Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE 29TH ANNUAL WHITAKER ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SLIFF) WAS HELD VIRTUALLY FROM NOV. 5-22, 2020. THE FEST HAD A TOTAL ESTIMATED VIEWERSHIP OF 25,027, INCLUDING 9,271 ST. LOUIS-AREA STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR FREE CINEMA FOR STUDENTS PROGRAM. (A NOTE ON METHODOLOGY: BECAUSE MOST PROGRAMS WERE WATCHED AT HOME BY MORE THAN A SINGLE PERSON, PUBLIC VIEWERSHIP WAS ESTIMATED BY MULTIPLYING THE NUMBER OF TOTAL STREAMS BY 1.75.) BECAUSE OF THE VIRTUAL NATURE OF THIS YEAR'S FEST, VIEWERS FROM OUTSIDE THE ST. LOUIS AREA ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MANY PROGRAMS, WITH 45 STATES AND 32 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED. SLIFF SCREENED 374 FILMS IN 149 VIRTUAL SCREENINGS: 64 NARRATIVE FEATURES, 49 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES, 153 NARRATIVE SHORTS, AND 108 DOCUMENTARY SHORTS. THERE WERE AN ADDITIONAL THREE FILM PROGRAMS EXCLUSIVE TO CINEMA FOR STUDENTS. THE FEST ALSO FEATURED NINE LIVE-STREAMED SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING SIX MASTER CLASSES AND A NEW FILMMAKERS FORUM ROUNDTABLE. THE FESTIVAL FEATURED FILMS FROM 64 COUNTRIES IN 46 LANGUAGES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $310.3K

  • Cinema St. Louis Film Education Programs

    FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, CINEMA ST. LOUIS (CSL) HAS SERVED AS THE REGION'S GO-TO ARTS NONPROFIT FOR EDUCATING AND INSPIRING AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES THROUGH FILM. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS THE ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SLIFF) INCLUDED AMONG USA TODAY'S 10 BEST "FILM FESTIVALS WORTH TRAVELING TO" AS WELL AS THE ST. LOUIS FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE, QFEST ST. LOUIS, AND THE ROBERT FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL. IN ADDITION, CINEMA ST. LOUIS SEEKS TO ENGAGE YOUNGER AUDIENCES, EXPOSING THEM TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF BECOMING FILMMAKERS THROUGH FREE HANDS-ON FILMMAKING CAMPS AND SCREENINGS THROUGH CINEMA FOR STUDENTS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $266.7K

  • Hi-Pointe Theatre Film Programming

    IN 2023, CSL ACQUIRED THE HISTORIC HI-POINTE THEATRE TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT VENUE FOR HIGH-QUALITY FILM PROGRAMMING, EXPAND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND OFFER LOCAL FILMMAKERS AN AFFORDABLE SHOWCASE. ADDITIONALLY, IT ATTRACTS NATIONWIDE VISITORS FOR EVENTS, SERVES AS A RENTAL VENUE, HONORS MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS, AND CELEBRATES FILM AS CULTURAL ART THROUGH THEMED SERIES AND FESTIVALS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $331.7K