The JBFC was selected to be one of 10 nonprofit organizations across the country to receive [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Travels Back to 1969: A Year That Changed Hollywood
July 12, 2019 — Pleasantville, NY — Woodstock. The Miracle Mets. The Moon Landing. 1969 was a year of historic firsts. That’s why the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most successful suburban film houses in the country, is celebrating the July 26 opening of Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 16: Sounds of Summer 2019
by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 16 of the JBFC Mixtapes comes to us from JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré, who put together an eclectic mix that features (at least!) one song [...]