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Super 8 Filmmaker John Porter, Toronto, Canada

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documenting alternative film scenes since 2005,
hilighting film projection, super 8, and local film classification laws.

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27 RECENT EVENTS 9/18/25

20 EVENTS IN TORONTO 8 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO
Continuing All This Week in Toronto
Last Weekend in Regina, Saskatchewan - Curitiba, Brazil
Last Week in Toronto Earlier This Month in Toronto
Last Month in Toronto - San Francisco - Brooklyn, NY
Last July in Toronto - Brooklyn, NY - Durham, ON
London, Ontario - Regina, Saskatchewan

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20 EVENTS IN TORONTO


5 EVENTS LAST WEEK 2 EVENTS EARLIER THIS MONTH
6 EVENTS LAST MONTH 6 EVENTS LAST JULY

CONTINUING ALL THIS WEEK
IN TORONTO!

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

Fall Film, Video and
Interactive Art Workshops

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

Registration began Tuesday, September 16

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

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5 EVENTS LAST WEEK
IN TORONTO!


LAST THURSDAY - MONDAY LAST WEEK - ALL LAST WEEK

2 EVENTS LAST FRIDAY
IN TORONTO!


9PM LAST FRIDAY AT CINECYCLE

7PM LAST FRIDAY AT
INNIS COLLEGE IN TORONTO!

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

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
(Marielle Heller, USA, 2015, video, 102 min.)

Friday, September 12, 7pm, free!

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

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9PM LAST FRIDAY AT
CINECYCLE 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.)
Facebook event

Friday, September 12, 9pm, $10.

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

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LAST THURSDAY IN TORONTO!

Cinema Studies Institute at University of Toronto and
Ad Hoc Film Collective present Ad Hoc's screening #78

Slow Run
(Larry Kardish, Canada, 1968, video, 80 min.)
Toronto artist Larry Kardish in person!

Thursday, September 11, 7pm, free!

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

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MONDAY LAST WEEK
IN TORONTO!

Larriva Eleven presents a double feature

D. Golden's Cartoon Festival
Vintage, esoteric, short, stop-motion videos,
with a learned introduction by D. Golden.
Preceded by the Ether Girls' musical debut.

Monday, September 8, 9:30pm, $pwyc

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

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ALL LAST WEEK IN TORONTO!

50th Toronto
International Film Festival (TIFF)

Mostly digital videos, no super 8 films.

September 4-14, $30-$100 each

TIFF Lightbox, 350 King St. W., Toronto

including it's
25th Wavelengths Series
New avant-garde digital videos and films.
Many international artists in person!

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2 EVENTS EARLIER THIS MONTH
IN TORONTO!

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

La Chinoise
(Jean-Luc Godard, France, 1967, video, 96 min.)

Friday, September 5, 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 #77

Franz Wanner:
Mind the Memory Gap

Recent videos by the German artist.
Total running time: 51 minutes.

Friday, September 5, 8:30pm, free!

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

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6 EVENTS LAST MONTH
IN TORONTO!

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
(LIFT) presents its second Summer 2025

Open Screening
Show your videos or 16mm, 8mm, super 8 films,
or come just to watch! First-come, first-served.
Maximum 10 minutes per piece, 90 min. total.
Films will be shown at filmmakers own risk.

Thursday, August 28, 7pm, $pwyc ($5 suggested)

LIFT, 1137 Dupont St. (at Gladstone Ave.), Toronto

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Final Girls Film Club presents its monthly screening

Revenge
(Coralie Fargeat, France, 2018, video, 108 min.)

Thursday, August 28, 7:30pm, $10

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

Larriva Eleven presents a double feature

D. Golden's
Soviet Animation Expo

Esoteric short animated videos preceded by
a learned introduction by D. Golden, and
followed by Sammy Edwards' music.

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

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

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re:assemblage collective presents
its 4th annual summer festival

DIFFUSION
International artists' videos & films.
8 different screenings! Free food!

Thursday- Sunday, August 7-10,
free or donation.

at Martin Heath's CineCycle,
behind 129 Spadina Ave. (south of Richmond),
and outdoors! in the Courtyard of
401 Richmond St. W. (at Spadina), Toronto

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Collateral Murder presents

Die Brücke (The Bridge)
(Bernhard Wicki, W. Germany, 1959, video, 105 min.)
Introduction by guest programmer D. Golden.

Friday, August 8, 7pm, $pwyc
All proceeds donated to
Coalition Against The Arms Trade.

H.E.A.D., 932 College St., Toronto
(enter from alley north of College,
east off of Dovercourt Rd.)

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Dislocated Visions
Videos by artists Yuula Benivolski,
Petra Totten, Warren Chan, Ayla Dmyterko,
Sona Safaei, Jordan Shaw, and Ella Morton.
Total running time: 86 minutes.

Online August 1-7, free!

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6 EVENTS LAST JULY
IN TORONTO!

