Student organizations or any individual student are not permitted to show a film which does not carry a Public Performance license on campus in a public forum. Showing a film in public without a Public Performance license is a violation of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976.

Films rented from local video stores, mail order services or purchased in a retail outlet do not carry Public Performance licenses. These films are licensed for personal use only. Students cannot show films rented or purchased from any retail outlet in a public forum on campus.

The College maintains a contract with Swank Motion Pictures for Registered Student Organizations to obtain films for screening in a public forum. Swank is the authorized public performance licensor for a majority of Hollywood studios.

In addition, the Library maintains a Public Performance license for select titles within their collection. Please contact the library for more information.

The majority of films under the College's contract with Swank are provided to the Bryn Mawr Film Series for their weekly film screenings. However, there is a limited number available to student organizations.

Registered Student Organizations can request one film per semester free of charge. Please be aware that Swank does not carry all films. If you want to show a film that Swank does not carry it may be possible; however; it will not be free and may cost your organization several hundred dollars for temporary access to the Public Performance license if the licensor can be contacted.

In order to request a film for a public screening please complete the form below.
The film is licensed for use only on the day you indicated on the request form below.

It will take 2 weeks for your film to arrive on campus. Requests for films less than 2 weeks from the screening date will not be honored.

When the requested film arrives you will be contacted and must come to the Student Life Office in the Campus Center to pick up the film. The film must be returned to the Student Life Office no later than noon on the next business day after the showing. Because the College does not own the film, the student organization requesting the film will be liable for all costs of replacement should the film be lost while in their possession.