Jacob Burns Film Center Inc

OPERATION OF A CULTURAL ARTS FILM AND FILM EDUCATION CENTER IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.

THEATER PROGRAMSSINCE OPENING IN 2001, THE JBFC HAS CELEBRATED FILM AS A VEHICLE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL CHANGE. JBFC SERVES AS A CREATIVE HUB FOR THE REGION WITH ITS MISSION GROUNDED IN FILM PRESENTATION, MEDIA EDUCATION, AND ARTIST SUPPORT. BY STRATEGICALLY CONNECTING THESE AREAS, WE ARE CREATING A COMMUNITY UNITED THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF FILM, WHILE SUPPORTING EMERGING ARTISTS AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STORYTELLERS. OUR FIVE SCREEN CINEMA COMPLEX IS OPEN DAILY AND FEATURES MORE THAN 400 FILMS EACH YEAR SUPPLEMENTED WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AND POST-SCREENING EVENTS. EACH YEAR, NEARLY 200 FILMMAKERS, ARTISTS, AUTHORS, SCHOLARS, ACTIVISTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS PARTICIPATE IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND AUDIENCE Q&AS. LOCATED DOWN THE STREET FROM OUR CINEMA COMPLEX IS THE 27,000 SQUARE FOOT MEDIA ARTS LAB, WHERE WE OFFER MEDIA EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. CREATIVE CULTURE, OUR FELLOWSHIP AND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, PROVIDES SPACE, EQUIPMENT, RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS FROM OUR REGION, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND AROUND THE WORLD.

EDUCATION PROGRAMSTHE FILM CENTER IS DEDICATED TO TEACHING LITERACY FOR A VISUAL CULTURE AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, AND LEARN THROUGH THE POWER OF FILM, MEDIA, AND 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY. WITH TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF ACCESSIBILITY, REPRESENTATION, AND EMPATHY-BUILDING. JBFC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVE COLLABORATION, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THROUGH THE POWER OF SHARING STORIES, OUR PROGRAMS EMPOWER STUDENTS OF ALL AGES TO ENGAGE WITH AND LEARN FROM COMMUNITIES BEYOND THEIR OWN. JBFC'S MEDIA EDUCATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE: CLASSROOM TO SCREENING ROOM, A PROGRAM THAT PRESENTS FILM SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSIONS THAT ENRICH STUDENTS' STUDY OF LITERATURE, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, WORLD LANGUAGES, AND THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS; LAB CAMPS, A WIDE RANGE OF IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT ENGAGE CHILDREN OF ALL AGES IN FILM AND MEDIA-MAKING ACTIVITIES; AND IMAGE, SOUND, AND STORY, A CURRICULUM THAT PREPARES TEACHERS TO INTEGRATE VIEWING AND CREATING MEDIA INTO THEIR LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND CLASSROOM CULTURE. PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ARE HELD ON THE JBFC CAMPUS, WHICH INCLUDES A FIVE-SCREEN CINEMA COMPLEX AND THE MEDIA ARTS LAB THAT HOUSES 16 EDITING SUITES, A RECORDING STUDIO, A SOUNDSTAGE, A 60-SEAT SCREENING ROOM, AN ANIMATION STUDIO, A LARGE CENTER STUDIO, AND FOUR SMALL STUDIOS.

THEATER PROGRAMSSINCE OPENING IN 2001, THE JBFC HAS CELEBRATED FILM AS A VEHICLE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL CHANGE. JBFC SERVES AS A CREATIVE HUB FOR THE REGION WITH ITS MISSION GROUNDED IN FILM PRESENTATION, MEDIA EDUCATION, AND ARTIST SUPPORT. BY STRATEGICALLY CONNECTING THESE AREAS, WE ARE CREATING A COMMUNITY UNITED THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF FILM, WHILE SUPPORTING EMERGING ARTISTS AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF STORYTELLERS. OUR FIVE SCREEN CINEMA COMPLEX IS OPEN DAILY AND FEATURES MORE THAN 400 FILMS EACH YEAR SUPPLEMENTED WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AND POST-SCREENING EVENTS. EACH YEAR, NEARLY 200 FILMMAKERS, ARTISTS, AUTHORS, SCHOLARS, ACTIVISTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS PARTICIPATE IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND AUDIENCE Q&AS. LOCATED DOWN THE STREET FROM OUR CINEMA COMPLEX IS THE 27,000 SQUARE FOOT MEDIA ARTS LAB, WHERE WE OFFER MEDIA EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. CREATIVE CULTURE, OUR FELLOWSHIP AND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, PROVIDES SPACE, EQUIPMENT, RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP, AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS FROM OUR REGION, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND AROUND THE WORLD.

EDUCATION PROGRAMSTHE FILM CENTER IS DEDICATED TO TEACHING LITERACY FOR A VISUAL CULTURE AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, AND LEARN THROUGH THE POWER OF FILM, MEDIA, AND 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY. WITH TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF ACCESSIBILITY, REPRESENTATION, AND EMPATHY-BUILDING. JBFC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVE COLLABORATION, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THROUGH THE POWER OF SHARING STORIES, OUR PROGRAMS EMPOWER STUDENTS OF ALL AGES TO ENGAGE WITH AND LEARN FROM COMMUNITIES BEYOND THEIR OWN. JBFC'S MEDIA EDUCATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE: CLASSROOM TO SCREENING ROOM, A PROGRAM THAT PRESENTS FILM SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSIONS THAT ENRICH STUDENTS' STUDY OF LITERATURE, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, WORLD LANGUAGES, AND THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS; LAB CAMPS, A WIDE RANGE OF IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT ENGAGE CHILDREN OF ALL AGES IN FILM AND MEDIA-MAKING ACTIVITIES; AND IMAGE, SOUND, AND STORY, A CURRICULUM THAT PREPARES TEACHERS TO INTEGRATE VIEWING AND CREATING MEDIA INTO THEIR LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND CLASSROOM CULTURE. PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ARE HELD ON THE JBFC CAMPUS, WHICH INCLUDES A FIVE-SCREEN CINEMA COMPLEX AND THE MEDIA ARTS LAB THAT HOUSES 16 EDITING SUITES, A RECORDING STUDIO, A SOUNDSTAGE, A 60-SEAT SCREENING ROOM, AN ANIMATION STUDIO, A LARGE CENTER STUDIO, AND FOUR SMALL STUDIOS.