The Cinematheque is a coalition of UW-Madison departments and student film groups dedicated to showcasing films which would otherwise never reach Madison screens. As the screening facility of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR), a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the Cinematheque regularly showcases archival and other rare prints from around the world.
The Cinematheque screens films every Friday and Saturday night (and on the occasional Sunday afternoon) while the University is in session during the Fall and Spring semesters.
The Cinematheque also runs a month-long series in the summer with screenings on Thursday and Friday nights.
Various departments and programs in the College of Letters & Science are gearing up for the first-ever Wisconsin Science Festival as a way to usher in the Year of Science …
A Year of the Arts Marquee Event, “Elusive Truths: The Cinema of Errol Morris” celebrates the work and ideas of this great American documentary filmmaker — and alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s History Department — with a complete retrospective of his documentary films and a sampling of his TV productions, culminating in two lectures by Mr. Morris himself …
Winter blues got you down? Check out the variety of films in this year’s International Spring 2010 program via UW Cinematheque.
