Founded in 2001, the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a cultural and creative hub that gathers audiences, students, and filmmakers to experience the joy of film and learn about the craft, ourselves, and each other. This mission comes alive through a robust roster of programs for students and audiences of all ages. We foster an engaged community through the power of film, while inspiring a lifelong love for cinema and media arts.
One of the most successful suburban art houses in the country, we celebrate film as a vehicle for entertainment, education, and inspiration.
Each year, over 200,000 people come through our doors to see more than 400 films from current releases to foreign cinema, documentaries to curated series. Our audiences experience over 100 special events every year featuring in-depth conversations with filmmakers, actors, authors, and activists to live music performances and custom-crafted receptions with local chefs.
One of the most successful suburban art houses in the country, we celebrate film as a vehicle for entertainment, education, and inspiration.
Each year, over 200,000 people come through our doors to see more than 400 films from current releases to foreign cinema, documentaries to curated series. Our audiences experience over 100 special events every year featuring in-depth conversations with filmmakers, actors, authors, and activists to live music performances and custom-crafted receptions with local chefs.