OUR VISION: A world in which the artistic and socio-cultural merits of genre cinema are appreciated and understood by critics, historians, and audiences alike.

OUR MISSION: To raise awareness of the merits of genre cinema through collections, conservation, distribution, and interpretation.

OUR HISTORY

The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) was formed in 2009 by an international band of genre enthusiasts. It’s now the largest archive of its kind in the world, mainly focusing on the “exploitation era” of independent genre cinema–the 1960’s through the 1980’s. With about 1500 35 mm prints, it reflects the rebel spirit of genre filmmaking itself.

“It’s specifically about the preservation of the type of film that we’ve been programming for over a decade,” said Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League in the Austin Chronicle, “and also the type of film that most traditional film archives aren’t doing anything about.”

With an active loaning program, AGFA films are screened at cinemas and festivals world-wide. A searchable database of our collection is coming soon.

In the meantime, if you want to know about specific films and their availability, just contact us. For contact information, visit www.americangenrefilm.com/contact-us .

For a calendar of screenings of AGFA prints world-wide, visit www.americangenrefilm.com/calendar .

As a registered Texas not-for-profit organization, we exist thanks to the generosity of donors like you. If you would like to help us achieve our vision by pledging financial support, please visit www.americangenrefilm.com/join-us .