Category Archives: A: Labor Film Festivals

Latest: September 2019
Founded: 2001
Venue: New York City, NY
Website
Professional Staff Congress | 61 Broadway, 15th Floor, NYC 10006

Read more about the Labor Goes to the Movies film series.

Festival Synopsis: The Labor Goes to the Movies Committee plans and organizes the PSC’s long-running film series , which screens films about unions or social movements. As a committee, we select the films, usually after spirited discussion, and arrange for a speaker with expertise in the film’s subject to lead discussion. The committee is open to all, and includes film studies faculty as well as members who just love movies. We meet during the spring and summer to choose the following year’s films and stay in touch by attending the screenings each month.

psc@pscmail.org
Calendar: http://psc-cuny.org/calendar
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Website: http://psc-cuny.org/LaborMovies

Barre, Vermont

2022 update: Regular screening schedule on hiatus but co-sponsoring other festival online screenings; see website for details.

http://oldlaborhall.org
Ruth Ruttenberg: rruttenberg@tds.net
802-331-0013

Website

Update (2022); recently made Nae Pasaran available for a month online; currently planning new season. Check website for updates. 

Anna Burton, Director, London Labour Film Festival & North West Labour Film Festival

Contact: Anna Burton
anna@neontetrafilms.com
Website: http://londonlabourfilmfest.com/

London Socialist Film Co-op

Most recent screening: The War You Don’t See, Feb 23, 2021

Founded: 1991
Venue: Bolivar Hall, 54 Grafton Way, London W1T 5DL
Season runs September to May annually

Website
Founded 2017. Latest: Nov. 12-14, 2021: Malmö, Sweden

Talat Bhat talat@nlff.se

Process Leader @ Nordic Labour Film Festival (NLFF)
Process Leader @ RåFILM Film collective.
Producer – Documentary Rocking the Birger Jarl www.birgerjarl.info
http://www.nlff.se

+46 (0)735 001972
talat@rafilm.se
tmbutt (Skype)
http://www.nlff.se

updated 10/7/2019

Latest edition:
Sep 2 – Oct 7, 2021

Website
Facebook

2019 program (PDF)
2019 schedule (PDF)

2015 website/schedule
Milan Labour Film Festival 2011
Milan Labour Film Festival 2012
Milan Labour Film Festival 2013

Contact: Massimo Romagnoli
sestolff@gmail.com

info@cinemarondinella.it

May Day Workers Film Festival
San Diego, CA
May 22-28, 2015
The May Day Workers Film Festival connects labor and social justice issues to audiences through the arts and culture. Expressing labor history and workers struggles as entertainment and education, while supporting social change movements.
Includes The Hand That Feeds (PLUS local labor shorts); 5/22/2015 4pm at the Digital Gym Cinema (2921 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92104)

mayfirstfilms@gmail.com
Twitter @WorkersFilmFest
facebook.com/workersfilmfestival

Latest edition: May 1-27, 2018
Founded: 2012
Seattle, WA
Website

MayWorks is a four-week-long series of art exhibits, musical performances, film competitions, lectures and parades that celebrates the culture of work from the last century through today. MayWorks is dedicated to honoring the struggles of the past while inspiring those who are struggling right now. It gives voice to workers through music, art, books, and poetry—through the celebration of the culture of working people.

2018 Calendar of events
Facebook page

Contact
Washington State Labor Council
314 1st Ave W
Seattle, WA. 98121

206-281-8901
1-800-542-0904
wslc@wslc.org

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Contact:

Morten Stenseng Gulbrandsen

morten@arbeiderfilm.no

+47 995 18898

Norway

Website: www.arbeiderfilm.no

Update (2022); Inactive
Latest: April 2015 (10th Annual)
Founded: 2005
Synopsis: The film festival is sponsored by the Missoula Area Central Labor Council, The University of Montana Faculty Association, the Montana Public Employees Association and International Programs at UM.

Contact:
markanderlik@igc.org
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2015 screenings include: Cesar Chavez (April 14th); Pride (April 21)