Tag Archive: series
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 29: The Best of 2024 Soundtracks & Scores
JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 29: The Best of 2024 Soundtracks & Scores comes to us from JBFC Customer Service Manager Tara Bongiorno, who reflected on a full year of film by pulling together her favorite [...]
The Best of 2023: JBFC Staff's Favorite Films
by JBFC Marketing Manager Paige Grand Pré Between Barbenheimer and the writers and actors’ strikes, it’s been a wild year for the film industry! In celebration of the cinematic medium that weathered it all, we’ve compiled “Best of 2023” lists from staff members across the Jacob Burns Film Center. Featuring a wide range of titles [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 24: Sounds of Summer 2023
by JBFC Senior Film Programmer Monica Castillo JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 24: Sounds of Summer 2023 comes to us from JBFC Senior Film Programmer Monica Castillo, who writes: “Like a great song, summer never last as long [...]
A Pride Month Message from JBFC Programmer Adrienne Frank
by Adrienne Frank, Series Curator—Pride Over Prejudice: Queer Life Across Generations Happy Pride Month! I’m writing to invite you to join us this month at the Jacob Burns Film Center for a film series I’m very excited about called Pride Over Prejudice: Queer Life Across Generations. I curated this series with the goal of [...]
The Best of 2021: JBFC Staff's Favorite Films
by JBFC Marketing Associate Paige Grand Pré 2021 was truly a year unlike any other, especially in the film industry. After nearly 14 months of darkness, the JBFC Theater marquee lit up once again this May as we welcomed audiences back to the big screen. What’s kept the JBFC going over the last two years—and [...]
Come Along for "The Ride" with JBFC Artists-in-Residence Allison Bonner Shillingford & J Bird Lathon
by Dennis Giza, Guest Writer Filmmakers Allison Bonner Shillingford and J Bird Lathon took full advantage of the Jacob Burns Film Center’s resources during their six-week Creative Culture residency this fall, which was organized in partnership with Black Public Media. Lathon and Shillingford worked on their film The Ride, a short, animated interpretation of a powerful [...]
JBFC Mixtapes, Vol. 22: Sounds of Summer
by JBFC Senior Film Programmer Andrew Jupin JBFC Mixtapes is an initiative from the Burns to highlight the music—from soundtracks to scores—that makes the cinematic experience so special. Vol. 22 comes to us from JBFC Senior Film Programmer Andrew Jupin, who put together a spectacular playlist to celebrate the return of beloved annual JBFC series Sounds of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The "2020 Sorry About the Halloween Marathon" Watchlist
by Andrew Jupin, JBFC Senior Programmer Andrew writes: “In another pandemic-related loss, I won’t be able to curate and host the annual overnight horror marathon at the Burns. It would’ve been our seventh year doing what many* will say is the most fun they have at the JBFC all year. In a year when real-life [...]
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