Jacob Burns Film Center

Main facade of the Jacob Burns Film Center
Jacob Burns Film Center logo

The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a nonprofit cultural arts center located in Pleasantville, New York. It occupies the old Rome Theater, a Spanish mission-style theater built in 1925.[1]

Along with independent and documentary films, the center hosts a variety of special events, including discussions with filmmakers, critics and people from the industry following some screenings. The New York Times has credited the theater with helping to revitalize the downtown area of Pleasantville [2] It annually hosts Pace University's documentary premiere with a documentary created by their class.

  1. ^ "Contemporary Arab Cinema". Contemporary Arab Cinema. Brown Hats Productions. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. ^ Brenner, Elsa. "How a Cinema's Fresh Start Revived a Town, too". The New York Times. Retrieved March 31, 2015.