BAMPFA News
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“Cuban Cinema without Borders” Highlights Films Both from Cuba and the Cuban Diaspora
What does a country’s national cinema look like when many of its most vital filmmakers no longer live there?
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Introducing New Membership Tiers and Admission Pricing
Starting Monday, December 2, 2024, BAMPFA is introducing new membership tiers and admission pricing to make art and film accessible to a wider range of communities.
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Photo: Kelly Sullivan Photography
BAMPFA Appoints Elaine Yau as Associate Curator and Academic Liaison
BAMPFA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Elaine Yau as the museum’s Associate Curator and Academic Liaison. Yau recently transitioned into this position following her three-year tenure as an associate curator at BAMPFA, focusing on the museum’s African American quilt collection.
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Wall Street Journal Highlights BAMPFA's Ozu Retrospective
Marking Yasujiro Ozu's 120th birthday, film archives around the world are honoring the Japanese master with retrospectives of his oevre.
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Fernando Botero
Remembering Fernando Botero
BAMPFA joins the UC Berkeley community in mourning the passing of Fernando Botero, the internationally acclaimed artist who passed away earlier this month at the age of 91.
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BAMPFA Mourns the Passing of PFA Director Emeritus Tom Luddy (1943-2023)
Tom Luddy, the celebrated film producer, curator, and festival director who led BAMPFA’s film program during its formative years, has passed away at the age of 79. He died peacefully in Berkeley on February 13, 2023 following a long illness.
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BAMPFA Reinstalls Alexander Calder's The Hawk for Peace
In November 2022, Alexander Calder’s iconic sculpture The Hawk for Peace (1968) returned to public view adjacent to the redwood grove on the southeastern side of UC Berkeley’s Crescent Lawn, across from BAMPFA's current location.
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Watch: Behind the Scenes of Whitney Bradshaw's OUTCRY
We recently welcomed Whitney Bradshaw, the artist behind OUTCRY, the photography series on our outdoor screen, to host two "scream sessions" at BAMPFA where a group of female-identifying participants were invited to express themselves at
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BAMPFA Appoints Katelyn Nomura-Weingrow as Director of Administration and Strategic Initiatives
BAMPFA announced today the appointment of Katelyn Nomura-Weingrow as the museum’s next Director of Administration and Strategic Initiatives.
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