Media Commons Archives
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The Media Commons Archives is part of the University of Toronto Libraries. We acquire, preserve & make available contemporary culture & history through media-based archives, microforms & commercially available AV productions.
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!
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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
Tickets are now available for our second screening! Janis Cole & Holly Dale's groundbreaking doc, Calling the Shots (1988)! This film features interviews with a wealth of women working in the film industry. Get your tickets here: library.utoronto.ca/event/pop-ci...
November 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Tickets are now available for our second screening! Janis Cole & Holly Dale's groundbreaking doc, Calling the Shots (1988)! This film features interviews with a wealth of women working in the film industry. Get your tickets here: library.utoronto.ca/event/pop-ci...
A HUGE thank you to everyone who packed our first screening of Pop-Up Cinematheque for season 2! Professor Charlie Keil provided an insightful introduction to and fascinating post-film discussion of The Rules of the Game! We can't wait for our next screening on Nov. 17th!
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A HUGE thank you to everyone who packed our first screening of Pop-Up Cinematheque for season 2! Professor Charlie Keil provided an insightful introduction to and fascinating post-film discussion of The Rules of the Game! We can't wait for our next screening on Nov. 17th!
It's the 1st screening in S2 of our Pop-Up Cinematheque series tonight!! Can't wait for Rules of the Game on 16mm!
Tuesday @ 10am we open registration for our 2nd screening! We'll screen Janis Cole & Holly Dale's Calling the Shots on 16mm, Nov. 17th. Grab a free ticket tomorrow: go.utlib.ca/popup2
Tuesday @ 10am we open registration for our 2nd screening! We'll screen Janis Cole & Holly Dale's Calling the Shots on 16mm, Nov. 17th. Grab a free ticket tomorrow: go.utlib.ca/popup2
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It's the 1st screening in S2 of our Pop-Up Cinematheque series tonight!! Can't wait for Rules of the Game on 16mm!
Tuesday @ 10am we open registration for our 2nd screening! We'll screen Janis Cole & Holly Dale's Calling the Shots on 16mm, Nov. 17th. Grab a free ticket tomorrow: go.utlib.ca/popup2
Tuesday @ 10am we open registration for our 2nd screening! We'll screen Janis Cole & Holly Dale's Calling the Shots on 16mm, Nov. 17th. Grab a free ticket tomorrow: go.utlib.ca/popup2
Pop-Up Cinematheque is back! We're screening Rules of the Game (Nov. 3) & Calling the Shots (Nov. 17) on 16mm. The Virgin President (Dec. 1) on 35mm!! Tix = free but required & available 2 weeks before the screening. Tix for Rules of the Game open Oct 20 @ 10am! More info & tix: go.utlib.ca/popup2
October 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Pop-Up Cinematheque is back! We're screening Rules of the Game (Nov. 3) & Calling the Shots (Nov. 17) on 16mm. The Virgin President (Dec. 1) on 35mm!! Tix = free but required & available 2 weeks before the screening. Tix for Rules of the Game open Oct 20 @ 10am! More info & tix: go.utlib.ca/popup2
We're back!!! Stay tuned for more information about our second season of Pop-Up Cinematheque!!
October 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We're back!!! Stay tuned for more information about our second season of Pop-Up Cinematheque!!
Fascinating examination of film preservation in Canada featuring images of our cold vault and our archivist @mgmgirl.bsky.social ! It's a very insightful piece!
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/ar...
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/ar...
‘Expertise is disappearing’: How Canadian film archives are fighting to save nearly forgotten culture
Preserving Canada’s audio-visual history relies on these archives, but those who run them say they lack funding, resources and postsecondary programs to bring in new archivists
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fascinating examination of film preservation in Canada featuring images of our cold vault and our archivist @mgmgirl.bsky.social ! It's a very insightful piece!
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/ar...
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/ar...
Our May display highlights Radiance Films - a distributor of unique films featuring a wide range of genres and national cinemas.
Check out our list of Radiance films here: media-archives.library.utoronto.ca/news/explore...
