WHY SLFS MATTERS ANNUAL COMMUNITY IMPACT

Broadway Centre Cinemas (6 screens) 365 days a year creating community vibrancy Historic Tower Theatre (1 screen) 275,200 annual audience served

“The art house theater experience is not only what is on the screen but who is next to you. It is an opportunity to look up from your phone and experience community, to participate in conversations provoked by film, and to get to know the people in your neighborhood. ” - Tori A. Baker, SLFS President & CEO

2019 Academy Award winner Guy Nattiv and SLFS President & CEO Tori A. Baker speak to the audience during ISREEL: Films From Israel.

FILM AND EDUCATION FOR UNDERSERVED UNIQUE, QUALITY PROGRAMMING

Free or Reduced Admissions 37,083 Film Titles Presented 231

Free Activities in Salt Lake County 164 Films that NEVER Would Have Played in Utah Without SLFS 172

Educational Events 131 Film Access & Culture Initiative Projects 14

Countries Represented in Film Programming 27 Film Fostering & Education Initiative Projects 9

Tower Archive Loans 8,365 Tower Archive Titles 13,499

Low Cost Presentations 14,084 Filmmakers, Artists, & Special Guests 199

*Quotes taken from SLFS patrons, volunteers, employees, board members, Art House Convergence Surveys, Google and Facebook reviews, and SLFS twitter. SLFS Annual Community Impact | 1 Survey responses from 2018 Art House Convergence National Survey by Avenue ISR and Bryn Mawr Film Institute in collaboration with Art House Convergence. MISSION FOCUS We promote diversity of film exhibition and creation. We educate, advocate, and inform about—and through—cinema. We foster film talent and cultivate film appreciation and participation. Our programs and venues ensure that the potent ideas and voices of film are accessible to everyone in our community.

CORE VALUES “SLFS provides a truly amazing outlet for PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS legitimately good movies in Salt Lake. Not Community Need Quality Arts Experience Artistic Merit Collaborative many other cities of similar size have an * Festivals & Awards Accessible & Inclusive organization nearly as put together.” Critical Merit Educational

In 2018, SLFS was open 365 days and hosted 231 films with 199 filmmakers, artists, and special guests.

@broadway @tower SLC’s home for American independent, international, SLC’s beloved 90-year-old historic theater offering and documentary cinema. contemporary and historic works of cinema.

94% of people 88% of our audiences 97% of SLFS patrons surveyed say SLFS say SLFS enhances surveyed say our provides them with the cultural life of programs spark opportunities to our community* their curiosity* think and learn*

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP LOCAL LEADERSHIP Nationally, a robust and AHC annually brings Utah Nonprofits Downtown Alliance member sustainable art house providing $450,000 in economic Association member Chair, Downtown Merchants mentorship to new cinemas impact to Utah during Salt Lake Chamber member Association, SLFS Director PR nationwide its 3-day conference Board Representation: & Marketing Co-founded the National Art Founded National Art Tanner Lecture Series Utah Cultural Alliance member House Convergence (AHC) and House PSA Project Board Representation: U of U Distinguished founding board member 10KSB Alumni SLC Alumna, SLFS President & CEO

SLFS Annual Community Impact *Quotes taken from SLFS patrons, volunteers, employees, board members, Art House Convergence Surveys, Google and Facebook reviews, and SLFS twitter. 2 | Survey responses from 2018 Art House Convergence National Survey by Avenue ISR and Bryn Mawr Film Institute in collaboration with Art House Convergence. WHO WE SERVE BY COMMUNITY, Total Annual Audience Served 275,200

FOR COMMUNITY Free or Reduced Admission 37,083 AUDIENCE SERVED* Cultural & Education Audiences Served 37,730

DIVERSITY OF AGE* SALT LAKE COUNTY REACH** Salt Lake County Residents 200,896 (73% of total) 0-24 18% 65+ Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City Residents 140,352 14% 25-34 Salt Lake County, Non Salt Lake City Residents 60,544 55-64 26% 11% 45-54 35-44 STATEWIDE, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND 17% 14% FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Media Accelerator Studio (MAST) that grows Utah artists into artist entrepreneurs. DIVERSITY OF EDUCATION* High School Graduate SLFS hosts a myriad of free and public programs, 2% including Big Pictures Little People endowed program, school tours, annual cultural film tours, weekly school Post-Graduate Some College or night films, and Wassail & Waffles, which in December 2-year Degree Degree 2018 hosted 993 film lovers of all ages.** 29% 24% • 60% were from all over Salt Lake County–from Downtown Salt Lake to Draper to Magna 7% 4-year College Graduate • 35% were from beyond Salt Lake County–including Some 38% Layton, Cedar City, and Syracuse Post-Graduate Studies • 5% were from beyond Utah

