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Cornell Cinema
Cornell Cinema began in 1970 as a university film society, but has evolved into a media arts center with a national reputation. Cornell Cinema's primary purpose is to expose Ithaca and regional audiences to alternative forms of cinema (such as documentary, classic, and experimental films) as well as alternative voices not usually heard through the mass media. Its secondary purpose is to provide affordable, second-run commercial entertainment for the Cornell community.
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Columbia Film Society / Nickelodeon Theatre
The Columbia Film Society is a community arts organization whose aim is to stimulate discussion and enhance appreciation of media arts in the community by presenting a wide variety of alternative films and sponsoring media arts events and educational programs. The Nickelodeon Theatre is home for the Society to showcase films and videos found outside the commercial cinemas in the area.
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Cinema/Chicago
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Chicago Filmmakers
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Canyon Cinema
Canyon Cinema's unrivaled collection of more than 3500 films traces the history of the experimental and avant-garde filmmaking movement from the 1930s to the present.
Canyon's primary activity is the distribution of 16mm films, videotapes, and DVDs by independent film artists. Independent filmmakers, unlike commercial filmmakers or studio artists, rarely receive financial compensation for their work. The money that Canyon Cinema returns to the artists helps them continue making their films.
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Austin Film Society
- Showing great films and premieres
- Managing a 100,000 square foot film production facility in central Austin
- Awarding grants and supporting filmmakers
- Teaching kids & adults about filmmaking
- Presenting the annual Texas Film Hall of Fame awards to raise funds for all the above
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Athens Center for Film & Video
The Athens Center for Film and Video's purpose is to develop encourage sponsor and otherwise support the appreciation production and growth of independent media arts in southeast Ohio and the surrounding region.
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Asian CineVision Inc
Asian CineVision is a nonprofit media arts organization dedicated to promoting and preserving Asian and Asian American media expressions by:
- Helping to develop and support both emerging and experienced Asian American film and video makers and other media artists working in a range of genres and styles; and
- Helping to ensure that the full spectrum of Asian and Asian American media works reach diverse audiences in Asian American communities and beyond.
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Association for Visual Artists
AVA serves as an advocate for the visual arts through programming, arts advocacy, exemplary community citizenship and by an increase in diversity among artist and art advocate members. AVA provides members with opportunities to exhibit and sell their artwork; teach and facilitate; and cultivate their community leadership skills. AVA’s role in visual arts education is seen in schools, recreation centers, hospitals, the workplace and public spaces.
AVA’s mission is to promote, support and advocate for original visual art and artists.
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Ann Arbor Film Festival
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running film festival of its kind in N. America showcasing films that break new ground challenge conventions give voice to diverse perspectives inspire cultural education and engage audiences worldwide.
