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JBFC Emerging Screenwriter Fellowship Info Session
Have questions about the Emerging Screenwriting Fellowship? Join our Zoom info session to ask questions and hear more about this high school program. Applications are due August 6. Zoom Info Session: Tuesday, July 25 at 5:00 pm (ET) Add to Google Calendar Add to Outlook Calendar Download ICS In collaboration with NYU Tisch School of [...]
JBFC Collaborates With NYU Tisch School Of The Arts To Launch Three Innovative Programs In Westchester
Masterclass Programs Led by Tisch Faculty at JBFC for Learners of all Ages Pleasantville, NY– June 6, 2023–The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) today announces its collaboration with New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts to bring three innovative film programs to high school students, aspiring creatives, and adult cinephiles. These programs, set [...]
Keep the Beat All Summer Long with our Sounds of Summer Giveaway!
This year, we’re turning up the volume on Sounds of Summer with a special series giveaway. Buy a ticket to any screening in our 2023 Sounds of Summer lineup, and you’ll be entered to win one of three fabulous prize packs! Inspired by the eclectic mix of genres featured in this year’s series, we’re giving [...]
Summer Sizzles with Spectacular Cinema: Jacob Burns Film Center Unveils Unmissable Lineup
James Baldwin Abroad on Juneteenth, centennial celebration of Safety Last! with live accompaniment, new releases including Barbie, Oppenheimer on 35mm, Asteroid City, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, along with fan favorite series such as Pride, Sounds of Summer, Community Matters, and Life on Stage are among major programs coming this summer. Pleasantville, NY – May [...]
Sensory Friendly Screenings: Providing Inclusive Movie Experiences
Movies are a great way to escape reality and immerse yourself in a different world. For many, going to the cinema is an enjoyable and exciting experience. But for some, it can be an overwhelming and distressing ordeal due to sensory sensitivities. That’s where sensory friendly screenings come in. Last summer, we piloted sensory friendly [...]
JBFC Unveils Refurbished Theaters
Its Largest Theater to be Renamed the “David Swope Theater” in Memory of JBFC Chairman Emeritus Pleasantville, NY – May 1, 2023 —The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural institution, is proud to announce the completion of the refurbishment project for its three ground-floor theaters. The work significantly improves the moviegoing experience and [...]
JBFC Announces Lineup for the Highly Anticipated Jewish Film Festival
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is pleased to announce the 22nd Annual Jewish Film Festival from May 17–25, 2023. The lineup boasts stunning, thought-provoking, mesmerizing, and often humorous works from around the world including seven new diverse cinematic narratives and documentaries, and four beloved films from past Jewish Film Festivals. A host of renowned [...]
JBFC Launches Partnership with United Nations Development Programme-Led Equator Initiative
Welcomes Kynan Tegar as JBFC Artist-in-Residence Pleasantville, NY—March 21, 2023— The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announces the launch of a new partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-led Equator Initiative. The Equator Prize, organized by the Equator Initiative within the United Nations Development Programme, is awarded biennially to recognize outstanding community efforts to [...]
Spring Programming Runs Full Steam Ahead at the Jacob Burns Film Center
The 22nd Annual Jewish Film Festival, James Baldwin Abroad, Q&A with New York Times bestselling author Jen Sincero, Oscar-nominated new releases, and the return of fan favorite series such as World Stage on Screen and Senior Afternoon Cinema, are among major programs this spring at the Jacob Burns Film Center Pleasantville, NY – March 8, [...]
Renovations Are Under Way
Our theater refurbishment project to improve all three of our original auditoriums on the ground floor is under way. The overhaul includes installing new seats, increasing legroom, improving access and comfort, upgrading the flooring, and changing the seating layout in two theaters to ensure moviegoers an optimal viewing experience. We can’t wait for the final [...]
