As TIFF lights up the screens, revisit VUCAVU films that have screened at the festival. // NEGATIVIPEG - Matthew Rankin L’AMOUR AU TEMPS DE LA GUERRE CIVILE - Rodrigue Jean KOLAM (POOL) - Chris Chan Fui Chong

VUCAVU est fier d'annoncer que nous avons reçu une subvention de fonctionnement de la part du CAO @ontarioarts.bsky.social et du gouvernement de l'Ontario ! Nous remercions également notre député provincial @chrisgloverndp.bsky.social (Spadina - Fort York) pour son soutien continuel envers les arts.

@vucavu.bsky.social is thrilled to announce that we were again awarded an OAC Media Arts Organizations Operating Grant from @ontarioarts.bsky.social and the Government of Ontario! We also thank our MPP Chris Glover @chrisgloverndp.bsky.social (Spadina - Fort York) for their support of the arts.

We're hiring a VUCAVU.education Digital Education Programming Assistant ! This internship offers hands-on experience working on an innovative project that is at the intersection of digital strategy for the arts and education sectors. Deadline to apply: September 2, 2025 vucavu.com/en/news

We're excited to share a new Educational Guide created by @counterarchive.bsky.social and the Winnipeg Film Group that is now available for educational uses on @vucavu.bsky.social Program features 10 works by Indigenous filmmakers + curated by artist Lita Fontaine. See: vucavu.com/en/aca-wfg/w...

Notre DG a été invitée à discuter de VUCAVU avec le @torontoguardian.bsky.social où elle a présenté sur notre mission de soutenir les artistes + organisations du cinéma et de la vidéo canadiens et au lancement de VUCAVU.education pour abonnements pédagogiques. torontoguardian.com/2025/08/toro...

@vucavu.bsky.social's ED, was invited to talk to the @torontoguardian.bsky.social about the platform. She shared about our mission to support independent Canadian film and video artists + the launch of VUCAVU.education for institutional subscriptions in 2025! torontoguardian.com/2025/08/toro...

Sun’s out, buns out, and the VUCAVU team is soaking it in! As we take some summer downtime to recharge, replies may be a bit slower than usual. Thanks for your patience, don’t forget to stream some great VUCAVU titles while we catch some rays! 🌞 Seasick by Eva Cvijanović (2013), Winnipeg Film Group

As Pride Month ends, we celebrate the bold voices of LGBTQIA+ creators. 🌈 Explore our Pride Picks, stories of love, identity, and resilience. // LESBIAN HAND GESTURES - Coral Short FIRED FROM MENSWEAR - Larry Glawson RIVERSIDE QUEERNESS - Eric Plamondon

In partnership with Hamilton Artists’ Inc. and McMaster University School of the Arts, Factory Media Centre is seeking submissions for Fluxus, a new contemporary short film and media arts festival. Deadline: July 7th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST! www.factorymediacentre.ca/fluxus-openc...

Meet Sydnie Baynes, VUCAVU.education’s new Digital Platform Outreach Coordinator! A Toronto-based artist and animator, Sydnie explores Black history, identity, and self-love through powerful storytelling. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the team! ✨

This National Indigenous Peoples Day, VUCAVU honors the strength and stories of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities. Celebrate by watching powerful films by Indigenous artists! // NUMB - Kristin Flattery MOCCASIN STORIES - Charlene Moore IT STARTS WITH A WHISPER - Shelley Niro, Anna Gronau

Does your municipality have policies to standardise minimum pay when they hire visual artists and cultural workers? If not, ask them about it! Find your municipality contact here: www.civicinfo.bc.ca/municipalities Check out our Toolkit for Local Governments: carfacbc.ca/wp-content/u...

The deadline to apply to the VUCAVU Digital Collections Assistant position has been extended by 1 week, to June 12th, 2025! See the PDF on VUCAVU.com or on the link in our bio for more details. MORE INFO vucavu.com/VUCAVU/media...

Save the Date 🗓️ Toronto Arab Film Festival returns June 20-25 in Toronto, ON! arabfilm.ca

TOMORROW, May 29 at Inside Out Film Festival in Toronto, ON: CFMDC members Vivek Shraya and Dylan Mitro screen works in the eagerly anticipated Shorts: Local Heroes program on May 29.

We’re HIRING! A VUCAVU Digital Collections Assistant for a summer contract position who will perform tasks associated with bilingual communications, marketing, web content management, and other administrative tasks as needed. Deadline: June 6, 2025 MORE INFO at VUCAVU.com or see link in our bio.

𝗖’𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶 𝟭𝟰 𝗺𝗮𝗶 𝗮𝘂 𝗚𝗜𝗩 ! ✨We’re Here. We’re Lesboqueer. We’re Still Fabulous. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐈𝐕! Dépliant | Pamphlet: bit.ly/42R3wDK RSVP : www.facebook.com/share/16UgED...