*Quotes taken from SLFS patrons, volunteers, employees, board members, Art House Convergence Surveys, Google and Facebook reviews, and SLFS twitter. Survey SLFS Annual Community Impact responses from 2018 Art House Convergence National Survey by Avenue ISR and Bryn Mawr Film Institute in collaboration with Art House Convergence. | 3 **Data compiled through Agile Ticketing systems, Donor Perfect database, and in-person surveys at events. ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH DIVERSITY OF REVENUES 18 YEARS Salt Lake County’s only venue-based, full-time presenting film arts organization 3.9 Million Annual Budget in 2018

Program Services 46% FUTURE VISION In-Kind • Endowment & Facilties Fund • Minority & Youth Outreach • Concessions 3% • Expanded Leadership in the Arts Community • 21% Public and Private Grants Individual 25% Contributions Executive Staff: Grants and Foundation Funders 14 5% 40 years of film experience Individual Contributors 2520 83% of executive staff with at State Funding Support YES least 5 years of service County Funding Support YES City Funding Support YES

EXPENSES AN ANCHOR IN OUR COMMUNITY

Total Community Economic Impact $1,287,274

Jobs Supported 356 Program Services 69% Annual Budget Spent Directly on Program Services 69% 14% Local Government (Taxes Generated) $613,496

17% Fundraising State Government (Taxes Generated) $740,430

Reference: 2017 Americans for the Arts economic impact calculator

Management & General BOARD DIVERSITY 11 Member Governing Board • 36 Member Advisory Board • 4 Board Committees

Board members that meet these criteria (out of 38 members)

Economic 27%

Political 14% Ethnic 10% Sexual Orientation 10% Gender (women or transgender) 23% Governing County District Diversity (not Dist. 1) 21% Community Leaders 59% “I come to SLFS venues to be entertained and Geographic 17% I end up being inspired. SLFS makes life in our city vastly more interesting and enjoyable.” Industry Professionals 55% - Brian Rivette, SLFS Board Chair Film Directors 17%

4 | SLFS Annual Community Impact *Quotes taken from SLFS patrons, volunteers, employees, board members, Art House Convergence Surveys, Google and Facebook reviews, and SLFS twitter. Survey responses from 2018 Art House Convergence National Survey by Avenue ISR and Bryn Mawr Film Institute in collaboration with Art House Convergence. STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERS A FEW OF OUR COLLABORATORS

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS GOODS & SERVICES COMMUNITY GROUPS UMFA, Utah Cultural Alliance, Red Rock Brewery, Tea Zaanti, Laziz Kitchen, & NON-PROFITS U of U School of Dance, Utah Arts Festival, Beehive Distilling, Xmission, Vine Lore, Best Friends Animal Society, Salt Lake Acting Company, cityhomeCOLLECTIVE Rotary, Jewish Community Center, Tanner Humanities Center Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy FILM ORGANIZATIONS MINORITY & SERVICE Spyhop, Sundance Institute, Davey Foundation, AUDIENCE BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS U of U Film & Media Arts Department, Telemundo, COLLABORATORS Artes de México en Utah, Utah Pride Center, 48 Hour Film Festival, Utah Film Commission YMCA, YWCA, Neighborhood House, Czech and Mexican Consulates, Equality Utah, Utah Housing Association, Utah AIDS Foundation HIGHER EDUCATION Columbus Community Center Westminster College, Salt Lake Community College, U of U Center for Latin American Studies

Visiting film artist Radim Špacek on the red carpet with fans at the Czech That Film reception

SHARING SLFS RESOURCES COMMUNITY COLLABORATION

Charitable Donations $166,022 Community Donations & Relationships 249

Non-profits Receiving Donations 87 Community Collaborations 79

Annual Film Festivals at SLFS Venues 11 Higher Education Partner Events 36

Participating Artists and Scholars 199 “SLFS is an important part of the local community....They’re valuable to this town.”* Community Projects at SLFS Venues 227

