Philadelphia Film Society

The Philadelphia Film Society is hiring teaching artists!

We're looking for qualified, enthusiastic teaching artists for our ShortFilmmakers & Youth2Critics residency programs in Philadelphia schools.

See more information at the careers page below! ✨
filmadelphia.org/about/careers/

PFF34 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! 💙🎞️

Explore the PFF34 home page to see all films, plan out your screenings, and brush up on venue. Tickets for some screenings may be unavailable after the PFS member presale, meaning they are Badge and Rush Line only.

filmadelphia.org/festival/

New this week 10/3-10/9 at PFS!

At the East:
🍿GOOD BOY 🐕
🍿 ANEMONE

At the Bourse:
🍿 THE SMASHING MACHINE
🍿 PERFECT BLUE 4K REMASTER
🍿 TAYLOR SWIFT | THE OFFICIAL RELEASE PARTY OF A SHOWGIRL (only 10/3-10/5)

Tickets and showtimes below! ✨🍿🎥✨
filmadelphia.org/showtimes/

Four Favorites with Good Boy star Indy and director Ben Leonberg 🐕

#GoodBoy is in US theaters this Friday via @ifcfilms.bsky.social and @shudder.com

In case you thought we were done with lineup announcements this week, think again!!! (David Lynch always liked three exclamations.)

As of Oct. 3, screenings will return to the Film Society Center! Check our curated page for series updates and tickets. ✨
filmadelphia.org/film-series/

The 34th Philadelphia Film Festival Lineup is here!

Tickets will go on sale to PFS members on Friday, 10/3, and to the general public on Monday, 10/6. Special events, Q&As, and more to be announced! See the complete list at the link below 💙✨🎞️

filmadelphia.org/news/34th-ph...

New this week at PFS!

Opening at the Bourse:
🍿 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
🍿 PREDATORS, Official Selection of SpringFest 2025
🍿 ALL OF YOU

Opening at the East:
🍿 ELEANOR THE GREAT, directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson

Tickets and showtimes below! ✨🍿🎥✨
filmadelphia.org/showtimes/

See this diva in PANDORA'S BOX in honor of Silent Movie Day!

The surprisingly modern epic follows the exploits of an alluring young woman and her intoxicating beauty that draws a in string of lovers, leading to a tragic chain of events.

Tickets below ✨
filmadelphia.org/movies/pando...

Celebrate in the theatre at PFS, 10/3–10/5 only: Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl! ❤️‍🔥

#TSTheLifeofaShowgirl #TSReleasePartyofaShowgirl
filmadelphia.org/movies/taylo...

Just added, our September Young Friends Film Club screening: SELAH AND THE SPADES presented with Be Reel Black Cinema Club! Director Q&A to follow.

All PFS YF members get one free ticket to Film Club screenings each month! 🎟️✨
filmadelphia.org/movies/selah...

Don't miss out on a special screening hosted by our friends at Mills Entertainment and Ensemble Arts Philly!

JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME - An Evening with Ryan Reynolds & Friends with net proceeds going directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
bit.ly/4gxvo4T

New this week at PFS!

Opening 9/19 the Bourse:
🍿 THE HISTORY OF SOUND starring Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal <33
🍿 THE BALTIMORONS, Official Selection of SpringFest 2025!

Tickets and showtimes below! ✨🍿🎥✨
filmadelphia.org/showtimes/

THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR might be the best movie you've never seen!

PFS and Reelblack present the new 4K restoration of the long unavailable, galvanizing masterpiece that is Ivan Dixon’s seminal adaptation of the Sam Greenlee novel. More below! ✨

filmadelphia.org/series/the-s...

New this week at PFS, opening on Friday, September 12!

🍿 THE THREESOME - Official Selection of SpringFest 2025
🍿 DEMON SLAYER - Subtitled & Dubbed screenings
🍿 SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES

Tickets and showtimes at the link below! ✨🍿🎥✨
filmadelphia.org/showtimes/

If you haven't seen DOGTOOTH (2009) on the big screen yet, what are you waiting for? PFS to show it again next year or something? Catch the new 4K restoration next week! (And don't bring your siblings.)

Tickets below ✨🎟️🎥✨
filmadelphia.org/movies/dogto...

Volunteer sign-ups are now open for PFF34! 🙋🌟

The 34th Philadelphia Film Festival is happening October 16-26, 2025, and we're looking for people to join our team of all star volunteers.

