Echo Park Film Center
| Formation | 2002 |
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| Founders | Paolo Davanzo and Ken Fountain |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Film Co-op Education |
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Region served | Los Angeles |
| Website | http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org/ |
Established in 2002, the Echo Park Film Center is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit media arts organization located in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Echo Park Film Center provides equal and affordable access to film/video education and resources via a community microcinema and meeting space, free and low-cost filmmaking classes and workshops, comprehensive small format film equipment rental and resources, and a green-energy mobile cinema/film school.
Microcinema
The Echo Park Film Center's 65-seat microcinema screens an international array of documentary and experimental films every Thursday at 8 pm. EPFC also hosts film festivals touring artists, community events, guest lectures and a summer Artist-In-Residence program. The microcinema is available for private screenings and special events at affordable rates.
Retail and resources
The retail department offers film and video equipment and services at reasonable rates. EPFC carries Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, and digital video equipment and supplies for sale and rental. Services include film to digital transfers, hourly-rate editing facilities, a lending library, and helpful advice from the friendly staff.
Community classes
The Echo Park Film Center offers free film and video classes for neighborhood youth and seniors as well as low-cost workshops for adults.
Filmmobile
A project of the Echo Park Film Center since 2007, the Filmmobile takes EPFC programs on the road to better serve Los Angeles and facilitate media arts exchanges with communities beyond Los Angeles. Running on waste-vegetable oil and green technologies, the Filmmobile is a model of sustainability that celebrates the long tradition of itinerant cinema.
Outdoor screenings The Filmmobile Summer Screening Series invites Angelenos to discover and explore their changing urban landscape through an array of classic films at cinematic locations across the city. The Filmmobile partners with local organizations and filmmakers to screen films at community gatherings and special events. National and international tours present special programs of experimental and documentary films by established and emerging filmmakers.
Workshops The Filmmobile brings free filmmaking workshops to media-marginalized populations, specifically at-risk youth, girls and young women, recent immigrants, the homeless, seniors, people of color and low-income earners. These programs provide a fertile meeting space for skills building and the exchange and validation of ideas, knowledge, and experiences, empowering individuals to share their unique stories with the world.