AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE
1604 N CAHUENGA NO A, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028 www.americancinematheque.com

Total Revenue
$3,656,285
Total Expenses
$4,779,427
Net Assets
$1,331,489

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE WAS CREATED TO 1) HONOR AND PROMOTE AMERICA'S INDIGENOUS ART FORM: THE MOVING PICTURE; 2) PRESENT THE FULL RANGE OF FILM AND VIDEO, NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE, TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE; 3) ESTABLISH A FORUM FOR AN ON-GOING DIALOGUE BETWEEN FILMMAKERS AND THEIR AUDIENCES; 4) PROVIDE HIGH PROFILE EXHIBITION FACILITIES FOR OTHER INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVALS AND ORGANIZATIONS; AND 5) ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT NEW TALENT BY CREATING A SHOWCASE FOR THEIR WORK.

THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE IS A VIEWER SUPPORTED ARTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE MOVING PICTURE IN ALL ITS FORMS, SPANNING THE FULL RANGE OF AMERICAN & INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, AT TWO HISTORIC THEATRES IN LOS ANGELES, WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART PROJECTION & SOUND.

THE 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. SINCE 1999, MORE THAN 9,000 PROGRAMS PRESENTED AT THE HISTORIC EGYPTIAN THEATRE AND AERO THEATRE HAVE INCLUDED OVER 11,200 FEATURES AND 3,000 SHORTS AND FEATURED OVER 6,200 GUESTS. CINEMATHEQUE COLLABORATORS INCLUDE AMPAS, AFI, BFI, CINEMATHEQUE FRANCAIS, GOETHE INSTITUT, HFPA, UCLA ARCHIVES & THE CONSULATES OF MANY COUNTRIES. THE CINEMATHEQUE ALSO PRESENTS SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS & CHILDREN. MAJOR FILM FESTIVALS ARE HELD AT THE EGYPTIAN, INCLUDING BEYOND FEST, CINECON, THE TCM FESTIVAL, OUTFEST FUSION & FESTIVALS FROM MANY OTHER COUNTRIES. THE CINEMATHEQUE HAS A WEB-SITE & PUBLISHES 12 CALENDARS ABOUT ITS PROGRAMS, MAILED AND DISTRIBUTED AROUND LOS ANGELES. AN E-MAIL NEWSLETTER IS SENT TO 60,000+ PEOPLE. TOURS ON THE HISTORY OF THE EGYPTIAN ARE REGULARLY CONDUCTED BY DOCENTS. THE CINEMATHEQUE AWARD (GIVEN TO A FILMMAKER MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF THE MOVING PICTURE) WAS PRESENTED TO BRADLEY COOPER ON NOVEMBER 29, 2018 AT THE BEVERLY HILTON. THE 4TH ANNUAL SID GRAUMAN AWARD (SID GRAUMAN WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE IN 1922.) WAS PRESENTED TO DOUG DARROW ON BEHALF OF DOLBY LABORATORIES FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE HOLLYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF CONTINUING THEATRICAL EXHIBITION.

GOLDEN GLOBE FOREIGN-LANGUAGE NOMINEES SERIES 2019 -PRESENTED BY THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUEDISCOVER THE BEST OF FOREIGN-LANGUAGE CINEMA DURING OUR WEEK OF SPECIAL SCREENINGS, JANUARY 14, 2019, AT THE AERO THEATRE. THEN JOIN US FOR A FREE PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAKERS OF THE FIVE NOMINATED FILMS, AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 5.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 ARE CAPERNAUM (LEBANON), GIRL (BELGIUM), NEVER LOOK AWAY (GERMANY), ROMA (MEXICO) AND SHOPLIFTERS (JAPAN).DIRECTORS JOINING US IN PERSON ARE: ALFONSO CUARN (ROMA), LUKAS DHONT (GIRL), FLORIAN HENCKEL VON DONNERSMARCK (NEVER LOOK AWAY), HIROKAZU KORE-EDA (SHOPLIFTERS) AND NADINE LABAKI (CAPERNAUM).

BEYOND FEST FESTIVALBEYOND 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 AND DEATH WALTZ RECORDING CO. A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, BEYOND FEST RAISES FUNDS FOR THE 501C3 NON-PROFIT FILM INSTITUTION, AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Charles HeaphyDIRECTOR0.19$0
Paula WagnerDIRECTOR0.19$0
Paul ShurgotDIRECTOR0.12$0
Stan RosenfieldDIRECTOR0.38$0
Mark OrdeskyDIRECTOR0.19$0
Eric NebotDIRECTOR0.19$0
Sue KrollDIRECTOR0.12$0
Michael MannDIRECTOR0.12$0
Brian GrazerDIRECTOR0.04$0
Jon FavreauDIRECTOR0.04$0
Michael De LucaDIRECTOR0.04$0
Sanford R ClimanDIRECTOR0.19$0
Bill BlockDIRECTOR0.08$0
Peter BartDIRECTOR0.12$0
Bud SwartzDIRECTOR0.12$0
Mary Anne KeshenDIRECTOR0.19$0
Louis E KempinskyDIRECTOR0.38$0
Darren J MollDIRECTOR0.12$0
Mike MedavoyDIRECTOR0.12$0
Kenneth KleinbergDIRECTOR0.12$0
Peter J DekomDIRECTOR0.12$0
Barbara Zicka SmithDIRECTOR0.04$0
James G RobinsonTREASURER0.12$0
Mark BadagliaccaPRESIDENT1.92$0
Rick NicitaCHAIRMAN1.92$0

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