Ambler Theater

Our 6th Annual 35mm Film Festival returns to the big screen on April 17th - 19th. Cinephiles won’t want to miss this special three-day event that celebrates experiencing classic movies the way they were meant to be seen – on beautiful 35mm film! We are thrilled to welcome Turner Classic Movies host Alicia Malone as this year’s honoree of the Lou DiCrescenzo Cinematic Arts Award. She will join us in person as we showcase nine classic films from the archival vaults of national institutions like the Library of Congress, the UCLA FIlm & Television Archive, the George Eastman Museum, and more. Each feature is accompanied with an introduction and an era-appropriate pre-show of vintage snipes, trailers, and shorts.

Tickets are available on a film by film basis in the listings below. However, full festival passes are sold out.

Want to support the festival but cannot attend all of this year’s screenings? Instead of purchasing a pass, consider becoming a festival sponsor. Gifts over $100 will be acknowledged as an official Festival Sponsors in the 2026 program. Give a gift of any amount to help fund 35mm screenings throughout the year »

Thank you to Vesta Fund for their sponsorship of the 2018 - 2026 35mm Film Fests.

Lou DiCrescenzo Award
for the Cinematic Arts

As a tribute to local Film Preservationist and Historian Lou DiCrescenzo, who donated his vast collection of antique film equipment, memorabilia and 35mm Film to our nonprofit theater, each year we honor a prominent guest whose work aides in the preservation, enjoyment and lasting legacy of 35mm Film. Below are the past winners.

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