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Formed in 2001, The Philadelphia Film Society is dedicated to the presentation of film and video in the Greater Philadelphia area as a powerful form of artistic expression and a unique force for cultural diversity and international understanding. Its mission is to engage the diverse communities of the region by producing major film events and other year-round programming. Among its most prominent activities are the Philadelphia Film Festival and the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

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    Philadelphia Film Society

    1600 North 5th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19122

    Phone: 267-239-2941   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    03/07/12- 03/28/12	Screenwriting Workshop II Philadelphia Sound Stage Screenwriting Workshop II Presented by Philadelphia Film Society at Philadelphia Sound Stage March 7-March 28, 2012 This 4-week course is a continuation of previous Screenwriting I courses offered by PFS. Writers will continue to write their scripts while learning and applying advanced story-telling techniques into their screenplays. The class is structured into one-third lecture / discussion and two-thirds round-table reads with each writer expected to bring in their work for critique and observation by their peers. Students also have the option to adapt a short story of their choice based on a selection...
    03/10/12- 03/31/12	Short Filmmaking Seminar Philadelphia Sound Stage Short Filmmaking Seminar Presented by Philadelphia Film Society at Philadelphia Sound Stage March 10-March 31, 2012 This is a four-part series, with each class focusing on one of the following: Creative Development & Screenwriting: What makes a good short? How to write for a low/modest budget? Writing the short film. Pre-Production: Finding the right Producer, DP and Set Designer. Budgeting. Choosing Cast and Crew. Location Scouting. Rehearsals. Production: Insurance. What your Asst Director should do. What a Director should NOT do. Post-Production & Distribution: Who...
    04/18/12- 05/23/12	Screenwriting Workshop I - Introductory Course Philadelphia Sound Stage Screenwriting Workshop I - Introductory Course Presented by Philadelphia Film Society at Philadelphia Sound Stage April 18-May 23, 2012 Upon completion of this 6-week course, writers will have a full outline of their feature film script, a first act or first ten pages of their script, or writers will adapt a short story of their choice based on a selection of short stories handed out by the instructor. About the Instructor: Nanci Gaglio is a recent transplant from San Francisco where she taught screenwriting at UC Berkeley and wrote, directed, and sometimes appeared in her own fiction films that have...

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  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    03/07/12- 03/28/12	Screenwriting Workshop II Philadelphia Sound Stage Screenwriting Workshop II Presented by Philadelphia Film Society at Philadelphia Sound Stage March 7-March 28, 2012 This 4-week course is a continuation of previous Screenwriting I courses offered by PFS. Writers will continue to write their scripts while learning and applying advanced story-telling techniques into their screenplays. The class is structured into one-third lecture / discussion and two-thirds round-table reads with each writer expected to bring in their work for critique and observation by their peers. Students also have the option to adapt a short story of their choice based on a selection...
    03/10/12- 03/31/12	Short Filmmaking Seminar Philadelphia Sound Stage Short Filmmaking Seminar Presented by Philadelphia Film Society at Philadelphia Sound Stage March 10-March 31, 2012 This is a four-part series, with each class focusing on one of the following: Creative Development & Screenwriting: What makes a good short? How to write for a low/modest budget? Writing the short film. Pre-Production: Finding the right Producer, DP and Set Designer. Budgeting. Choosing Cast and Crew. Location Scouting. Rehearsals. Production: Insurance. What your Asst Director should do. What a Director should NOT do. Post-Production & Distribution: Who...
