The Parkdale Film + Video Showcase is an annual summer celebration of the artists and audiences who live and work in the eclectic Parkdale neighbourhood. Now in its 12th year, this compact 3-day festival offers film and video screenings at the Revue Cinema (some with live music and other performance elements), outdoor screenings under the stars in Fuller Avenue Parkette, media installations in Gallery 1313, local homes, and storefronts, as well as community workshops and other events.
Once Toronto’s “beachside playground”, Parkdale as a neighbourhood has weathered and continues to adapt to dramatic shifts in the cultural, ethnic and economic landscape of its residents, constantly going through a kind of “rehabilitation”. Parkdale remains at its heart a friendly and feisty neighbourhood, and it doesn’t matter how many fancy bars and Blockbusters infiltrate the area, the residents keep the neighbourhood grounded and artists of all kinds have always lived in and contributed to the wealth of the community.
The Parkdale Film + Video Showcase is a rare dose of defiant and whimsical film and video that activates an exchange of all kinds of visual culture in the community, a send up of its talents and a hearty toast to its eccentricities. Our annual showcase is a meeting of cross-cultural neighbours with fringy as well as professional image-makers on a warm weekend in June—a microcosm of Toronto’s unique arts scene.
All programs PWYC (Pay What You Can) and family friendly.