Tag Archive: Press Release
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 [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Announces Senior Afternoon Cinema Films for Winter
Pleasantville, NY – November 28, 2018 – The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) has announced the programming for their ongoing Senior Afternoon Cinema series for winter 2019, including The Visitor on Jan. 8, The Young Victoria on Feb. 5, and Monsieur Ibrahim on Mar. 5. Films are shown year-round, once a month on a Tuesday [...]
Stay Warm at the Jacob Burns Film Center This Holiday Season with Films for All to Enjoy!
Pleasantville, NY – 11.2.18 – Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the Jacob Burns Film Center is so delightful! This winter, stay warm and head to the Burns to watch a flick with your friends, family, and loved ones while enjoying some hot, fresh popcorn. Today, the JBFC announced a variety of compelling series and [...]
JBFC Announces Lineup of Critically-Acclaimed Films for the Westchester Jewish Film Festival
Pleasantville, NY – February 13, 2018 —The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is pleased to announce a compelling lineup—featuring a robust mix of 41 documentaries and narratives—for the 17th annual Westchester Jewish Film Festival (WJFF), including all 10 episodes of The Writer, one of the latest in Israel’s brilliant streak of TV dramas. The festival [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Jacob Burns Film Center Elects Three New Members to The Board of Directors
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) announced that three new members have been elected to the Board of Directors: Richard Abramowitz of Armonk, Virginia Gold of Bedford Hills, and Dorian Goldman of Chappaqua. Each will serve a three year term. In addition, The Jonathan Demme Changemaker Board Seat has been established and filmmaker Noah Hutton, [...]
JBFC Goes to the White House
Jacob Burns Film Center Attends the March on Washington Film Festival’s Student & Emerging Film Competition Awards Ceremony at the White House Created Equal Curriculum Recognized for the Powerful Role of Media in the Civil Rights Story The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is pleased to announce it will attend the March on Washington Film Festival’s [...]
JBFC 15th Anniversary Celebration
The Jacob Burns Film Center’s (JBFC) 15th Anniversary Celebration will be held on Monday, June 20 on the JBF campus. The evening will include a special anniversary program in Theater One, followed by a party at JBFC’s Media Arts Lab. Since opening its doors to the public on June 21, 2001, over 2 million people [...]
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