Special Projects

The Film-Makers’ Cooperative and Canyon Cinema joined forces in 2025 to support Fall of Freedom – an urgent nationwide arts movement united in defiance of authoritarianism. We sent out a call for 10 seconds films. Over 100 artists sent us their work. Content warning: Some films contain strobe and flicker effects.    Participating Filmmakers: […]

Inspired by the 16mm Centenary (1923-2023), Canyon Cinema is pleased to announce Print Generations, a new commissioning project that will support the production of four new 16mm films by an intergenerational cohort of Bay Area-based filmmakers; two by current Canyon Cinema members and two by non-members. This program is supported by the Owsley Brown III […]

Canyon Cinema Discovered is a multifaceted fellowship program that aims to engender fresh perspectives on experimental cinema. For its first iteration, four curatorial fellows were invited to assemble programs from Canyon’s unique collection of artist-made films for in-person screening and online streaming. As a point of focus, the cohort was encouraged to activate undervalued and […]

Canyon Cinema Co-op was incorporated on February 20, 1967. In 2017 and 2018, Canyon Cinema 50 celebrated half a century in continuous operation by organizing more than 40 San Francisco Bay Area events and screenings; launching an international film tour that introduced the work of Canyon filmmakers to audiences around the world; and commissioning new […]