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Super 8 Filmmaker John Porter, Toronto, Canada

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Documenting alternative film scenes since 2005,
hi-lighting film projection, super 8, and local film classification laws.
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24 UPCOMING EVENTS 4/25/25

16 EVENTS IN TORONTO 8 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO
Tonight in Toronto - London, Ontario - Brooklyn, New York
Tomorrow in London, ON This Sunday in Montréal, Québec
Next Month in Toronto This June in Toronto
This July in Toronto - Durham, Ontario
This August in Toronto - San Francisco, California
This Fall in Toronto - Winnipeg, MB - Victoria, BC

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16 EVENTS IN TORONTO


3 EVENTS NEXT MONTH
5 EVENTS THIS JUNE 1 EVENT THIS JULY
1 EVENT THIS AUGUST 5 EVENTS THIS FALL

TONIGHT IN TORONTO!

Rennie Taylor presents his

Phonetic Philmmaking
Preview of a new short super 8 film
by local artist Rennie Taylor,
plus the launch of an accompanying
book by Rennie and 4 guest writers
- Milada Kovacova, Mark Loeser,
John Porter, and Daniel Brlas.

Friday, April 25, 7pm, free!

Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide)

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3 EVENTS NEXT MONTH IN TORONTO!

Trash Palace Theatre, "Toronto's Classiest Cinema" since 2007,
presents 16mm features and shorts, second Friday each month.
Facebook group

Hard Times
(Walter Hill, USA, 1975, 94 min.)

Friday, May 9, 9pm, $10.
NEW START TIME!

Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide)

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Larriva Eleven presents a double feature

D. Golden's Cartoon Festival
Esoteric short animated videos preceded by
a learned introduction by D. Golden, and
Sammy Edwards' songs with video.

Monday, May 12, 9:30pm, $pwyc

Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto
(south of Bloor, between Bathurst & Spadina)

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The Photographic Historical Society of Canada (PHSC) presents its

Spring Camera Fair
Used photo equipment sale - antique & usable,
film & digital, still & cine. Facebook

Sunday, May 25, 12pm-4:30pm, $8,
students $5.

Trident Banquet Hall,
Unit 200, 145 Evans Ave., Etobicoke
(at Islington Ave., south of the Gardiner)

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5 EVENTS THIS JUNE IN TORONTO!

super8porter.ca 20th Anniversary

June 6, 2005 - June 6, 2025

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

Sunday, June 8, 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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Larriva Eleven presents a double feature

D. Golden's Cartoon Festival
Esoteric short animated videos preceded by
a learned introduction by D. Golden, and
Sammy Edwards' songs with video.

Monday, June 9, 9:30pm, $pwyc

Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto
(south of Bloor, between Bathurst & Spadina)

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Trash Palace Theatre, "Toronto's Classiest Cinema" since 2007,
presents 16mm features and shorts, second Friday each month.
Facebook group

Count Yorga, Vampire
(Bob Kelljan, USA, 1970, 93 minutes)

Friday, June 13, 9pm, $10.
NEW START TIME!

Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide)

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Joyce Wieland: Heart On
A major retrospective exhibition of the
Toronto multi-media artist (1930-1998),
including her films and videos.

June 21, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W., Toronto
and TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W., Toronto

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THIS JULY IN TORONTO!

Larriva Eleven presents a double feature

D. Golden's Cartoon Festival
Esoteric short animated videos preceded by
a learned introduction by D. Golden, and
Sammy Edwards' songs with video.

Monday, July 14, 9:30pm, $pwyc

Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto
(south of Bloor, between Bathurst & Spadina)

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THIS AUGUST IN TORONTO!

Larriva Eleven presents a double feature

D. Golden's Cartoon Festival
Esoteric short animated videos preceded by
a learned introduction by D. Golden, and
Sammy Edwards' songs with video.

Monday, August 11, 9:30pm, $pwyc

Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto
(south of Bloor, between Bathurst & Spadina)

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5 EVENTS THIS FALL IN TORONTO!

