| Categories | Film |
|---|---|
| Founder | Adolfas Mekas and Jonas Mekas |
| First issue | 1954 |
| Final issue | 1996 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0015-1211 |
Film Culture was an American film magazine started by Adolfas Mekas and his brother Jonas Mekas in 1954. [1]
The publication's headquarters were in New York City. [1] Best known for exploring the avant-garde cinema in depth (especially in the third issue when Mekas originally criticized the 'adolescent' character of American experimental film culture with homophobic overtones and arguing the empty gap between the self-absorbing experimental filmmaking and Hollywood's populism), [2] it also published articles on other aspects of cinema, including Hollywood films.
Articles from Film Culture are compiled in a book entitled Film Culture Reader, published by Cooper Square Press.
Film Culture ceased publication 1996. [1] During its existence the magazine produced 79 issues and issue 80 was published shortly before Mekas’ death in 2019. [1]
The magazine presented awards to independent film makers: