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20 UPCOMING EVENTS 11/20/24

13 EVENTS IN TORONTO 7 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO
This Friday in Toronto - London, Ontario - Moncton, NB
5 Events Next Week in Toronto
Next Month in Toronto - Ottawa, ON - A Coruña, Spain
2025: February in Toronto March in Dresden, Germany
April in Toronto - Calgary, AB August in San Francisco

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13 EVENTS IN TORONTO


5 EVENTS NEXT WEEK 5 EVENTS NEXT MONTH
1 EVENT THIS FEBRUARY 1 EVENT THIS APRIL

THIS FRIDAY IN TORONTO!

The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU) presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory movies.

Les Diaboliques
(Henri-Georges Clouzot, France, 1955, video, 114 min.)

Friday, November 22, 7pm, free!

Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)

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5 EVENTS NEXT WEEK
IN TORONTO!


7PM NEXT MONDAY - NEXT WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY NEXT WEEK - FRIDAY NEXT WEEK

6:30PM NEXT MONDAY
IN TORONTO!

University of Toronto Cinema Studies Institute and
Media Commons Archives present "Pop-Up Cinematheque",
a new 8-screening series of 16mm films from the Archives,
with introductions, Mondays, October 28 - December 16.

The Pearl
(Emilio Fernández, USA / Mexico, 1947, 85 min.)
Introduction by Christina Stewart.

Monday, November 25, 6:30pm, free!
Limited capacity. Registration required.

Media Commons Theatre (Room 3025),
3rd floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.,
University of Toronto, Toronto

FOLLOWED BY

December 2 The Naked Island (1960)
December 9 Moving Mountains (1980)
and Yes, We Can! (1984)
December 16 Bringing Up Baby (1938)

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7PM NEXT MONDAY IN TORONTO!

TMU's Film and Photography Preservation and
Collections Management program (F+PPCM) presents

Films from The Funnel
Super 8 and 16mm films by members of
The Funnel Experimental Film Theatre,
an artists' collective in Toronto, 1977-1987.
Midi Onodera, Martha Davis, Eldon Garnet,
Judith Doyle, David Anderson, John Porter,
Annette Mangaard, and Blaine Spiegel.
Some artists in person! Facebook

Monday, November 25, 7pm, free!

Room 307, School of Image Arts, 122 Bond St.
(2 blocks NE of Yonge and Dundas Streets),
Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto

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NEXT WEDNESDAY IN TORONTO!

Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #67

The Dangerous Telescope
Rare 16mm films, 1948-1979, by
American artist Ian Hugo (1898-1985).

Wednesday, November 27, 8pm, free!

Deluxe Screening Room (Room 222E),
Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)

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THURSDAY NEXT WEEK
IN TORONTO!

Final Girls Film Club presents its monthly screening

Black Swan
(Darren Aronofsky, USA, 2010, video, 108 min.)

Thursday, November 28, 7:30pm, $10

Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
Limited capacity!

FRIDAY NEXT WEEK
IN TORONTO!

The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU) presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory movies.

Cruising
(William Friedkin, USA, 1980, video, 102 min.)

Friday, November 29, 7pm, free!

Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)

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5 EVENTS NEXT MONTH
IN TORONTO!

University of Toronto Cinema Studies Institute and
Media Commons Archives present "Pop-Up Cinematheque",
a new 8-screening series of 16mm films from the Archives,
with introductions, Mondays, October 28 - December 16.

The Naked Island
(Kaneto Shindo, Japan, 1960, 96 min.)
Introduction by Thomas Chan.

Monday, December 2, 6:30pm, free!
Limited capacity. Registration required.

Media Commons Theatre (Room 3025),
3rd floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.,
University of Toronto, Toronto

FOLLOWED BY

December 9 Moving Mountains (1980)
and Yes, We Can! (1984)
December 16 Bringing Up Baby (1938)

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University of Toronto Cinema Studies Institute and
Media Commons Archives present "Pop-Up Cinematheque",
a new 8-screening series of 16mm films from the Archives,
with introductions, Mondays, October 28 - December 16.

