MEET YOUR CREW
WHO’S RUNNING THE SHOW?
PASS THE POPCORN!
WATCHING FILMS IS A COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
We started the Beaver Falls Film Festival (BFFF for all the cool kids) because we love hearing and sharing stories. So that’s what we set out to do!
The Beaver Falls Film Festival celebrates the art of storytelling by engaging filmmakers and artists to: captivate diverse audiences, spark collective curiosity, & foster authentic conversations.
YOUR TEAM BEHIND THE BFFF
Joline Pinto Atkins Artistic Director, Portobello Cultural Life & Arts Center, Festival Director
Kristin Bieri Board Member, Portobello Cultural Life & Arts Center, Festival Lead
CG Clarke Consultant, Festival Lead
Jacob Swanson Assistant Festival Director for Visual Art
WHY BEAVER FALLS?
1.
HIGH LEVEL GROWTH
Beaver Falls is a city poised for growth as the community supports one another in business & commerce, valuing the arts, and providing focused opportunities for our younger population to flourish.
2.
HOPEFUL FUTURE
Beaver Falls is a small town ripe with new opportunities for its residents and backed by a business district and local government that advocates for and represents its constituents well. In turn, residents are inspired by and hopeful for the future.
3.
HARMONIOUS COMMUNITY
Beaver Falls is full of innovative and creative changemakers working together to bring vitality, beauty, and environmental sustainability for all. Some would even say the community members have moxie. And they wouldn’t be wrong!
CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES. SPARK CURIOSITY. FOSTER CONVERSATION.
Join us in celebrating storytelling that inspires action.