Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Press Releases

This section contains current press releases for upcoming events. Please contact Devin Wachs, Public Relations Coordinator, at 610-527-4008 x105 with any media inquiries.

Cool Caper THE RED MACHINE and Q&A with Co-Directors Stephanie Argy and Alec Boehm at BMFI
January 31, 2012

RESURRECT DEAD: THE MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES and Q&A with Sundance-winning local filmmaker Jon Foy at BMFI
January 30, 2012

BMFI Meets $250,000 Goodfriend Atrium Challenge; $5.5million Campaign Close to Goal
January 24, 2012

Joffrey Ballet Documentary and Simulcast of Panel Discussion with Joffrey Alumni at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
January 20, 2012

Bryn Mawr Film Institute features “Leonardo Live” HD Broadcast of London’s National Gallery’s Sold-Out Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
January 13, 2012

Deconstructing the Beatles with Composer Scott Freiman at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
January 13, 2012

Bryn Mawr Film Institute Begins “The Late Show” Not-Quite-Midnight Cult Film Series with THE ROOM on January 20
January 10, 2012

Bryn Mawr Film Institute Celebrates Cinema’s Diversity with Opening of New Video Art Exhibit Featuring Work by Peter Rose and In-Theater Talk and Dinner with Film Preservationist Robert A. Harris
November 17, 2011

Film Preservationist and Producer Robert A. Harris Discusses Film Restoration and Hollywood at a Lecture and Dinner at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
November 9, 2011

Bryn Mawr Film Institute Receives Anonymous $250,000 Donation as Part of $500,000 Challenge Grant
November 7, 2011

“Green on Screen” Film Series at BMFI features the environmental documentaries NO IMPACT MAN and QUEEN OF THE SUN with Q&As
October 31, 2011

Bollywood in Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr Film Institute will screen the Bollywood classic DEEWAAR in conjunction with a four-week class on Bollywood Cinema
October 4, 2011

Kevin Smith’s Record-Breaking Thriller RED STATE and Skype Q&A with Smith on September 25 at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
September 20, 2011

Join Phillies Chairman Bill Giles at Bryn Mawr Film Institute for Dinner, Q&A, and Screening of THE NATURAL
September 2, 2011

National Theatre Live's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, with Zoë Wanamaker as Ranyevskaya, broadcast in HD at BMFI
July 11, 2011

Classic 3-D Flicks Shown on 35mm at BMFI: IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE and CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON!
July 5, 2011

Live Simulcast of the Paris Opera Ballet’s Production of CHILDREN OF PARADISE at BMFI in HD
June 24, 2011

BMFI Celebrates Alfred Hitchcock's Lesser-Known Films with a Film Series and Film Studies Class
June 20, 2011

Charlie Chaplin’s MODERN TIMES with Summer Classics Seminar continues Chaplin Film Series at BMFI
June 14, 2011

Free screening of Charlie Chaplin’s CITY LIGHTS begins Chaplin Film Series at BMFI
June 14, 2011

New York Philharmonic’s all-star production of Stephen Sondheim’s COMPANY broadcast in HD at BMFI
June 7, 2011

Author Fran Lebowitz at BMFI’s Screening of New Scorsese Documentary PUBLIC SPEAKING
May 13, 2011

Local Filmmaker Tigre Hill Presents Controversial Documentary THE BARREL OF A GUN at BMFI
May 9, 2011

Celebrating love at BMFI: Simulcast of the Royal Wedding free for members!
April 25, 2011

Classes on Westerns and Akira Kurosawa Offered at BMFI in May
April 18, 2011

BUDRUS Screening and Skype Interview with Executive Producer Ronit Avni at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
April 14, 2011

PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE at BMFI, Co-Sponsored by the Philadelphia Folksong Society and Introduced by Gene Shay
April 7, 2011

SIDEWAYS Screening and Free Wine Tasting at BMFI, Sponsored by Bryn Mawr Hospital in Honor of Heart Month
April 4, 2011

Winner of Short Film Contest to Receive Full Scholarship to BMFI Summer Filmmaking Workshop for Teens
April 4, 2011

CLUELESS on 35mm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
April 1, 2011

National Theatre’s production of FRANKENSTEIN, directed by Danny Boyle, broadcast at BMFI in HD
March 25, 2011

"Cinematheque: A PIFA Moment" series features four films inspired by the first Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts
March 25, 2011

SOME LIKE IT HOT screening and Cinema Classics Seminar at BMFI
March 14, 2011

RETURN TO EL SALVADOR and Q&A with Filmmaker Jamie Moffett at BMFI
March 14, 2011

Woody Allen’s films the subject of a film studies class taught at both BMFI and the Gershman Y
March 11, 2011

Discuss Oscar-Nominee GASLAND at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
March 8, 2011

Inglis Foundation co-presents the inspirational documentary SHOOTING BEAUTY at BMFI
March 8, 2011

KINGS OF PASTRY Screening with Sweet Treats from Viking Cooking School
February 24, 2011

Free Event! Filmmaker Q&A after TOP SECRET ‘ROSIES’ Screening
February 21, 2011

The Philadelphia Orchestra Live in HD: Tchaikovsky and MacMillan
February 15, 2011

Remembering Film Legends Film Series: Arthur Penn and Tony Curtis
February 15, 2011

Summer Filmmaking Workshop for Teens Returns to BMFI for Third Year
February 8, 2011

