JBFC joins Inaugural Art House Cinema Week (March 20-26)

The lights dim. Conversations fade. A room full of strangers turns its attention to the same glowing screen. For a little while, everyone laughs, gasps, and reflects together. It’s a simple experience, but a powerful one, and it’s exactly what Art House New York Cinema Week is celebrating.

Taking place March 20–26, 2026, the inaugural edition brings together more than 30 independent theaters across the region to celebrate the spaces where audiences gather to discover films and experience stories together. Organized by Art House New York (AHNY) in partnership with the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the week shines a spotlight on the enduring role art house cinemas play as cultural gathering places.

The Jacob Burns Film Center is proud to take part as one of the only participating theaters outside New York City. The Burns represents the vibrant community of film lovers here in the suburbs, where moviegoing is just as much about connection as it is about what’s on the screen.

During Cinema Week, the Burns will celebrate with special offers and programming, including 15% off all new memberships throughout the week and half-priced wine and beer at Take 3 Wine Bar & Café from 5:00–6:30 pm, Thursday (Mar. 19) – Sunday (March 22), with happy hour extended through the weekend.

Cinema Week highlights include:

• Starting Friday, March 20, the JBFC will bring back 2026 Oscar nominated films Sinners and One Battle After Another for audiences to catch these record-breaking films on the big screen. Tickets go on sale at 3:00 pm on Monday, March 16.
• Friday, March 20: New releases Project Hail Mary and NYT Critic’s Pick André is an Idiot open for a run with multiple showtimes. Tickets are on sale for Project Hail Mary; tickets go on sale for André is an Idiot at 9:00 am on Wednesday, March 18.
• Saturday, March 21: Double Feature—35mm screening of There Will Be Blood, followed by No Country for Old Men
• Saturday, March 21: All Ages screening of Fantastic Mr. Fox followed by a guided drawing exercise with local artist and educator Greg Nemec; $5 tickets for all.
• Saturday, March 21: After the 1:05 screening of Project Hail Mary, Pace University professor and writer Dana Jaye Cadman will lead an informal conversation upstairs in Take 3 Wine Bar & Café about how science fiction writers build imaginative worlds and characters that bring science fiction stories to life.
• Sunday, March 22 at 12:30: Preview screening of Two Prosecutors followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa
• Sunday, March 22: The 4:30 screening of Project Hail Mary will be introduced by Hudson River Museum Director and CEO Masha Turchinsky. After the screening, Marc Taylor, Senior Manager of Planetarium and Science Programs, will lead a discussion upstairs in Take 3 Wine Bar & Café exploring the science behind the story.
• Monday, March 23: The Immigrant Double Feature—James Gray’s The Immigrant preceded by Charlie Chaplin’s The Immigrant
• Tuesday, March 24: Opening night of the 24th Jewish Film Festival with a screening of My Underground Mother, followed by a post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Marisa Fox and an Opening Night Reception
• Wednesday, March 25: Preview screening of Fantasy Life followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Matthew Shear
• Thursday, March 26: Sapiro vs. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford followed by a Q&A with director Gaylen Ross and actor Ben Shenkman

Participating cinemas include:

Alamo Drafthouse (Brooklyn, FiDi, and Staten Island)
Angelika Film Center & Café
Anthology Film Archives
BAM Cinematek, Cinema 123
Cinema Arts Centre
Cobble Hill Cinemas
Film at Lincoln Center
Film Forum
Firehouse/DCTV
IFC Center
Kew Gardens Cinema
Marlene Meyerson JCC
Maysles Documentary Center
Metrograph
MoMA
Museum of the Moving Image
Nitehawk Cinema
Paris Theater
Quad Cinema
Roxy Cinema
Shorts Movie Theater
UnionDocs
Uptown Film Center
Village East by Angelika
Williamsburg Cinemas

Cinema Week is an initiative of Art House New York (AHNY), a regional alliance for independent film exhibition that strengthens the sector through audience development, research, and strategic initiatives. Learn more at arthouseny.org.