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45 RECENT EVENTS
4/19/26
33 EVENTS IN
TORONTO 12 EVENTS BEYOND
TORONTO
Last Friday in Brooklyn,
New York
Last Wednesday Night in Vancouver,
British Columbia
All Day Last Wednesday in Toronto
& across Canada
Last Weekend in Toronto
- Chicago, Illinois
Earlier This Month in Toronto
- Montréal
- Calgary, AB
Last Month in Toronto
- London, ON -
Dresden, DE
Last February in Toronto
- Brooklyn, New York
Last January in Toronto
- Brooklyn, NY
1 EVENT LAST WEDNESDAY
1 EVENT LAST WEEKEND
2 EVENTS EARLIER THIS MONTH
11 EVENTS LAST MONTH
10 EVENTS LAST FEBRUARY
8 EVENTS LAST JANUARY
13th Annual
National Canadian Film Day
100s of screenings across the country,
including 100 in Toronto, of Canadian
movies, most are free! Facebook
All day Wednesday, April 15
39th Images
Festival of
Independent Film, Video and New Media
Video and film screenings with guest artists,
performances and installations! Facebook
Thursday-Monday, April 9-13,
pwyc $0-$50 each, $65 pass.
at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Innis Town Hall, and
The Revue Cinema, in downtown Toronto
2 EVENTS EARLIER
THIS MONTH
IN TORONTO!
TIFF's Wavelengths series and Images Festival present
Light Noise Smoke:
The Films of Tomonari Nishikawa
16mm, 35mm films, and a video, 2003-2023,
by Japanese-American filmmaker
Tomonari Nishikawa (1969-2025).
Total running time: 65 minutes.
Curated & intro by Chris Kennedy.
Wednesday, April 8, 7pm, $17
TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W., Toronto
Ad
Hoc Film Collective, Art Gallery of Ontario, and
Cinema
Studies Institute at University of Toronto
present Ad Hoc's screening #91
Form and Spirit:
Non-Objective Filmmaking
16mm films & videos, 1921-1979, by Len Lye,
Hans Richter, Jordan Belson, James Whitney,
John Whitney Sr., John Whitney Jr.,
Mary Ellen Bute, Walter Ruttmann,
Oskar Fischinger, Viking Eggeling.
Total running time: 83 minutes.
Program & introduction by Jim Shedden.
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Tuesday, April 7, 8pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
11 EVENTS LAST
MONTH
IN TORONTO!
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
and
University of Toronto Cinema
Studies Institute present
CINSSU Film Festival
Showcasing filmmakers in CINSSU's community
Sunday, March 29, 6:30pm-10pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
and
University of Toronto Cinema
Studies Institute present
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory movies.
Distant
/ Uzak
(Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, 2002, video, 110 min.)
Friday, March 27, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
Final Girls Film Club presents its monthly screening
Audition
(Takashi Mike, Japan, 1999, video, 113 min.)
Thursday, March 26, 7pm, $10
SOLD OUT!
Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide)
Cinema
Studies Institute at University of Toronto,
Black Zero, and Ad
Hoc Film Collective present
Ad Hoc's screening #90
Canadian Experimental Films
Recent and rediscovered Southern Ontario
videos, 1987-2026, by Madi Piller, Robin Riad,
Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof, Miranda Ramnares,
Justine McCloskey, John Creson & Adam Rosen,
Karly McCloskey, Monique Tschofen, Mark Loeser,
Jim Anderson, Drayden DeCosta, Stephen Broomer.
Total run time: 57 minutes. Some artists in person!
Programmed & introduction by Stephen Broomer.
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Tuesday, March 24, 8pm, free!
Deluxe Screening Room (Room 222E),
Innis College, 2 Sussex
Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
Little
Children
(Todd Field, USA, 2006, video, 137 min.)
Friday, March 20, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
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 intros, Mondays, January 12, February 9, March 16.
Attenberg
(Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greece, 2010, 35mm, 93 min.)
Introduction by Corinn Columpar.
Monday, March 16, 6pm, free!
Postponed from January 26.
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
3
Women
(Robert Altman, USA, 1977, video, 125 min.)
Friday, March 13, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
Formations:
2026 Annual Cinema Studies
Graduate Student Conference (March 6-7), and
University of Toronto Cinema
Studies Institute present
Jodie Mack:
Keynote Address and Film Screening
Experimental videos (1926-2016) viewed with
3D glasses, by Jodie Mack, Oskar Fischinger,
Norman McLaren, Amy Kravitz, Rainer Kohlberger,
Mary Ellen Bute & Ted Nemeth, Len Lye, Ishu Patel.
