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"Los Angeles has a gem in the UCLA Film & Television Archive's programming. Even while traveling I keep track of the Archive's Calendar, encouraged that such incredible films are being made around the globe and screened for the public on a weekly basis at UCLA."—Martin Scorsese The UCLA Film & Television Archive is internationally renowned for its pioneering efforts to rescue, preserve and showcase moving image media, and is dedicated to ensuring that the collective visual memory of our time is explored and enjoyed for generations to come. Screenwriter-director Curtis Hanson (Eight Mile, L.A. Confidential) is the Archive's Honorary Chairman.
Through the activities of its department of Exhibition & Public Programs, the Archive celebrates the art of cinema and engages in critical discourses about moving-image culture, history and society. The Archive presents an adventurous and eclectic slate of 400 film and video screenings annually, complemented by in-person filmmaker talks, multimedia lectures, panel discussions and other forums dedicated to dialogue on all aspects of moving-image culture.
The Archive excels in showcasing a wide range of American cinema. Contemporary independent films, rare silents and beloved Hollywood classics screen year-round at the Archive. Movie stars from Clara Bow to Gary Cooper, screen legends from D.W. Griffith to Alfred Hitchcock, mavericks from Oscar Micheaux to John Cassavetes to the Fleischer Brothers—all have been featured in Archive retrospectives celebrating the many themes, genres, studios and talents in American moviemaking throughout the ages. In addition, the Archive regularly hosts public discussions with some of contemporary American cinema's most recognized and influential artists. Recent programs have featured, among others, actors Diane Keaton, Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands and Lily Tomlin; actor-director Clint Eastwood; special-effects legend Ray Harryhausen; avant-garde masters Kenneth Anger and Phil Solomon; and directors Michael Mann, Alexander Payne, Sam Raimi, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino.
For more than 20 years, the Archive has also been at the forefront of introducing U.S. audiences to important new filmmakers and movements worldwide. Among the now-illustrious international directors whose early works were first presented in the US by the Archive are Pedro Almodóvar, Jane Campion, Chen Kaige, Patrice Chéreau, Alfonso Cuarón, Claire Denis, Arnaud Depleschin, Bruno Dumont, Patricio Guzman, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Im Kwon-taek, Abbas Kiarostami, Takeshi Kitano, Stanley Kwan, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hayao Miyazaki, Nanni Moretti, Philip Noyce, Park Kwang-su, Mani Rathnam, Arturo Ripstein, Walter Salles Jr., Aleksandr Sokurov, Fernando E. Solanas, Bela Tarr, Bertrand Tavernier, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Johnnie To, Tsai Ming-liang, Wong Kar-wai, John Woo and Zhang Yimou.
The Archive continues to host screenings where audiences have the opportunity
to meet acclaimed filmmakers and discuss their work. Previous guests
at the Archive include:
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