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Super 8 Filmmaker John Porter, Toronto, Canada

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CineZine
documenting the alternative film scene since 2005,
hilighting film projection, super 8, and local film classification laws.

Events: 2005 > 2006 > 2007 > 2008 > 2009 > 2010 > 2011 >
2012
> 2013 > 2014 > 2015 > 2016 > 2017 > 2018 > 2019 >
2020
> 2021: \/ October-December >
2022:
January-August > Recent > Upcoming


59 EVENTS Jan-Sep 2021

34 EVENTS IN TORONTO 25 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO
Last September in Toronto - Vancouver, BC - Montréal
Dresden, Germany - Los Angeles, CA
August 2021 in Toronto - London, ON - Hamilton, ON
Berlin, Germany - São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
July 2021 from Toronto - Regina, Sask - New York City
June 2021 from Toronto - Halifax, NS - A Coruña, Spain
May 2021 from Toronto - Berlin, Germany - Hamilton, ON
April 2021 from Toronto - London, ON - Vancouver, BC
March 2021 Online from Toronto - London, Ontario
February 2021 in Toronto - Ottawa, ON - Vancouver, BC
January 2021 in Toronto - Ottawa, ON - Paris - Stuttgart

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34 EVENTS IN TORONTO


4 EVENTS LAST SEPTEMBER 3 EVENTS LAST AUGUST
2 EVENTS JULY 2021 3 EVENTS JUNE 2021 4 EVENTS MAY 2021
7 EVENTS LAST APRIL 3 EVENTS MARCH 2021
4 EVENTS FEBRUARY 2021 4 EVENTS JANUARY 2021

4 EVENTS LAST SEPTEMBER
IN TORONTO!

The 20th aluCine Latin Film & Media Arts Festival (Oct 3-6) and
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) present

Latinidad
New Works by Latin Canadian Filmmakers
Jean-Pierre Marchant, Francisca Duran & Vanessa John,
SoJin Chun, Javier Lovera, Marcos Arriaga, Jerusa Leão,
Madi Piller, Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea, Cecilia Araneda,
Juan Pablo Pinto Mendoza & Sebastian Ignacio Oreamuno.
Total running time: 60 minutes. Some English subtitles.
Followed by Q&A with artists in person! Facebook

ONLINE - Thursday, September 30, 6pm, free! Register

IN-PERSON - Thursday, September 30, 7pm, $pwyc
SOLD OUT!
CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
Covid-19 masks & distancing required. Advance tickets

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Ecologies of Industry
Recent videos by Jeremy Newman, Viktor Brim,
Emilija S¹karnulyte, and Leonardo Pirondi.
Curated by Shahbaz Khayambashi.
Total running time: 55 minutes.
Facebook

Online September 22-29 (unclassified)
2 days / $pwyc

Closing Q&A Wednesday, September 29, 7pm
with the artists and moderator Matt Thompson.

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The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

Fall Online Film, Video &
Interactive Art Workshops

8mm, 16mm, 35mm! Analog & digital video.
Limited enrolments. First come - first served.

Registration began Tuesday, September 21

L.I.F.T., 1137 Dupont St. (at Gladstone Ave.), Toronto

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the8fest Small-Gauge Film Festival and
Home Movie History Project present

Parties and Making Your Own Fun
Revelry and excess in 60s and 70s Toronto
One couple's original home movies on 8mm film
of their whirlwind social life of parties, outings,
cruises, camping, cottages, Toronto night life.
Facebook

Sunday, September 19, 7pm, free! (unclassified)

COVID-19 protocols will be adhered to
in the open-air parking garage on the ground floor of
Polish Combatants Hall, 206 Beverley St., Toronto
(at Cecil St., 1 block south of College St.)

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3 EVENTS AUGUST 2021 IN TORONTO

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC) presents

Into the City:
Site Interventions in 80’s Toronto

Videos of 16mm and super 8 film installations,
1981-1989, by Toronto artist Rebecca Garrett.
Curated by Jorge Lozano & Alexandra Gelis.
Facebook

Online August 13-26, free! (unclassified)
EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 3!

on CFMDC.tv. Register in advance.