Individual Volunteers 94

*Quotes taken from SLFS patrons, volunteers, employees, board members, Art House Convergence Surveys, Google and Facebook reviews, and SLFS twitter. SLFS Annual Community Impact | 5 Survey responses from 2018 Art House Convergence National Survey by Avenue ISR and Bryn Mawr Film Institute in collaboration with Art House Convergence. FILM ACCESS & CULTURE INITIATIVE Our most robust mission initiative and founding purpose is to provide access to films not available otherwise. Our programs are carefully curated to engage the community with the highest quality films that educate, advocate, and inform, and we do this every day of the year. This initiative makes SLFS Salt Lake’s window to the world of diverse cultures and new points of view.

ANNUAL PROGRAMS 365-DAY REGULAR SE ASON COLLABORATIONS & PROGRAMMING SPECIAL PROJECTS CZECH FILM TOUR§ Co-presented with the Czech Consulate, this EXCLUSIVE ART HOUSE THEATER DAY§ three-day spring program has hosted eight Czech 74% of films shown (171 of 231) were exhibited A nationwide celebration offering free films filmmakers and more than 50 Czech films. only by SLFS in Utah. and treats for patrons.

§ FILMÉXICO AWARD-WINNING NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE A community collaboration with the Mexican 71% of films exhibited were rated 70 or higher The best in classic and contemporary theater Consulate celebrating the history, culture, and on Metacritic, and 56% won or were nominated productions from the British stage, artfully heritage of Mexico. for major awards. filmed, and co-presented with Tanner Humanities. THE GREATEST SERIES INTERNATIONAL A yearly series devoted to exploring the greatest 46% of films exhibited represented 27 countries SLFS PRESENTS WITH KUED§ films within a specific genre or cultural lens. on six continents. Bringing the best in media storytelling to the community four times a year. § ISREEL: FILMS FROM ISRAEL DIVERSE Co-presented with the Jewish Community Center 60 films exhibited were directed by women, VISTING FILM ARTISTS & PANELS and others, films from Israel included Oscar- 12 by people of color, and 23 were LGBTQ+ Examples include Jimmy Chin for Oscar-winning winning Skin with director Guy Nattiv. themed. Free Solo, and local film directors and film subjects from the Church & State documentary § SCREENDANCE ACCESSIBLE about the case which legalized gay marriage SLFS, University of Utah School of Dance and In addition to weekly open captioned film in Utah. Department of Film & Media Arts co-presented presentations, we offer a variety of closed the films of internationally renowned Belgian captioning and audio narration devices so our dance filmmaker and composer, Thierry De Mey. patrons with hearing or vision impairments can access most first-run films. SING WITH MARIA AND OTHER LIVE SHOWS Patrons of all ages dress up and sing their hearts 106 international out to The Sound of Music, a family favorite. 231 film titles 36 documentary films screened films from 27 different SUMMER LATE NIGHTS§ countries For nostalgic audiences of all ages, three months of cult classics at the historic, much beloved, Tower Theatre.

TOWER OF TERROR & § ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Every weekend in October is Halloween featuring horror favorites and Rocky Horror Picture Show with live shadow-cast.

WASSAIL & WAFFLES 171 films exclusively shown at SLFS venues HOLIDAY FILM SERIES§ A holiday tradition providing good cheer and free movies.

Filméxico visiting film artist Gabriela Badillo with SLFS Board member Claudia Benítez

6 | SLFS Annual Community Impact *Quotes taken from SLFS patrons, volunteers, employees, board members, Art House Convergence Surveys, Google and Facebook reviews, and SLFS twitter. Survey responses from 2018 Art House Convergence National Survey by Avenue ISR and Bryn Mawr Film Institute in collaboration with Art House Convergence. § free or reduced admission FILM FOSTERING & EDUCATION INITIATIVE Our passion project, this initiative cultivates the cinephiles and filmmakers of tomorrow through free films for underserved children and young people. It also fosters artists and filmmakers so that they can contribute to Utah’s creative economy.