Feminist Documentaries
Films by Canadian filmmaker Laura Sky,
with an introduction by Rachel E. Beattie.
Yes, We Can! (1984, 16mm, 29 minutes)
Moving Mountains (1980, 16mm, 26 min.)

Monday, December 9, 6:30pm, free!
Limited capacity. Registration required.

Media Commons Theatre (Room 3025),
3rd floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.,
University of Toronto, Toronto

FOLLOWED BY

December 16 Bringing Up Baby (1938)

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Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #68

Black Zero
Launch of Blu-ray of Home for Christmas
(Rick Hancox, Canada, 1978, video, 47 min.)
plus shorts.

Wednesday, December 11, 8pm, free!

Deluxe Screening Room (Room 222E),
Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)

Trash Palace Theatre, "Toronto's Classiest Cinema" since 2007,
presents 16mm features and shorts, second Friday each month.
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Model Shop
(Jacques Demy, USA / France, 1969, 97 min.)

Friday, December 13, 9:30pm, $10

Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

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University of Toronto Cinema Studies Institute and
Media Commons Archives present "Pop-Up Cinematheque",
a new 8-screening series of 16mm films from the Archives,
with introductions, Mondays, October 28 - December 16.

Bringing Up Baby
(Howard Hawks, USA, 1938, 102 min.)
Introduction by Diana Sanchez.

Monday, December 16, 6:30pm, free!
Limited capacity. Registration required.

Media Commons Theatre (Room 3025),
3rd floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.,
University of Toronto, Toronto

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THIS FEBRUARY IN TORONTO!

Camerama Camera Show
Used photographic equipment sale, since 1996.
Antique & usable, film & digital, still & cine.
Many merchants tables.

Sunday, February 9, 10am-3pm, $10

Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre,
6 Sakura Way, Toronto (off Wynford Drive,
north of Eglinton, between Don Mills & the DVP)

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THIS APRIL IN TORONTO!

38th Images Festival of
Independent Film, Video and New Media

Video and film screenings with guest artists,
performances and installations! Facebook

April 10-16, 2025

at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Innis Town Hall, and
The Revue Cinema, in downtown Toronto

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7 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO


This Friday in London, Ontario - Moncton, New Brunswick
Next Month in Ottawa, Ontario - A Coruña, Spain
2025: March in Dresden, Germany
April in Calgary, AB August in San Francisco

THIS FRIDAY IN LONDON, ON!

FRAMES Film Series presents

Animated Frames: Volume 8
The Tune
(Bill Plympton, USA, 1992, 16mm, 70 minutes),
preceded by One of Those Days
(Bill Plympton, USA, 1988, 16mm, 7 minutes).
Followed by a live video Q&A with Plympton.
Facebook

Friday, November 22, 7pm, $10

TAP Centre for Creativity,
203 Dundas St., London, Ontario

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THIS FRIDAY IN MONCTON, NB!

38e Festival international du cinéma
francophone en Acadie (FicfA)

November 19-24, 2024

INCLUDING

Galerie Sans Nom et Film Zone présente

Acadie Underground 28
Super 8 films made for this screening by local artists!
New films shot last month, in one day, edited in-camera,
on one roll, then processed and premiered on super 8,
silent, or with recorded sound or live performance.
Followed by voting for the "Crowd Favorite" prize.

Friday, November 22, 8:30pm, $12

Salle Bernard-Leblanc, 3rd floor, Aberdeen Cultural Centre,
140 Botsford St., Moncton, New Brunswick

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NEXT MONTH IN OTTAWA, ON!

The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) presents it's Café Ex series

Pixie Cram
Local artist in person to introduce
and discuss her videos, 2003-2023.