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re:assemblage collective presents

DAYS / RIZI / ##
(Tsai Ming-Liang, Taiwan, 2020, video, 127 minutes)
Minimal dialogue, no subtitles. Toronto premiere!
Free food! Cash bar. COVID safety protocols.
Limited seating - RSVP required.

Monday, August 30, 9pm. (unclassified)
Free or by donation - all money goes to
Encampment Support Network Toronto.

OUTDOORS! on the back patio of
Cafe Pamenar, 307 Augusta Ave., Toronto
(south of College St., in Kensington Market)

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re:assemblage collective presents

Outdoor Screening
Recent videos by Daphne Xu and Prapat Jiwarangsan,
in Chinese, Thai and Japanese, with English subtitles.
Total running time: 52 minutes.
Free food! Cash bar. COVID safety protocols.
Limited seating - RSVP required.

Monday, August 16, 9pm. (unclassified)
Free or by donation - all money goes to
Encampment Support Network Toronto.

OUTDOORS! on the back patio of
Cafe Pamenar, 307 Augusta Ave., Toronto
(south of College St., in Kensington Market)

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2 EVENTS JULY 2021,
ONLINE FROM TORONTO

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Vision Creep
Recent videos by Pierre-Luc Vaillancourt,
Sharlene Bamboat & Alexis Mitchell, Jol Thoms,
Jeamin Cha, Sam Meech, and Jim Matlock.
Total: 70 min. Curated by Miles Rufelds.
Facebook

Online July 15-22 (unclassified)
2 days / $pwyc

Closing Q&A Thursday, July 22, 7pm
with the artists and curator Miles Rufelds.
Q&A CANCELLED!

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14th Annual the8fest
A Little Festival for Small Films
Videos shot on super 8 and 8mm film

Facebook

online Friday-Sunday, July 9-11
free!
(unclassified)

(postponed from January 29-31)

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3 EVENTS JUNE 2021,
ONLINE FROM TORONTO

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC) presents

Luxando
35mm, 16mm, super 8 films on video,
1967-2020, by Canadian women artists
Joyce Wieland, Lindsay McIntyre, Malena Szlam,
Kelly Egan, Madi Piller, and Francisca Duran, with
new soundtracks by South American women artists
Vanessa John, Millie Wissar, Sara Fernández,
Inti Pujol, and Ana María Romano G.
Total run time: 32 min. Facebook

Online June 4 - June 13, free! (unclassified)

on VUCAVU (link to be shared June 2)

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super8porter.ca 16th Anniversary

June 6, 2005 - June 6, 2021

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

Unsteady Landscapes:
40th Anniversary of LIFT

Videos, 1998-2017, by Loveleen Kaur & Mariam Zaidi,
Adam Roy Cohoon, Eva Kolcze, Sharlene Bamboat,
Shelley Niro, Josephine Massarella, Susan Justin,
Rolla Tahir, Amanda Strong, and Leslie Supnet.
Total running time: 136 minutes. Facebook

Online May 28 - June 6, free!

on VUCAVU from L.I.F.T., 1137 Dupont St., Toronto

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4 EVENTS MAY 2021,
ONLINE FROM TORONTO

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Measures of Motion
Videos, 1998-2021, by Francisco Gonzalez Rosas,
Danielle Peers & Alice Sheppard, John Greyson,
Francesca Chudnoff, Jessica Karuhanga,
Caroline Monnet, and Sarah Friedland.
Total running time: 49 minutes.
Curated by Jennifer Laiwint. Facebook

Online May 26 - June 2
2 days / $pwyc.
(unclassified)

Closing Q&A Wednesday, June 2, 7pm

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34th Images Festival
of Independent Film, Video and New Media

Video screenings online via livestream. Guest artists!
Performances and installations! Facebook

May 20-26, 2021

from downtown Toronto

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

Summer 2021 Film, Video &
Interactive Art Workshops

8mm, 16mm, 35mm!
Analog & digital video.
Limited enrolments. First come - first served.

Registration began May 18, 2021

L.I.F.T., 1137 Dupont St. (at Gladstone Ave.), Toronto

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Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre's CFMDC.tv
Symposium The Breadth Of (March 27 - April 30),
and Images Festival (May 20-26), present

Foyer Forest Feelings
Live screening performance broadcast
by Victoria Cheong and Oliver Husain while
projecting 16mm films in an empty theatre
with the films' original sound and a new live score.
Films (1969-2000) by Midi Onodera, Sarah Pucill,
Ellie Epp, Vincent Grenier, Chris Chong Chan Fui,
David Rimmer, Mary J. Daniel, and Tom Chomont.
Total running time: 44 minutes. Facebook

Online Saturday, May 8, 7pm, free! (unclassified)

(Postponed from April 17 due to COVID lockdown.)