    04/18/12- 05/23/12	Screenwriting Workshop I - Introductory Course Philadelphia Sound Stage Screenwriting Workshop I - Introductory Course Presented by Philadelphia Film Society at Philadelphia Sound Stage April 18-May 23, 2012 Upon completion of this 6-week course, writers will have a full outline of their feature film script, a first act or first ten pages of their script, or writers will adapt a short story of their choice based on a selection of short stories handed out by the instructor. About the Instructor: Nanci Gaglio is a recent transplant from San Francisco where she taught screenwriting at UC Berkeley and wrote, directed, and sometimes appeared in her own fiction films that have...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    02/06/12	Resurrect Dead: Film Screening and DVD Release Party Trocadero Theatre
    10/20/11- 11/03/11	Philadelphia Film Festival 2011
    08/13/11	filmadelphiaCLASSICS: The Sixth Sense Rittenhouse Square
    07/20/11	Philadelphia Film Society and Eastern State Penitentiary present: 12 Monkeys Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
    06/30/11	Winter's Bone: The Complete Musical Score, Performed by Blackberry Winter World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    06/15/11	filmadelphiaCLASSICS: The Wrestler
    06/01/11- 09/14/11	filmadelphiaCLASSICS Film Series Various Locations
    04/26/11- 05/17/11	Philadelphia Film Society 4 Week Screenwriting Class Philadelphia Sound Stage
    03/23/11	filmadelphiaClassics Presents Trading Places The Ibrahim Theater at International House
    03/19/11	Fritz Lang's Metropolis Macy's
    02/23/11	filmadelphiaCLASSICS Presents: The Philadelphia Story International House Philadelphia
    10/24/10	127 Hours Prince Music Theater
    10/24/10	The Best and the Brightest The Rave
    10/24/10	Every Day Prince Music Theater
    10/24/10	The Four Times Ritz 5
    10/24/10	The Housemaid Ritz 5
    10/24/10	The Housemaid (1960) Ritz 5
    10/24/10	How to Fold a Flag The Rave
    10/24/10	Lebanon, PA The Rave
    10/24/10	LennonNYC The Rave
    10/24/10	The Red Chapel Ritz 5
    10/24/10	Red Hill Prince Music Theater
    10/24/10	Revolucion Ritz 5
    10/24/10	Sound of Noise Ritz 5
    10/24/10	Trust Prince Music Theater
    10/23/10	127 Hours Prince Music Theater
    10/23/10	The Actresses International House Philadelphia
    10/23/10	Awards Ceremony Prince Music Theater
    10/23/10	Boxing Gym Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/23/10	The Canal Street Madam Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    10/23/10- 10/24/10	Carancho Ritz 5
    10/23/10	Carlos Prince Music Theater
    10/23/10	Do No Harm Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    10/23/10	How to Fold a Flag Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    10/23/10	Kings of Pastry Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    10/23/10	Mandrill Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/23/10	Me Too Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/23/10	My Brothers Ritz 5
    10/23/10	Night Catches Us Ritz 5
    10/23/10	OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/23/10	The Princess of Montpensier Ritz 5
    10/23/10	Raspberry Magic International House Philadelphia
    10/23/10	Rubber Prince Music Theater
    10/23/10	Sound of Noise International House Philadelphia
    10/23/10	Welcome to the Rileys International House Philadelphia
    10/22/10	Besouro Ritz 5
    10/22/10	Do No Harm The Rave
    10/22/10	Every Day The Rave
    10/22/10	Fair Game Prince Music Theater
    10/22/10	Garbo Prince Music Theater
    10/22/10	How to Fold a Flag Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/22/10- 10/24/10	Kawasaki's Rose Ritz 5
    10/22/10	The Last Circus The Rave
