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After the final Filmex festival in 1983, the founders/organizers of the festival (Gary Abrahams and Gary Essert) devoted their attentions to developing a new nonprofit cultural organization, the <a href="/wiki/American_Cinematheque" title="American Cinematheque">American Cinematheque</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which they created to be a permanent year-round film festival in Los Angeles. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1044870489">@media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .tocright{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tocright{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocright{float:right;clear:right;width:auto;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-none{clear:none}}</style><div class="tocright"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmex_Timeline">Filmex Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Filmex Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1971">1971</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1971"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The First Los Angeles International Film Exposition, a.k.a. Filmex, launched with the West Coast premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Picture_Show" title="The Last Picture Show">The Last Picture Show</a></i> at <a href="/wiki/Grauman%27s_Chinese_Theatre" title="Grauman's Chinese Theatre">Grauman's Chinese Theatre</a> on November 4.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Warhol" title="Andy Warhol">Andy Warhol</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Revolt" title="Women in Revolt">Women In Revolt</a></i> premiered as <i>Sex</i> at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Gary Essert is Director, and Gary Abrahams, Associate Director, for the 10-day event.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences" title="Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art" title="Los Angeles County Museum of Art">Los Angeles County Museum of Art</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Harold_Lloyd_Estate#cite_ref-14" title="Harold Lloyd Estate">Harold Lloyd Foundation</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">USC</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_Institute_of_the_Arts" title="California Institute of the Arts">CalArts</a> and the <a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">AFI</a> all lend their support to the Festival, which intends to broaden appreciation for the work of "filmmakers from around the world".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1972">1972</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Andy Warhol's <i><a href="/wiki/Flesh_for_Frankenstein" title="Flesh for Frankenstein">Flesh for Frankenstein</a></i> had its US premiere in 3-D, with an on-stage musical introduction by the <a href="/wiki/Mystic_Knights_of_the_Oingo_Boingo" class="mw-redirect" title="Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo">Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1975">1975</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1975"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Filmex '75 moves to the Plitt Theatres in <a href="/wiki/Century_City" title="Century City">Century City</a>.</li> <li>The 14-day Festival opens with the premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/Funny_Lady" title="Funny Lady">Funny Lady</a></i> and the Filmex Society Benefit Ball. <a href="/wiki/Rosalind_Russell" title="Rosalind Russell">Rosalind Russell</a> and LA Mayor <a href="/wiki/Tom_Bradley_(American_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Bradley (American politician)">Tom Bradley</a> opened the event. Those in attendance at the Plitt Century Plaza Theater premiere that evening included <a href="/wiki/Roddy_McDowall" title="Roddy McDowall">Roddy McDowall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Winkler" title="Henry Winkler">Henry Winkler</a>. <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a> did not attend the event. When Rosalind Russell exited the theater that night with her husband, she was heard to proclaim, "Well, that was fun, wasn't it!" She clearly disliked the movie, but was too much of a lady to say so. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Bonerz" title="Peter Bonerz">Peter Bonerz</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bob_Newhart_Show" title="The Bob Newhart Show">The Bob Newhart Show</a></i> was also present at the event. Yellow roses were in place on all tables during the post-screening dinner. Opening night attendees were given a copy of the "Funny Lady" soundtrack, which was the debut release from Arista Records. It was stamped with "For Promotion Only" in gold type.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_Dunne" title="Irene Dunne">Irene Dunne</a> had a tribute on March 23, hosted by Roddy McDowall. The evening included a screening of her 1939 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Affair_(1939_film)" title="Love Affair (1939 film)">Love Affair</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Twenty-five nations participate in the Festival, and all five nominees for Best Foreign Language Film are shown.