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7 EVENTS APRIL 2021 IN TORONTO

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC)
presents the launch of its CFMDC.tv with

"The Breadth Of": A Symposium
Screenings, artist talks, presentations, interventions and
panels investigate and respond to CFMDC’s collection.
Includes contributions by curators and artists Mikiki,
Midi Onodera, Sonya Mwambu, XVK Collective,
Geneviève Wallen, Alec Butler, Oliver Husain,
Jaene Castrillon, Kristin Li, and B.G-Osborne.
Facebook

Online March 27 - April 30, free! (unclassified)

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Hart House Film Board, University of Toronto, presents its 18th

U of T Film Festival 2021
Videos by Hart House members and U. of T. students.
Juried awards presented. Organized by Rick Palidwor.
Facebook

On Zoom, Thursday, April 29, 7pm-10pm, free!
(unclassified)

from Hart House 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Genre Reawakenings:
Experimental Horror Shorts

Videos, 2007-2019, by Ariel Smith, Rae Shaw,
Thirza Cuthand, Mark Pariselli, Hajeer Moradi,
and Monika Estrella Negra & Valérie Bah.
Curated by Katherine Connell.
Total: 42 minutes. Facebook

Online April 21-28, 2 days / $pwyc. (unclassified)

Closing Q&A Wednesday, April 28, 7pm
Moderated by Mariam Bastani of Rue Morgue.

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The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT),
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival,
and the Harbour Collective present

imagineNATIVE x LIFT Originals
10 original videos, 2005-2019, produced as part of
the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program by
Jamie Whitecrow, Jani Lauzon, Amanda Strong,
Marnie Parrell, Tyler Hagan, Natasha Naveau,
Samay Arcentales Cajas, Jaene F Castrillon,
Cole Forrest, and Adrienne Marcus Raja.
Followed by a talk with 4 of the artists.
Facebook

Online Thursday, April 22, 2pm-5pm, free!
(available for registrants for 24 hours)
Pre-register

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8th Annual
National Canadian Film Day

100s of screenings across the country,
of Canadian movies. Facebook

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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Charles Street Video and Pix Film Productions present

Full Circle
Video Installation Exhibition

by participants in 4 online workshops last month,
Freaia de Waal, Lucia Linares, Amanda Wong,
Jacklyn Osadebamwen, Cindy Tibizarwa,
Andrea Holstein, and Seungwoo Baek,
using analog materials and soundscapes, and
facilitated by Madi Piller and Alexandra Gelis.
Facebook

OUTDOORS! April 8-15, 8pm-11pm, free!

Toronto Media Arts Centre (TMAC), 32 Lisgar St.
(west of Dovercourt, south of Queen), Toronto

View in TMAC's front windows from Lisgar Park.
Access sound using Listen Everywhere app.
Social distancing protocols.

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

Paddington 2
(Paul King, UK / France, 2017, video, 104 min.)
Facebook

Friday, April 9, 7pm, free! (classified)

Online via @innistownhall
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto

Links & passwords shared day of screening.

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3 EVENTS MARCH 2021,
ONLINE FROM TORONTO

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

Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
(Cathy Yan, USA, 2020, video, 109 minutes)
Facebook

Friday, March 26, 7pm, free! (classified)

Online via @innistownhall
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto

Links & passwords shared day of screening.

