The Philadelphia Film Festival is a film festival founded by the Philadelphia Film Society held in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The annual festival is held at various theater venues throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area .
7-1191: The annual festival lasts for two weeks in October. The festival also holds a three day "springfest" in June. Venues have included the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts , the PFS Roxy Theater, the Prince Theater (now known as the Philadelphia Film Center), the Landmark Ritz Theatres , the PFS Bourse Theater, the PFS East Theater, and the PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard . Screening categories hosted by
14-491: A Lady on Fire , Beanpole , Knives Out , Blue Velvet (1986), Magnolia (1999), Nomadland , Ammonite , Black Bear , Minari , Sound of Metal , Philly native Questlove 's directorial debut Summer of Soul , The Sparks Brothers and Werewolves Within . In 2017, M. Night Shyamalan and David Plaza (father of Aubrey) joined the Philadelphia Film Society's board of directors. Due to the impact of
21-604: Is a major cultural destination and crossroads in the performing arts, connecting Philadelphia regional audiences and the University of Pennsylvania through exposure to innovative human expression in theatre, music, and dance. The Annenberg Center highlights the value of the performing arts by presenting world-renowned and emerging artists and companies who express adventuresome perspectives on contemporary issues, timeless ideas, and diverse cultures. By offering contextualization programs, featuring Penn faculty as well as experts from
28-714: The COVID-19 pandemic, the PFF screened most of their films virtually in October 2020. Other films were shown via a drive-in format at the Philadelphia Navy Yard . In October 2021, the 30th Anniversary Film Festival screened such notable films as Belfast , The Electrical Life of Louis Wain , King Richard , The French Dispatch , Encounter and Spencer . Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts The Annenberg Center for
35-716: The Performing Arts is a theatre, dance and world music venue in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It helped to popularize the works of composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass ; the Center has also hosted shows by performers ranging from the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra to Ladysmith Black Mambazo . The Annenberg facility was designed by Vincent G. Kling who also designed the Philadelphia Mint . The Annenberg Center, founded in 1971,
42-719: The festival include Centerpieces, Spotlights, Special Events, Masters of Cinema, World View, Non/Fiction, After Hours, From the Vaults, Made in USA, Cinema de France, Green Screen ( Environmental films), Visions of Iran, "Sights and Soundtrack" and short films. Its Filmadelphia category, previously known as "Festival of the Independents," promotes local filmmakers. Notable members of the Festival Advisory Board include Aubrey Plaza and Adam McKay . Until 2009, it
49-564: Was held during the first weeks of April; after which, the Film Festival shifted its dates from the spring to the fall in October. About 35,000 tickets sold in the 20th annual Film Festival to over 250 screenings. Notable films at the festival have included Silver Linings Playbook (set in Philadelphia), Border , Burning , Green Book , The Guilty , Happy as Lazzaro , Roma , Shoplifters , Parasite , JoJo Rabbit , Portrait of
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