The Loft Cinema
The Loft Cinema is Tucson’s premiere venue for art films – independent, foreign, alternative and classic narrative films and documentaries.
The Loft was purchased in 2002, and acquired nonprofit arts organization status.
The Loft hosts two free film series: the Tucson International Children’s Film Festival in July, and Essential Cinema, a series of classic art films on the big screen in new 35mm prints.
In 2007, the Arizona Commission on the Arts noted that The Loft is “one of the most important cinema organizations in the state.”
In 2008, The Loft was one of 17 mission-driven, community-based cinemas in the US invited by the Sundance Institute to join its Art House Project. The selection was based on quality of programming and involvement with the community.
Without the efforts of The Loft, audiences in Southern Arizona would not have had access to many of films and visiting filmmakers who have enriched and enhanced Tucson’s cultural identity.
Read about the plans for the future of The Loft.