Press & Media
MEDIA REQUESTS
Media professionals interested in interviewing Black Bear Film Festival executives or film talent, or want to obtain screeners, please email Veronica.
FESTIVAL PRESS PASSES
A limited number of Festival Press Passes are available for Accredited Media Professionals, as well as for bloggers/vloggers.
ACCREDITED MEDIA PROFESSIONALS: Please contact Veronica and provide a copy of your Press Pass or company details.
BLOGGERS/VLOGGERS: Please contact Veronica and provide a link and brief description of your blog/vlog, as well as your number of organic followers/subscribers - if we notice you have paid followers/subscribers, you will not be issued a Festival Press Pass.
Any vloggers interested in doing Red Carpet Interviews with filmmakers, please include that in your email.
MEDIA COVERAGE
(Not a complete list)
2022
POCONO MOUNTAINS – Event Listing
RIVER REPORTER – April 28, 2022 - Artful Bears @ BBFF
PIKE COUNTY COURIER – April 20, 2022 - Black Bear Film festival seeking poster submissions
2021
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 20, 2021 - Despite the 500-pound gorilla in the room, Black Bear pulled off another great film festival
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - October 20, 2021 - Despite the 500-pound gorilla in the room, Black Bear pulled off another great film festival
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - October 20, 2021 - Despite the 500-pound gorilla in the room, Black Bear pulled off another great film festival
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - October 20, 2021 - Despite the 500-pound gorilla in the room, Black Bear pulled off another great film festival
DISCOVER NEPA - October 15, 2021 - The Black Bear Film Festival is back!
WAYNE PIKE NEWS - October 4, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival roars into Milford next week at Milford Theater
VISIT PA - October 4, 2021 - 35 October Events and Festivals in Pennsylvania
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 1, 2021 - Black Bear Film Fest announces lineup
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - October 1, 2021 - Black Bear Film Fest announces lineup
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - October 1, 2021 - Black Bear Film Fest announces lineup
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - October 1, 2021 - Black Bear Film Fest announces lineup
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 1, 2021 - Newly renovated Milford Theater is ready to welcome film fest fans
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - October 1, 2021 - Newly renovated Milford Theater is ready to welcome film fest fans
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - October 1, 2021 - Newly renovated Milford Theater is ready to welcome film fest fans
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - October 1, 2021 - Newly renovated Milford Theater is ready to welcome film fest fans
RIVER REPORTER - August 26, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - October 6, 2020 - Black Bear 2020 - A different kind of film festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 18, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival invites you to Saturday’s great reveal picnic
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - August 18, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival invites you to Saturday’s great reveal picnic
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - August 18, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival invites you to Saturday’s great reveal picnic
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - August 18, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival invites you to Saturday’s great reveal picnic
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 30, 2021 - Black Bear Festival plans summer events
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - July 30, 2021 - Black Bear Festival plans summer events
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - July 30, 2021 - Black Bear Festival plans summer events
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - July 30, 2021 - Black Bear Festival plans summer events
RIVER REPORTER - July 28, 2021 - Artful Bear Picnic @ Black Bear Film
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 20, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival plans Midsummer Drive In Theatre
ARRIVAL GUIDES - May 3, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - April 7, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival presents original play in free virtual event
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - April 7, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival presents original play in free virtual event
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - April 7, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival presents original play in free virtual event
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - April 7, 2021 - Black Bear Film Festival presents original play in free virtual event
RIVER REPORTER - April 6, 2021 - Artful Bears @ Black Bear Film Festival
2020
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - December 9, 2020 - Delaware Valley Action! donates to film festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - September 30, 2020 - Black Bear Film Festival offers double feature at Akenac Park
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 22, 2020 - Pike’s Peek
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 6, 2020 - Black Bear 2020 - A different kind of film festival
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - October 6, 2020 - Black Bear 2020 - A different kind of film festival
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - October 6, 2020 - Black Bear 2020 - A different kind of film festival
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - October 6, 2020 - Black Bear 2020 - A different kind of film festival
PIKE COUNTY DISPATCH - August 20, 2020 - Black Bear Festival To Show Some Films At Akenac Park
RECORD ONLINE - October 9, 2020 - Black Bear Film Fest moves to drive-in and online
POCONO RECORD - October 15, 2020 - Black Bear Film Festival will be a drive-in festival
TRI-COUNTY INDEPENDENT - October 12, 2020 - Drive-in movies this year
2019
BACKSTAGE - November 7, 2019 - Black Bear Film Festival: The Pennsylvania Festival That Supports Filmmakers
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 23, 2019 - Borough buzzes over Black Bear films
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 16, 2019 - Black Bear Film Festival is all about the story
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 6, 2019 - Black Bear 20th Annual Film Festival– A Tall Order for Max Brinson?