Apply and learn more below! We recommend signing up by Sept 29.
filmadelphia.org/support-us/v...

The September Director Series at PFS is OUT OF BOUNDS: JAFAR PANAHI!

Winner of the Palme d’Or this year for IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, Iran’s Jafar Panahi has built a career blurring the lines between fact and fiction, life and film. More below ✨

filmadelphia.org/series/out-o...

SPECIAL SCREENING ALERT!

New 4K Restoration of THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR presented by PFS and Reelblack with special guests, post-screening Q&A, and book+film bundle!

Tickets and more event information below ✨
filmadelphia.org/series/the-s...

New this week at PFS! All opening on Friday, September 5:

🍿 LURKER at the East
🍿 TWINLESS and SPLITSVILLE at the Bourse

Tickets and showtimes below! ✨🍿🎥✨
filmadelphia.org/showtimes/

Now Watching: SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) with @bestboymoviejawn.bsky.social compliments of @phillyfilmsociety.bsky.social

Representing @thefridacinema.org at the @70mmpod.com event at @phillyfilmsociety.bsky.social! Gonna watch The Thing!

Special Screening! Looking to watch a program of experimental short films followed by a Q&A? We'll see you on Monday, September 15 for HOMEGROWN STORIES!

Tickets below! ✨
filmadelphia.org/movies/homeg...

The last Cinema In The Cemetery of the summer with PFS and Laurel Hill is ROCKY HORROR with shadowcast performed by Transylvanian Nipple Productions! 🪦🍿

We recommend bringing your own blankets/chairs for comfort. Tickets and more information below ✨
laurelhillphl.com/event/rockyh...

New this week at PFS! It's almost too many movies! Just kidding, we would literally never say that.

🍿 At the East, HONEY DON'T! opens 8/22
🍿 At the Bourse, NE ZHA II opens 8/22 and KPOP DEMON HUNTERS A SING-ALONG EVENT is screening only 8/23 & 8/24

filmadelphia.org/showtimes/

PFS and the 70mm Podcast are teaming up again for a co-presentation of THE THING in 4K on 8/30! 🐺❄️🚁

Attendees will have the opportunity to grab this limited-edition poster designed by Danny Haas, only available day-of. Local meetup after at Glory!

filmadelphia.org/movies/the-t...

PFS Is Doing Sing-Along Screenings of KPop Demon Hunters This Weekend No more hiding, you’ll be shining (and singing) with your fellow Huntr/x fans.

No more hiding, you’ll be shining (and singing) with your fellow Huntr/x fans. For one weekend only, @phillyfilmsociety.bsky.social is hosting KPop Demon Hunters: A Sing-Along Event.

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS A SING-ALONG EVENT - Philadelphia Film Society When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats. (Sing-A-Long Screening)

SPECIAL EVENT, JUST ADDED! 🎤✨ We're screening KPOP DEMON HUNTERS: A SING-ALONG EVENT for two days only this weekend at the Bourse!

Saturday, 8/23 | 3:15 PM & 6:00 PM
Sunday, 8/24 | 1:00 PM & 3:15 PM

Tickets below✨
filmadelphia.org/movies/kpop-...

HONEY DON'T! - Philadelphia Film Society A dark comedy about Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.

HONEY DON’T! from director Ethan Coen opens at the East on Friday! Tickets are on sale now 🍯💥

A dark comedy about Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Starring Margaret Qualley!

filmadelphia.org/movies/honey...

Eunice Levis, Wi-Moto Nyoka, Milo Cox, and Destiny Cox sit at the head of a movie theater in front of a screen that says The Black Girl Lives!!! with logos for Dusky Projects, Philadelphia Film Society, and Be Reel Black Cinema Club on the screen behind them.

Saw some amazing work from Eunice Levis, Destiny Cox, @duskyprojects.bsky.social, and Milo Cox at The Black Girl Lives horror shorts screening last week celebrating the work of Black women horror directors. Thanks to Dusky Projects, @phillyfilmsociety.bsky.social, and Be Reel Black Cinema Club.

Big news, Philly! We’re thrilled to unveil the official artwork for PFF34, created in collaboration with our friends at Super Yaki!

Based in LA, this powerhouse two-person merch and design team lives and breathes movies—just like us. We can’t wait to share more soon! 🎞️💙✨