“SLFS is the only independent film venue within 200 miles.”*

BIG PICTURES, LITTLE PEOPLE§ IVORY TOWER SERIES§ SCHOOL NIGHT FILM SERIES§ Encourages critical thinking through visual In collaboration with Westminster College, Encourages young audiences to explore the art storytelling for 1,400 underserved children each a student-curated lecture and film series for of cinema by providing free screenings every summer. college cinema students to engage with the Tuesday for those under 21. community. COLLEGE CAMPUS SCREENING SERIES§ UTAH SCREENWRITERS PROJECT Co-curating the best indie films free for students SCHOOL GROUP TOURS§ Builds a writers’ community through workshops on campus, including at Salt Lake Community An educational experience that teaches students and professional mentorship. This project has College and University of Utah. about the history of cinema through a behind-the- fostered 150 Utah writers. scenes look at a theater. TOWER ARCHIVE§ VENUE ACCESS PROJECT§ Maintaining an educational and fun resource of Making our venues available for low-cost or free more than 13,000 works of art in cinema. maker space, including film shoots, web series, podcasts, etc.

MEDIA ACCELERATOR STUDIO (MAST)§ By offering contests, labs, mentorship, networking, and production assistance, MAST supports local filmmakers while building Utah “MAST is awesome! This kind of into a “content creation” hub. The 2019 program trust and support means so much.” has awarded $20,000 to contest winners - Filméxico 2018 visiting filmmaker Gabriela Badillo, a Latina animator and $100,000 in fellowship funds. MAST is a working to create 68 animated shorts forward-thinking, content development program featuring stories from Mexico narrated that harnesses the power of tech-enabled and in each of their 68 native dialects. animation storytelling. Current fellows are working on a range of topics, including: displaced workers, traditional stories of Mexico, and restoring sight to the blind.

*Quotes taken from SLFS patrons, volunteers, employees, board members, Art House Convergence Surveys, Google and Facebook reviews, and SLFS twitter. SLFS Annual Community Impact | 7 Survey responses from 2018 Art House Convergence National Survey by Avenue ISR and Bryn Mawr Film Institute in collaboration with Art House Convergence. § free or reduced admission 2018 – SLFS HIGHLIGHTS

A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH

SIGHT AND SOUND Always expanding our AWARDS SEASON mission of accessibility, Over half of all SLFS we now offer more SCREENDANCE films won or were ways to provide hearing University of Utah School nominated for Oscars, and visual assistance, of Dance and Department Independent Spirit including personal closed of Film & Media Arts co- awards, Golden Globes, caption devices and audio presented the films of and other awards at receivers with enhanced internationally renowned major international volume and descriptive Belgian dance filmmaker and festivals. narration options. composer, Thierry De Mey.

A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS APRIL M AY JUNE

FILMÉXICO A collaboration of dedicated community CZECH FILM TOUR organizations led by the THE GREATEST Presented with the Mexican Consulate in SLFS-vetted films from Czech Consulate every Utah–Consul José V. different decades, April, SLFS hosted Borjón and 2018 visiting countries, and world David Mrnka whose film director Gabriela Badillo views, rolled into our Milada won multiple pictured here– presents own month-long themed Czech Lion awards. Filméxico every May. package. Yearly, in June.

A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

BIG PICTURES LITTLE PEOPLE Teaching media literacy SUMMER LATE NIGHTS and spreading the magic Film lovers can revisit, IVORY TOWER of the big screen with explore, and share the fun Free films the first Monday free films all summer of a late-night movie with of every month during the at the Tower for 1,400 friends. Yearly, summer school year. Presented underserved children. weekends at Tower. with Westminster College.

A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS A YEAR IN THE LIFE AT SLFS OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

TOWER OF TERROR Not for the faint of heart, Tower of Terror is a ghastly annual repertory VISITING FILM ARTISTS SING WITH MARIA series featuring some of To engage and enlighten An annual December Hollywood’s best horror audiences, SLFS hosts tradition at Tower Theatre. films leading up to our a variety of filmmakers, Dress up and enjoy tea annual Rocky Horror including Jimmy Chin, director with jam and bread while Picture show live stage of the 2019 Oscar-winning singing along to THE show. documentary FREE SOLO. SOUND OF MUSIC.

8 | SLFS Annual Community Impact *Quotes taken from SLFS patrons, volunteers, employees, board members, Art House Convergence Surveys, Google and Facebook reviews, and SLFS twitter. Survey responses from 2018 Art House Convergence National Survey by Avenue ISR and Bryn Mawr Film Institute in collaboration with Art House Convergence.