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Super 8 Filmmaker John Porter, Toronto, Canada

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documenting alternative film scenes since 2005,
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28 UPCOMING EVENTS 10/15/24

18 EVENTS IN TORONTO 10 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO
Tonight in Toronto
Later This Week in Toronto - Victoria, British Columbia
This Weekend in Toronto - Calgary, Alberta
Joondalup, Australia - worldwide
Next Week in Toronto - Montréal, Québec
Later This Month in Toronto
Next Month in Toronto - Curitiba, Brazil - Moncton, NB
This December in Toronto - A Coruña, Spain
2025: February in Toronto March in Dresden, Germany
April in Toronto - Calgary, Alberta

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18 EVENTS IN TORONTO


1 EVENT TONIGHT 1 EVENT THIS FRIDAY
2 EVENTS THIS SUNDAY 1 EVENT FRIDAY NEXT WEEK
4 EVENTS LATER THIS MONTH 5 EVENTS NEXT MONTH
2 EVENTS THIS DECEMBER 1 EVENT THIS FEBRUARY
1 EVENT THIS APRIL

2 EVENTS THIS WEEK IN TORONTO!


THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

TONIGHT IN TORONTO!

The Future of the Body
(Istvan Kantor, Canada, 2024, video, 40 minutes)
A trilogy by local artist in person with his intro.

Tuesday, October 15, 8pm, $10 / pwyc

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

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THIS FRIDAY IN TORONTO!

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

Roger Corman double-feature tribute!

House of Usher
(Roger Corman, USA, 1960, video, 79 min.)
followed by
A Bucket of Blood
(Roger Corman, USA, 1959, video, 75 min.)

Friday, October 18, 7pm, free!

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

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2 EVENTS THIS SUNDAY
IN TORONTO!


THIS SUNDAY NIGHT

THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
IN TORONTO!

The Photographic Historical Society of Canada (PHSC) presents

The Big One
49th Annual Fall Camera Fair

Canada's oldest, largest sale of used photo equipment.
Antique & usable, film & digital, still & cine. Many tables.

Sunday, October 20, 12pm-4:30pm, $8

Trident Banquet Hall, Unit 200, 145 Evans Ave., Etobicoke
(east of Islington Ave., south of the QEW / Gardiner Expwy)

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THIS SUNDAY NIGHT IN TORONTO!

Home Movie History Project presents

22nd International
Home Movie Day

Show your home movies, or come just to watch.
8mm, 16mm or super 8 film. Sorry, no video.
Facebook group

Sunday, October 20, 6:30pm-9pm, $5

Monkey's Paw Bookshop, 1067 Bloor St. W., Toronto
(between Dovercourt Road and Dufferin Street)

Film Inspection & Repair Clinic 6:30pm-8pm
View your films privately, select ones to show.
Get expert help with film repairs and advice.
Open Screening 7pm-9pm Show your films.

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FRIDAY NEXT WEEK IN TORONTO!

Pix Film Collective presents

Image Within Another
Lisa Truttmann in person from Vienna, Austria!
with her short videos, 2009-2022,
total running time: 75 minutes.

Friday, October 25, 7pm, $10 suggested / pwyc

Pix Film Gallery, Unit C, 1411 Dufferin St., Toronto
(2 blocks north of Dupont St.)

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4 EVENTS LATER THIS MONTH
IN TORONTO!

Ross McLaren Memorial
Ross McLaren (1953-2023) was a Canadian
filmmaker and educator based in New York City.
He co-founded the Toronto Super 8 Film Festival
(1976-1983), the first in Canada, and the
Canadian Super 8 Distribution Centre (1976/77),
and he co-founded and was the first director of
The Funnel Experimental Film Theatre in Toronto
(1977-1987). He also taught filmmaking at the
Ontario College of Art in Toronto, 1977-1990.

Sunday, October 27, 5pm-10pm

Location to be announced.

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group
and Bleeding Edge present

The Films of Kalil Haddad
Recent videos by the local artist,
total 78 minutes plus intermission.

Monday, October 28, 7pm, free!

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

Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #64

Films by
Eric Leiser and Guy Maddin

Eric Leiser in person from USA
with his animated films.