The Donmar Warehouse's production of KING LEAR broadcast in HD at BMFI through National Theatre Live
February 7, 2011

The Globe Theatre's ROMEO AND JULIET in HD on Valentine's Day at BMFI
February 4, 2011

BMFI's Third Annual Oscar Party Fundraiser
January 26, 2011

February Film Education Classes Explore Two Different Auteurs: Sidney Lumet and Eric Rohmer
January 21, 2011

Ballet Simulcast: CALIGULA Broadcast Live from the Paris Opera Ballet
January 20, 2011

Filmmakers Discuss Squash Documentary KEEP EYE ON BALL at BMFI
January 19, 2011

Film History Discussion Series Begins at BMFI
January 13, 2011

FELA!—the award-winning Broadway and London production—broadcast in HD at BMFI through National Theatre Live
January 12, 2011

BMFI screens SMOKE SIGNALS in conjunction with One Book One Philadelphia
January 12, 2011

Philadelphia Orchestra Live in HD: Gilbert Conducts
January 10, 2011

Live HD Simulcast from the Bolshoi Ballet: CLASS CONCERT and GISELLE
January 10, 2011

Opera Simulcast in HD: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and PAGLIACCI
January 6, 2011

MY DOG TULIP Screening and FREE Master Class with the Filmmakers
December 17, 2010

Ballet Live Simulcast: GISELLE in HD from London's Royal Opera House
December 17, 2010

Local Filmmaker Tigre Hill Presents THE BARREL OF A GUN at BMFI
December 17, 2010

Class on the Coen Brothers’ Films Starts in January
December 15, 2010

HAMLET, starring Rory Kinnear, continues 2nd season of National Theatre Live
December 15, 2010

Sing-along screening of THE SOUND OF MUSIC
December 8, 2010

Special Premiere of THE CALLING at BMFI - FREE EVENT!
November 23, 2010

AIDA Comes from Bregenz’s Floating Stage to BMFI's Big Screen in December
November 5, 2010

The Globe Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST in HD
November 5, 2010

CAROUSEL Sing-along Screening at BMFI
November 3, 2010

TICKED-OFF TRANNIES Get Bloody Vengeance at BMFI Midnight Screening
October 22, 2010

Film Series Dances Across the Screen at BMFI
October 22, 2010

Education Documentary RACE TO NOWHERE and Panel Discussion
October 15, 2010

The Philadelphia Film Festival is back at BMFI: LEBANON, PA and MY BROTHERS
October 8, 2010

THE ROOM Stinks Up the Screen at Special Midnight Show
October 7, 2010

One-Night Seminar and Two Classes Begin in October
October 6, 2010

National Theatre Live: Complicite’s Award-winning A DISAPPEARING NUMBER at BMFI
October 6, 2010

The Philadelphia Orchestra Simulcast in HD: Concert Series Begins October 10
September 28, 2010

METROPOLIS Screening and Cinema Classics Seminar at BMFI
September 24, 2010

Puccini's TOSCA in HD Twice in October
September 23, 2010

Design Documentary TYPEFACE and Panel Discussion
September 20, 2010

Saturday Kids Matinees Begin: Four Spooky Family-Friendly Movies in October
September 16, 2010

Celebrate International Peace Day at BMFI on September 21
September 3, 2010

Four Films with Filmmaker Appearances Celebrate 125 Years of Bryn Mawr College
September 3, 2010

Opera Subscription Series Begins with Wagner’s Götterdämmerung
September 2, 2010

Ingrid Betancourt Speaks at Documentary Screening Co-Presented by First Person Arts
August 31, 2010

Four Film Education Courses Begin in September at BMFI
August 31, 2010

Simulcast of Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE Live from London's Royal Opera House
August 25, 2010

BMFI and Bryn Mawr Hospital’s “What’s Up, Doc?” Series Features Five Films Introduced by Medical Experts
August 25, 2010

SpectiCast Partners with BMFI to Bring Simulcasts to Movie Theaters Across North America
August 16, 2010

Wagner's SIEGFRIED in HD at BMFI
July 14, 2010

Leading Ladies Series Lights Up the Screen at BMFI
July 14, 2010

Kurosawa Film Retrospective Features Five Classics
July 9, 2010

Innovative Documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES Provides Food for Thought at BMFI
June 24, 2010

The National Theatre's Production of LONDON ASSURANCE
June 24, 2010

Donizetti’s Witty Opera VIVA LA MAMMA at BMFI
June 22, 2010

Summer Classic Seminars: Learn About Four Classic Films
June 16, 2010

Audience Choice Film Series at BMFI
June 16, 2010

Jacques Tati Festival at BMFI: Four Classic French Comedies
June 9, 2010

The Boss is back at BMFI! Benefit Screening of LONDON CALLING: LIVE IN HYDE PARK
June 7, 2010

Academy Award-winner BLACK ORPHEUS concludes the Opera Lovers Film Series
June 3, 2010

Teen Film Series For Every Generation on 35mm in June
May 20, 2010

Sing-along Screenings of OKLAHOMA!, THE KING AND I, and MARY POPPINS!
May 20, 2010

Hitchcock Returns: SABOTAGE, LIFEBOAT on 35mm
May 19, 2010

‘Fred Astaire Frenzy’ Film Series at BMFI: YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH and DADDY LONG LEGS
May 17, 2010

Special Encore of La Scala’s production of Carmen in HD at BMFI!
May 14, 2010


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