Canyon Cinema
501(c)(3) | |
46-0649341[1] | |
Legal status | Nonprofit organization |
Location |
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Executive director | Brett Kashmere |
Website | canyoncinema |
Canyon Cinema is an American nonprofit organization for distributing independent, avant-garde, and artist-made films. After starting in the 1960s as an exhibition program, it grew to include a nationwide newsletter and a distribution cooperative. Its exhibition activities were split off to form the San Francisco Cinematheque.
History
Canyon Cinema informally began in 1960 as an exhibition outlet in
Callenbach, an editor for Film Quarterly, had the idea to publish a regular newsletter. The first issue of the News came in December 1962, and the publication later became the Cinemanews and the Canyon Cinema News.[2]
Distribution activities began in 1966 with the establishment of a film distribution office. The Canyon Cinema Cooperative formally incorporated on February 26, 1967. Later that year, the growing exhibition program was made into Canyon Cinematheque. Income from distribution declined during the 1970s, resulting in a reorganization of Canyon's operations. The cinematheque was split off as San Francisco Cinematheque, which obtained nonprofit status in 1977.[2]
Canyon expanded its mission in 1994 to include the sale of videotapes. It later began offering DVDs for sale as well.[2]
Description
Canyon Cinema distributes a collection of 3,400 works from 280 artists. These include
References
- ^ "Canyon Cinema Foundation". Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0-520-25087-7.
- ^ Haven, Cynthia (June 8, 2010). "Stanford acquires archives for experimental, underground filmmaking". Stanford University. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "History and Today". Canyon Cinema. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ^ "About". Canyon Cinema. Retrieved August 29, 2022.