2024-05-02T11:42:52-07:00 2023-06-30 811221297 David B McRee 3980 Ironwood Circle Apt 406 Bradenton FL 34209 990EZ 2023-01-01 883790225 Cosmic Rays Foundation COSM 8067896398 16 Davie Circle Chapel Hill NC 275145900 William Brown President 8067896398 2024-04-12 true William Brown XXX-XX-XXXX true David B McRee CPA P00103830 7273147263 2024-05-02 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X cosmicraysfilmfest.com X X 22963 X 20678 2285 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22963 16286 3250 125 369 2980 23010 -47 2334 2287 2334 2287 2334 2287 2334 2287 X The Cosmic Rays Film Festival is an annual exhibition of non-commercial short films, live-cinema, and extended reality projects. Our aim is to give audiences in the Triangle region of North Carolina and across the Southeastern U.S. access to media artwork that expands our idea of what film is and what it can be. See Schedule O for a detailed explanation. 16286 20659 20659 Sabine Gruffat Chair 12.50 2250 0 0 William Brown Pres, Treas, Sec. 12.50 1000 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 false false NC William Brown 16 Davie Circle Chapel Hill NC 27514 8067896398 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 2000 20678 22678 1834 2285 4119 0 0 3834 22963 26797 0 0 0 26797 26797 X 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Form 990, Part III, line 28, Statement of Program Service Accomplishments: The fifth edition of the Cosmic Rays Film Festival was held from March 30 - 31, 2023. Some 400 people and 15 visiting artists gathered over the two days of the event to celebrate 30 short experimental and artists' films at the Varsity Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC, as well as a program of live audiovisual performances at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. The festival's selection of short films from over 400 submissions to our open call demonstrated a commitment to aesthetics and conceptual risks, catering to a non-mainstream audience. This focus on daring and unconventional filmmaking attracted a dedicated and engaged audience, surprising organizers with impressive attendance numbers. The festival's focus on films that employ innovative media technologies (3D animation, Virtual Reality, AI) finds an especially receptive audience in the Research Triangle area, where there is a genuine hunger for innovative and boundary-pushing artistic expression. The festival was also proud to present a program of live-cinema performances held at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. This special evening featured performances by internationally-acclaimed media artists Jonas Bers, Tomonari Nishikawa, and Jon Satrom, who employed computers, analog projection, and vector synthesis to create mesmerizing audiovisual works. This unique and immersive experience added an extra layer of excitement to the festival, and represented a very rare opportunity for audiences in our region to have access to this underrepresented form of media art. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10 Support artistic filmmaking.; Educational; Various grants under $5,000: to many filmmaking artists, , , ; None, 16286. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Artist's air fare 824. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Venue rental 600. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Office expenses 557. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Advertising and marketing 500. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Liability insurance 200. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Supplies and materials 199. Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 Memberships and subscriptions 100.