Preceded by keynote address on Zoom by Chicago
artist, Professor Jodie Mack, and followed by a Q&A.
Friday, March 6, 4pm-6:30pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
Chilly
Scenes of Winter
(Joan Micklin Silver, USA, 1979, video, 92 min.)
Friday, March 6, 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 #89
The Body in Film, Part 2
16mm films and a video, 1933-1973, by Jim Davis,
Willard Maas, Watson & Webber, Bruce Conner.
Total running time: 59 minutes. Facebook
Tuesday, March 3, 8pm, free!
Deluxe Screening Room (Room 222E),
Innis College, 2 Sussex
Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
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)
10 EVENTS LAST
FEBRUARY
IN TORONTO!
Still Light collective presents its inaugural screening
Two by Stan Brakhage
Anticipation of the Night (1958, 16mm, 42 min.),
Commingled Containers (1997, 16mm, 5 min.).
Friday, February 27, 7:30pm, $15
CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide).
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
Emma
(Autumn de Wilde, UK / USA, 2020, video, 124 min.)
Friday, February 27, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
Final Girls Film Club presents its monthly screening
Perfect
Blue
(Satoshi Kon, Japan, 1997, video, 109 min.)
Thursday, February 26, 7pm, $10
Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide).
Cinema
Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc
Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #88
Making is Choosing; A Fragmented Life;
A Broken Line; A Series of Observations
(Willie Varela, USA, 1989, video, 104 minutes)
The only feature-length movie by the prolific
American artist Willie Varela (1950-2024),
originally shot & finished on super 8 film.
Tuesday, February 24, 8pm, free!
Deluxe Screening Room (Room 222E),
Innis College, 2 Sussex
Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory movies.
They
Shoot Horses, Don't They?
(Sydney Pollack, USA, 1969, video, 120 minutes)
Friday, February 20, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
Ad
Hoc Film Collective and Pix
Film
present Ad Hoc's screening #87
Trauma and Mastery
Two programs of recent German and
Latin American videos shown at the recent
Internationale Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
Thursday, February 19, 7pm-10pm, free!
Pix Film Gallery, Unit C, 1411 Dufferin St., Toronto
(2 blocks north of Dupont St.)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
and
University of Toronto Cinema
Studies Institute present
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
Uptown
Girls
(Boaz Yakin, USA, 2003, video, 92 minutes)
Friday, February 13, 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 #86
N-Zone
(Arthur Lipsett, Canada, 1970, 45 min.)
A rare 16mm screening of Canadian
artist Arthur Lipsett's final NFB film.
Introduction by Stephen Broomer,
author of new book about Lipsett.
Tuesday, February 10, 8pm, free!
Deluxe Screening Room (Room 222E),
Innis College, 2 Sussex
Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
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 intros, Mondays, January 12, February 9, March 16.
Zero
de conduite
(Jean Vigo, France, 1933, 16mm, 45 min.)
Introduction by James Cahill.
Monday, February 9, 6pm, free!
Registration required.
Media Commons Theatre (Room 3025),
3rd floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.
(at Harbord), University of Toronto, Toronto
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
and
University of Toronto Cinema
Studies Institute present
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
Born
in Flames
(Lizzie Borden, USA, 1983, video, 90 minutes)
Friday, February 6, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
8 EVENTS LAST JANUARY
IN TORONTO!
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
Love
& Mercy
(Bill Pohlad, USA, 2014, video, 121 min.)
Friday, January 30, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
Final Girls Film Club presents its monthly screening
The
Ugly Stepsister
(Emilie Blichfeldt, 2024, video, 109 minutes,
Norway / Poland / Sweden / Denmark)
Thursday, January 29, 7pm, $10
Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(between Richmond & Adelaide).
Cinema
Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc
Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #85
Memory of Light
(Canada, 2025, video, 89 minutes)
Local artists Luka Kuplowsky and
The Clutterones in person with their
experimental concert video.
Facebook
Wednesday, January 28, 7pm, free!
(postponed from January 15)
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
The
Red Shoes
(Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger,
UK, 1948, video, 134 minutes)
Friday, January 23, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
WTF Wednesdays - weekly wierdo repertory
movies.
Down
and Dirty Duck
(Charles Swenson, USA, 1974, 35mm, 75 min.)
Followed by a virtual Q&A with the director.
Wednesday, January 21, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
Seven
Beauties
(Lina Wertmuller, Italy, 1975, video, 115 min.)
Friday, January 16, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
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, January 12 & 26, February 9.
Singin'
in the Rain
(Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, USA, 1952,
16mm, 102 minutes) Intro by Bliss Lim.
Monday, January 12, 6pm, free!
Registration required.
Media Commons Theatre (Room 3025),
3rd floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St.
