2020 News Archive
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A TVTV poster promoting their 1972 convention documentaries. Courtesy TVTV and BAMPFA.
Off the Shelves: Saving Top Value Television (TVTV)
Off the Shelves: Treasures from BAMPFA’s Film Library & Study Center highlights some of the rare treasures of BAMPFA’s Film Library & Study Center.
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Photo by Whitney Bradshaw.
Julie Rodrigues Widholm Appointed to Lead BAMPFA
June 25, 2020
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Black Lives Matter
Whether our doors are open or closed, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is a space for community. And right now, our community is wracked with pain as we bear witness to the racist murders of recent weeks.
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Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's hands on her typewriter, 1981. Photo: James Cha.
Announcing the 2020 Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Fellowship Recipients
BAMPFA is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Fellowship, presented each year to three outstanding UC Berkeley students graduating from the Departments of Art Practice, Comparative Literature, and Ethnic Studies.
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Edie Fake: Affordable Housing for Trans Elders, 2019; courtesy of the artist and Western Exhibitions, Chicago. Photo: JKA Photography.
BAMPFA from Home
To help slow the spread of COVID-19, all of BAMPFA’s programs are paused and our building is temporarily closed. We miss our visitors and look forward to welcoming you back as soon as it’s safe to reopen our doors.
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BAMPFA and COVID-19
Updated: June 8, 2020
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Former BAMPFA Director Kevin Consey (1952–2020)
BAMPFA Announces Passing of Former Director Kevin Consey
Kevin Consey, the former director of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive from 1999 to 2008 who spearheaded multiple building projects over a distinguished thirty-two-year career of museum leadership, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at his home in K
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Our spring film season includes a limited engagement of Pedro Almodóvar's latest, Pain and Glory (March 6, 29; May 2).
Spring Film Season: Souleymane Cissé, Ulrike Ottinger, Pina Bausch, and more
Happy spring, cinephiles! The team at BAMPFA has traveled the world to bring you the very best in international cinema this season, with a vibrant slate of films from nearly every corner of the globe.
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Off the Shelves: Digitizing Filmmaker Recordings from Cassette Tape
By Jason Sanders, BAMPFA Research Associate