</li> <li>A 50-hour Science Fiction <a href="/wiki/Movie_marathon" class="mw-redirect" title="Movie marathon">movie marathon</a> is held on March 15–17. The marathon includes the world premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_(1975_film)" title="A Boy and His Dog (1975 film)">A Boy and His Dog</a></i> which is based on the <a href="/wiki/Harlan_Ellison" title="Harlan Ellison">Harlan Ellison</a> short story. Other movies include: <a href="/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="2001: A Space Odyssey (film)"><i>2001: A Space Odyssey</i></a>; <a href="/wiki/20,000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea_(1954_film)" title="20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film)"><i>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea</i></a>; <a href="/wiki/The_Bed-Sitting_Room_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Bed-Sitting Room (film)"><i>The Bed-Sitting Room</i></a>; <a href="/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)" title="Metropolis (1927 film)"><i>Metropolis</i></a>; <a href="/wiki/The_Mysterious_Island_(1929_film)" title="The Mysterious Island (1929 film)"><i>The Mysterious Island</i></a>; <i><a href="/wiki/Things_to_Come" title="Things to Come">Things to Come</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still_(1951_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)"><i>The Day the Earth Stood Still</i></a>; <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thing_from_Another_World" title="The Thing from Another World">The Thing from Another World</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1953_film)" title="The War of the Worlds (1953 film)"><i>The War of the Worlds</i></a>; <i><a href="/wiki/This_Island_Earth" title="This Island Earth">This Island Earth</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Forbidden_Planet" title="Forbidden Planet">Forbidden Planet</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/La_jet%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="La jetée">La jetée</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers" title="Invasion of the Body Snatchers">Invasion of the Body Snatchers</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/Solaris_(1972_film)" title="Solaris (1972 film)"><i>Solaris</i></a>; <i><a href="/wiki/20_Million_Miles_to_Earth" title="20 Million Miles to Earth">20 Million Miles to Earth</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/Fahrenheit_451_(1966_film)" title="Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film)"><i>Fahrenheit 451</i></a>; <a href="/wiki/The_Illustrated_Man_(film)" title="The Illustrated Man (film)"><i>The Illustrated Man</i></a>; <i><a href="/wiki/Je_t%27aime,_je_t%27aime" title="Je t'aime, je t'aime">Je t'aime, je t'aime</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Running" title="Silent Running">Silent Running</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Star_(film)" title="Dark Star (film)">Dark Star</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Transfer" title="Idaho Transfer">Idaho Transfer</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Late_August_at_the_Hotel_Ozone" title="Late August at the Hotel Ozone">Late August at the Hotel Ozone</a></i>; and many more.</li> <li>The official festival poster features a scene from "The War of the Worlds" showing Los Angeles City Hall about to be destroyed by a Martian spacecraft.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1976">1976</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1976"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial" title="United States Bicentennial">Bicentennial Extravaganza</a> opens the spring Filmex '76.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a> drives up in a <a href="/wiki/Universal_Destinations_%26_Experiences" title="Universal Destinations & Experiences">Universal</a> tour bus for the premiere of his <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Plot" title="Family Plot">Family Plot</a></i> on Opening Night. At the gala ball at the <a href="/wiki/Century_Plaza_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Century Plaza Hotel">Century Plaza Hotel</a> following the screening, Hitchcock gives a speech in which he decries a line attributed to him that "actors are cattle." That evening, Hitchcock said, "What I probably said was, 'Actors should be <i>treated</i> like cattle.'";<sup id="cite_ref-HitchcockCattle_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HitchcockCattle-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was feted by several celebrities before his speech, including James Stewart. Those who attended were given a clear plastic paperweight with Hitchcock's famous caricature on one side and the <i>Family Plot</i> poster on the other.</li> <li>A Tribute to Cuban Cinema is held, which generates controversy.</li> <li>A Cowboy Film Marathon is held, screening 48 films. George Stevens, Jr. speaks after a showing of his father's film <a href="/wiki/Shane_(film)" title="Shane (film)"><i>Shane</i></a>.</li> <li>On December 18, 1976, Filmex holds the world premiere for Barbra Streisand's <a href="/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1976_film)" title="A Star Is Born (1976 film)"><i>A Star Is Born</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Theater,_Westwood_Village" title="Fox Theater, Westwood Village">Fox Village Theater</a> in <a href="/wiki/Westwood_Village,_Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California">Westwood Village</a>. The stars, including Streisand, are in attendance with a post-event party at Dillons, at the time a new disco in the Westwood area. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_O%27Neal" title="Ryan O'Neal">Ryan O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Bogdanovich" title="Peter Bogdanovich">Peter Bogdanovich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marisa_Berenson" title="Marisa Berenson">Marisa Berenson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Carr" title="Alan Carr">Alan Carr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chevy_Chase" title="Chevy Chase">Chevy Chase</a> and <a href="/wiki/Funny_Girl_(film)" title="Funny Girl (film)"><i>Funny Girl</i></a> composer <a href="/wiki/Jule_Styne" title="Jule Styne">Jule Styne</a> are among the guests. The theme was "A Night in White," with many of the guests garbed in white attire. Streisand, dressed in all black, entered the screening just before the lights went down protected by a "V" of guards who protected her path to her seat at the front of the theater. Gossip columnist Rona Barrett and her husband were in attendance in the back left of the theater. After the screening, guests walked several blocks in a roped off area to Dillons disco in Westwood. The top floor of Dillons was restricted to Streisand and her party. Tina Turner was turned away from gaining access, along with several other guests. Celebrity photographer Alan Light, then a teenager, took several photos of attendees in the lobby of the Westwood Village while standing on a table near the entrance. He and his mother were somehow able to gain access later in the evening to Streisand's upper level restricted area of Dillons.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1977">1977</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1977"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Passing Through</i> by Larry Clark<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Filmex '77 is dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Rosalind_Russell" title="Rosalind Russell">Rosalind Russell</a>, who had died that year.</li> <li>A 48-hour Movie Musical Marathon is held.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Animato" title="Animato">Animato</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Jittlov" title="Mike Jittlov">Mike Jittlov</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eraserhead" title="Eraserhead">Eraserhead</a> </i> premieres at midnight on March 19. This was the uncut version, and much of this edit was lost when David Lynch recut the film in response to feedback from this first version.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">AFI</a> debuts a special section called AFI Critics Choice.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_Hall" title="Annie Hall">Annie Hall</a></i> is the Closing Night film.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978">1978</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1978"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Filmex announces that in its first seven years, 48 films were acquired for distribution after Festival exposure.</li> <li>The festival's theme is animation, with several screenings of animated films featured</li> <li>In keeping with the overall salute to animation, the first known retrospective of animated television commercials (1948-1978) is the first of four special screenings compiled by James Hall, shorts and documentary selection committee member since 1975; with film and advertising industry artists attending a post-screening reception sponsored by Advertising Age magazine.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lillian_Gish" title="Lillian Gish">Lillian Gish</a> appears at the screening of <i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Blossoms" title="Broken Blossoms">Broken Blossoms</a></i>.</li> <li>In-person Tributes are held for <a href="/wiki/Norman_Jewison" title="Norman Jewison">Norman Jewison</a> and <a href="/wiki/Olivia_de_Havilland" title="Olivia de Havilland">Olivia de Havilland</a>.</li> <li>Filmex '78 salutes <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Oscar's</a> 50th anniversary with a 50-hour film marathon.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1979">1979</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1979"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Olivier" title="Laurence Olivier">Laurence Olivier</a> makes an emotional appearance on Closing Night with his film <i><a href="/wiki/A_Little_Romance" title="A Little Romance">A Little Romance</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Hayden" title="Sterling Hayden">Sterling Hayden</a> makes an appearance during a retrospective of his films including <a href="/wiki/Dr._Strangelove" title="Dr. Strangelove"><i>Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb</i></a>.</li> <li>A retrospective of films from the University of Southern California's Division of Cinema on the 50th anniversary of the country's first film school was compiled by shorts and documentary selection committees member James Hall; a post-screening reception was sponsored by producer and USC graduate Gary Kurtz<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980">1980</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1980"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Swindle" title="The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle">The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle</a></i> plays at Filmex '80.</li> <li>A Tribute to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Robeson" title="Paul Robeson">Paul Robeson</a> is presented.