❊ ARTEXTE x GIV ❊ RAPPEL❗️Mercredi prochain au GIV Courts-métrages d'artistes lesboqueer canadien.ne.s (1990-2001) ✨Dépliant : bit.ly/42R3wDK REMINDER❗️Next Wednesday at GIV. Short films by Canadian Lesboqueer artists (1990-2001) ✨Pamphlet: bit.ly/42R3wDK RSVP www.facebook.com/share/1EuvgB...

In recognition of National Day of Awareness for MMIWG and 2SLGBTQIA+ People, we invite you to revisit works from a curated programfrom 2023 with NIMAC called "Red Dress Day" that explores ideas of ceremony, hope, frustration, relationship to the land, and spirituality. vucavu.com/en/reddressd...

Tomorrow!

OPEN FORUM: Anti-Racism on Screen returns next Tuesday April 29th at CineCycle! Open Forum is a "last Tuesdays" monthly series of conversations exploring anti-racism on our screens and in our film communities. Ft. Jorge Lozano and Lina Rodriguez in conversation.

Discover a NEW! educational guide created by our partners at Archive/Counter-Archive and Groupe Intervention Vidéo - Curated by Alanna Thain and Ylenia Olibet from the Moving Image Research Lab (MIRL)at McGill University - now on @vucavu.bsky.social @givideo.bsky.social @counterarchive.bsky.social

Nous sommes fièr.es d'annoncer le lancement du nouveau guide pédagogique du Groupe Intervention Vidéo (GIV) par Archive/Counter-Archive maintenant sur VUCAVU.com! @givideo.bsky.social @counterarchive.bsky.social En savoir plus ici: vucavu.com/fr/aca-giv/l...

We're HIRING! a VUCAVU.education Digital Platform Outreach Coordinator. . Application deadline: May 1, 2025 . MORE INFO: vucavu.com/VUCAVU/media...

For Transgender Day of Visibility we’re teaming up with imagineNATIVE to spotlight Indigenous artists. Explore, support, and share their work to uplift these powerful voices! Share your favourite Indigequeer films in the comments. 🌈 #TDOV #TransgenderDayOfVisibility #IndigenousFilmmakers

NEW! "Women, Art, and the Periphery & Latin American Video Art in the VIVO Media Arts Centre Archives", the 3rd of 3 Archive/Counter Archives' Educational Guides with our partners at VIVO! @counterarchive.bsky.social FIND IT HERE: vucavu.com/en/aca-vivo/...

Pour la Journée internationale de la Francophonie 2025, veuillez allez découvrir les films de cinéastes et d'artistes canadiens et francophones qui sont disponibles sur @vucavu.bsky.social ! Images fixes de films pas Caroline Monnet, Monik Dofen + Petunia Alves, Remy Huberdeau and David B. Ricard

In honour of 2025's #FrancophonieDay, we invite you to discover this list of films by Canadian Francophone filmmakers and artists from across the country that are available from @vucavu.bsky.social shared catalogue! Stills from works by Steve Patry, Alexander Cruz, Nickolaos Stagias and Érik Cimon.

NEW! Discover guide 2 of 3 the series of A/CA Educational Guides that @counterarchive.bsky.social created with our partners #VIVO titled Vancouver’s 1980s Feminist Debates: Pornography and Censorship in the Archives. vucavu.com/en/a-ca/educ...

March 5 in Toronto, ON: Join York University’s Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion (CHREI) for a screening of Well Rounded by Shana Myara. Post-screening discussion with special guests. Nat Taylor Cinema. events.yorku.ca/events/film-...

To highlight new A/CA Educational Guides based on the VIVO case study on VUCAVU, we present "Revisiting In Visible Colours" which includes 3 films (by Mona Hatoum, Ruby Truly and Shu Lea Cheang), curated by Roya Akbari + Ana Valine and a curatorial essay Roya Akbari @counterarchive.bsky.social

Sign up for a VUCAVU Rental account before February 28th, 2025! Find out more here: vucavu.com/en/news/upco...

New education guides paired with film screenings from our partnership with VIVO Media Arts Centre and @vucavu.bsky.social are now available online!

VUCAVU is thrilled to announce the availability of three new VIVO + A/CA Educational Guides based on Archive/Counter-Archive's “Gendered Violence: Responses and Remediations in the VIVO Media Arts Centre Case Study”. Program curators include Ana Valine and Roya Akbari. vucavu.com/en/a-ca/educ...

Thanks for the shout out @counterarchive.bsky.social ! We're so thrilled about partnering with you to bring new audiences to learn about artists in our distribution partners extensive collections' from across Canada.

We're preparing to launch a NEW! educational microsite version of the bilingual VUCAVU platform for independent Canadian Film and Video called VUCAVU.education in the spring of 2025. Would your library be interested in an institutional subscription? Find out more here: vucavu.webflow.io

As a tribute to the wonderful titles in the #VideoPoolMediaArts catalogue, they've highlighting a curated selection of three films which are all available to stream by VOD on #VUCAVU. videopool.org/distribution...

Follow us to learn more about independent Canadian film and video art of all kinds! Suivez-nous pour en savoir plus sur le cinéma canadien indépendant et l'art vidéo en tout genre !