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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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Thanks to Toronto Arts Council.

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16 UPCOMING EVENTS 11/7/25

13 EVENTS IN TORONTO 3 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO
Tonight in Toronto
Next Week in Toronto - St. Catharines, Ontario
Later This Month in Toronto - Moncton, New Brunswick
Next Month in Toronto
March 2026 in Toronto - Dresden, Germany

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13 EVENTS IN TORONTO


3 EVENTS NEXT WEEK 5 EVENTS LATER THIS MONTH
3 EVENTS NEXT MONTH 1 EVENT NEXT MARCH

TONIGHT IN TORONTO!

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

Fedora
(Billy Wilder, West Germany / France,
1978, video, 109 minutes)

Friday, November 7, 7pm, free!

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

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3 EVENTS NEXT WEEK
IN TORONTO!


2 EVENTS NEXT FRIDAY

NEXT MONDAY IN TORONTO!

Art Gallery of Ontario, TIFF Cinematheque
Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #83

Artist on Fire
(Kay Armatage, Canada, 1987, 16mm, 54 min.)
Toronto director Kay Armatage in person
with her documentary on Joyce Wieland.

Monday, November 10, 7pm, free!

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

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TONIGHT IS #5 OF 6 SCREENINGS,
OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 19.

Jigs and Reels: The Complete
Films of Joyce Wieland

16mm films and videos by Toronto
artist Joyce Wieland (1930-1998).
Part of a major retrospective exhibit
of her multi-media work at the AGO,
June 21, 2025 - January 4, 2026.

Early Shorts 1963-1967
Monday, October 20, 7pm, at Innis.

Varieties of Film Form: Shorts 1967-1969
Wednesday, October 22, 6:30pm, at TIFF.

Camaraderie: Shorts 1972-1986
Wednesday, October 29, 6:30pm, at TIFF.

Reason Over Passion (1968, 80 minutes)
Wednesday, November 5, 6:30pm, at TIFF.

Artist on Fire (doc about Wieland, 54 min.)
Monday, November 10, 7pm, at Innis.

The Far Shore (1976, video, 105 minutes)
Wednesday, November 19, 6:30pm, at TIFF.

TIFF Lightbox, 350 King St. W., Toronto
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto

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2 EVENTS NEXT FRIDAY
IN TORONTO!


7PM AT INNIS TOWN HALL

6PM NEXT FRIDAY
AT LIFT IN TORONTO!

Toronto Metropolitan University's
Film and Photography Preservation and
Collections Management program presents

Home Movie Day 2025
Open screening - show your home movies,
or come just to watch, and get expert
inspections of your films or tapes
(16mm, 8mm, super 8 film, VHS tape).
Refreshments & food provided.

Friday, November 14, 6pm-9pm, free!

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
(LIFT), 1137 Dupont St. (east of Dufferin), Toronto

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NEXT FRIDAY AT
INNIS TOWN HALL IN TORONTO!

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

Mikey and Nicky
(Elaine May, USA, 1976, video, 116 min.)

Friday, November 14, 7pm, free!

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

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CANCELLED!
NEXT FRIDAY AT CINECYCLE

Trash Palace Theatre, "Toronto's Classiest Cinema" since 2007,
presents 16mm features and shorts, second Friday each month.
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A New Leaf
(Elaine May, USA, 1971, 102 minutes)
Friday, November 14

Cancelled due to new management
and rent increase at CineCycle.

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide)

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5 EVENTS LATER THIS MONTH
IN TORONTO!

University of Toronto Cinema Studies Institute and
Media Commons Archives present "Pop-Up Cinematheque", a
3-screening series of 16mm & 35mm films from the Archives,
with introductions, Mondays, November 3 & 17, December 1.

Calling the Shots
(Janis Cole & Holly Dale, Canada, 1988, 16mm, 100 min.)

Monday, November 17, 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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Art Gallery of Ontario, TIFF Cinematheque
and Ad Hoc Film Collective present

The Far Shore
(Joyce Wieland, Canada, 1976, 16mm, 105 min.)
Introduction by Georgiana Uhlyarik.

Wednesday, November 19, 6:30pm, $17

TIFF Lightbox, 350 King St. W., Toronto

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

Femme Fatale
(Brian De Palma, USA, 2002, video)

Friday, November 21, 7pm, free!

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

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

All Night Long
(Basil Dearden, USA, 1962, video)

Friday, November 28, 7pm, free!

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

18th Annual the8fest
A Little Festival for Small Films
Super 8, 8mm, 9.5mm, UltraPan8!

Performances, visiting artists, workshops.
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Friday-Sunday, November 28-30, 2025

Beaver Hall Gallery, 29 McCaul St., Toronto
(north of Queen St. W., west of University)

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3 EVENTS NEXT MONTH
IN TORONTO!

University of Toronto Cinema Studies Institute and
Media Commons Archives present "Pop-Up Cinematheque", a
3-screening series of 16mm & 35mm films from the Archives,
with introductions, Mondays, November 3 & 17, December 1.

The Virgin President
(Graeme Ferguson, Canada, 1968, 35mm)
Introduction by Christina Stewart.

Monday, December 1, 6:30pm, free!
Limited capacity. Registration required.

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

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Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #84

Derek Jenkins:
Vulgar Reliquaries

Local artist in person with his videos.

Thursday, December 11, 7pm, free!

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

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CANCELLED!

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

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

Cancelled, due to new management
and rent increase at CineCycle.

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide)

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NEXT MARCH IN TORONTO!

Camerama Camera Show
Used photo equipment sales since 1996.
Antique & usable, film & digital, still & cine.
Many merchants tables. Facebook

Sunday, March 1, 10am-3pm, $10.

Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre,
6 Sakura Way (formerly Garamond Court), Toronto
(north of Eglinton, between Don Mills Rd. and the DVP)

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3 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO


Later This Month in Moncton, New Brunswick
March 2026 in Dresden, Germany

NEXT WEEK IN
ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO

Niagara Artists Centre (NAC) presents its

5th Annual
Mighty Niagara Film Fest

Videos and 16mm, 8mm, super 8 films

Wednesday-Sunday, November 12-16

Niagara Artists Centre Microcinema,
354 St. Paul St. E., St. Catharines, Ontario

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LATER THIS MONTH IN
MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK!

39e Festival international du cinéma
francophone en Acadie (FicfA)

November 18-23, 2025

INCLUDING

Galerie Sans Nom et Film Zone présente

Acadie Underground 29
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.

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

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NEXT MARCH IN
DRESDEN, GERMANY!

27th Dresdner Schmalfilmtage
Festival for super 8, 8mm and 16mm film,
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Thursday-Sunday, March 12-15, 2026

Motorenhalle, Wachsbleichstraße 4a, Dresden, Germany

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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).
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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 7, 2025)