(at Harbord), University of Toronto, Toronto
The U. of T. Cinema Studies Student Union (CINSSU)
presents
Free Friday Films - weekly repertory
movies.
Knight
of Cups
(Terrence Malick, USA, 2015, video, 118 min.)
Friday, January 9, 7pm, free!
Innis
Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
(at St. George, 1 block south of Bloor)
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Last Friday in Brooklyn,
New York
Last Wednesday in Vancouver,
BC - across
Canada
Last Weekend in Chicago, Illinois
Earlier This Month in Montréal,
Québec - Calgary,
Alberta
Last Month in London, Ontario
- Dresden, Germany
Last February in Brooklyn,
NY Last January in Brooklyn,
NY
Millennium
Film Workshop and
Millennium Film Journal present the
second screening in a series marking the
60th Anniversary of Millennium Film Workshop.
Su Friedrich
16mm films and a video, 1981-2024,
by veteran New York City artist
Su Friedrich, in person!
Total running time: 78 min.
Friday, April 17, 8pm,
$10-15 suggested donation.
Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn, NY
LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
IN VANCOUVER, BC!
Pacific Cinematheque presents
La région centrale
(Michael Snow, Canada, 1971, 16mm, 180 min.)
Celebrating National Canadian Film Day.
Wednesday, April 15, 6:30pm, free!
Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St., Vancouver, BC
ALL DAY LAST WEDNESDAY
ACROSS CANADA!
13th Annual
National Canadian
Film Day
100s of screenings across the country,
of Canadian movies, most are free!
Facebook
All day Wednesday, April 15
Chicago Filmmakers presents
36th
Onion City
Experimental Film Festival
Video and 16mm, super 8 films
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April 9-12, 2026, Chicago, Illinois
EARLIER THIS
MONTH
IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC!
la
lumière Collective and
Emporium Builders Supplies present
Michael Snow: Orbiter Slates
Two 16mm films and a video, 1967-2012,
by Michael Snow and Madi Piller.
Total running time: 75 minutes.
Followed by a discussion with
Andre Habib, Lea Jusseau, Clint Enns.
Tuesday, April 7, 7:30pm,
voluntary contribution $10+.
Limited seating, reservations required.
la lumière, #506, 7080, rue Alexandra, Montréal, Québec
EARLIER THIS MONTH IN CALGARY!
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF)
presents its
31st Annual
Artifact
Small Format Film Festival
(formerly The $100 Film Festival)
Recent 16mm and super 8 films, and videos.
Thursday-Saturday, April 2-4, 7pm-9:30pm
Festival Hall, Contemporary Calgary, and CSIF,
in Calgary, Alberta
2 EVENTS LAST MONTH
IN LONDON, ONTARIO!
FRAMES Film Series presents
Stimulation Theories:
Ten Euphoric Films Tracing
the Edge of the Tangible
Experimental 16mm films, 1968-1985, from the
Chicago film distributor Picture Start (1981-1993),
by Katherine Li, Karen Aqua, Chel White,
Karen Johnson, Lisa Crafts, Steve Estes,
Jo Bonney & Ruth Peyser, Paul Glabicki,
Mark Rappaport, John Luther Schofill.
Total: 71 minutes, plus intermission.
Curated and presented by
Ben Creech in person from Chicago!
Friday, March 27, 7pm, $10
TAP
Centre for Creativity,
203 Dundas St., London, Ontario
FRAMES Film Series presents its monthly screening
The Weird & Wonderful
Independent & experimental animated 16mm films.
Audience can choose from many films available!
Sunday, March 22, 7pm-10pm, $10
Honey Dip, upstairs at 623 Dundas St., London, Ontario
LAST MONTH 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
2 EVENTS LAST FEBRUARY IN
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK!
Millennium Film Workshop presents its
Monthly Open Screening
Bring your films or videos! or come just to watch.
Digital video, 16mm & 8mm film. Sorry, no super 8.
Submit in advance. Maximum 20 minutes.
BYO refreshments. Since the 1960s!
Friday, February 27, 8pm-11pm, $ contribution.
Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Millennium
Film Workshop and
Millennium Film Journal present the
first screening in a series marking the
60th Anniversary of Millennium Film Workshop.
Peter Von Ziegesar:
The Long View
16mm films and a video, 1975-1987,
by the veteran New York City artist.
Total running time: 90 minutes.
Friday, February 20, 8pm,
$10-15 suggested donation.
Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Ave., 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. Maximum 20 minutes.
BYO refreshments. Since the late 1960s!
Friday, January 30, 8pm-11pm, $ contribution.
Millennium Film Workshop, 167 Wilson Ave., Brooklyn, NY
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