page_title: Film society
section_title: United States
hierarchical_section_title: Film society / United States
caption_attribution_description: National Film Society convention, May 1979. NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit &quot;photo by Alan Light&quot; if you can. Thanks
context_page_description: A film society is a membership-based club where people can watch screenings of films which would otherwise not be shown in mainstream cinemas. In Spain, Ireland and Italy, they are known as "cineclubs", and in Germany they are known as "filmclubs".
  They usually have an educational aim, introducing new audiences to different audiovisual works through an organized and prepared program of screenings.
  Editorial output reinforces the work of these organisations, as they produce hand-programmes, brochures, schedules, information sheets, and even essays, supporting the significance of their exhibitions. A common feature that may characterize a film society screening is that they begin with an introduction of the film to the audience, and end with the promotion of a discussion about the film, where assistants, organizers and sometimes the filmmakers themselves, exchange their views.
  There are networks in many different countries, and these are organized into federations, councils, collectives, and local networks. Famous film societies include Amos Vogel's Cinema 16, Cinémathèque Française, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.
context_section_description: "From 1946 until 1954, 'Art in Cinema' presented programs of independent film to large audiences at the San Francisco Museum of Art and at the University of California, Berkeley."
  Inspired by film projections which Maya Deren had organized, Amos Vogel and his wife founded  Cinema 16 in 1947.
  Other film societies in the United States include:
  Austin Film Society (AFS)
  Case Western Reserve Film Society in Ohio
  Central Coast Film Society  in California
  Columbia Film Society in Columbia, Maryland
  Columbia Film Society in Columbia, South Carolina
  Desert Film Society based in Palm Springs, California
  Enzian Film Society in Maitland, Florida
  Film Society of Lincoln Center based in New York City
  Houston Cinema Arts Society in Houston, Texas
  Park Circle Film Society in North Charleston, South Carolina
  North Country Film Society, which represents upstate New York
  Rehoboth Beach Film Society in Delaware
  Tallahassee Film Society
  Victoria Film Society in Victoria, Texas
caption: A National Film Society poster
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