Canyon Cinema is a renowned brand dedicated to showcasing independent, non-commercial, experimental, avant-garde, and artist-made moving images. Based in San Francisco, California, they provide access to their unparalleled collection to universities and cultural organizations worldwide. Their mission includes cultivating scholarship and appreciation of artist-made cinema while ensuring the preservation and original medium experience of rare film works.

Canyon Cinema's collection comprises digital media, 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm prints that document the history of experimental and avant-garde filmmaking movements from 1921 to the present. Their focus on American West Coast and San Francisco Bay Area filmmakers makes them a gateway to groundbreaking works by 280 artists, totaling 3,400 films. Originally founded as a filmmaker forum in 1961, Canyon Cinema evolved into a cooperative distribution company in 1966 and later became a nonprofit in 2012.

They continue to be an invaluable resource for educators, curators, researchers, and enthusiasts through their robust distribution program and online catalog. Canyon Cinema Foundation has also partnered with prestigious organizations like the National Gallery of Art and Kadist Art Foundation to present screenings and host artist salons, further promoting the appreciation of experimental cinema