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents its

Call for Board Members
Practicing media artists or cultural workers.
Volunteer work, minimum 4-6 hours per month.
Two-year term, monthly meetings, one staff person.
No compensation including exhibition of member's work.
Submit a current C.V. and a short statement of interest.
Facebook

Submissions February 4 - March 15, 2021

Pleasure Dome, Unit C, 1411 Dufferin St., Toronto

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MA Film Preservation & Collections Management program
(FPCM) 2019-2021 cohort at Ryerson University presents

On This Land: Films from CFMDC
Videos, mostly Canadian, 1986-2018, by Keith Lock,
soJin Chun, Jorge Manzano & Marcel Commanda,
Dawn Wilkinson, Marcos Arriaga, Veronika Soul,
Shelley Niro & Anna Gronau, Christene Browne.
In two parts totalling 132 minutes. Facebook

Online March 1-8, free! (unclassified)

Q&As with individual artists March 5-8

from Ryerson University, Toronto

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4 EVENTS FEBRUARY 2021,
ONLINE FROM TORONTO

Charles Street Video and Pix Film Gallery present

Full Circle
16mm Film Loop Making

Online workshops and a physical exhibition!
Using analog materials, projectors, soundscapes.
Participants receive a home kit and exhibition fee!
Free! Limited capacity! GTA participants only.
Facilitators Madi Piller and Alexandra Gelis.

Application Deadline: Sunday, February 28

Thursdays for 4 weeks, March 11 - April 1,
Public Exhibition April 8-15
out front of
Toronto Media Arts Centre (TMAC), 32 Lisgar St.
(west of Dovercourt, south of Queen), Toronto.

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Welcome to the Memory Palace
Videos, 1997-2020, by Anna Spence, Jennifer Dysart,
John Akomfrah, Sara Angelucci, Sharlene Bamboat,
Madeleine Aimée, Hesam Rahmani, Andrew Lima.
Curated by Clare Samuel. Facebook

Online February 17-24
2 days / $pwyc.
(unclassified)

Closing Q&A Moderated by Samara Chadwick.
Wednesday, February 24, 7pm

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

Brown Sugar
(Rick Famuyiwa, USA, 2002, video, 109 min.)
Facebook

Friday, February 12, 7pm, free! (classified)

Online via @innistownhall
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto

Links & passwords shared day of screening.

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Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC) presents

Book Launch Screening
Videos, 1965-2019, by Canadian artists Joyce Wieland,
Phil Hoffman, Eva Kolcze, Penny McCann, Chris Chong
and Francisca Duran. Total running time: 44 minutes.
Helping to launch Kim Knowles' new book:
Experimental Film and Photochemical Practices.
Facebook

Online January 25 - February 2, free! (unclassified)

Online Panel Discussion
Kim Knowles and filmmakers Phil Hoffman,
Penny McCann, Franci Duran, Eva Kolcze.
Tuesday, February 2, 2:30pm
Facebook

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4 EVENTS JANUARY 2021 IN TORONTO

POSTPONED

14th Annual the8fest
A Little Festival for Small Films
Super 8, 8mm, 9.5mm, UltraPan8!

Facebook

Postponed from January 29-31 to

online July 9-11, 2021

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ONLINE

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

Kiki's Delivery Service
(Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 1989, video, 103 min.)
Facebook

Friday, January 29, 7pm, free! (classified)

Online via @innistownhall
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto

Links & passwords shared day of screening.

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The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
presents its

Winter 2021 Film, Video &
Interactive Art Workshops

8mm, 16mm, 35mm!
Analog & digital video.
Limited enrolments. First come - first served.

Registration began Tuesday, January 19

L.I.F.T., 1137 Dupont St. (at Gladstone Ave.), Toronto

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ONLINE

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

Visible
(Maryan Haye & Carol Liu, Toronto, 2020, video, 23 min.)
plus panel discussion with directors Haye and Liu,
and lead actor Chloe Nava. Facebook

Friday, January 15, 7pm, free! (classified)

Online via @innistownhall
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto

Links & passwords posted day of screening.

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CONTINUED

Events: 2005 > 2006 > 2007 > 2008 > 2009 > 2010 > 2011 >
2012
> 2013 > 2014 > 2015 > 2016 > 2017 > 2018 > 2019 >
2020
> 2021: \/ October-December >
2022:
Jan-Aug > Recent > Upcoming

25 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO


Last September in Vancouver, BC - Montréal, QC
Dresden, Germany - Los Angeles, CA
August 2021 in Berlin, Germany - Hamilton, Ontario
São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - London, ON
July 2021 in Regina, Saskatchewan - New York City
June 2021 in Halifax, Nova Scotia - A Coruña, Spain
May 2021 from Berlin, Germany - Hamilton, Ontario
April 2021 Online from Vancouver, BC - London, Ontario
March 2021 Online from London, Ontario
February 2021 in Ottawa, ON - Vancouver, British Columbia
January 2021 in Ottawa, ON - Paris - Stuttgart, Germany

3 EVENTS LAST SEPTEMBER
PHYSICALLY IN MONTREAL!

La lumière collective and Vidéographe present

IN SITU:
Steven Woloshen & Brian Virostek

Local artists in person! with their videos & 16mm films,
2011-2021, including a double-projection. Total: 52 min.
Facebook

Thursday, September 30, 7pm, $10
7pm is full! 9pm screening added!

