ABOUT THE CINEMATHEQUE

The Cinematheque represents UW-Madison academic departments and student film groups and is dedicated to showcasing the best in international cinema history and fine films which would otherwise never reach Madison screens. As the screening facility of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR) and a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the Cinematheque regularly showcases archival and other rare prints from around the world. The Cinematheque screens films while the University is in session during the Fall and Spring semesters and for four to five weeks during the summer. The Cinematheque has one of the finest projection facilities in Wisconsin and screens a variety of formats, including DCP (Digitial Cinema Package), 35mm and 16mm (both on reel-to-reel projection systems), and multiple standard and high definition video formats. It is the Cinematheque's policy to screen films only in the best available versions in the correct aspect ratio, and, if silent, at the appropriate speed and with musical accompaniment. Funding has been provided by generous grants from the Anonymous Fund, as well as support from the Chazen Museum of Art. Special thanks to Dean John Eric Wilcots, Associate Dean Susan Zaeske, and the College of Letters and Science for their continued support.

ADMISSION

All Cinematheque screenings are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors open thirty minutes before showtime. In consideration of our audiences, no one will be admitted 15 minutes after the scheduled start time of any program. Donations are accepted at the door or through our website (http://cinema.wisc.edu/donate). Tax-free charitable donations can be made to the Friends of Film Fund.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

For wheelchair access to 4070 Vilas Hall, please provide 24 hour notice by writing info@cinema.wisc.edu or call 608-262-3627.

PRINT SOURCES/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

August-December 2024 programming would not have been possible without invaluable assistance from our friends: Deniz Balgamis, Sarah Beckham; Zoe Eisenberg; Kiera Faber; Michael Gilio; Bruce Goldstein; Aaron Greer; Erik Gunneson; Guo Guo; Don Hertzfeldt; Lea Jacobs; Christina King; Lori Lopez; Darshana Mini; Devin Murphy; Park Hotel; Mike Plante, Jamie Prey; Stacey Reiss, Nancy Savoca, Peter Sengstock; Richard Shepard, Kristin Thompson, Nathan Wardinski, Alison Week; Shelly Yo; and, as always, thank you David Bordwell! For providing film prints and DCPs and their licensing, we thank the following: A24 (Haley Emerson); American Genre Film Archive (Bret Berg); Argot Films (Jim Browne); Chicago Film Society (Julian Antos); Cinema Guild (Tom Sveen); Criterion Motion Pictures (Brian Fox); The Film Desk (Jake Perlin); Film First (Jessica Edwards); Film Movement (Erin Farrell); Grasshopper Films (Kazu Watanabe); Grindhouse Releasing (Bob Murawski, David Szulkin); Janus Films (Brian Belovarac); Kino Lorber (Maxwell Wolkin); MGM (Narbeh Mirzakhanian); MUBI (Chris Wells); Music Box Films (Kyle Westphal); Park Circus (Chris Chouinard); Sony (David Jennings); Rialto Pictures (Eric Di Bernardo); Swank Motion Pictures (Randy Andrews & Meghan Hunkins); Tuckman Media (Michael Tuckman); UCLA Film & Television Archive (Steve Hill, Todd Wiener); Universal Pictures (Jason Jackowski); Variance Films (Jasper Basch); Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research (Eric Hoyt, Mary Huelsbeck, Amanda Smith, Matt St. John, Zach Zahos).

PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

Unless otherwise noted, calendar notes written by Jim Healy. Additional writing by Mike King (MK), Ben Reiser (BR), and Zach Fitzpatrick (ZF).