BAMPFA News
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Grinnell and eggs in the Campanile nest box.
Watch the Campanile Peregrines Hatch Live on BAMPFA's Big Screen
Berkeley’s most famous falcons are nesting in the Campanile for the third consecutive year, incubating a clutch of three eggs that are due to hatch soon—and if all goes as expected, we’ll be watching!
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BAMPFA Announces SFFILM Screenings
The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) returns to Berkeley in April, with more than two dozen films by acclaimed directors screening at BAMPFA.
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Delphine Seyrig in Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Audio from the Archive: Delphine Seyrig
From French New Wave to Feminism—Archival Interviews with Delphine Seyrig at BAMPFA, April 1977
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James Ivory in Person & Five Questions for Graeme Vanderstoel
James Ivory during the filming of Savages, early 1970s.
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Aïcha Macky's The Fruitless Tree screens May 1 as part of the African Film Festival 2019.
Spring Film Season Announced: Ulrike Ottinger, Hirokazu Kore-eda, African Film Fest, and More
It’s been a little chilly in Berkeley this week, but spring is just around the corner—and we’ve put together a colorful spring film season that will sweep away the winter blues.
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Jia Zhangke
Chinese Director Jia Zhangke in Person
Chinese director Jia Zhangke, one of the greatest voices in twenty-first-century cinema, joins us February 10 in conjunction with BAMPFA's series devoted to his films, Rhythms from Life.
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Six Great Ways to Get Free Admission to BAMPFA
On a budget? We’ve got you covered. Here are six great ways to visit the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) without spending a dime. Free admission includes all gallery exhibitions, as well as many lectures, performances, and readings.
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Bo Widerberg's Adalen 31, one of Mia Hansen-Løve's picks, screens February 10.
Mia Hansen-Løve Selects: Five films that inspire her
Beginning with her luminous, fresh, and original debut feature All is Forgiven, Mia Hansen-Løve has crafted a half dozen films so lucid as to seem entirely unencumbered by the weight of the century of cinema that precedes them.
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Gift Artfully
The holidays are a time for gathering together—and gifting. Find an artfully curated selection of books, jewelry, puzzles, and more at the BAMPFA Store. Here are some of our favorite finds for everyone on your list, from kids to creatives.
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Fritz Lang: Metropolis, 1926.
Winter Film Season Features Lang, Trnka, Ivory, Jia, and More
BAMPFA’s winter film season takes us on a kaleidoscopic spin through the history of world cinemas, bringing to screen beloved classics and underseen gems by great directors of the past and present.
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