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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.

Location

Cornell University 104 Willard Straight Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
United States

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.

Location

145 Ninth Street Suite 260
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
37° 46' 33.0888" N, 122° 24' 49.7736" W

Rhizome

Rhizome is dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology. Through open platforms for exchange and collaboration, our website serves to encourage and expand the communities around these practices. Our programs, many of which happen online, include commissions, exhibitions, events, discussion, archives and portfolios. We support artists working at the furthest reaches of technological experimentation as well as those responding to the broader aesthetic and political implications of new tools and media. Our organizational voice draws attention to artists, their work, their perspectives and the complex interrelationships between technology, art and culture.

Location

235 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
United States
40° 43' 20.2116" N, 73° 59' 35.538" W

Aurora Picture Show

Aurora Picture Show (Aurora) presents moving images that extend the possibilities of film and video making. Aurora advocates media arts as a democratic tool for communication, education and personal expression, with the unique ability to be accessed and appreciated across cultural and economic borders.

Location

1524 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006
United States
29° 44' 16.9512" N, 95° 23' 55.2012" W

San Francisco Film Society

Visionary from the beginning, the San Francisco Film Society today presents an energetic medley of year-round offerings that embrace the artistry and innovation of the world’s most imaginative storytellers.

SFFS educates, entertains and enriches a wide and diverse range of audiences with programs and events in four core areas: Internationalism, Education, Citywide Outreach and Exploring New Media.

The celebration of the transformative power of the moving image is at the very heart of everything the Film Society does.

Location

39 Mesa Street, Suite 110 The Presidio
San Francisco, CA 94129
United States
37° 47' 55.752" N, 122° 27' 24.804" W

Ragtag Cinema

Ragtag Cinema is a non-profit independent movie theater located in Columbia, Missouri. The theater was founded by Paul Sturtz and David Wilson in May 2000. The theater strives to champion film and other media arts to stimulate and encourage the culture of the community. It does so by spotlighting film as an art form, promoting media literacy, education and new ideas as well as supporting local artists.

Location

10 Hitt Street
Columbia, MO 65201
United States
38° 57' 3.7296" N, 92° 19' 31.5552" W

Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)

Since 1978, LACE has maintained an unwavering commitment to innovation in the visual arts. LACE presents and supports a variety of projects each season, including exhibitions, performances, publications, discussions, screenings, and public art works. Since its inception, LACE has presented the work of over 5000 artists in over 3,000 programs and events.

Location

6522 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
United States
34° 6' 5.6736" N, 118° 19' 55.0488" W

iEAR Studios and Arts Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The Department of the Arts at Rensselaer was founded in 1972. It is built around a world class faculty and is dedicated to interdisciplinary creative research in electronic arts. We offer a unique environment in which to develop and realize innovative art within a technological university.

The studios and the program have historically been referred to as iEAR (Integrated Electronic Arts at Rensselaer). The studios provide specialized facilities for students, faculty and visiting artists to engage in individual and collaborative research projects.

Location

West Hall, Room 107 110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180
United States

Pacific Film Archive

The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley. The Pacific Film Archive is an internationally recognized center for the exhibition, collection, and study of film and video. For over thirty years, PFA has presented a comprehensive exhibition program of world cinema and video seeking to introduce new works as well as reexamine and rediscover works from the past.

Location

2575 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720
United States
37° 52' 8.2488" N, 122° 15' 26.226" W

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents art and entertainment relecting the San Francisco Bay Area's diverse cultural populations to wide audiences in attractive world class venues.

Location

701 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
37° 47' 10.374" N, 122° 24' 7.2" W