
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.
Purchase a Festival Pass! Passholders will receive access to all nine films and also be invited to attend a passholder-only reception celebrating TCM host Alicia Malone on Saturday, April 18th. Passes are limited and are available now.
Passes are Sold Out
Thank you to Vesta Fund for their sponsorship of the 2018 - 2026 35mm Film Fests.
Ambler Restaurant Specials
Flash your ticket stub for these fun 35mm Film Fest deals at the
following restaurants in walking distance:
Tannery Run Brew Works
131 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002
· Special $33 “Two Flights and A Bite” meal.
· ”Night of the Hunter” Old Fashioned - apple brandy, rye whiskey, maple syrup & orange bitters.
· ”Night Nurse” Cocktail - boardroom vodka & house made espresso syrup with vanilla bean, garnished with espresso beans.
· ”The Wild at Heart” Cocktail - Northbound rye whiskey & fresh lemon sour, topped with a red wine float.
From the Boot
110 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002
· 10% off all food items.
· “Fellini Bellinis” all weekend. $10 a glass, $20 a carafe.
The Lucky Well
111 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002
· “Foxy Brown” Old Fashioned available all weekend.
Bridget’s Steakhouse
8 W Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002
· 25% off cocktails, martinis, appetizers & small plates (upstairs only).
· 10% off food downstairs.
Dettera
128 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002
· “Top Hat” Spritz - sparkling wine, limoncello & aperol. $10 each. Available Saturday & Sunday.
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.
2026
Alicia Malone
Turner Classic Movies Host & Author
2025
Ira Deutchman
Founder of Missing Movies
2024
Bruce Goldstein
Founder of Rialto Pictures and longtime
film programmer at the Film Forum in New York
2023
Amy Heller and Dennis Doros
Founders of Milestone Films
2019
George Willeman
Nitrate Vault Leader at the Library of Congress
2018
Lou DiCrescenzo
Local Film Historian and Preservationist