Canyon Cinema Foundation

TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE RESOURCE FEATURING THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA ARTISTS IN THE CANYON CINEMA COLLECTION.

TO SUPPORT CANYON CINEMAS FILM AND MEDIA DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM INCLUDING A CURATED SERIES OF PROGRAMS FEATURING RARE WORKS BY UNDERREPRESENTED ARTISTS.

TO SUPPORT CANYON CINEMA 50.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A COMMISSIONING PROJECT DEDICATED TO INDEPENDENT NONCOMMERCIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL FORMS OF 16MM CINEMA.

TO SUPPORT A CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP SCREENING SERIES AND NATIONAL TOURING PROGRAM OF EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO WORKS.

PURCHASE OF DIGITAL COLLECTION STORAGE HARDWARE [THIS GRANT WOULD SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF STORAGE HARDWARE FOR CANYON CINEMA FOUNDATION (CCF)?S DIGITAL COLLECTION, WHICH CURRENTLY INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 5,200 DIGITAL FILES IN VARIOUS VIDEO FORMATS AS WELL AS STILL IMAGES; REPRESENTING ALMOST 10 TERABYTES OF STORAGE SPACE. THIS FAST-GROWING COLLECTION SUPPORTS PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITION BY EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE, AS WELL AS SCHOLARLY AND CURATORIAL RESEARCH. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CCF?S DIGITAL ASSETS IS INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE COLLECTION?S RAPID GROWTH. AS MORE OF OUR CORE ACTIVITIES MOVE FROM THE DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION OF MOTION PICTURE FILM TOWARDS DIGITAL PRESENTATION AND CONTEXTUALIZATION, IMPROVING OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN OUR DIGITAL ASSETS HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT OBJECTIVE.]

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP, SCREENING SERIES, AND NATIONAL TOURING PROGRAM OF EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO WORKS.

PURCHASE OF ARCHIVAL HOUSING AND PRESERVATION SUPPLIES

PURCHASE OF FILM STORAGE SHELVING AND PRESERVATION SUPPLIES.

PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT OF CANYON CINEMA FOUNDATION?S CIRCULATING FILM AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS