UC Berkeley
For Support Of The Pacific Film Archive
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Amount$180,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/18/2016
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) encompasses an internationally renowned center for the preservation, study, and presentation of cinema. With two state-of-the-art cinemas and an outdoor screen at BAMPFA’s new building, the Pacific Film Archive provides more than 420 film programs for 55,000 visitors each year. Its programs showcase works on film and digital formats drawn from international film archives, including its own collection of 17,500 historically significant films and videos. Renewed program support will assist the Pacific Film Archive to grow its programs, audiences, and public access to its archives at its new building, located in Berkeley’s arts district.
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