News & Events

The Media Commons Archives is committed to showcasing gems from our collections in innovative, educational, and entertaining screenings, discussions, and other events.

Media Archives News & Upcoming Events

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Explore Radiance (May Display)

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Radiance Films has a singular mission: to breathe new life into films that have been overlooked, underappreciated, or lost to time. Borrow one today!
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Dashin' Through the Snow (January Display)

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Stuck inside studying? Get your fix of fresh air and fresh powder with one of these great winter sports flicks!
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Snow Days (December Display)

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The weather outside is frightful? Make the most of your snow days with these wintry picks from the Media Commons!
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Fall in Love or Fall Down Laughing (November Display)

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This month, the Media Commons display features essential rom-coms, tender dramas, and blustery comedies!
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Welcome to Spooky Season (October Display)

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Shocks, scares, creeps, and crawls infest the films in this month’s display at the Media Commons!
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Silent Movie Day at the Media Commons

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Join us for a special free screening of King Vidor's 1928 silent classic "The Patsy" on Friday, September 27th at 6pm!
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Summer On Screen (July/August Display)

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Check out these sizzling summer picks from the Media Commons Blu-ray/DVD collection!
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National Canadian Film Day at the Media Commons

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Stop by the Media Commons theatre on Wednesday, April 17, 11am-2:45pm. We're celebrating NCFD with a screening of short films and film clips from 1959-2015!
Launch of the Nancy Nicol and Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights Collections
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Launch of the Nancy Nicol and Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights Collections

A talk, screening and Q&A with filmmaker and activist Nancy Nicol

Thursday, February 9, 2023 • 7–9 p.m. EST • Innis Town…

Join us on Thursday, February 9, 2023 • 7–9 p.m. EST at Innis Town Hall • University of Toronto
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Between the Pillars - Season 2, Ep. 8 - Special Collections Friends

On the February 11, 2022 episode of the Between the Pillars video podcast, Media Commons Archives Archivists Rachel Beattie and Christina Stewart…

On the February 11, 2022 episode of the Between the Pillars podcast, Media Commons Archives Archivists Rachel Beattie and Christina Stewart were featured.
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'Canada's sweetheart' Anne Murray donates archives to U of T

University of Toronto will be home to the archives of Canada's music legend Anne Murray.

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University of Toronto will be home to the archives of Canada's music legend Anne Murray.
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Fisher Workshop: Introduction to Queer Books

David Fernández, the head of Rare Books and Special Collections department at the University of Toronto, will introduce participants to the Fisher…

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Pop-Up Cinematheque Season 2: Zéro de conduite (1933) on 16mm!

POP-UP CINEMATHEQUE is back for a second season!  The Cinema Studies Institute and Film Library & Media Archives present a film screening…

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Pop-Up Cinematheque Season 2: Attenberg on 35mm!

POP-UP CINEMATHEQUE is back for a second season!  The Cinema Studies Institute and Film Library & Media Archives present a film screening…

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Pop-Up Cinematheque Season 2: Singin' in the Rain (1952) on 16mm!

POP-UP CINEMATHEQUE is back for a second season!  The Cinema Studies Institute and Film Library & Media Archives present a film screening…

Past Events

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Black Joy in Latin America

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Pop-Up Cinematheque Season 2: The Virgin President (1968) on 35mm!

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Workshop on Islamic Calligraphy in the Turkish Tradition

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Rare Books and Special Collections Workshop: Introduction to Book Science

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Pop-Up Cinematheque Season 2: Calling the Shots (1988) on 16mm!

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Pop-Up Cinematheque Season 2: Rules of the Game (1939) on 16mm!

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Rare Books and Special Collections Workshop: Introduction to Middle Eastern Books

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Rare Books and Special Collections Workshop: Introduction to Rare Books

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Fisher Test Event

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Fisher Workshop: Artists' Books and Activism

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Tour of Rare Books and Special Collections Department

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Home Safe Toronto screening and panel discussion: February 3, 2022 

The film deals with how families with children in the Greater Toronto Area live with the threat and the reality of homelessness.
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National Canadian Film Day 2021: Across This Land

The Media Commons Archives presented a special National Canadian Film Day screening of the exhilarating concert film Across This Land With Stompin' Tom Connors
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Dr. Doolittle’s Adventures Across Canada (1926–1930)

Loryl MacDonald, Director, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and Christina Stewart, Assistant Media Archivist presented Dr. Doolittle’s Adventures Across Canada, a conversation about the life, work and archival collection of Dr. Perry E. Doolittle.