This year marked my first time attending the Berlinale. Having never been to Berlin before, and knowing the importance of the Festival, I was very excited for the trip. Every Festival is a very distinct experience, and Berlinale is no exception. The industry presence is overwhelmingly international, even more so than Cannes, largely because of the proximity to Sundance (Berlin starts about 2 weeks after).
The Philadelphia Film Society prides itself on ensuring that its members are the first in Philadelphia to see some of the very best in film - be it through our annual festival (the 21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival will run October 18-28, 2012) or through our Sneak Preview series that keeps that festival feeling going all year long.
Philadelphia Film Society members have long had bragging rights that they had seen a film first - this couldn't be more true than in the last
With the Summer Movie Season officially upon us, the Philadelphia Film Society is working hard to make sure that members get a chance to see as many Blockbusters, Spectacles, and Genre Offerings as possible. As a result, in the coming weeks members will be seeing BATTLESHIP, ROCK OF AGES, and CHERNOBYL DIARIES all BEFORE they hit theaters.
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The inaugural 4-day film festival, held from April 26-29, 2012, concludes with great success! Events took place at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Theater of the Living Arts (TLA) and World Cafe Live.
Having recently returned from my annual trip to the Sundance Film Festival, which marks the beginning of the programming season for the Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF), I wanted to share some of my favorite films.
All in all, over my roughly five days in Park City, Utah, I was able to check out 24 films, many of which I enjoyed. Coincidentally, I’m sure, a lot of my personal favorites had nice Philly or PFF ties.
Join or renew your membership at any level by Jan 4 & secure 2 FREE tickets to a Sneak Preview of Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, IN THE LAND OF BLOOD & HONEY!
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on Bosnian, human and gender rights moderated by Woman's Campaign International.
For being released in 1967, it’s pretty impressive how relevant The Graduate still is in 2011. I graduated in December 2009 with a degree in film and television media studies and soon discovered that my studies in school were very different from the jobs available in the “real world,” whatever that actually means. After nearly two years after graduation, I still have no idea what I really want to do. Fortunately, this is a feeling most recent college grads can relate to, including Dustin Hoffman’s Benjamin Braddock!
Email tickets@filmadelphia.org for your chance to win a copy of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of DRIVE, in theaters now!
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Breakout Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn (THE PUSHER Trilogy, BRONSON, VALHALLA RISING) throttles into the Hollywood fast lane with the precision-crafted action caper DRIVE.
Check out our blog for a recent post-screening [url=http://filmadelphia.org/blog/drive
I've always been sort of proud, in a strange way, that I've never seen Rocky. 1) It's a classic, and 2) it's set in Philadelphia. How could I have never seen it?! Frankly, I never cared if anyone found my ignorance of Rocky offensive, because I never actually had any interest in seeing it in the first place. However, since I've started this blog, I've committed myself to seeing everything that might be shown in a Film Appreciation class.
We are now accepting applications from those interested in volunteering at the 20th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival!
Volunteering at the Philadelphia Film Festival is a great opportunity to get an inside look at an international film festival, work with film-lovers just like you, and see some awesome films!
This year, the festival will be October 20-Novemeber 3 at various venues throughout the city including Ritz East, Ritz Five, and The Rave!
Positions Available:
• Theater Operations (Greeters and Ushers)
• Box Office Sales
• Venue Management
• Hospitalit
