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
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
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


