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SUMMARY: the 8 fest \:\:\: 2012 festival
LOCATION:Trash Palace Cinema
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/51333
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The 8 fest 2012 - 5th ANNUAL FESTIVAL=0AFriday, January 27 to Sunday, Janua=
ry 29=0A=E2=80=9Ca little festival for small films=E2=80=9D=0ACHECK OUT OUR=
 FULL PROGRAMME:=0Awww.the8fest.com=0A=0AThe 8 fest returns to Toronto for =
its FIFTH year for three nights of screenings and also live performances. T=
his year will again find the festival at Trash Palace Cinema (89B Niagara S=
treet. at Tecumseth, just west of Bathurst). The 8 fest is North America=E2=
=80=99s only festival devoted to all forms of small-gauge film, including S=
uper 8, 8mm, 9.5 and loops, shown in their original formats. The 8 fest sho=
wcases the 70+ history of small gauge film - from contemporary artists=E2=
=80=99 work in the form, to its wider cultural use in home movies, instruct=
ional loops and beyond.=0A=0AThis year=E2=80=99s edition of the 8 fest cons=
ists of eight programmes, one regular 8mm workshop, and one artist=E2=80=99=
s talk. The eight programmes include:=0A=0AA spotlight on Berlin-based Supe=
r 8 filmmaker Milena Gierke who will=0Abe visiting the festival courtesy of=
 The Goethe Institut Toronto and=0Awho will be presenting a FREE artist=E2=
=80=99s talk at the Goethe on Saturday=0Aafternoon January 28th at 4:00 PM =
(100 University Avenue at King).=0A=0ANotes From Nowhere: Super Winnipeg Su=
per 8 - a survey of recent Super=0A8 activity in Winnipeg curated by renown=
ed performance-art duo Shawna=0ADempsey and Lorri Millan. Artists include N=
oam Gonick, Deco Dawson,=0AHeidi Phillips, and Ed Ackerman, among others.=
=0A=0AAdventures in Animationland - a programme mixing recent animations=0A=
received by the 8 fest with commissions in collaboration with Toronto=0AAni=
mated Image Society (TAIS). Artists include Julie Voyce, Daryl=0AVocat, Tan=
ya Read, Leslie Supnet, and others.=0A=0ABush Films - a presentation by Hom=
eMovie History Project in which=0Asmall gauge film stocks are used for docu=
mentary and instructional=0Apurposes and which permit audiences to see them=
selves and their=0Arelatives and their ancestors and descendants and their =
communities in=0Aa social setting.=0A=0AZinger Vol. 3: More Tales from The =
Funnel - further exploration of the=0Ahistories and mysteries of Toronto=E2=
=80=99s legendary underground Funnel=0AExperimental Film theatre, with film=
s by Eldon Garnet, John Porter, FASTWURMS, Sandra Meigs and Bruce LaBruce +=
 Anne MacLean.=0A=0AFirst Films: even filmmakers start small - a programme =
of first films!=0AIncluding films by Louise Noguchi, Lisa Steele, Dot Tuer,=
 John Creson, Madi Piller and more!=0A=0AThe 2012 8 fest will also host a r=
egular 8mm workshop with filmmaker=0AJohn Kneller at Trash Palace on Saturd=
ay afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. =0AIt will be limited to a maximum of te=
n participants. Registration=0Afee is $25 and includes all materials. =0A*E=
mail the8fest@gmail.com to register.=0A=0AThe full programme for the 2012 8=
 fest can be viewed NOW at=0Awww.the8fest.com. =0A=0A=0AThe 5th edition of =
the 8 fest takes place from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, January 29, 2012.=
 Main venue is the venerable Trash Palace (89B Niagara St., rear unit, just=
 west of Bathurst).=0A=0AAdmission: 5$ per programme, or 25$ for festival p=
ass.=0A(Artist talk with Milena Gierke is FREE!)=0AWorkshop: 25$ includes a=
ll materials (email us to register, space is limited!)=0A=0A=0AThe 8 fest i=
s made possible through the generous support of:=0AThe Canada Council for t=
he Arts, The Ontario Arts Council and the City=0Aof Toronto through the Tor=
onto Arts Council as well as our sponsors=0Aand community partners: Art Gal=
lery of York University, Canadian=0AFilmmakers Distribution Centre, Niagara=
 Custom Lab, FADO Performance=0AArt Centre, The Goethe Institut Toronto, Ho=
me Movie History Project,=0AThe Images Festival and Trinity Square Video=0A=
=0A###=0A=0AFor more information including interview opportunities, press s=
tills,=0Aand promotional DVD compilations of festival selections,=0APlease =
contact Andrew James Paterson, Festival Coordinator at:=0Athe8fest@gmail.co=
m=0A=0Awww.the8fest.com
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