Film Pittsburgh

Cheers to the last day of the 2021 JFilm Festival! Join us for one final Film Schmooze discussion about BREAKING BREAD, led by Frayda Cohen, today at 3pm. And we hope you have plenty of time to watch all the movies left on your to-watch list! filmpittsburgh.org/films/breaking-bread

It's May 1st and that means it's time for another free Spotlight! This month we've chosen a film that ties in nicely with our JFilm Festival (which runs through Sunday). It also won the Oscar for Best Short Documentary last Sunday. COLETTE is the story of 90-year-old Colette Marin-Catherine who was a member of the French Resistance during WWII. Joined by young history student Lucie Fouble as she makes her first trip to the concentration camp where her brother died, this powerful and moving film documents their journey and Colette's story. Watch now at filmpittsburgh.org/pages/spotlight!

Happy Friday, indeed! Eat Wheaties, a quirky comedy about social media and cyberstalking that played at our 2020 Fall Festival, is out NOW in theaters and video on-demand! Watch the trailer at the link below

Hang out with Reel Q Pittsburgh LGBTQ Film Festival and City of Asylum TONIGHT at 7pm for a FREE virtual screening of Twilight's Kiss! RSVP now at the link below TWILIGHT'S KISS is a tale about two closeted gay men, now in their twilight years, who must choose between their desires for each other or the families they have proudly created. If this film sounds familiar to you, it's because it played at our 2020 Fall Festival/Three Rivers Film Festival!

In cased you missed it, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film this past weekend! We couldn't be prouder to have played this incredibly moving short in our 2020 Pittsburgh Shorts lineup. Congrats to everyone involved in making this fantastic film! PS. It's currently streaming on Netflix!

On Monday, April 26, at 7pm, the JFilm Festival will present Beyond Shared Legacies: the Continuing Fight for Equity and Justice, a live panel discussion about the powerful bond between the Black and Jewish communities in the fight against racism and anti-Semitism. This important discussion aims to identify ways to help make Pittsburgh and the world a better, more just place to live. Prompted by the award-winning film Shared Legacies, the panel features the film’s directo...r, Dr. Shari Rogers, along with Pittsburgh Steeler Zach Banner, former US Ambassador Rabbi David Saperstein, and Tim Smith, head of Pittsburgh’s Center of Life. This timely and thought-provoking discussion is free and open to the public and audience members may ask questions of the panel. It will be streamed on Facebook Live and on Film Pittsburgh’s YouTube channel. Shared Legacies can be viewed as part of the JFilm Festival, Pittsburgh’s largest Jewish cultural event, which screens online April 22 May 2, 2021.

Whether you're spending the day with a loved oneor curled up on the couch watching the movies you lovewe wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day!

Tickets for Minari virtual screenings have been selling out fast! Purchase tickets for the remaining screenings on Feb. 23, 24, or 25 at the link below and you'll also support yours truly, Film Pittsburgh. http://bit.ly/3rCV5pM

Our next Spotlight+ film is THE SUBJECT. Jason Biggs stars as a documentary filmmaker who is both haunted by and faces backlash after filming a Black teen's life and premature death. Available for streaming Feb. 15-Feb. 22 get your tickets (and watch the trailer) now at https://filmpittsburgh.org/pages/spotlight. The Subject Movie

When we say we bring Pittsburgh audiences the best in independent and international films, we mean it! Congrats to the 7 (!) Film Pittsburgh Fall Festival official selection short films & feature lengths that earned a spot on the The Academy shortlists! Collective (colectiv film) - Best Doc, Best International Feature Feeling Through - Best Live Action Short If Anything Happens I Love You - Best Animated Short... Kapaemahu - Best Animated Short MLK / FBI - Best Doc Night of the Kings - Best International Feature The Snail and the Whale - Best Animated Short See more

We had a lot of fun creating this list and we hope you enjoy it!

Today is the final day to watch SOROS on Spotlight+! You can snag a ticket for yourself, or you can also purchase tickets as an early gift for friends and family Head to https://filmpittsburgh.org/pages/spotlight.

In 1990, Minette Seate started off writing movie reviews for the WQED Pittsburgh show Black Horizons. Now she's a senior producer at WQED and one of our rockstar board members. Read what she has to say about the legacy of this pivotal Black public affairs show:

Want to know the keys for having a fun & festive weekend filled with supporting local businesses and theaters? This NEXTpittsburgh article will help guide you! Hint: it includes watching our Spotlight+ film SOROS Head to https://filmpittsburgh.org/pages/spotlight to purchase tickets.

SOROSour first ever Spotlight+ filmis available to stream NOW until midnight on Dec. 22! Watch this fascinating documentary to learn more about George Soros, an increasingly controversial figure who’s carved his own unique role in our complicated political landscape, at https://filmpittsburgh.org/pages/spotlight.

We're excited to announce Spotlight+ as our newest series! Every month on the 15th, you're invited to stream a specially curated feature film (or series of films), as a ticketed event, from the comfort of your home. Our first Spotlight+ film is SOROS (a documentary about George Soros) and it will be available from Dec. 15 through Dec. 22. For more info and to buy tickets, head to https://filmpittsburgh.org/pages/spotlight.

Here's your chance to watch Minari, a tender and sweeping film about a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream, via A24's new virtual cinema platform! Plus, any sales made from the unique link below will support Film Pittsburgh If you missed this incredible film (that just scored Golden Globe & SAG nominations) during its limited festival run, you won't want to miss it this time around.

Attention documentary filmmakers! Do you want funding for your project? Stop what you're doing and apply for a grant through the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund now! More details below:

It may be Friday the 13th, but we're having a pretty good dayand it's about to get better. There's a *limited screening* TONIGHT from 7-11pm for Night of the Kings, an international feature from director Philippe Lacôte. If you can't catch it tonight, it screens again on Saturday, Nov 21. IndieWire summarizes this powerful drama about a notorious Maca correctional facility in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan as "through and through an intoxicating and immersive visual experience even as it unfolds almost like a filmed play." This film is highlighted in our Fall Festival as our Spotlight film and you won't want to miss it. Head to www.filmpittsburgh.org for tickets.

The people have spoken. Due to popular demand, our two Opening Night filmsFreeland Film and Pharmacopeiaare available for on-demand viewing now until Nov. 22. If you missed out on the action last night, head to https://filmpittsburgh.org/ for tickets.

The rest of the Fall Festival lineup (including Pittsburgh Shorts, ReelAbilities Pittsburgh, JFilm Festival: A Program of Film Pittsburgh, and the rest of Three Rivers Film Festival) is now available for on-demand streaming! We have 10 days and over 160 films for you to watch from the comfort of your own home. If you're looking for a place to start, Definition Please, from the talented Greensburg native Sujata Day, is a good one, plus you can catch some local Pittsburgh spots in the background!

Let's get this (virtual) party started! The 2020 Film Pittsburgh Fall Festival kicks off TONIGHT at 7:30pm with Freeland Film (plus a Q&A after!), preceded by the short film, Pharmacopeia. Both are available tonight only! The rest of the fun continues Nov. 12-22 www.filmpittsburgh.org.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette covered a handful of highlights from the 3RFF track of our Fall Festival, including locally shot comedy Definition Please and a former Post-Gazette reporter's documentary Beethoven in Beijing. Check it out below! Early Bird discount pricing for passes ends TONIGHT at 11:59pm. The Fall Festival begins tomorrow!