Film Festivals Archives
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B. PHL Film Fest
The B. PHL Film Fest presented by 5 Shorts Project is back for its second year and we’re looking to highlight more filmmakers from around the region and beyond. Last year’s film fest had some amazing short films, including an official Tribeca Film Fest selection! This year, we want to show more short films in even more genres during all 3 days of B. PHL, September 29- October 1...
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BlackStar (Virtual) Film Festival Coverage – August 20-26,2020
Originally Posted August 30, 2020 The 9th Annual BlackStar Film Festival (Aug. 20 to 26) in Philadelphia online due to COVID-19. Click images in Gallery to enlarge I’ve got to say, I enjoyed a Virtual Film Festival far, far more than I anticipated. I still felt as if I was attending an event. I liked that Blackstar Founder/Director Maori Karmael Holmes, Rashid Zakat, Rich Medina, Dr. Yaba Blay and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter did a little Live Facebook show at 9am each day (presented by Color of Change), interviewing a filmmaker or guest with fun segments and reminding the audience of what was in store for the day. …
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Two New Curated Film Series taking place at the Drive-In & Film Center!
PFS invites the cinephiles to revisit films that keep us on the edge of our seats with the Blockbusters in 4K series at the Philadelphia Film Center. All films in this series will be presented in stunning 4K on the largest screen in Center City. Tickets are currently on sale for the first collection of remastered films which includes: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, and INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE.
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Tribeca: 5 Questions for Bonnie Discepolo GRACELAND
I got a chance to catch GraceLand (United States | 14 MINUTES | English) directed by Bonnie Discepolo which screened in the block of shorts: Pursuing Happiness, during Tribeca Film Festival 2021. The film's comedic overtones and use of a well-known pop culture figure, perfectly allows for a deeper message underneath...
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Olde City’s Ritz Bourse Movie Theater Under New Mgmt
Philadelphia Film Society is taking over the Ritz at the Bourse venue and leaving the Roxy PFS will soon have nine total screens in Philadelphia — five at the Bourse, two at the Navy Yard, and two at the Film Center.