Wednesday, October 30, 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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Final Girls Film Club presents its monthly screening

Carrie
(Brian De Palma, USA, 1976, video, 98 min.)
preceded by a Hallowe'en costume contest!

Thursday, October 31, 7:30pm, $25

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

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5 EVENTS NEXT MONTH
IN TORONTO!

Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #65

Paying for It
(Sook-Yin Lee, Canada, 2024, video, 85 min.)
Director Sook-Yin Lee and graphic novelist
Chester Brown in person for book-signing.

Tuesday, November 5, 8pm, free!
Special ticketed presentation.

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

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

The Stranger and the Gunfighter
(Antonio Margheriti, Italy / Spain, 1974, 107 minutes)

Friday, November 8, 9:30pm, $10

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

FOLLOWED BY

December 13 Model Shop
(Jacques Demy, USA / France, 1969)

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Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #66

Films by Owen Land

Wednesday, November 13, 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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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group
and the Feminist Recycling Group present

Club Classics
Videos, 1993-2014, by Toronto artists
Judith Doyle, Paula Gignac, Margaret Moores,
Sonya Reynolds, Jorge Lozano & Samuel Lopez.
Total running time: 48 minutes, plus conversation
moderated by curator Jonathon Petrychyn.

Wednesday, November 20, 7pm, free!

Venue TBA

NOT! at Martin Heath's CineCycle, Toronto

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

The Dangerous Telescope
Films by Ian Hugo

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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2 EVENTS THIS DECEMBER
IN TORONTO!

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

Black Zero
Canadian Underground Cinema

Wednesday, December 11, 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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Trash Palace Theatre, "Toronto's Classiest Cinema" since 2007,
presents 16mm features and shorts, second Friday each month.
Facebook group

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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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, $9

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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10 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO


Beginning This Thursday in Victoria, British Columbia
This Saturday in Joondalup, Australia - Calgary, AB - worldwide
Wednesday Next Week in Montréal, Québec
Next Month in Curitiba, Brazil - Moncton, New Brunswick
This December in A Coruña, Spain
This March in Dresden, Germany
This April in Calgary, Alberta

BEGINNING THIS THURSDAY
IN VICTORIA, BC!

27th Antimatter Media Art Festival
International Media Art and Experimental Cinema.
Videos, 16mm, 35mm, and super 8 films.
Screenings and installations. Facebook

October 17-27, 2024

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

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THIS SATURDAY IN
JOONDALUP, AUSTRALIA!

Revel-8 Super 8 Film Fest (2008-2017) presents

Revel-8 Retrospective
Super 8 films by Australian artists,
each shot on 1 roll of film, edited in-camera, and
made for the Revel-8 Super 8 Film Fest, 2008-2014.
This event celebrates International Home Movie Day and
the 10th anniversary of the last Revel-8 shown on film.
Facebook group

Saturday, October 19, 2pm

Joondalup Public Library, 102 Boas Ave.,
Joondalup
, Western Australia

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THIS SATURDAY IN 70 CITIES!

22nd International Home Movie Day
Show your home movies, or come just to watch.
8mm, super 8 or 16mm film! No video.
Facebook group

Saturday, October 19, free!

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THIS SATURDAY IN CALGARY!

U. of Calgary Dept. of Communication, Media & Film
and the Calgary Public Library present

22nd International Home Movie Day
Bring and show your own home movies,
or come just to watch.
16mm, 8mm, super 8 films, VHS tapes.
Facebook

Saturday, October 19, 1pm-4pm, free!
1pm-2pm: Film inspections and check-in.
2pm-4pm: Home Movie Open Screening.

Memorial Park Library,
1221 - 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta

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WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK
IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC!

Visions Collective presents

Image Within Another
Lisa Truttmann in person from Vienna, Austria!
with her short videos, 2009-2022,
total running time: 75 minutes.

Wednesday, October 23, 7:30pm,
voluntary contribution $10-$50.

Limited seating, reservations required.

la lumière, #506, 7080, rue Alexandra, Montréal, Québec

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NEXT MONTH IN BRAZIL!

Curta 8
19th International Festival of Super 8 Cinema

October 31 - November 3, 2024

Curitiba, Brazil

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NEXT MONTH 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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THIS DECEMBER 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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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.
Facebook Group | Facebook Friends

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 October 15, 2024)