Tag Archive: Emerging Artist Fellowship
JBFC To Receive $20,000 Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts
Pleasantville, NY—May 12, 2021— The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced that the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center, was chosen to receive a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support their Creative Culture fellowship program in 2021-22. Jacob Burns Film Center developed Creative Culture to champion diverse [...]
New Facebook Group for JBFC Members
by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pre To further engage with our patrons beyond the screening experience at the JBFC Theater, we made a Facebook group exclusively for JBFC Members! Join our online community of cinephiles to be the first to hear about events at the JBFC, discuss happenings in the film industry, and connect [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Releases Exciting Autumn Schedule
Pleasantville, NY – August 20, 2019 — Get ready for fall flicks and new picks at the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most successful suburban film houses in the country. JBFC announced today a variety of diverse and compelling film series launching and returning this fall. [...]
Get To Know Maya Cueva, Valentine & Clarke Emerging Artist Fellow
By Creative Culture Fellow Maya Cueva My identity as a mixed Latina and background in audio production shapes my vision as a storyteller. Originally from Berkeley, CA, I am thrilled to join this class of Creative Culture fellows as a Valentine & Clarke Emerging Artist Fellow. My passion for directing and producing documentaries started during [...]
Creative Culture Fellows Selected for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival & the 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellowship
Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) fellows are making headlines! Sundance Institute just announced the newest round of 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellows, chosen from a global crop of more than 800 applicants. JBFC fellows Crystal Kayiza and Rahessa Vitório were both selected as finalists, with Crystal ultimately receiving one of the 15 fellowships. The fifteen 18-to-24-year-old [...]
Introducing Stefaniya Vey: Spring 2016 Emerging Artist Fellow
By Stefaniya Vey, Spring 2016 Emerging Artist I was always the kid with never ending inspiration. I never thought, “what I am going to use this for?” – I just liked creating a good story. My mom thought I would be a journalist, or an actress. Growing up, in Perm City, which is located in [...]
Announcing the World Premiere of "Us"
By Champ Ensminger, Summer 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow Last week, Champ Ensminger, premiered his incredible and much-anticipated music video, Us. Champ was the Spring 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow here at the JBFC. The video is currently enjoying an international release online through well-known music-magazine, The FADER. Uswas created in close collaboration with Westchester resident and musician, Zach Cooper. [...]
Congratulations Tara Clune!
By JBFC Marketing Assistant Sarah Soliman Former Valentine and Clark Emerging Artist Fellow, Tara Clune, has been selected as a Sundance Ignite Fellow. In keeping with their commitment to emerging voices in film, this new initiative from the Sundance Institute focuses on young independent filmmakers, age 18-24. As part of her year-long fellowship, Tara will [...]
Introducing Reweina Tessema: Fall 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow
By Reweina Tessema, Fall 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow My appreciation for film has been obvious from a young age. However, my direct involvement in filmmaking was developed much later. If you told me in 2009, when I graduated high school, that I’d be pursuing a career in filmmaking after college I’d most likely say, “Awesome! So [...]
Introducing Champ Ensminger: Summer 2015 Emerging Artist Fellow
This is a post by Champ Ensminger, Summer 2015 JBFC Emerging Artist Fellow [vimeo width=”600″ height=”365″ video_id=”100431797″] When I left New York last year for my birthplace of Chiang Mai, Thailand, I thought I had stepped away from my career and artistic practice in film for a while to enjoy some time traveling the other side [...]
JBFC Announces Ticket Price Reduction for Family Programs
All tickets $5 starting in April
Big Screen, Big Movies: A Celebration of the Cinema Epic
Now Showing through April 20
Jewish Film Festival 2025
Apr. 23–29: Tickets on Sale Now