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

Mandatory pre-registration for the limited seating.
Public Health rules, vaccine passports, photo I.D..

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The Range Finder presents

66th Montreal Camera Show
Used photographic equipment sale. Since 1988!
Antique & usable, film & digital, still & cine.

Sunday, September 19, 9:30am-2:30pm, $7
COVID-19 distancing and all protocols respected.

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

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La lumière collective and Le Sémaphore present

IN SITU:
Sylvia Safdie & Marc Pelletier

Local artists in person! with their videos,
2002-2018, total 56 minutes. Facebook

Wednesday, September 15, 8pm, free!

OUTDOORS!
2320 Rue des Carrières, Montréal, Québec

Mandatory pre-registration, vaccination passport
and photo I.D. for all persons over 13 years old.
Please follow Public Health regulations.

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LAST SEPTEMBER PHYSICALLY IN
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA!

Iris Film Collective presents

Infinite Depth of Field:
Pinhole Cinema

New 16mm and 35mm abstract films
including live narration, installation, by
Amanda Thomson & Alex MacKenzie,
for World Pinhole Photography Day.
Facebook

(Recheduled from Saturday, September 18 due to rain)
Outdoors! Saturday, September 25, 8pm PDT, free!

(COVID-19 protocols - masks, distancing)

Iris Film Collective's Burrard View Park Fieldhouse,
545 N. Slocan St., Vancouver, British Columbia

(Postponed from April 25 - World Pinhole Photography Day)

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LAST SEPTEMBER IN & FROM
DRESDEN, GERMANY!

22nd Dresdner Schmalfilmtage
Festival for super 8, 8mm and 16mm film.
Facebook

September 16-19, 2021

Online, and in person at
Motorenhalle, Wachsbleichstraße 4a, Dresden, Germany

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LAST SEPTEMBER ONLINE
FROM LOS ANGELES!

Echo Park Film Center presents its monthly series of
analog "Film Friends", Season 2: "Simple Machines"

Alex MacKenzie
A Talk with the veteran Vancouver artist,
the guru of hand-cranked 16mm projectors,
hand-processed film, projector performance,
expanded cinema, light projection installations,
and co-founder of the Blinding Light!! Cinema,
the Edison Electric Gallery of Moving Images,
Vancouver Underground Film Festival, and
Iris Film Collective, all in Vancouver, BC.

Online on Zoom
Saturday, September 11, 10am PDT, free!

from Echo Park Film Center,
1200 N. Alvarado St., Los Angeles, California

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AUGUST 2021 PHYSICALLY
IN BERLIN, GERMANY

analogueNOW! PhotoWeekend Festival (August 27-29)
and Dresdner Schmalfilmtage (September 16-19) present

Analogue Film Screening
The best super 8 and 16mm films
from recent Schmalfilmtage festivals, plus
a super 8 film made earlier today! at
Dagie Brundert's eco-processing workshop.

Saturday, August 28, 7pm CEST (GMT+2)

BLO-Ateliers, Kaskelstraße 55, Berlin, Germany

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AUGUST 2021
ONLINE FROM SÃO PAULO
& RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Mundo em Foco presents its

8th Annual Super OFF
Super 8 and 16mm films, most on digital,
some outdoors, most online. Facebook

August 14-21, 2021

(postponed from June 23 - July 4)

Av. Infante Dom Henrique, 85, Praia do Flamengo,
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil

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AUGUST 2021 PHYSICALLY
IN LONDON, ONTARIO

Odyssey Records & Cinema presents

What Did I See?
Bizarre international animations, 1969-1992, on
16mm film, by Paul & Menno De Nooijer, Chel White,
Sally Cruikshank, James Duesing, David Anderson,
Suzan Pitt, Jan Kounen, Paul Vester, Peter Foldès,
Darko Markovic´, Dragutin Vunak, Corey McAbee.
Total running time: 90 minutes. Facebook

OUTDOORS! Thursday, August 19, 9:30pm, $5
Limited seating, or BYO chair. Advance tickets.

