Tag Archive: Jacob Burns Film Center
That’s Showbiz! Wells Fargo Private Bank Sponsors Life on the Stage Series: Conversation and Film
Pleasantville, NY – March 20, 2019 — The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center, today announced Wells Fargo Private Bank – one of the nation’s leading providers of wealth management services – will sponsor JBFC’s 2019 Life on the Stage: Conversation and Film, an annual series presented in partnership with The [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Announces Lineup of Critically-Acclaimed Films for the Highly-Anticipated 2019 Westchester Jewish Film Festival
Pleasantville, NY – March 7, 2019 — The Westchester Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) presented by the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is pleased to announce a compelling lineup comprised of a robust mix of 42 documentaries and narrative films, as well as 12 episodes of the hit comedy series The New Black (Shababniks), plus all [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Partners with Pubstreet to Cook Up Tasty Film to Table Series
Pleasantville, NY – March 6, 2019 – Your senses will come alive when the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most successful suburban film houses in the country, continues its beloved Film to Table series, with special events throughout the year that will include a food-focused film [...]
Spring Arrives with an Exciting Slate of Events from the JBFC
Pleasantville, NY — March 5, 2019 — The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most successful suburban film houses in the country, announced today a variety of unique and compelling film series launching or returning this spring. Many of the film screenings also feature thought-provoking and engaging [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Pleasantville, NY – February 21, 2019 — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) just announced that the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most successful suburban film houses in the country, was chosen to receive an Art Works grant of $30,000. The grant will be used [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Announces Senior Afternoon Cinema Films for Spring 2019
Pleasantville, NY – February 21, 2019 – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) has announced the programming for their ongoing Senior Afternoon Cinema series for spring 2019, including Brooklyn, Days of Heaven, and Strangers in Good Company. Films are shown once a month on a Tuesday at 1:00 pm. This series is sponsored by The Knolls—A [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 13: The Meditative Life
by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré JBFC Mixtapes is a new initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 13 comes from JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré, who compiled a playlist inspired by our annual series The Meditative Life: Consciousness, Meaning, and Connection to help you [...]
Westchester Community Foundation Sponsors Colossus Event at the Jacob Burns Film Center
Pleasantville, NY— February 7, 2019 — As issues of rising xenophobia and racism become more visible, Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), in partnership with the Westchester Community Foundation (WCF), will screen the devastating documentary Colossus on March 14. The film offers a rare and timely look at the aftermath of deportation and family separation amid the current [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center to Receive Funding from the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative
Pleasantville, NY— December 18, 2018 — Today, Governor Cuomo announced that $87.1 million in economic and community development funding has been awarded through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative to the Mid-Hudson region. Included in this announcement is the awarding of $506,500 to the Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville, NY), a nonprofit five-screen cinema and education [...]
JBFC Elects Three New Members to the Board of Directors
Pleasantville, NY (December 17, 2018) – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit five-screen cinema and education center and one of the most successful suburban art houses in the country, announced today that Dori Berinstein of Pound Ridge, NY, Stephanie Lynn of Ossining, NY and Michael Lombardi of Chappaqua, NY have been elected to [...]
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