Tuesday, December 10, 7pm, $pwyc

Club SAW, Galerie SAW Gallery,
67 Nicholas St., Ottawa, Ontario

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NEXT MONTH IN A CORUÑA, SPAIN!

8th Annual
Sellier Film Festival

Videos and super 8 films.
Facebook

Friday-Sunday, December 20-22, free!

Museum of Contemporary Art,
171 Avenida de Arteixo, A Coruña, Spain

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THIS MARCH IN
DRESDEN, GERMANY

26th Dresdner Schmalfilmtage
Festival for super 8, 8mm and 16mm film,
Facebook

March 20-23, 2024

Motorenhalle, Wachsbleichstraße 4a, Dresden, Germany

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THIS APRIL IN CALGARY, AB!

The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF)
presents its

30th Annual
Artifact Small Format Film Festival

(formerly The $100 Film Festival)
Recent films projected on 16mm and super 8!

Thursday-Saturday, April 3-5, 7pm
$10 each / $25 Pass

each night at a different location in Calgary, Alberta:
Contemporary Calgary; CSIF; The Globe Cinema.

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AUGUST 2025 IN
SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco Cinematheque presents

The 16th Annual Crossroads
Festival of Moving Image Arts

Recent avant-garde films and videos.
Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm films!
Performances! Many artists in person!

Facebook

Friday-Sunday, August 29-31
10 screenings, $12 each, $110
Pass

Gray Area, 2665 Mission St., San Francisco, California

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Watch here for more upcoming events beyond Toronto.

 

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END OF UPCOMING EVENTS

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2013 EVENTS TWEETED

OCTOBER 21 IN TORONTO

Early Monthly Segments presents its monthly screening #56

A. by Luther Price
(USA, 1995, super 8, 60 min., sound on audio cassette)
A fundraiser for the8fest (January 24-26, 2014).
Facebook

Monday, October 21, 8pm,
$5-10
suggested donation (unclassified)

Artbar, Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., Toronto

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AUGUST 8 IN TORONTO

The Free Screen presents

Phil Hoffman: Lessons in Process
Toronto filmmaker Phil Hoffman in person! with
his latest video, (Canada / Cuba, 2012, 31 min.),
plus a 16mm film (Canada, 1988, 43 min.).

Thursday, August 8, 6:30pm, free! (classified)

TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W., Toronto

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JULY 29 IN DUBLIN, IRELAND

The Experimental Film Club and the Irish Film Institute
present the The Experimental Film Club's Projection #33

Stom Sogo
Videos and super 8 films, 2000-2008, by
Japanese artist Stom Sogo (1975-2012).
Super 8 projectionist: Moira Tierney!
Total running time: 68 minutes.

Monday, July 29, 6:30pm, €8 / 7

The Irish Film Institute,
6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, Ireland

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JULY 21 IN TORONTO

CineCycle presents

The Adventures of Prince Achmed
(Lotte Reiniger, Germany, 1926, 87 min.)
Rare 16mm print with live score by Odradek!
plus a short documentary on Lotte Reiniger.
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Sunday, July 21, 8pm, $10 (classified)

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

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JULY 20 IN TORONTO

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents its

Annual Open Screening
Bring your latest experimental films or videos to show
(finished or unfinished, found or stolen), before 8pm,
or just come to watch!
16mm, super 8, VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Quicktime, Mp3
Maximum 10 minutes. First come, first shown.

Saturday, July 20, 9pm, $pwyc (unclassified)

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

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2 EVENTS JULY 19 IN TORONTO

"Toronto's Classiest Cinema" - Trash Palace Theatre - presents
features and shorts projected on 16mm every Friday night!

Frogs (George McCowan, USA, 1972, 90 min.)

