Tag Archive: Pleasantville

Jacob Burns Film Center Releases First-Ever Economic Closeup

Pleasantville, NY – July 10, 2018 — The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center, today released their first-ever Economic Closeup, a top 10 list of revealing key facts regarding how the Pleasantville and Westchester County economy is directly benefiting from hosting one of the most successful suburban art houses in the [...]

Tuesday

Jul 17

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JBFC & The Westchester Bank

by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré We all know the saying “it takes a village.” At the Jacob Burns Film Center—a community-supported nonprofit—that sentiment is acutely felt, as the JBFC benefits greatly from the support of countless nonprofits, businesses, cultural institutions, and civic groups in the Hudson Valley area. Recognizing the ways in which organizational [...]

Tuesday

Jul 17

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JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 8: Dazed & Confused

by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré (Updated May 2023) JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Our eighth installment comes from JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré, who put together a “Dazed & Confused” playlist to celebrate our upcoming 30th [...]

Monday

Jul 02

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Join the Pack: Introducing The JBFC Brat Pack for Young Fans of the Burns

by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré The JBFC is proud to announce a new way for “young fans of the Burns” to engage: The Brat Pack, a community for moviegoers looking to connect with fellow film fans in the Westchester/Hudson Valley area! Set up as a Facebook group to facilitate the open exchange of [...]

Thursday

Jun 14

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JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 6: Summer @ the Lab Director Darrel Swann

JBFC Mixtapes is a new initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. We’ll be updating the blog with mixtapes from staff members, special guests, and more, to drop the needle on our favorite songs from, about, or inspired by films—with a few curveballs every now [...]

Thursday

May 17

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Inside Creative Culture: Meet Sahar al-Sawaf

By Creative Culture fellow Sahar al-Sawaf My first visit to the Jacob Burns Film Center was quite a memorable one. I had just relocated to New York, and heard that a theater in Pleasantville was screening Anomalisa, a stop-motion, animated feature film and the writer/director Charlie Kaufman would be there for a Q&A. I bought [...]

Wednesday

Mar 28

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JBFC to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Pleasantville, NY – February 7, 2018 —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 money will support the [...]

Wednesday

Feb 14

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The Meditative Life 2018

By JBFC Marketing Volunteer Dotty Battel “It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.” These words were spoken by Sir Paul McCartney about meditation. So if you’re feeling stressed out in this chaotic world of ours (and who isn’t?), or just want to be in the company of charismatic people who [...]

Friday

Feb 02

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Cinemania: Afterschool Film Club

By Sophie Cowley Is there a rising film buff in your life? Do they spend countless hours watching movies? What if, instead of staying at home in front of the TV, they could enjoy excellent films in the company of other film aficionados? Enter Cinemania: the Jacob Burns’ after school film club tailored especially for adolescents. [...]

Tuesday

Aug 01

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Classroom to Screening Room

At the end of May we welcomed students from Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford, AMD Middle School in Ossining, and White Plains High School in White Plains for a screening of I Am Not Your Negro and discussion with producer Hébert Peck via Skype, Woodlands High School Assistant Principal Mandel Holland, and President of the [...]

Friday

Jun 02

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