A huge big THANK YOU to everyone who made our #CanFilmDay event yesterday our most successful NCFD ever!! Especially a giant THANK YOU to Dale Heslip & Susan De Cartier for a brilliant & insightful q&a after the film!! We had so much fun watching this beautiful film with everyone!
We're really excited for our #CanFilmDay screening of Blue Rodeo: Lost Together today at noon! Happy National Canadian Film Day everyone!
Excited for our sold out @canfilmday.bsky.social screening of Blue Rodeo: Lost Together w/ special guest director Dale Heslip! We're excited to talk about the doc and archival research!
Check out this episode of the @onlibraryassoc.bsky.social 's podcast to hear one of our archivists talk about our National Canadian Film Day event as well as archives, planning screenings, and archives in general!
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We're doing #CanFilmDay again! Apr. 15, 2026 at 12noon! We'll be screening the awesome Canadian Screen Awards nominated doc Blue Rodeo: Lost Together! The director Dale Heslip will join us for the screening & q&a! libcal.library.utoronto.ca/calendar/805... for info & to register for your free tix!
We are SO delighted to hear that Blue Rodeo: Lost Together by the brilliant Dale Heslip and Cream Productions has been nominated for TWO Canadian Screen Awards! This is so well deserved! The entire staff of the Film Library &Media Archives is cheering for you in both categories!!!
A huge big thank you to everyone who came to our Pop-Up Cinematheque screening of Zero de Conduite! And an especially big thanks to @jamesleocahill.bsky.social for an incredible talk that perfectly set the context for Jean Vigo's stunning film! So much to learn from this anarchic gem of a film!
We have a new date for our Pop-Up Cinematheque screening of Attenberg! We will now present Athina Rachel Tsangari's brilliant film on March 16! The film will screen on glorious 35mm & will be introduced by CSI prof Corinn Columpar! See go.utlib.ca/popup2 to register for your free ticket!
Je vous dis merde! 1933 - 1943 - 2026. Come help us summon up some young devils this Monday at 6pm with a free screening of Jean Vigo's Zéro de conduite. Free but seating is limited so click the link below for tickets.
ZERO DE CONDUITE- a surrealist portrayal of rebellion in a boarding school - was banned for years after its release! Don't miss your chance to see this influential film on 16mm, featuring a contextual talk by Professor @jamesleocahill.bsky.social ! Feb. 9, at 6pm. Info & tix: go.utlib.ca/popup2
Rare screening & Q+A of animated ads, PSAs, shorts, & TV episodes from the 1970s & 80s. Curated by Dr. Justin Morris.
Jan. 29, 2026 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, @innistownhall.bsky.social 2 Sussex Avenue, TO, ON M5S 1J5. Get more info on this free screening here: www.cinema.utoronto.ca/events/eveni...
Registration is now open for our Pop-Up Cinematheque screening of Jean Vigo's dreamy ZERO DE CONDUITE (1933) presented by @jamesleocahill.bsky.social on Mon., Feb. 9 at 6pm. Go to go.utlib.ca/popup2 to get your free tickets!
Due to the on-going cleanup from Sunday's storm, we are postponing Monday Jan. 26th's Pop-Up Cinematheque's screening of Attenberg at Innis Townhall.
Stay safe out there everyone! The roads are still a bit treacherous!
Still lots of tickets left for our free Pop-Up Cinematheque screening of Athina Rachel Tsangari's brilliant Attenberg at Innis Townhall on Mon., Jan. 26th at 6pm! The film will screen on glorious 35mm and will be introduced by CSI prof Corinn Columpar! See go.utlib.ca/popup2 for tickets!!
Registration is now open for our Pop-Up Cinematheque screening of Athina Rachel Tsangari's Attenberg on glorious 35mm presented by Corinn Columpar! Mon., Jan. 26 - 6pm Innis Townhall. Tickets are free but registration is required: library.utoronto.ca/event/pop-ci...
Thank you to @veilletteinto.bsky.social & Lance McMillan for the wonderful article, beautiful pictures & video in @thestar.com!! We are delighted about the wonderful warm light they have focused on our collections and Pop-Up Cinematheque! can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Don't miss our first screening of the winter term, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN directed by Gene Kelly, on Monday, JANUARY 12, 2026! The film screens on 16mm and features an introduction by Bliss Lim. Registration is now open - get your free tickets today at go.utlib.ca/popup2
We've got a new name! We are very excited about this name that more clearly reflects what we actually do. We're now the UofT Film Library & Media Archives. Our bluesky handle has not changed but we're at @filmlibrary_mediaarchives on Instagram and we are steadily working to update everything else!
This is a great project by former iSchool student (now librarian at UofOttawa) Lisa Shin. It's a guide to all the diasporic film festivals in Toronto. Great work Lisa! Check it out here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8062...
We are very excited about the upcoming book by one of our donors, filmmaker and writer Shelley Saywell !! "If Only Love" will be in bookstore on January 27th! Congratulations Shelley! You can find out more about the book here: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/790500...
A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to our screening of The Virgin President! It was a great success! Christina Stewart did an awesome job of introducing the film & leading the q&a w/ the fascinating Munro Ferguson!!! Big thanks to UofT Alumni & Advancement for all their amazing help!
Would you trust this man as a leader? Find out at our screening of Graeme Ferguson's The Virgin President on glorious 35mm! Severn Darden plays the US president (& other roles) in this wickedly funny satire!
Dec. 1st, 6:30pm (doors at 6pm) @ Innis Townhall. Free tix here: go.utlib.ca/popup2
One week till our screening of Graeme Ferguson's The Virgin President at @innistownhall.bsky.social ! Join us on Monday, December 1st for this very timely political satire screened on 35mm! Doors open at 6pm and the event starts at 6:30pm. Get your free tix here: go.utlib.ca/popup2
What's going on in this picture? Find out at our screening of Graeme Ferguson's The Virgin President (1968) on 35mm! We can't wait to celebrate our collection of IMAX co-founder Ferguson's materials. His son, Munro Ferguson, will join for a q&a! Free tickets here: go.utlib.ca/popup2
See a glorious 35mm print of The Virgin President dir. by Graeme Ferguson at Innis Townhall. The film is not in circulation & very hard to find! There'll be a post-screening Q&A between our archivist Christina Stewart & Graeme's son Munro Ferguson. Dec. 1, at 6pm Free tix here: go.utlib.ca/popup2
Registration is open for our screening of Graeme Ferguson's VERY timely political satire The Virgin President on 35mm! Graeme's son Munro will join us for a q&a after the screening! Get your free tickets here: go.utlib.ca/popup2
Registration is now open for our 3rd Pop-Up Cinematheque screening: The Virgin President - screened on 35mm!! Dec. 1st at 6:30pm. You don't want to miss this biting political comedy! Go to go.utlib.ca/popup2 for your free ticket!
We are excited to announce that we are opening registration for our Dec. 1st Pop-Up Cinematheque screening early! You can register for your free ticket for The Virgin President starting Fri. Nov. 14th at 10a.m. Follow this link: go.utlib.ca/popup2
Still tickets left for our Pop-Up screening of Janis Cole & Holly Dale's groundbreaking look at what it's like for women in the film industry, Calling the Shots! Nov. 17th at 6:30pm. We'll be joined by co-director Janis Cole for a virtual q&a! Get your free ticket here: go.utlib.ca/popup2
Tickets now available for our Nov. 17th Pop-Up Cinematheque screening! Come see Janis Cole & Holly Dale's doc Calling the Shots - a groundbreaking examination of women in the film industry. Co-director Janis Cole will join us via Zoom for an intro and q&a! Register here: go.utlib.ca/popup2