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 1, 2019 - Spotlight on 'Dark Harbor,' the Saturday night thriller at the Black Bear Film Festival
TIMES HERALD-RECORD - August 23, 2019 - Directors plan 20th annual Black Bear Film Fest
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 19, 2019 - 'Notte Italiana' — Perfetta
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 12, 2019 - Peek a bear - Artful Bears make their debut
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 8, 2019 - See 'The Little Mermaid' before the Artful Bear Picnic
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 26, 2019 - 'Notte Italiana' at Governor's Retreat — a fundraiser for the Black Bear Film Festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - June 6, 2019 - Black Bear Film Festival to hold membership appreciation party
2018
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 19, 2018 - Black Bear Film Festival begins tonight
TIMES HERALD-RECORD - October 19, 2018 - Black Bear Film Fest brings stars to Milford
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 13, 2018 - Artful Bears make their debut
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 12, 2018 - Black Bear Film Festival begins with celebrated guests
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - October 8, 2018 - Olivia Fisher wins Black Bear Film Fest scholarship
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 8, 2018 - Young artists create 'Artful Bears' to promote film festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 8, 2018 - Olivia Fisher wins Black Bear Film Fest scholarship
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 8, 2018 - 'Artful Bears' to debut this Saturday
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 12, 2018 - Award winning actress coming to Black Bear festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - February 21, 2018 - Artists, time to start dreaming about bears
2017
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 25, 2017 - With films come revelations
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 23, 2017 - From Hollywood to HBO: Film fest offers influential lineup
POCONO RECORD - October 20, 2017 - Tab Hunter gets 'Confidential' for Black Bear Film Festival
POCONO RECORD - October 19, 2017 - Hollywood represented at Black Bear Film Festival
RIVER REPORTER - October 18, 2017 - Black Bear Film Festival
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - October 17, 2017 - New intern at Black Bear Film Festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 2, 2017 - Black Bear Film Festival receives grant
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 25, 2017 - Not your average bear
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 14, 2017 - Black Bear Film Fest to host BBQ fundraiser
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - April 5, 2017 - Still time to work your magic in 'Artful Bears' display
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - March 14, 2017 - Black Bear Film Fest gives members preview at Van Gorders
2016
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - December 28, 2016 - Robert John Keiber to lead the Black Bear Film Festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - December 27, 2016 - Black Bear thanks its biggest donors
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - December 7, 2016 - Young filmmakers learn to transform movie scripts into films
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - November 15, 2016 - Thanks to the volunteers who made Black Bear possible
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - November 15, 2016 - Realtor Nancy Pitcher receives award from grateful film festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - November 9, 2016 - Black Bear Film Festival thanks you!