Martin Heath, Rennie Taylor and John Porter present

Super 8 Open Screening
Show your super 8 films, or come just to watch!
Artists' films, found films, home movies,
film prints or originals. Sorry, no video.
Maximum 10 minutes per presenter(s).
In memory of Ross McLaren (1953-2023).

Sunday, July 27, 7pm, free!
(Donations to Martin Heath.)

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

16 films were brought, and shown in this order,
by Rennie Taylor, Edie Steiner, Daniel Golden,
Madi Piller, Maisha Baddoo, Sandy McLennan,
John Porter, Chris Beaulieu, and Tom Taylor.
Total running time: 65 min. Attendance: 40.

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The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
(LIFT) presents its Summer 2025

Open Screening
Videos and films shown first-come, first-served.
Video, film prints only (16mm, 8mm, super 8).
Maximum 5 minutes per piece, 90 min. total.

Tuesday, July 22, 7pm, $pwyc ($5 suggested)

LIFT, 1137 Dupont St. (at Gladstone Ave.), Toronto

D. Golden presents

Ivan Vasilievich
Changes His Profession

(Leonid Gaidai, Russia, 1973, video, 93 min.)

Friday, July 18, 7pm, $pwyc

H.E.A.D., 932 College St., Toronto
(enter from alley, east off of Dovercourt Rd.)

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Larriva Eleven presents a double feature

Psykick Dance Hall
Esoteric short animated videos preceded by
a learned introduction by D. Golden, and
followed by a Peeled Sam DJ set.

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

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

The Photographic Historical Society of Canada (PHSC) presents its

Outdoor Trunk Sale
Used photo equipment sale - antique & usable,
film & digital, still & cine. Sold from car trunks.
Facebook

Sunday, July 13, 8am-Noon, free!

Trident Hall Parking Lot, 145 Evans Ave., Etobicoke
(east of Islington, south of QEW-Gardiner Expwy).
Free parking. Washrooms on site.

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Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFF) presents

Perforations:
The Films of Gordon Matta-Clark

16mm films, 1972-1976, by the American artist
(1943-1978). Total running time: 87 minutes.
Plus guest speakers
Jessamyn Fiore and Dylan Adamson.

Wednesday, July 9, 7pm, $19

TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W., Toronto

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8 EVENTS BEYOND TORONTO


Last Weekend in Regina, Saskatchewan - Curitiba, Brazil
Last Month in San Francisco, CA - Brooklyn, New York
Last July in Brooklyn, New York - Durham, Ontario
London, Ontario - Regina, Saskatchewan

LAST SUNDAY IN
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN!

One Take Super 8 Event and
Regina Public Library Film Theatre present

25th Anniversary
One Take Super 8 Event Screening

Retrospective of past films created by Regina-area artists
for the annual Regina One Take Super 8 Events,
using one 3-minute roll of film each, with no "second takes",
no "post" cuts or splices. Edited in-camera, shown as shot.
All films projected on super 8! Regina-area artists in person!
Facebook

Sunday, September 14, 2pm, free!

Regina Public Library Film Theatre,
Central Branch, 2311 12th Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan

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ALL LAST WEEKEND IN
CURITIBA, BRAZIL!

PERFIL Communication and Culture
and MultiArtes Processo present

Curta 8
20th International Festival of Super 8 Cinema

September 11-14, 2025

Teatro of CAIXA Cultural Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil

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LAST MONTH IN
SAN FRANCISCO, CA!

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
8 screenings, $12 each, $110
Pass

Gray Area, 2665 Mission St., San Francisco, California

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LAST MONTH 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. Maximum 20 minutes.
BYO refreshments. Since the late 1960s!

Saturday, August 30, 8pm, $ contribution.

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

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LAST JULY 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, July 25, 8pm, $ contribution.

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

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LAST 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 17-20, 2025

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

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LAST JULY IN LONDON, ON!

Pride London Festival and
FRAMES
Film Series present

Winter Kept Us Warm
(David Secter, Canada, 1965, 16mm, 81 min.)
Introduction by Chris Dupuis who will also be
selling & signing his new book on the film.
Plus an intermission and cash bar.
Facebook

Thursday, July 17, 7pm, $10

TAP Centre for Creativity,
203 Dundas St., London, Ontario

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LAST JULY IN REGINA, SK!

"SHOOT & SHOW" SUPER 8 SCREENINGS RECOMMENDS

One Take Super 8 Event and
Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative present

The 22nd Original
One Take Super 8 Event

Premiering 28 new films shot & shown on super 8,
made for this screening by Regina-area artists, in person!
Using one 3-minute roll of film each, with no "second takes",
no "post" cuts or splices. Edited in-camera, shown as shot.
The filmmakers do not see their film before the screening!
Facebook

Thursday, July 10, 7pm, free!

Regina Public Library Film Theatre,
Central Branch, 2311 12th Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan


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