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Artist-in-Residence: Santiago Giralt

As a part of our ongoing interviews with Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artist-in-Residence—Santiago Giralt—to talk about his current work.   1. How did this residency come about, and how did you learn about the Burns? I heard about the Burns through Bruni Burres, a very talented and [...]


📽️ Rewinding 2023: The Year in Review

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Artists-in-Residence: Ana Kvichidze and Avto Khorava

As a part of our ongoing interviews with Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artists-in-Residence—Ana Kvichidze and Avto Khorava—to talk about their current work.   1. How did this residency come about, and how did you learn about the Burns? Our project participated in the development program Close Up [...]


Artist-in-Residence: Maksim Shved

As a part of our ongoing interviews with Artists-in-Residence at the Jacob Burns Film Center, we recently caught up with Artist-in-Residence Maksim Shved to talk about his current work. 1. How did this residency come about, and how did you learn about the Burns? I first heard about the residency from Ryan Harrington (JBFC’s Director [...]


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 [...]


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