Get Involved! Sponsors, Donors and Volunteers Needed
Milford, P.A. (August 30, 2011) – Continuing a long tradition of giving back to the community, Dick Snyder has announced a $5,000 donation to the Black Bear Film Festival on behalf of Bar Louis at the Hotel Fauchere.
“Like many others, I look forward each October to enjoying a whole weekend of good films and other activities as part of the Black Bear,” said Dick Snyder, co-owner of the Hotel Fauchere. “I’m so pleased that it is continuing under its new leadership.”
“We are so grateful to Dick Snyder for his generous and steadfast support of the arts,” explained Jerry Beaver, founding president of the Black Bear Film Festival. “BBFF now has its permanent home at the historic Milford Theatre, which is celebrating its Centennial Anniversary this year. Thanks to our sponsors, donors and volunteers, the festival has become a cornerstone of Milford’s charm, contributing both an important cultural component and positive impacts to the local economy.”
The 12th Annual Black Bear Film Festival will be held in Milford, PA. on October 14-16, 2011. The festival has returned to its home at the historic Milford Theatre with a new board of directors, and is back under the direction of Jerry Beaver, who founded the festival in 2000. Plans are underway to present a broad array of engaging films and events as part of this year’s festival.
The Black Bear Film Festival relies on community support, including monetary donations and sponsorships, donations of goods and services, as well as a huge number of volunteers with a wide range of talents. Sponsorship comes with a variety of benefits for every budget. For more information please visit www.blackbearfilm.com.
About Black Bear Film Festival:
The not-for-profit Black Bear Film Festival (BBFF) was born in Milford, PA. in 2000 when a small group of culturally-minded creative types set about creating an event to support and promote innovative, independent films. It celebrates Milford’s rich filmmaking heritage and the conservation movement in tribute to Gifford Pinchot, “father of the American conservation movement”. Zane Grey, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish and John Barrymore are just a few of the legends who graced Milford’s alleys long before us.
The BBFF packed the town and sold out every show the first year, and has continued to thrive for more than a decade, featuring engaging movies, fantastic parties, a free film salon and more. Today BBFF is has returned to its home in the historic, refurbished Milford Theatre, under new leadership, and continues to support innovative and independent films, artistic expression, education, diversity, and cultural enhancement, while promoting the region’s clean air and water, abundant wildlife, natural beauty and the entities that protect them. It also recognizes the area’s history as the birthplace of the American conservation movement and as a popular filmmaking location. For more information, please visit www.blackbearfilm.com or “like” us on Facebook.