</li> <li>The first theatrical retrospective of political television commercials was compiled by documentary and shorts selection committees member James Hall, featuring 30 years of presidential and local TV ads</li> <li>The Mighty Movie Marathon</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1981">1981</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1981"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Filmex '81, the 10th anniversary, is held at nine different locations around <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a> in Los Angeles.</li> <li>A Special Section called "Treasures from AFI" is presented.</li> <li>The "Scared To Death" 50-hour Horror Film Marathon is held.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Young" title="Loretta Young">Loretta Young</a> is saluted with a Tribute.</li> <li>The first theatrical retrospective of classic television commercials was compiled by documentary and shorts committees member James Hall for a screening at the Fairfax Theatre. From this program, Hall created three TV "specials" for NBC-TV ("Television's Greatest Commercials" 1982-1983).</li> <li>The founders/organizers of Filmex announce the creation of a new organization called The <a href="/wiki/American_Cinematheque" title="American Cinematheque">American Cinematheque</a> with the declared aim that it will eventually build on the work of Filmex and provide year-round film programming of classic and new films from around the world.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1982">1982</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 1982"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Loveless" title="The Loveless">The Loveless</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Eating_Raoul" title="Eating Raoul">Eating Raoul</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Policeman%27s_Other_Ball" title="The Secret Policeman's Other Ball">The Secret Policeman's Other Ball</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Chan_Is_Missing" title="Chan Is Missing">Chan Is Missing</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cat_People_(1982_film)" title="Cat People (1982 film)">Cat People</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Das_Boot" title="Das Boot">Das Boot</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Diva_(1981_film)" title="Diva (1981 film)">Diva</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Coup_de_Torchon" title="Coup de Torchon">Coup de Torchon</a></i> top the list of films screened at Filmex '82.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Wood" title="Natalie Wood">Natalie Wood</a> is remembered with a Tribute, shortly after her death.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Victor_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor Victoria">Victor Victoria</a></i> has a splashy premiere.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1983">1983</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 1983"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Several theaters along <a href="/wiki/Wilshire_Boulevard" title="Wilshire Boulevard">Wilshire Boulevard</a> are used for Filmex '83.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Mason" title="James Mason">James Mason</a> is honored with a Tribute.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(1956_film)" title="Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)"><i>Around the World in 80 Days</i></a> is the final film shown at Filmex.</li> <li>Filmex founders/organizers Gary Essert and Gary Abrahams start the long haul to develop the <a href="/wiki/American_Cinematheque" title="American Cinematheque">American Cinematheque</a> into a full-time organization that will maintain the Filmex spirit and philosophy and present films in the context of a year-round festival.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1986">1986</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 1986"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Cinematheque" title="American Cinematheque">American Cinematheque</a> holds a major fund-raiser: the <a href="/wiki/American_Cinematheque_Award" title="American Cinematheque Award">American Cinematheque Award</a> honoring <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a>. The funds raised are applied to enabling the organization to start presenting public programs the following year.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1987">1987</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 1987"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Cinematheque" title="American Cinematheque">American Cinematheque</a> presents its first program in Los Angeles with the declared aim that it will continue the work of Filmex in the context of year-round film programming of classic and new films from around the world.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Filmex&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://americancinematheque.com/about-us/">About Us - American Cinematheque</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFThomas1971" class="citation news cs1">Thomas, Kevin (1971-11-05). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-andy-warhol-and-ca/147961630/">"First Hollywood International Film Festival Begins"</a>. <i>The Los Angeles Times</i>. p. 3<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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