Press Releases
This section contains current press releases for upcoming events. Please contact Devin Wachs, Public Relations Manager, at 610-527-4008 x105 with any media inquiries.
Bryn Mawr Film Institute Celebrates Film Criticism, Honors Top Film Critics
April 23, 2013
Science on Screen program debuts at Bryn Mawr Film Institute with RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
April 9, 2013
March events at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Three Screenings with Speaker Appearances and More
February 15, 2013
“The Best Exotic Oscar Party” at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
February 7, 2013
THE COLOR WHEEL and Q&A with filmmaker Alex Ross Perry at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
November 27, 2012
Q&A with Filmmaker Judd Ehrlich and Performance by Young Magicians at Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s Pennsylvania Premiere screening of MAGIC CAMP
November 20, 2012
Sing-along screenings of SOUTH PACIFIC and THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
November 6, 2012
GRAND ILLUSION and TOMBSTONE on 35 mm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute, with One-Night Seminar Classes
November 1, 2012
Bryn Mawr Film Institute Hosts Rare Five-film Retrospective of the Work of Russian Filmmaker Aleksei Guerman on 35 mm
October 15, 2012
Saturday Kids Matinees Return to Bryn Mawr Film Institute
September 28, 2012
15th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
September 26, 2012
Q&A with Filmmaker Dwight Swanson after AMATEUR NIGHT: HOME MOVIES FROM AMERICAN ARCHIVES at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
September 24, 2012
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in HD at Bryn Mawr Film Institute Introduced by Maurice Kaplow
September 17, 2012
Bryn Mawr Film Institute presents Five Films in Fifth Annual “What’s Up, Doc?” Film Series, Sponsored by Bryn Mawr Hospital
September 10, 2012
Q&A with Filmmaker Patrick Wang after IN THE FAMILY at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
August 30, 2012
Author and Film Critic Annette Insdorf Introduces Screening of Philip Kaufman’s THE RIGHT STUFF at BMFI
August 7, 2012
“It’s a Mad Men’s World” Film Series at BMFI: Five-film Series Celebrates AMC's Mad Men
June 28, 2012
Learn How Hitchcock Got His Start with "Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years" Film Series and Four-Week Class at BMFI
June 25, 2012
Learn ALL ABOUT EVE with a 35 mm Screening and a Summer Classics Seminar at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
June 15, 2012
“Singin’ in the Summer” Series Kicks Off with MY FAIR LADY Sing-along
June 14, 2012
Environmental documentary QUEEN OF THE SUN with honey-themed dinner sponsored by Whole Foods Market
May 31, 2012
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY at Bryn Mawr Film Institute with One-Night Cinema Classics Seminar
May 18, 2012
Sir Ben Kingsley Promotional Video Premieres at Bryn Mawr Film Institute Donor Recognition Celebration
May 18, 2012
Inspiring documentary THE LAST SURVIVOR at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
April 13, 2012
Bryn Mawr Film Institute Celebrates Administrative Professionals’ Day with NINE TO FIVE Screening and “Office Party”
April 13, 2012
Bryn Mawr Film Institute goes green for Earth Day with documentaries THE LAST MOUNTAIN and THE CITY DARK
April 2, 2012
Author! Author! Series at Bryn Mawr Film Institute features Two Screenings with Complementary Author Talks
March 26, 2012
THE DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART and Q&A with filmmaker Amanda Pope at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
March 23, 2012
THE DESTINY OF LESSER ANIMALS and Q&A with filmmaker Deron Albright at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
March 9, 2012
Sergei Eisenstein 35 mm Film Series and One-night Seminar at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
February 17, 2012
FIVE FRIENDS at Bryn Mawr Film Institute and Panel with Documentary Subject Hank Mandel
February 9, 2012
Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s Fourth Annual Oscar Party Fundraiser
February 7, 2012
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
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
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
Winner of Short Film Contest to Receive Full Scholarship to BMFI Summer Filmmaking Workshop for Teens
April 4, 2011
SIDEWAYS Screening and Free Wine Tasting at BMFI, Sponsored by Bryn Mawr Hospital in Honor of Heart Month
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
RETURN TO EL SALVADOR and Q&A with Filmmaker Jamie Moffett at BMFI
March 14, 2011
SOME LIKE IT HOT screening and Cinema Classics Seminar 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
Remembering Film Legends Film Series: Arthur Penn and Tony Curtis
February 15, 2011
The Philadelphia Orchestra Live in HD: Tchaikovsky and MacMillan
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
Local Filmmaker Tigre Hill Presents THE BARREL OF A GUN at BMFI
December 17, 2010
Ballet Live Simulcast: GISELLE in HD from London's Royal Opera House
December 17, 2010
MY DOG TULIP Screening and FREE Master Class with the Filmmakers
December 17, 2010
HAMLET, starring Rory Kinnear, continues 2nd season of National Theatre Live
December 15, 2010
Class on the Coen Brothers’ Films Starts in January
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


