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Reading Lolita in Tehran: Preview Club Wrap-Up
by JBFC Director of Special Programs and Strategic Partnerships Chris Holliday As part of the JBFC Preview Club, subscribers get an exclusive first look at the most interesting new indies and foreign films on our “New Releases” horizon. Every month, JBFC programmers present a special “secret” screening of an anticipated new film release before it is [...]
Amrum: Preview Club Wrap-Up
by JBFC Film Programmer Ian LoCascio As part of the JBFC Preview Club, subscribers get an exclusive first look at the most interesting new indies and foreign films on our “New Releases” horizon. Every month, JBFC programmers present a special “secret” screening of an anticipated new film release before it is available to the public. After [...]
JBFC Named Best Movie House in Westchester for the 11th Consecutive Year
We are honored to share that the Jacob Burns Film Center has once again been named Best Movie House in Westchester Magazine‘s Best of Westchester awards, marking our 11th consecutive year receiving this readers’ choice honor. This year, we’re also thrilled to have been recognized as Best Theater. What makes these awards so special is [...]
Contemporary Arab Cinema returns to the JBFC this July for its 14th edition
The series is co-presented with the Brooklyn Academy of Music July 22–28 Jacob Burns Film Center July 15–23 BAM This series is a labor of love—born from a simple, urgent belief that Arab filmmakers must be the ones telling our own stories. In a moment when so much feels misread or misunderstood, these films insist [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Names Blair Hartley Director of Development
Veteran arts and culture fundraising leader joins the nonprofit film and education organization during its 25th anniversary year The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) has named Blair Hartley as its new Director of Development. Hartley succeeds Judy Exton, who has served the organization with distinction and played an important role in strengthening its fundraising and [...]
Every 35mm Print Tells a Story
See what makes analog film so special
Eat, Shop, Catch a Film!
Take advantage of JBFC Member discounts at local restaurants, shops, and more.
Ron Howard Retrospective
Now Showing through Sept. 7