PFF27 films The Favourite and Roma both lead this year’s Oscar nominations with a total of 10 each! Other top nominated films include A Star is Born, Vice, Green Book and Black Panther, which all screened at the either the PFS Roxy Theater or Philadelphia Film Center (1412 Chestnut Street). Between the Philadelphia Film Festival and […]

PFS Staff’s Most Anticipated Film of 2019  By the PFS Staff It is January 1 and the PFS Staff is looking forward to a year of brilliant, entertaining, and thought provoking film! We decided to share the films we can’t wait to see in theaters in 2019! J. Andrew Greenblatt, Executive Director Dumbo | Tim […]

Looking Back on an Extraordinary Year of Film with the Philadelphia Film Society! 2018 Year in Review  By the PFS Staff It’s been quite a year for us here at the Philadelphia Film Society. We began our year with the 5th Annual Oscars® Party & Screening at the Philadelphia Film Center (still the Prince Theater, […]

PFS Staff’s Top Films of 2018! By the PFS Staff As 2018 comes to an end, some of the staff at the Philadelphia Film Society share their favorite films of year… …but as you can see below, we all take on this task a little differently. *All lists are done in alphabetical order.* J. Andrew […]

Showcase Filmmaker Spotlight: Nelson Vicens By Travis Trew, Programming Associate Since graduating from Temple University, Minnesota-born and Pennsylvania-bred Nelson Vicens has carved out a career as cinematographer while creating his own work. Made after a two-year break from writing and directing, experimental short OPUS follows a painter struggling to complete a piece who’s tormented by […]

Showcase Filmmaker Spotlight: Connor Hough By Travis Trew, Programming Associate 28-year-old Telford, PA native Connor Hough has been seriously pursuing acting for the last two years, and decided to turn his own story into the semi-autobiographical Pennsylvania Guy Like Me. It’s the story of a young man struggling to get noticed as an actor while […]

Showcase Filmmaker Spotlight: Chung Wei Huang By Travis Trew, Programming Associate Taiwanese writer and director Chung Wei Huang started out studying business before making the somewhat late transition to filmmaking. Her thesis project at Temple University’s filmmaking program, Midnight Carnival is a drama inspired by Huang’s own experiences. The film follows Andrea, a Taiwanese student […]

Showcase Filmmaker Spotlight: Josh Perrin By Travis Trew, Programming Associate Tom’s River, New Jersey native Josh Perrin moved to Philly to attend The Art Institute of Philadelphia, where he honed his skills in animation, graphic design, and video. His short Smoking and You is a humorous PSA parody following a hapless loser whose cigarette addiction […]

Showcase Filmmaker Spotlight: August Aguilar By Travis Trew, Programming Associate Philadelphia-born, Tennessee-raised filmmaker August Aguilar spends most of his time in Knoxville, but comes to Philly often to visit his dad (and frequent collaborator) Frank Aguilar. Written by Frank and directed by August, Center City is an atmospheric, jazz-infused slice of Philly noir, following a […]

Showcase Filmmaker Spotlight: Michael Duff By Travis Trew, Programming Associate Michael Duff has worked for years as a respiratory therapist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and freelance photographer, but recently decided to pursue his lifelong love of film by enrolling in online film school through Arizona State University and pursuing a TV writing certificate from […]