Friday, July 19, 9:30pm, $5 (classified)

Trash Palace, 89B Niagara St., Toronto Facebook

The Parkdale Beauty Pageant Society presents

15th Parkdale Film + Video Showcase
July 19-21
including

Recent Videos by Parkdale Artists
Friday, July 19, 8pm, $pwyc (unclassified)
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., Toronto

Screening Under the Stars
Recent, family-friendly videos & 35mm films,
Bring your own chair, blankets, snacks, etc.
Saturday, July 20, 9pm, $pwyc (unclassified)
Albert Crosland Parkette, Fuller Ave., Toronto
(north from Queen W., west of Lansdowne)

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JULY 17 IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

"SHOOT & SHOW" SUPER 8 SCREENINGS RECOMMENDS

The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op (AFCOOP) presentation of

Cinema Park:
Summer Super-8 Film Challenge

Super 8 films recently shot and edited-in-camera in two days,
tonight being shown for the first time, even to the filmmakers!
Natelie Boterman, Vanessa Waller & Halley Davies,
Brett Hannam, David Middleton, Jacqueline Pool,
Emma Devost, Dan Smeby, Andrew Flemming,
Matthew Hayes, Hillary Titley, Martha Cooley.
Prizes!

Wednesday, July 17, 8:30pm, free!
AFCOOP Annual General Meeting: 6:30pm

AFCOOP, Suite 101, 5663 Cornwallis St., Halifax, Nova Scotia

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JULY 14 IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA

Revelation 16 - Perth International Film Festival (July 4-14),
and Edith Cowan University, present

Revel-8 Super 8 Competition
18 new super 8 films by Australian artists,
Nick Vlahadamis, Harry Quinlan, Hector Ortiz & Dion Borrett,
Nicola Walkerden, Mike Rigoll, Paul Donnelly, Carl Anthonisz,
Mark Abberton, Phillip Salmon & Simon Naylor, Daniel Marano,
Byron Wheeler, Adrian Warren, Elyse de Valle, Reuben Unkovich,
Luke Griffiths, Daniel Nicholls, Jasmine Leivers & Samuel Harford.
Each film shot on one roll of silent film, edited in-camera,
now premiering tonight, projected on super 8! with
each filmmaker seeing their own film for the first time!
Soundtracks recorded by Australian composers!
Prizes awarded, including Audience Choice Award!

Sunday, July 14, 8pm, $17 (adults only)

Luna Cinema Leederville, 155 Oxford St.,
North Perth
, Western Australia, 6906

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JUNE 14 IN TORONTO

"Toronto's Classiest Cinema" - Trash Palace Theatre - presents
features and shorts projected on 16mm every Friday night!

The Revengers (Daniel Mann, USA, 1972, 106 min.)

Friday, June 14, 9:30pm, $5 (classified)

Trash Palace, 89B Niagara St., Toronto Facebook

MAY 31 IN TORONTO

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and
Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group present

Intertidal
Film Performance by Alex MacKenzie
in person from Vancouver!

Expanded cinema with two 16mm projectors!
His two most recent works, 2011/12, total 80 min.

Friday, May 31, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

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3 EVENTS MAY 26 IN TORONTO

Silent Toronto presents

Silent Sundays
Peter Pan (Herbert Brenon, USA, 1924, on video, 105 min.)
Plus silent short films projected on 16mm!
Live piano accompaniment by William O'Meara!

In the silent-era Revue Cinema, opened 100 years ago!

Sunday, May 26, 4:15pm, $12 (classified)

The Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #6

Leo the Last (John Boorman, UK, 1970, 104 min.)
on 16mm! plus 16mm shorts! including
one by Wladyslaw Starewicz. Facebook

Sunday, May 26, 8pm - NEW TIME!, $5 (classified)

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

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The Photographic Historical Society of Canada (PHSC) presents

The Big One - 39th Spring Photographica Fair
Canada's oldest, largest, used photographic equipment sale.
Antique & usable, film & digital, still & cine. 100 tables. Facebook

Sunday, May 26, 10am-3pm, $7, students free!

