Based at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, EZTV is a production company and exhibition venue founded in Los Angeles in 1979 by film scholar, writer and video producer John Dorr, along with filmmakers, writers, musicians, actors and other artists. EZTV is credited with creating one of the world's first video theaters, computer art galleries and independent media centers. EZTV has a history in the Los Angeles cultural community and has participated in many live mixed-media events including Barnsdall Art Park, Bergamot Station, Burning Man, Electronic Cafe International, the Japan American Cultural Center, the L.A. Convention Center and the Los Angeles Theater Center.