ABOUT THE 8 FEST

The 8 fest is a unique festival that presents all forms of small-gauge film: 8mm, Super 8 and 9.5mm, as well as works in installation, loops, and 'proto-cinema devices' like zoetropes.

The 8 fest is a festival for anyone using small-gauge to create rough little gems on film – personal, handmade, experimental, animations, diaries, essays, collage, cut-ups, performance/film, music/film.

We present the general public with films from Toronto, across Canada and from small-gauge creators and communities around the world. The 8 fest showcases the 70+ year history of small-gauge film – from artists' work in the form since the 50's and 60's, to it's wider cultural use in home movies, instructional loops and beyond.

The 8 fest provides a forum for filmmakers who want to show their work on small-gauge and for people who want to see this work in its original formats. The 8 fest is committed to keeping the exhibition of small-gauge film a viable presentation medium.

Our first festival was held in Toronto February 2008. The second festival was held in January 2009.

We will present The 8 fest 2010 in late January 2010.

Who we are:

the 8 fest Coordinator: Chris Kennedy, contact: the8fest (at) gmail.com

Board of Directors:
Christina Zeidler, Marnie Parrell, Scott Miller Berry, Milada Kovacova & Ben Donoghue.

Programming Committee:
Milada Kovacova, Tanya Read & Chris Kennedy.