Check out our list of Radiance films here: media-archives.library.utoronto.ca/news/explore...
May 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our May display highlights Radiance Films - a distributor of unique films featuring a wide range of genres and national cinemas.
Check out our list of Radiance films here: media-archives.library.utoronto.ca/news/explore...
Check out our list of Radiance films here: media-archives.library.utoronto.ca/news/explore...
A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our #canfilmday screening of Glenn Gould's Toronto directed by the brilliant John McGreevy! We were especially delighted that John McGreevy and Jennifer Puncher were able to attend and share some delightful stories about Glenn Gould with us!!
April 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our #canfilmday screening of Glenn Gould's Toronto directed by the brilliant John McGreevy! We were especially delighted that John McGreevy and Jennifer Puncher were able to attend and share some delightful stories about Glenn Gould with us!!
Our screening of Glenn Gould's Toronto for #canfilmday is almost here!! This is such a fascinating time capsule of late 1970s Toronto and we're thrilled to share it with you!
April 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Our screening of Glenn Gould's Toronto for #canfilmday is almost here!! This is such a fascinating time capsule of late 1970s Toronto and we're thrilled to share it with you!
We're so excited to celebrate #canfilmday soon! Come and see Glenn Gould's running commentary on 1970s Toronto! Screening starts at 12:05. You can get your free tickets at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/glenn-goul...
April 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We're so excited to celebrate #canfilmday soon! Come and see Glenn Gould's running commentary on 1970s Toronto! Screening starts at 12:05. You can get your free tickets at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/glenn-goul...
We've got #CanFilmDay swag!!! It's yours for the taking if you attend our free screening at noon on April 16th in the Media Commons Theatre! There are pens, stickers, buttons, & sticky notes! Get your free tix here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/glenn-goul...
Thanks so much to Reel Canada for the goodies!!
Thanks so much to Reel Canada for the goodies!!
April 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We've got #CanFilmDay swag!!! It's yours for the taking if you attend our free screening at noon on April 16th in the Media Commons Theatre! There are pens, stickers, buttons, & sticky notes! Get your free tix here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/glenn-goul...
Thanks so much to Reel Canada for the goodies!!
Thanks so much to Reel Canada for the goodies!!
There's still lots of time to get free tickets for our #ncfd screening of Glenn Gould's Toronto by John McGreevy! April 16 at 12:05noon! Robarts Library, 3rd floor, Media Commons Theatre.
All welcome, tix here: - www.eventbrite.ca/e/glenn-goul...
All welcome, tix here: - www.eventbrite.ca/e/glenn-goul...
March 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There's still lots of time to get free tickets for our #ncfd screening of Glenn Gould's Toronto by John McGreevy! April 16 at 12:05noon! Robarts Library, 3rd floor, Media Commons Theatre.
All welcome, tix here: - www.eventbrite.ca/e/glenn-goul...
All welcome, tix here: - www.eventbrite.ca/e/glenn-goul...
We're excited to celebrate National Canadian Film Day 2025 with a free screening of Glenn Gould's Toronto by John McGreevy! 12:10pm on April 16.
Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/glenn-goul...
Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/glenn-goul...
March 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We're excited to celebrate National Canadian Film Day 2025 with a free screening of Glenn Gould's Toronto by John McGreevy! 12:10pm on April 16.
Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/glenn-goul...
Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/glenn-goul...
We're so excited about the new book Federico Fellini from UofT Press!! Our very own Media Archivist @mgmgirl.bsky.social has co-written a chapter in it! Way to go Christina!! And also congrats to the editors and other contributors!
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We're so excited about the new book Federico Fellini from UofT Press!! Our very own Media Archivist @mgmgirl.bsky.social has co-written a chapter in it! Way to go Christina!! And also congrats to the editors and other contributors!
The Media Commons Archives at University of Toronto Libraries is now on Bluesky! We're excited to interact with you on here!
January 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Media Commons Archives at University of Toronto Libraries is now on Bluesky! We're excited to interact with you on here!