Re: how to start a screening series/microcinema

From: J. Mabe (email suppressed)
Date: Wed Apr 19 2006 - 11:03:06 PDT


--- ADAM ABRAMS <email suppressed> wrote:
> Hey,
> I'm not sure you need to be a non-profit to do what
> you want. We've been doing monthly screenings,
> renting from the co-op, canyon, sixpack, and others,
> and managed to snag a decent sized grant without any
> "formal" organization for over 6 years. Orgone, who
> did it in Pittsburgh before us for five years wasn't
> a non-profit either. Seems like a lot of hassle.
> Just get a projector, a screen, and go. fuck the
> paper work.
>
> adam
> jefferson presents...
> pittsburgh, pa

I've got a lot of offlist responses on this subject,
so now I'm on the fence with the non-profit status -
it might be easier to forget about that - Anyways,
thanks for all the responses folks!

-Josh Mabwe

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