FILM NOIR FOUNDATION

KENSINGTON, CA

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The Film Noir Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Kensington, California which is dedicated to saving, restoring, and preserving classic film noir cinema. Founded in 1997 by film historian and author Eddie Muller, the Foundation is committed to safeguarding these cinematic gems from the 1940s and 1950s, many of which are rarely seen or even forgotten.

The Foundation has been instrumental in the restoration of numerous film noir titles, including The Naked City (1948), The Big Heat (1953), and The Lady from Shanghai (1948). They have also been successful in locating prints of previously lost films such as Cry Danger (1951) and Woman in the Window (1944). The Foundation raises funds and awareness through DVD/Blu-ray releases, theatrical screenings, and special events.

The Film Noir Foundation also works to educate the public about the genre, and to inspire future generations of filmmakers. They host seminars, film festivals, and workshops on various aspects of film noir, and their website features articles, reviews, and interviews with noted directors, writers, and actors who have worked in the genre.

The Foundation has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and the American Film Institute. They have also received grants from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and several other organizations. By preserving and promoting classic film noir, the Film Noir Foundation is helping to ensure that these timeless works of art will continue to be enjoyed for generations to come.

FILM NOIR FOUNDATION is a Uncategorized or General Museum in KENSINGTON CA. US MID #8400601848

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 373,330 from tax period 201303 (YYYYMM).

SF / Buena Vista (nerd) view – La Grande Tank? (# 2621) From Buena Vista Park, the Castro neighborhood is the nearest, the <u><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/LtqmVoQStLTFi2gX7" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Blue Tower</a></u> is the furthest, and there’s some other stuff…..

What other stuff? And, where’s the Blue Tower? Well...we’re looking mostly south and just a little east, with the late Fall sun hitting the western-facing houses. The fairly wide street running sort of up the middle of the picture is Eureka in the Castro, which actually runs pretty close to exactly north-south. If you’re as nerdish as me about locations, the first visibly very large building on the west side of Eureka (and thus no sun on it) going south, is close to 20th St.

So, the Blue Tower? Apparently it’s fairly famous landmark, mostly for commuters headed south. It’s a tall blue tower just a little right of center on the west (right) side of McLaren Park which is the second two the furthest tree ridge stretching left-right in the picture. “Blue Tower” is not its official name – this ode to <u><a href="https://www.clifftsang.com/news/heres-why-the-la-grande-tank-is-the-greatest-unofficial-landmark-of-sf/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">La Grande Tank</a></u> tells all.

If you’re really nerdish, the hill furthest away (not counting the very distant hills) with three visible radio towers is San Bruno Mountain, which is a San Mateo county park.

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Part of a series of photos of San Francisco through the trees of Buena Vista Park -- an effort to capture how apart from the city one feels while in the park, while still in the middle of it all.

Contact FILM NOIR FOUNDATION

telephone: 5105588880

FILM NOIR FOUNDATION
1 SUNSET DR
KENSINGTON
CA
94707-1127

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MID #	8400601848
Name	FILM NOIR FOUNDATION
Alternate Name
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	743134304
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201303
INCOME	386,868
REVENUE	373,330
LAT/LONG	37.908472, -122.282479
CODES	FIPS State Code: 06 FIPS County Code: 013 US Census Tract: 391000 US Census Block: 2001