Odyssey Records & Cinema, 1025 Elias St., London, Ontario

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AUGUST 2021 ONLINE
FROM HAMILTON, ONTARIO

Hamilton Artists Inc. and the Art Gallery of Hamilton
present their

23rd Annual Photophobia
Contemporary Moving Image Festival

showing short experimental videos.

ONLINE - 2 free programs beginning
Thursday & Friday, August 5 & 6, 7pm,
then continuing to August 9.

(unclassified)

from Hamilton, Ontario

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JULY 2021, ONLINE FROM
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN

One Take Super 8 Event presents

Super 8 Histories
From home movies to an artists' medium,
especially in Canada and Saskatchewan.
A Talk by Gerald Saul, professor in the
Department of Film, University of Regina,
and who's been 8mm filmmaking in 1976.
Facebook

Thursday, July 29, 7pm-9pm CST, free!

Online on Zoom from Regina, Saskatchewan
Limited spots! Pre-register on Eventbrite

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JULY 2021, PHYSICALLY
IN NEW YORK CITY

Microscope Gallery and Film-Makers Cooperative present

What's Happening? 60 Years of
The New American Cinema Group Inc.

Rare 16mm films, 1961-1971, by Marie Menken,
Jonas Mekas, Amy Greenfield, Bud Wirtschafter,
Satya Dev Dubey, José Rodríguez-Soltero, and
Luis Ernesto Arocha. Total run time: 73 min.
Curated by Devon Narine-Singh. Facebook

In-person, Monday, July 26, 7:30pm, $12
(Masks and proof of vaccination are required!)
Limited capacity of 30. Advance tickets.

Microscope Gallery,
2nd Floor, 525 West 29th St., New York, NY
(between 10th Ave. and 11th Ave.)

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JUNE 2021, ONLINE FROM
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op (AFCOOP) presents

The 15th Annual
Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival

Including guest artists, video, 16mm & 35mm film.
Facebook

June 24–27, $10 each / $30 Pass

from Halifax, Nova Scotia

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JUNE 2021 IN A CORUÑA, SPAIN

12th Annual
(S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico

35mm, 16mm, super 8 films
, videos, workshops,
talks, retrospectives, performances, installations!
Many contemporary filmmakers in person!
Facebook

May 28 - June 6, 2021

A Coruña, Spain

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MAY 2021, ONLINE
FROM BERLIN, GERMANY

The 5th Fracto Film Festival (October 2021) presents

Dream-Delirium-Apparition
Program of found footage films, 1936-1999, by
Cécile Fontaine, Naomi Uman, Martin Arnold,
Joseph Cornell, and Matthias Müller.
Total: 64 minutes. Facebook

Online
Friday, May 7, 7pm - Saturday, May 8, 7pm CET,
suggested donation: 8 Euros or more

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MAY 2021, ONLINE & PHYSICALLY
IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO

Workers Arts & Heritage Centre (WAHC)
and Factory Media Centre present

Other forms of being equal
Celebrate May Day with Jorge Lozano!
Recent videos (total 41 minutes) and a
Talk by the Toronto artist. Facebook

Screening April 30 - May 3
Online 24 hours, and OUTDOORS
6pm-10pm in the street-level window of
Factory Media Centre, 228 James St. N., Hamilton, ON

Artist Talk Saturday, May 1
Jorge Lozano with media artists
John Hill & Jessica Rodriguez.
4pm-6pm on YouTube

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2 EVENTS APRIL 2021 IN
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

POSTPONED IN VANCOUVER, BC

Iris Film Collective presents

Infinite Depth of Field:
Pinhole Cinema

New 16mm & 35mm abstract films by
Amanda Thomson & Alex MacKenzie,
on World Pinhole Photography Day!
Facebook

Outdoors! Sunday, April 25, 9pm, free!
(COVID-19 protocols - masks, distancing)

Iris Film Collective's Burrard View Park Fieldhouse,
545 N. Slocan St., Vancouver, British Columbia

and on Instagram @theirisfilmers

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ONLINE FROM VANCOUVER, BC

Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society and
Capture Photography Festival (April 2-30) present

Left With Dreams
Nine short, experimental, analogue films on digital,
by established and emerging North American artists
Svava Tergesen, Caitlin Diaz, Jae Lew, Jeffery Ellom,
Lindsay McIntyre, Evangeline Belzile, Kellen Jackson,
Rea Saxena, Zoe Kirk-Gushowaty, and Dawn George.
Curated by Brittney Appleby.

