SIFTMedia Collective presents a 4 week Intensive Screenwriting Workshop with Stephanie Malson – this Workshop is designed to support filmmakers, whether starting with an initial concept or refining a short or feature-length screenplay. Through deep analysis and communal feedback, you’ll see your idea or draft develop into a screenplay.
Weekend Workshops BPA’s Weekend Workshops are monthly crash course introductory workshops where youth (ages 14-24) learn the fundamentals of a particular aspect of filmmaking under the mentorship of professionals. Youth apply what they learn through a hands-on activity where they create and share a piece of work by the end of each session. Each workshop [...]
You Don’t Have to Go Home, But . . .by Aidan Un (USA, 2024, 78 min) You Don’t Have to Go Home, But . . . is an ode to dancing bodies, a grimy love letter to Philly, a story about what to do when the DJ has played the last song, the club’s lights [...]
JourneyArts' Table Sessions is back at Bartram’s Garden on April 29th and 30th, curated by Award-winning Philly filmmaker Kristal Sotomayor. In addition to a screening of Sotomayor Production's film Expanding Sanctuary (2024 BlackStar Philadelphia Filmmaker Award winner), enjoy a performance by cumbia-klezmer-punk band Mariposas Galácticas, AND a delicious dinner by award-winning chef Cristina Martínez [...]
It's your chance to be a part of FirstGlance, Philadelphia’s independent film festival since 1996! The 29th Annual FirstGlance Film Festival, Philadelphia’s longest-running competitive indie film festival where audiences vote for “Best of the Fest,” returns to the Film Society Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Friday, May 8, 2026, through Sunday, May 10, 2026. [...]
Join Scribe for two rare films by Bill Stephens and the People’s Communication Network that center Black liberation. Congo Oyé (US, 1971, 45 min) A rare and seldom-seen work, made by Bill Stephens in collaboration with Chris Marker, Eldridge Cleaver, and Kathleen Cleaver. Congo Oyé was never completed and long believed lost until it was [...]
New Qualified Production Facility Alert! The Story Factory, powered by Helm Creative Studio, is a woman-owned, corner block-sized space within Philadelphia city limits that has been approved as a qualified production facility by the PA State Film Office! With their expansive creative space, access door featuring a private loading dock, power capabilities, studios, an area [...]
You're invited to the 6th annual cinéSPEAK Under the Stars at Clark Park! For Opening Night of the 2026 Under the Stars festival, we are proud to present the Pennsylvania premieres of the Sundance Award-winning Everybody to Kenmure Street and Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento (Full Belly, Happy Heart)! Rain Date: Saturday, May 30 Event Flow: [...]
You are invited to join us for a free screening of our new documentary Plan C for Civilization + Q&A with the filmmakers As the impacts of climate change increase, novel and risky technologies are getting more attention from researchers, funders, and policymakers - but how fast (or slow) should we go? Part thriller, part [...]
Join us for Big Picture Film Fest 2026 | "Amplify" Thursday June 18th, 6-9pm | (6pm Mixer | 7pm Screening) @Philadelphia Film Society Center (1412 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19102) Big Picture Film Fest 2026 will premiere new films produced by young filmmakers through the Big Picture Alliance. Join us for the debut of new [...]
Hop into Summer at the Premier Film Screening - "At The Jersey Shore" 🎬 Premier Film Screening at SoundPlex Studios For the first time ever, SoundPlex Studios transforms into a movie house for a special screening of the independent feature film “At The Jersey Shore” by filmmaker Tom Bentley of Suburbanite Productions. Set against the [...]
How does memory shape progress? Join us to celebrate Juneteenth at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for a powerful program for A Nation of Artists with Dr. Willa Cofield, an educator, author, and filmmaker. Through her story, explore how art and activism intersect to protect the voices of freedom and progress. This special [...]