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Columbia Film Society

The Columbia Film Society (CFS) was organized in January 1979 as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of South Carolina.

The Columbia Film Society is a community arts organization whose aim is to stimulate discussion and enhance appreciation of media arts in the community by presenting a wide variety of alternative films and sponsoring media arts events and educational programs. The Nickelodeon Theatre is home for the Society to showcase films and videos found outside the commercial cinemas in the area.

CFS operates out of the Nickelodeon Theatre, a 77 seat storefront theatre in downtown Columbia, screening over 100 films, 362 days each year. The organization hosts special screenings by both local and national independent filmmakers.

There are currently six lifetime members of The Columbia Film Society. They are Dr. Lewis Burke, Dale Campbell, Earl Ellis, Arline Polinsky, David Whiteman and Deb Yerkes.

The Columbia Film Society/Nickelodeon Theatre is led by a Board of Directors and meets every third Monday of every other month. March, May, July, September, November at 5:30 at the new Nick 1607 Main Street

The Elected Board or Directors include:

Lorie Gardner (2012)
Cameron Runyan (2012)
Billy Way (2012)
Chris Controne (2012)
Representative James E. Smith, Jr. (2012)
Sam Johnson (2012)

Sufia Giza Amenwahsu (2013)
Anne Postic (2013)
Jeffery C. Schwalk (2013)
Michael Stout (2013)

Tracy Jones (2014)
Bob Mason (2014)
Wendi Nance (2014)
Lynn Stokes-Murray (2014)