Online on VUCAVU, April 15 - April 25, free!

from Vancouver, British Columbia

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APRIL 2021, ONLINE
FROM LONDON, ONTARIO

London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA) and
Femme Art Review present the Queer Frontiers series.

Jess MacCormack
Canadian multidisciplinary artist. Facebook

Video Screening on Vimeo
Monday, April 19 - Sunday, April 25

Animated Gifs on Instagram
Tuesday, April 20 - Saturday, April 24

Discussion and Q&A on Zoom
with MacCormack and Rebecca Casalino.
Pre-registration required on Eventbrite.
Sunday, April 25, 3pm

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MARCH 2021, ONLINE
FROM LONDON, ONTARIO

London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA) and
Museum London present the Queer Frontiers series.

Adrian Stimson
Vimeo screening, artist talk and Q&A
by the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation
artist based in southern Alberta.
Videos 2006-2019, total 31 min.

Online Monday-Sunday, March 15-21, free!
(unclassified)

Artist Talk Saturday, March 20, 3pm, free!
Register to receive Zoom link.

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FEBRUARY 2021, ONLINE
FROM OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Ottawa's new filmmaking collective!
Lightproof Film Collective presents it's first public event

Organic 16mm Filmmaking Workshop
A DIY workshop with Cooper - The Film Scientist!
Set up DIY darkroom, process & tint photograms
using organic materials from the local grocer.

Saturdays, February 13, 20, 27, 10am-Noon,
$50
(2 free spots)
includes 50ft b&w film stock.
Limit: 12. Register: email admin@lightproof.ca

Virtual workshop on Zoom

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FEBRUARY 2021, PHYSICALLY IN
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Iris Film Collective presents

Compost Film Window Screening
Artist Kellen Jackson will wrap up their mini-residency
composting 16mm colour film at Iris' Fieldhouse,
with a public screening in the Fieldhouse window.
(Please maintain proper COVID-19 protocols.)
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Outdoors! Sunday, February 14, 7pm, free!

Iris Film Collective's Burrard View Park Fieldhouse,
545 N. Slocan St., Vancouver, British Columbia

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JANUARY 2021, ONLINE
FROM OTTAWA, ONTARIO

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

Trevor Anderson
from Edmonton with his videos, 2007-2020.
Total running time: 80 minutes, plus more!
Followed by his talk with Matthew Rankin
(61 minutes). Facebook

Begin online from Thursday, January 28, 7pm to
Saturday, January 30, 7pm, $pwyc
(unclassified).
Once you begin watching, you have 48 hours to finish!

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JANUARY 2021, ONLINE
FROM PARIS, FRANCE

Light Cone Experimental Film Distribution presents

Book Launch Screening
16mm films on video, 2006-2018,
by Charlotte Pryce, Vicky Smith, Esther Urlus,
Emmanuel Lefrant, Richard Tuohy, Bea Haut,
helping to launch Kim Knowles' new book:
Experimental Film and Photochemical Practices.
Total running time: 35 minutes. Facebook

Streaming on Vimeo January 18-24, free!

PLUS

Book Launch Public Discussion
with Kim Knowles and Luis Recoder, followed by a Q&A.
Participants receive 20% off the book!
Tuesday, January 19, 17:00 GMT / 12pm EST
Details and registration

Book Launch Panel Discussion
with author Kim Knowles and the screening filmmakers,
and moderated by Mariya Nikiforova. Facebook
Thursday, January 21, 17:00 GMT / 12pm EST
Details and registration

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JANUARY 2021, ONLINE FROM
STUTTGART, GERMANY

34th Stuttgarter Filmwinter
Festival for Expanded Media
Film, New Media, Video, Installation, Performance.
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Online January 6-20, 2021

FITZ! Center for Figurentheater,
Eberhardstraße 61, Stuttgart, Germany

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