We are thrilled to report that The Providence Cinematheque has a new home! With help from the RI Innovation Grant, the property once known as the Paramount Office Supply at 819 Westminster St.,  was secured in November of 2015.  Vacant for the last 25 years, the building and adjacent property will need extensive restoration and development. We are in the process of putting together a series of funding sources through Federal, State and City grant opportunities, that we hope will help us build Rhode Island’s new film Center.

Here are some photos of the of the 20,000 ft space as it exists presently as well as the adjacent  lot which can accommodate close to 30 parking spaces.

Providence Journal • Alan Rosenberg

Providence’s Cable Car Cinema recognized by Sundance Institute
The theaters chosen “embody a benchmark of excellence in programming, community involvement and operations.”

The Sundance Institute’s Art House Convergence has recognized Providence’s Cable Car Cinema among its first class of Art House Project theaters, those “that embody a benchmark of excellence in programming, community involvement and operations.”
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Providence Journal • Kate Bramson

Co-owners of the Cable Car Cinema on South Main Street, Daniel Kamil and Emily Steffian, have grander plans than showing movies at the single-screen theater. They hope to develop an art house cinema to show independent films, host film festivals, offer media education workshops and house artists-in-residence.

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On April 15th, 2015, we were awarded the Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship to support the development and creation of a for profit/non profit film and media center. With that, we will launch the Providence Cinematheque, Rhode Island’s only multi-screen exhibition space and educational facility focusing on first-run, independent film programming; repertory series, film festivals and a curriculum in film history and media literacy.

RI Foundation blog • Jessica David

We are excited to announce the 2015 Rhode Island Innovation Fellows, John Haley and the team of Daniel Kamil and Emily Steffian. Daniel and Emily will launch the Providence Cinematheque, Rhode Island’s only multi-screen exhibition space and education facility focusing on first-run, independent film programming, repertory series, film festivals, and a curriculum in film history and media literacy. Their aim: to provide a space for often under-represented and diverse voices and enhance Rhode Island’s reputation as a cultural innovator.

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