Film Society<\/a> Center, Film Society Bourse, and Film Society East) and while at the Center, audiences might notice some changes: The FSC recently underwent a $4 million renovation and just reopened to the public with an updated design and look.<\/p>\nA great way to check out the refurbishment is through the Festival\u2019s opening night film (set for Thursday, Oct. 16.) The screening, \u2018Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery\u2019, is the latest from two-time Academy Award nominee Rian Johnson in his Daniel Craig-led detective series.<\/p>\n
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. (L-R) Kerry Washington and Glenn Close in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9 2025<\/p>\n
This fresh Benoit Blanc story also stars Josh O\u2019Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, and is said to be \u201chis most dangerous yet.\u201d 2025\u2019s Film Festival will also feature eight Centerpiece films through its 10-day period, including the Emma Stone-led comedy\/sci-fi \u2018Bugonia\u2019, Guillermo del Toro\u2019s highly anticipated adaptation of \u2018Frankenstein\u2019, Bradley Cooper\u2019s new comedy-drama \u2018Is This Thing On?\u2019 and Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s heartfelt feature inspired by works of Shakespeare, \u2018Hamnet.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to unveil this year\u2019s extraordinary lineup for the 34th Philadelphia Film Festival, while also welcoming audiences back into our beautifully reimagined Philadelphia Film Society Center,\u201d says J. Andrew Greenblatt, CEO & Executive Director of the Philadelphia Film Society.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the completion of our state-of-the-art renovations, moviegoers will experience the very best in cinema, both visually and acoustically, in a space that\u2019s more welcoming and accessible than ever before. Alongside our dynamic programming at the Film Society Bourse and Film Society East, this year\u2019s Festival promises to be a true celebration of film and community. We can\u2019t wait to showcase world-class films and immersive events, all in the heart of Philadelphia\u2019s vibrant cultural scene.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some screenings have a local focus, while others are picks from around the globe. The Festival also features a Focus on Germany section, a Cinema de France portion, an After Hours slot that covers everything \u201cdownright weird\u201d, a Masters in Cinema bracket, and other categories that delve into some of the best set to hit the screen this year.<\/p>\n
Some showings will feature Q&A\u2019s with directors, others will have community participation. The Festival is also a hub for special event screenings, including the finale of HBO\u2019s limited series \u2018Task\u2019 (which showcases Delaware County) starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey, and Amazon Prime\u2019s highly anticipated three-part docuseries \u2018Allen Iv3rson.\u2019<\/p>\n
Additionally, audiences can keep an eye out for works in the Filmadelphia and the Filmadelphia Shorts Program categories. These works are meant to highlight some of the region\u2019s most innovative filmmakers with a lineup that includes the World Premieres of two titles: \u2018Dead Giveaway\u2019 and \u2018What the Hell Happened?\u2019<\/p>\n
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Tom Pelphrey and Mark Ruffalo inWarner Media<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s closing night film (Oct. 26) is set to be \u2018Sentimental Value,\u2019 starring Renate Reinsve, Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, which follows sisters Nora and Agnes who reunite with their eccentric father, Gustav, a famous director who disappeared years before.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s lineup is a perfect reflection of what makes the Philadelphia Film Festival such a singular experience: a bold mix of highly anticipated premieres, daring international discoveries, and innovative works from some of the world\u2019s most exciting filmmakers,\u201d adds Michael Lerman, Artistic Director & Senior Director of Programming for the Philadelphia Film Society.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really feel like this year is something truly special. As we\u2019ve watched our audiences grow and their \u00a0tastes change, we\u2019ve pushed the boundaries of what kinds of films we\u2019re allowing ourselves to show and now it truly is a survey of the best of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
As their official site states, the Film Festival offers three badge levels \u2013 Weekend ($250), All Access ($500), and Student ($75) \u2013 that allow you to enjoy no-ticket entry, priority admission to screenings, and exclusive perks at the Festival Lounge. Members get an additional 10% off Weekend and All Access Badges, while stand-alone tickets (prices vary) are also available online (as is a digital guidebook to the full experience.)<\/p>\n
Tickets can be purchased online at filmadelphia.org\/festival <\/a>or in-person at the Box Office at the Philadelphia Film Center. During the Festival, tickets will additionally be available for purchase in-person at the Box Offices at the Film Society Center, Film Society Bourse, or Film Society East as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(L to R) Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Kerry Washington, Daryl McCormack, Josh Brolin, Andrew…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":290273,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,148905,12054,1448,2830,1311,10413,4377,7181,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-290272","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-badges","10":"tag-film-festival","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-red-carpet","15":"tag-screening","16":"tag-things-to-do-in-philadelphia","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115346406898713155","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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