American Cinematheque

THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE BELIEVES THAT CINEMA IS A COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE POWER TO ENTERTAIN, ENLIGHTEN AND INSPIRE. WE BUILD A DIVERSE AND ENGAGED FILM COMMUNITY THROUGH IMMERSIVE FILM CURATION, CONVERSATION, AND PRESENTATION. WE BRIDGE THE FILMMAKER TO THE AUDIENCE AND FILM HISTORY TO ITS FUTURE.

THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE ENSURES PUBLIC ACCESS TO LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FILMS OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE AND OF HISTORIC, CULTURAL OR EDUCATIONAL IMPORTANCE. PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLASSICS OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, NEW INDEPENDENT AND WORLD FILM, INCLUDING RARE NITRATE & ARCHIVAL PRINTS, 70MM, DIGITAL LASER PROJECTION, ETC. WITH POST-SCREENING FILMMAKER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AUDIENCE. FILMS ARE PRESENTED IN STATE-OF-THE-ART THEATRES AS THEY WERE MEANT TO BE SEEN AND HEARD, PROVIDING ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCES. IN ADDITION, SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, FILMS WERE PRESENTED AT DRIVE-IN AS WELL AS STREAMED ONLINE AND FILMMAKER DISCUSSIONS MADE LIVE ONLINE.WHEN RE-OPENING THE THEATRES IN JUNE 2021, THE CINEMATHEQUE LAUNCHED NEW PROGRAMS AT LOS FELIZ THEATRE. SINCE 1999, MORE THAN 11,500 PROGRAMS PRESENTED AT THE HISTORIC EGYPTIAN THEATRE, THE AERO THEATRE AND THE LOS FELIZ THEATRE AND HAVE FEATURED OVER 6,200 GUESTS. CINEMATHEQUE COLLABORATORS INCLUDE AMPAS, UCLA ARCHIVES, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM, BFI, CINEMATHEQUE FRANCAIS, GOETHE INSTITUT, ICAA, HFPA, JAPAN FILM FOUNDATION & THE CONSULATES OF MANY COUNTRIES. THE CINEMATHEQUE ALSO PRESENTS SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS. DURING THE CLOSURE OF THE THEATRES, BEYOND FEST WAS PRESENTED IN FALL 2020 AT THE DRIVE IN, IN THE FALL 2021 BEYOND FEST WAS PRESENTED ACROSS TOWN AT VARIOUS VENUES. THE EGYPTIAN IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RENOVATION. DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE CINEMATHEQUE MODERNIZED TS I.T. INFRASTRUCTURE WITH A NEW WEBSITE, A NEW DATABASE AND A NEW POINT OF SALE TICKET SYSTEM. THE CINEMATHEQUE IS NO LONGER PRINTING, MAILING A CALENDAR. AN E-MAIL NEWSLETTER IS SENT TO 100,000+ PEOPLE.THE CINEMATHEQUE AWARD (GIVEN TO A FILMMAKER MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF THE MOVING PICTURE) WAS PRESENTED ONLINE TO SPIKE LEE, ON JANUARY 14, 2021.

GOLDEN GLOBE FOREIGN-LANGUAGE NOMINEES SERIES 2021PRESENTED BY THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE.DISCOVER THE BEST OF CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA DURING WITH SPECIAL SCREENINGS OF THE GOLDEN GLOBE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM NOMINEES AT THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. THIS YEAR, THE SERIES OF SCREENINGS WAS AVAILABLE ONLINE WITH VIRTUAL SCREENINGS OF THE NOMINATED FILMS AND A ZOOM PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAKERS ON FEBRUARY 27.CLINT EASTWOOD, GUILLERMO DEL TORO, ANGELINA JOLIE, PEDRO ALMODVAR, MICHAEL HANEKE, ALEJANDRO GONZLEZ IRRITU - THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR PAST GUEST DIRECTOR PANELISTS AT THE ROUNDTABLE THAT CULMINATES A WEEK OF PUBLIC SCREENINGS OF THE FILMS NOMINATED IN THE FOREIGN-LANGUAGE CATEGORY.THIS YEAR'S NOMINEES WERE LA LLORONA (GUATEMALA), MINARI (US), TWO OF US (FRANCE), THE LIFE AHEAD (ITALY), ANOTHER ROUND (DENMARK).DIRECTORS JOINING US VIRTUALLY WERE: JAYRO BUSTAMANTE (LA LLORONA), LEE ISAAC CHUNG (MINARI), FILIPPO MENEGHETTI (TWO OF US), EDOARDO PONTI (THE LIFE AHEAD), THOMAS, VINTERBERG (ANOTHER ROUND)

BEYOND FEST FESTIVAL BEYOND FEST IS THE HIGHEST ATTENDED GENRE FILM FESTIVAL IN THE U.S. AND EXISTS TO SERVE THE GENRE COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES. BEYOND FEST IS BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, BEYOND FEST RAISES FUNDS FOR THE 501C3 NON-PROFIT FILM INSTITUTION, AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE.