The Loft Cinema

The Loft Cinema is one of 8 cinemas in the US to receive a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation for Science on Screen, a series of films introduced by scientists. The Loft has a Science on Screen advisory committee that includes Joaquin Ruiz, University of Arizona Executive Dean of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, John Paul Jones, Dean of the UA School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Jim Gentile, CEO of the Tucson-based Research Corporation for the Advancement of Science. Voted Best of Tucson from 2003 – 2016 by readers of the Tucson Weekly, The Loft Cinema has received several other awards, including Lumies from the Tucson Pima Arts Council for Emerging Arts Organization and Best Established Arts Organization. The Loft Cinema was named a staff pick for Best Variety of Films in the 2017 Best Of Tucson.