AGFA announces theatrical screenings of the 4K restoration of John Carpenter’s ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
The American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive and distributor in the world, is thrilled to announce theatrical screenings of John Carpenter's ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13—newly restored in 4K. Written, directed, scored, and edited by Carpenter two... Read More
AGFADROME II: A virtual fundraising telethon
On Saturday, 5/21, join us for AGFADROME II—a sequel to last year’s hit virtual fundraising telethon! This year, AGFA's Bret Berg and Joe Ziemba will present six hours of unmissable film programming from the AGFA vaults. From unhinged deep cuts... Read More
AGFA Videodreams: Take a late-nite voyage to other worlds
AGFA Videodreams is a new series of tape-sourced preservations for late-nite voyages to other worlds. Curated from the depths of the AGFA staff’s personal collections and only available in theaters, DCPs of these outlaw gems are now available for bookings... Read More
AGFA and Troma Entertainment announce theatrical distribution partnership
The American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive and distributor in the world, is excited to announce a theatrical partnership with Troma Entertainment, the legendary 47-year-old independent movie studio and home of THE TOXIC AVENGER. World famous... Read More
AGFA and Shout! Factory announce theatrical distribution of Werner Herzog’s films and more
The American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive and distributor in the world, is excited to announce new additions to their ongoing theatrical partnership with Shout! Factory, a multi-platform media company. AGFA will distribute 16 restorations from... Read More
AGFADROME: A virtual fundraising telethon
Join us on Saturday, 4/3, for AGFADROME -- a virtual fundraising telethon unlike any other virtual fundraising telethon. For this special event, each AGFA team member will curate and host a block of unmissable film programming from the AGFA vaults.... Read More
The AGFA team still needs your help.
As the world’s only 501(c)(3) non-profit genre film archive and distributor, the AGFA team continues to face challenges in the face of COVID-19. Theater closures over the past six months have wiped out two-thirds of the revenue that we rely... Read More
AGFA announces the preservation of Something Weird S-VHS master tapes
Why preserve Something Weird S-VHS masters? Obviously, because it's fun. But these tapes are also historically important. In the 1990s, Something Weird revolutionized the home video landscape by unleashing thousands of outlaw exploitation films on VHS. To this day, some... Read More
Preparing to reopen your theater? The AGFA team can help.
We continue to live in surreal times. But we will make it through this. And when it’s all over, our film communities will be stronger and more united than ever. When you’re ready to reopen your theater, every title in... Read More
The AGFA team needs your help.
We’re living in wild times. We will make it through this. And when we reach the other side of it, we’ll be stronger and more inspired than ever. In the meantime, the AGFA team needs your help. AGFA is the... Read More