Tag Archive: Press Release
Fall in Love with this Season’s Fantastic Films and Events at the JBFC
The JBFC’s compelling fall schedule offers scintillating special events and the return of fan-favorite series, including Q&As with casting director/filmmaker Jennifer Venditti, Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) alumni, activists, and local filmmakers; a 100th anniversary screening of Nosferatu with live piano accompaniment; a haunting Halloween triple feature; the return of our beloved Jewish Film Festival; [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Elects Three New Members To Board of Directors
Pleasantville, NY – December 10, 2020 – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts institution, elects three new members to its Board of Directors; Melissa Haizlip, Rochelle Rosenberg, and Joseph Rosenblum will each serve three-year terms. “We are delighted to welcome Melissa, Rochelle, and Joe to our dedicated and thoughtful board as [...]
JBFC Partners for 2021 Sundance Film Festival As Sole New York-Area Satellite Screen
We’re excited to share that Jacob Burns Film Center is participating in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival as a partner and will be the Festival’s sole New York-area Satellite Screen. Details about Sundance’s proprietary online platform, how audiences can participate in the Festival through live online premieres, our fellow fantastic and wide-ranging network of Satellite [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Launches Free Virtual Field Trip Opportunities for 2020-21 School Year
November 12, 2020—Pleasantville, NY— Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announces the creation of a virtual curriculum for its popular education experience, Classroom to Screening Room. The innovative, interdisciplinary, school-based program is now available online both locally and nationally for the current school year. In order to bring film-based media literacy programs to the classroom without [...]
Life on the Stage: Conversation and Film Returns with Ron Howard Virtual Q&A on Frost/Nixon Film Adaptation
Pleasantville, NY – October 6, 2020 – Life on the Stage: Conversation and Film, presented by Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) in partnership with The Actors Fund, returns with filmmaker and JBFC Board Member Ron Howard on Oct. 13 at 7:30 pm ET in a live virtual conversation about his film Frost/Nixon (2008), moderated by [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Announces Key Organization, Leadership Changes
Pleasantville, NY – September 9, 2020 – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announced today that Margo Amgott has been appointed Interim Executive Director and Sean Weiner was promoted to the newly created position of Director of Programs, Media Arts Lab. [View Full Press Release PDF] Want to stay up to date on [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Connects with Community
Jacob Burns Film Center Connects with Community through Virtual Screenings, Curated Film Lists, and Exclusive Digital Content Film Center Working to Produce Content, Activities, and Opportunities for Engagement with Movie Lovers, Teachers, and Parents Alike Pleasantville, NY – April 1, 2020 — The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center, will [...]
JBFC Announces Apple Bank as New Sponsor
Pleasantville, NY ― February 4, 2020 ― The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center, announced today that Apple Bank―which serves communities in the greater New York area―will be the exclusive sponsor of the ongoing feature News from our Neighbors. Appearing in JBFC’s weekly email to its 26,000 subscribers, News from our [...]
Step into Spring with a Riveting Slate of Events at the Jacob Burns Film Center
by Paige Grand Pré, JBFC Digital Marketing Associate Pleasantville, NY – Jan. 29, 2020 – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most successful art house theaters in the country, announced today a variety of unique, compelling, and one-of-a-kind events, series, and screenings for spring 2020. With [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Announces Senior Afternoon Cinema Schedule for Winter 2020
December 9, 2019 – Pleasantville, NY – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) has announced the programming for their ongoing Senior Afternoon Cinema series for winter 2020. Films are shown once a month on a Tuesday at 1:00 pm. This series is sponsored by The Knolls—A Bethel Community. The upcoming films and dates are: Jan. [...]
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