    10/22/10	LennonNYC Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    10/22/10	Machete Maidens Unleashed Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/22/10	Me Too Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    10/22/10	Night Catches Us Prince Music Theater
    10/22/10	A Page of Madness International House Philadelphia
    10/22/10	The Room International House Philadelphia
    10/22/10- 10/24/10	A Screaming Man Ritz 5
    10/22/10- 10/23/10	Sex Magic Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    10/22/10	Trust Ritz 5
    10/22/10	White Material Ritz 5
    10/21/10	Balibo Ritz 5
    10/21/10	Besouro The Rave
    10/21/10	Cafe Prince Music Theater
    10/21/10	Easy Money Ritz 5
    10/21/10	The Happy Poet Ritz 5
    10/21/10	Life 2.0 Ritz 5
    10/21/10	OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie The Rave
    10/21/10	Red Hill Prince Music Theater
    10/21/10- 10/23/10	Secret Sunshine Ritz 5
    10/21/10	Unbreakable Prince Music Theater
    10/21/10- 10/23/10	Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Ritz 5
    10/21/10	The Canal Street Madam The Rave
    10/20/10	11/4/2008 Prince Music Theater
    10/20/10	The Actresses Ritz 5
    10/20/10	Cold Weather Ritz 5
    10/20/10- 10/24/10	Film Socialism The Rave
    10/20/10	Gerrymandering Prince Music Theater
    10/20/10	Machete Maidens Unleashed Ritz 5
    10/20/10	Mandrill Prince Music Theater
    10/20/10	Outrage Prince Music Theater
    10/20/10	The Wolf Knife Ritz 5
    10/19/10	Copacabana Ritz 5
    10/19/10	Do No Harm Prince Music Theater
    10/19/10	MegaMind Workshop The Rave
    10/19/10	Mutant Girls Squad The Rave
    10/19/10- 10/22/10	The Orgasm Diaries Ritz 5
    10/19/10	A Serbian Film Prince Music Theater
    10/19/10- 10/22/10	Tender Son - The Frankenstein Project Ritz 5
    10/19/10- 10/24/10	True Legend Ritz 5
    10/18/10	The Best and the Brightest Prince Music Theater
    10/18/10	Boxing Gym Ritz 5
    10/18/10	Dog Pound Prince Music Theater
    10/18/10	The Happy Poet The Rave
    10/18/10	Mutant Girls Squad Ritz 5
    10/18/10	The New Year Ritz 5
    10/18/10	Parade The Rave
    10/18/10- 10/24/10	Room in Rome Ritz 5
    10/18/10	Tiny Furniture The Rave
    10/17/10- 10/20/10	A Buddy Story The Rave
    10/17/10	Cold Weather Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/17/10	Do It Again The Rave
    10/17/10	Dog Pound Ritz 5
    10/17/10	Easy Money International House Philadelphia
    10/17/10- 10/23/10	Garbo Ritz 5
    10/17/10	The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Prince Music Theater
    10/17/10	The Girl Who Played with Fire Prince Music Theater
    10/17/10	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Prince Music Theater
    10/17/10	Heartbeats Ritz 5
    10/17/10	HIGH School Prince Music Theater
    10/17/10- 10/24/10	If I Want to Whistle, I'll Whistle Ritz 5
    10/17/10	Lebanon, PA Bryn Mawr Film Institute
    10/17/10	Life 2.0 The Rave
    10/17/10	Louder Than a Bomb Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/17/10	Make Believe Rittenhouse Square
    10/17/10	Marwencol The Rave
    10/17/10	My Brothers Bryn Mawr Film Institute
    10/17/10	The New Year Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/17/10	Parade Ritz 5
    10/17/10	Peep World The Rave
    10/17/10	The Red Chapel International House Philadelphia
    10/17/10	Revolucion International House Philadelphia
    10/17/10	Rubber Ritz 5
    10/17/10	Secret Screening International House Philadelphia
    10/17/10- 10/24/10	Waste Land International House Philadelphia
    10/17/10- 10/18/10	We Are What We Are Ritz 5
    10/17/10- 10/23/10	The Woodmans Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Balibo International House Philadelphia
    10/16/10- 10/24/10	Alamar Ritz 5
    10/16/10	The Best and the Brightest Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Black Swan Prince Music Theater
    10/16/10- 10/23/10	Bo Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Cafe The Rave