Trash Palace Theatre, "Toronto's Classiest Cinema" since 2007,
presents 16mm features and shorts, second Friday each month.
at CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto Facebook

Z.P.G. Zero Population Growth
(Michael Campus, Denmark / USA, 1972, 97 min.)
Friday, September 12, 9pm, $10.

Pressure Point
(Hubert Cornfield, USA, 1962, 91 min.)
Friday, October 10, 9pm, $10.

A New Leaf
(Elaine May, USA, 1971, 102 min.)
Friday, November 14, 9pm, $10.

The H-Man
((Ishiro¯ Honda, Japan, 1958, 87 min.)
Friday, December 12, 9pm, $10.

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The 18th Nuit Blanche
Free all-night art installations and events
at 85 varied locations across Toronto,
indoors and outdoors. No super 8.

Saturday, October 4, 7pm-7am, free!

INCLUDING

Scopitones
Short, 1960s music films on 16mm!
CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

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8 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO


Tonight in London, Ontario - Brooklyn, New York
Tomorrow in London, ON This Sunday in Montréal
This July in Durham, Ontario
This August in San Francisco, California
This October in Winnipeg, MB - Victoria, BC

TONIGHT IN LONDON, ON!

FRAMES Film Series presents

Animated Frames: Volume 9
The Cosmic Eye
(Faith Hubley, USA, 1986, 16mm, 72 min.)
preceded by The Bead Game
(Ishu Patel, Canada, 1977, 16mm, 6 min.).
Total: 78 minutes, plus intermission.

Friday, April 25, 7pm, $10

Laser Quest, 149 Carling St., London, Ontario

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TONIGHT IN BROOKLYN, NY!

Millennium Film Workshop presents its

Monthly Open Screening
Bring your films or videos! or come just to watch.
Digital video, 16mm, 8mm or super 8 film.
Submit in advance. Doors open at 7:30pm.
Maximum 20 minutes. BYO refreshments.
Since the late 1960s!

Friday, April 25, 8pm, $ contribution.

Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn, NY

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TOMORROW IN LONDON, ON!

London Vintage Film Camera Shows presents

London Spring Vintage Film
Camera Show & Sale

Southwestern Ontario's largest, best & friendliest
used and vintage film photo equipment sale.
Antique & usable, still & cine, 1880s-1980s.
More than 40 local merchants' tables.

Saturday, April 26, 10am-3pm, $5

Westview Baptist Church Gymnasium,
1000 Wonderland Rd. S., London, Ontario
(near Southdale Rd.)

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THIS SUNDAY IN MONTREAL!

The Range Finder presents

70th Montreal Camera Show
Used photographic equipment sale. Since 1988!
Antique & usable, film & digital, still & cine.

Sunday, April 27, 10am-3pm, $9

Marriott Courtyard Montreal Airport,
7000 Place Robert-Joncas, Saint-Laurent, Québec

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THIS JULY IN DURHAM, ON!

The Grey Zone Collective presents

19th
Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film

Video screenings, installations, performances
in various venues, including outdoors!
Programmers and some artists in person!
Facebook

July 17-30, 2025

Durham/Hanover, Ontario in
Saugeen First Nation Territory
(2-hour drive NW of Toronto).

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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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OCTOBER 2025 IN WINNIPEG, MB!

20th WNDX
Festival of Moving Image

Recent experimental 16mm and 35mm film,
video, installations, performances. Facebook

Wednesday-Sunday, October 1-5, 2025

Winnipeg Cinematheque,
100 Arthur St., Winnipeg, Manitoba

INCLUDING

The 19th Winnipeg
One Take Super 8 Event

Super 8 films made for this screening by local artists!
Each film edited in-camera on one reel of super 8,
then shown as shot, the artists not seeing them first.

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OCTOBER 2025 IN VICTORIA, BC!

28th Antimatter Media Art Festival
International Media Art and Experimental Cinema.
Videos, 16mm, 35mm, and super 8 films.
Screenings and installations. Facebook

October 16-26, 2025

Deluge Contemporary Art,
636 Yates St., Victoria, British Columbia

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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 April 25, 2025)