After losing an anticipated $45,000 in federal funding, an institution of the Bay Area film scene is in financial trouble. San Francisco Cinematheque, a longtime champion of avant-garde film, is at risk of laying off and drastically cutting its programming, director Steve Polta told SFGATE. For years, Cinematheque has relied on a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which makes up approximately one quarter of its annual budget of $200,000.