    10/16/10	Certified Copy Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Conviction International House Philadelphia
    10/16/10- 10/22/10	Four Lions Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Gerrymandering The Rave
    10/16/10	The Happy Poet Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/16/10	Hesher Prince Music Theater
    10/16/10- 10/17/10	A Horrible Way to Die Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/16/10- 10/18/10	How I Ended This Summer Ritz 5
    10/16/10	I Love You Phillip Morris International House Philadelphia
    10/16/10	Kings of Pastry International House Philadelphia
    10/16/10	The Last Circus The Rave
    10/16/10	Life 2.0 Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/16/10- 10/23/10	London River Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Louder Than a Bomb The Rave
    10/16/10	Make Believe The Rave
    10/16/10- 10/17/10	The Man Next Door Ritz 5
    10/16/10- 10/23/10	The Man Who Will Come Ritz 5
    10/16/10- 10/23/10	Old Cats Ritz 5
    10/16/10- 10/23/10	Outcast Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Outrage Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Peep World Prince Music Theater
    10/16/10	Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission Ritz 5
    10/16/10	A Serbian Film Ritz 5
    10/16/10	Welcome to the Rileys Prince Music Theater
    10/16/10	The Woodmans Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/15/10- 10/16/10	Blue Valentine Prince Music Theater
    10/15/10- 10/22/10	Do It Again Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/15/10	For Your Height Only International House Philadelphia
    10/15/10	Hesher Ritz 5
    10/15/10	HIGH School International House Philadelphia
    10/15/10- 10/20/10	La Nostra Vita Ritz 5
    10/15/10- 10/23/10	Largo Winch Ritz 5
    10/15/10- 10/24/10	Leap Year Ritz 5
    10/15/10- 10/17/10	Leaving (Partir) Ritz 5
    10/15/10	Lebanon, PA Prince Music Theater
    10/15/10	Machete Maidens Unleashed International House Philadelphia
    10/15/10- 10/17/10	Poetry Ritz 5
    10/15/10- 10/17/10	Puzzle Ritz 5
    10/15/10	Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/15/10- 10/17/10	Silent Voices Ritz 5
    10/15/10- 10/17/10	The Wolf Knife Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    10/14/10- 10/24/10	Philadelphia Film Festival Various Locations
    10/14/10	Black Swan Annenberg Center - Zellerbach Theater
    09/26/10	Danielle Lubene
    09/25/10	Pedro Moraes
    09/23/10	Old City Film Series: The Art of the Steal The Clay Studio
    08/26/10	Old City Film Series: Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit The Clay Studio
    08/19/10	Rolling Roadshow Presents Rocky Philadelphia Museum of Art - Stairs
    07/29/10	Young Frankenstein The Clay Studio
    06/26/10	Wings Macy's
    06/24/10- 09/16/10	Rockin' Reels at the Piazza The Piazza at Schmidts
    05/12/10	FilmadelphiaClassics: Alien Prince Music Theater
    04/21/10	FilmadelphiaClassics: Shadow of a Doubt Prince Music Theater
    04/07/10	FilmadelphiaClassics: Psycho Prince Music Theater
    03/31/10	FilmadelphiaDocumentary: Waking Sleeping Beauty Prince Music Theater
    03/15/10	FilmadelphiaClassics: Persepolis International House Philadelphia
    03/10/10	FilmadelphiaClassics: Who Framed Roger Rabbit Prince Music Theater
    03/03/10	FilmadelphiaIndependent: Waltz with Bashir Prince Music Theater
    02/24/10	FilmadelphiaClassics: Breakfast at Tiffany's Prince Music Theater
    02/22/10- 03/12/10	Funsavers Memberships Deal: The Philadelphia Film Society Various Locations
    02/10/10	filmadelphiaINDEPENDENT: White on Rice Prince Music Theater
    02/03/10	FilmadelphiaDocumentary: Dust and Illusions World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    01/27/10	Filmadelphia: Henry V Prince Music Theater
    01/13/10- 01/27/10	Shakespeare in Cinema Prince Music Theater
    12/16/09	filmadelphiaCLASSIC Prince Music Theater