The Soccer Centre, 7601 Martin Grove Rd. (at Hwy 7), Woodbridge, Ontario
(free bus from Kipling subway station Kiss-n-Ride - hourly from 9:30am)

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MAY 24 IN TORONTO

"Toronto's Classiest Cinema" - Trash Palace Theatre - presents
features and shorts projected on 16mm every Friday night!

Modesty Blaise
(Joseph Losey, UK, 1966, 119 min.) Facebook
Friday, May 24, 9:30pm, $5
(classified)

The Angry Breed
(David Commons, USA, 1968, 94 minutes) Facebook
Friday, May 17, 9:30pm, $5
(classified)

Trash Palace, 89B Niagara St., Toronto

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MAY IN SACKVILLE, NB

Faucet Media Arts Centre & Struts Gallery present

The Sackville Cinematheque
Weekly screenings of experimental
16mm and super 8 films, hosted by
Solomon Nagler from Halifax and
Alexandre Larose from Montreal!
Artists-in-residence Apr 22 - May 24.
16mm films by Joyce Wieland, Barbara Sternberg, Dziga Vertov,
Maya Deren, Arthur Lipsett and Walter Ruttmann, and live scores!
Tonight - super 8 films by Solomon Nagler & Alexandre Larose!

Wednesdays, May 1, 8, 15 & 22, 8pm, free!

Struts Gallery, 7 Lorne St., Sackville, New Brunswick

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MAY 17 IN SACKVILLE, NB

THE SHOOT & SHOW SUPER 8 SPRING SEASON CONTINUES WITH

Faucet Media Arts Centre & Struts Gallery present

14th Annual Super 8 Hotel Film Festival
Premieres of new super 8 films by local artists!
Norene Smiley, Rena Thomas, Elizabeth Horner, Shamus Griffith,
Linda Rae Dornan, Rebecca Blankert, Navarana Igloliorte, and
Faucet Media Arts Centre Youth Program participants.
The artists took a super 8 filmmaking workshop last month,
then each had 3 days to shoot a 1-roll film, edited-in-camera,
which were then shipped to Toronto for processing (Niagara),
all just in time for their first screening tonight, on super 8!
Popcorn and refreshments!

Friday, May 17, 8pm, free! all ages!

Faucet Media Arts Centre, 7 Lorne St., Sackville, New Brunswick

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MAY 11 IN TORONTO

The Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) presents

TAIS Animation Showcase 2013
Recent shorts & installations by TAIS members.
A 35mm film by Madi Piller, and videos by Evan DeRushie,
Osman Cerfon & Gregory Duroy, Mike Maryniuk & John Scoles,
Aaron Long, Brandon Blommaert, Elise Simard, Esmunds Janson,
Siamak Haseli, Max Swiecki, Pasquale LaMontagna & Astra Burka,
Tess Martin, Jennifer Linton, Juan Camilo Gonzalez, Leslie Supnet,
Jeff Tran, Haiyang Wang, Iriz Paabo, Janice Schulman & Allan Kane.
Many of the artists in person!

Saturday, May 11, 7pm, $10 (unclassified) Facebook

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

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MAY 10 IN TORONTO

"Toronto's Classiest Cinema" - Trash Palace Theatre - presents
features and shorts projected on 16mm every Friday night!

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
(Russ Meyer, USA, 1970, 110 minutes)
Facebook

Friday, May 10, 9:30pm, $5 (classified)

Trash Palace, 89B Niagara St., Toronto

MAY 5 IN TORONTO

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #5

Teorema / Theorem
(Pier Paolo Passolini, Italy, 1968, 99 minutes)
on 16mm! Italian with English subtitles.
+ surprise 16mm shorts! Facebook

Sunday, May 5, 7pm, $5 (unclassified)

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

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Exhibits - Workshops - Calls for Work - Past Events - CineCycle

 

(Updated November 20, 2024)