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 25, 2016 - students get in on film fest fun
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 19, 2016 - Films with the power to transform lives shown at Black Bear
POCONO RECORD - October 14, 2016 - It's all about the film in Milford
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 12, 2016 - 'Dancing with the Stones' at ARTery
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 12, 2016 - Black Bear Fest offers wide range of films, carefully curated just for you
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - September 20, 2016 - Black Bear to celebrate 'Films and Filmmakers'
TIMES HERALD-RECORD - September 14, 2016 - Black Bear Film Festival
POCONO RECORD - August 28, 2016 - Black Bear Film Festival expanding viewers' experiences
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 9, 2016 - Black Bear can help launch young filmmakers
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 4, 2016 - Black Bear Film Festival offers acting class to local teenagers
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 2, 2016 - The bears are back in town
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 22, 2016 - Black Bear Film Festival’s new director picks up pace of annual Milford event
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 20, 2016 - DDMS art students 'bear up' for film festival
POCONO RECORD - June 16, 2016 - Black Bear Film Festival event
TIMES HERALD-RECORD - June 10, 2016 - Black Bear Film Festival seeks to involve students
TRI-COUNTY INDEPENDENT - June 10, 2016 - Includes films by Wallenpaupack Students
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - May 3, 2016 - Black Bear Film Fest appreciates getting its exciting new message out
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - April 21, 2016 - Black Bear Film Festival to offer memberships
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - February 11, 2016 - Black Bear Film Fest focuses on the future
POCONO RECORD - January 7, 2016 - Voelkel eager to succeed Beaver as director
2015
TIMES HERALD-RECORD - December 31, 2015 - Black Bear Film Festival changing hands
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - December 16, 2015 - Black Bear Film Festival names new executive director
TRI-COUNTY INDEPENDENT - December 16, 2015 - Black Bear Film Festival announces new Executive Director
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - December 10, 2015 - Black Bear Film Festival donates to community organizations
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 22, 2015 - Innocence recalled at Black Bear Fest
TIMES LEADER - October 14, 2015 - Sixteenth Annual Black Bear Film Festival set for Oct. 16-18 in Milford
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 8, 2015 - Black Bear Festival salons have something for everyone
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 2, 2015 - Black Bear Festival awarded grant
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 1, 2015 - Black Bear announces film line-up
TIMES HERALD-RECORD - August 14, 2015 - Milford: Weekend to benefit Black Bear Film Festival
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 22, 2015 - Black Bear Film Fest announces new board, location, and look
TRI-COUNTY INDEPENDENT - May 25, 2015 - Black Bear Film Fest announces new board, location
2014
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 22, 2014 - Black Bear Film Festival draws hundreds
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 16, 2014 - Film to promote Farm to Table movement
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 16, 2014 - Black Bear Film Fest starts tonight
NJ HERALD - September 18, 2014 - Black Bear fest promises stimulating film lineup
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - September 17, 2014 - Black Bear Film Festival receives $7,500 sponsorship for Film Salon
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 25, 2014 - 'Artful Bears' unveiled
NEPA SCENE - August 19, 2014 - Black Bear Film Festival now accepting indie film submissions
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 8, 2014 - They're ready for their close up
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 22, 2014 - ‘The Shoes’ fit Black Bear Film Festival Fundraiser
ADVERTISER-NEWS NORTH - July 22, 2014 - ‘The Shoes’ fit Black Bear Film Festival Fundraiser
SPARTA INDEPENDENT - July 22, 2014 - ‘The Shoes’ fit Black Bear Film Festival Fundraiser
TOWNSHIP JOURNAL - July 22, 2014 - ‘The Shoes’ fit Black Bear Film Festival Fundraiser
TIMES HERALD-RECORD - July 11, 2014 - Black Bear Film Festival to hold fundraiser Aug. 2
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - June 19, 2014 - Another year, another poster for the festival
TRI-COUNTY INDEPENDENT - June 4, 2014 - Black Bear Film Festival to be based at Milford Community House
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - May 14, 2014 - Send in the bears
2013
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 10, 2013 - Black Bear Film Festivals’ Salon gets first peek at new Milford Library
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - October 10, 2013 - The Milford bear invasion
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - September 26, 2013 - Black Bear Film Festival announces lineup
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - August 21, 2013 - Just add furniture
PIKE COUNTY COURIER - July 24, 2013 - Artful Bears Debut Picnic to benefit Black Bear Film Festival