ICS was founded by filmmaker Jon Behrens in 2017.
Our mission is to provide material support for filmmakers working experimentally with celluloid film. Our organization includes:
· Lightpress Grants providing artists with the means to digitize their film work,
·Engauge Experimental Film Festival , showcasing sprocket-driven, artist-made work on screen, and
· ICS Educational Initiative, hosting workshops and screenings to practice and understand experimental filmmaking techniques.
We support emerging and established filmmakers through the grant and our festival, and we encourage new filmmakers with our educational initiative. Our ultimate goal is to foster more work on celluloid and to help offset the enormous costs of making film work available in high quality digital formats.
Keep making films and together we can make this world a better place.
Jon Behrens
Interbay Cinema Society founder
1964-2022