35mm, 70mm, nitrate, state-of-the-art digital. Q&As, retrospectives, double-features, triple-features, marathons. We’re a year-round film festival. There’s something for everyone in our programming lineup.
Everything we do is rooted in the collective, communal experience of the movies and bringing people together around the cinematic arts. Your membership ensures access to that experience is available to everyone and includes a number of personal benefits.
The American Cinematheque is a member-donor-volunteer supported 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization whose mission is to celebrate the experience of cinema.
Since it began screening films to the public in 1985, the American Cinematheque has provided diverse film programming and immersive in-person discussions and events with thousands of filmmakers and luminaries, presenting new and repertory cinema to Los Angeles.
The 2026 PROOF All-Access Badge entitles the holder to one admission to all PROOF FILM FESTIVAL screenings, parties, & panels, based on availability up to 15 minutes before the scheduled start time. Panels are a badgeholder exclusive! The badgeholder can also book tickets before the festival online at no additional cost. Instructions on how to book tickets are down below. Badges will be available for pick up starting at 3:30pm on Friday, 11/6, in the lobby of the Culver Theater (9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232). Badge pickup will be open from 10am Saturday, 11/7 at the Culver Theater. On Sunday, 11/8, Badge pickup will begin 11am at the Egyptian Theatre and close 30 minutes after the last show begins.
Any badgeholder who fails to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the showtime may relinquish their entry to standby guests.
*Badge is non-transferable.*Lost badges cannot be replaced.*Seating is not guaranteed*Badges will not be available for pick up prior to the Thursday night shows. Anyone with badge must book their tickets in advance and show their ticket in order to attend the Thursday shows for free with their badge.
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With your badge, you can book tickets in advance at no additional cost.
We highly recommend buying a badge to access all the fun things PROOF has to offer.
Badgeholders get early access tickets.
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PROOF is a short film festival in Los Angeles dedicated to showcasing the best in proof-of-concepts. Designed for up-and-coming filmmakers with a short film or short pilot that they would like to see made into a feature film, television show, limited series, or another longer form of entertainment, PROOF provides a highly competitive and unique festival experience, as well as opportunities for fruitful future filmmaking opportunities. PROOF is a one-stop-shop for the newest emerging talent and is powered by the American Cinematheque, a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization that bridges the filmmaker to the audience and film history to its future.
The American Cinematheque is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.
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