EPFC North
Echo Park Film Centre North is open at Moberly Fieldhouse, Vancouver, Canada!
Eco-friendly cinematic wonder. * Plant-based art and animation. * Community stories. * Collaborative creativity. * Films. * Food. * Fun. * Everyone welcome!
Through an ongoing series of free public workshops and screenings, neighbours and friends work with organic materials grown in the community garden and surrounding area as ingredients to create eco-friendly films that celebrate growing, community, and connection to the urban landscape.
This project is generously supported by the Vancouver Park Board’s Field House Activation Program which provides project space and access to parks to foster community-engaged activity that focuses: arts, culture, sport, environment, local food and social encounters.
To learn more about all the other Fieldhouse studio projects, go to City of Vancouver Field House Programs in Parks
For more info and images about what’s going on at Moberly Fieldhouse, check out EPFC North on Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram!
EPFC North workshops, screenings and special events take place on the Unceded Territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Territorial acknowledgements are just one small part of dismantling colonial worldviews. Please take a moment to think of other ways you can enact decolonization.
*Please Note: Physical distancing safety protocols are in effect for all EPFC North Moberly Fieldhouse events. Workshop activities and screenings will take place outdoors with 2-meter spacing required between individuals. Please bring a mask; we will have some on hand if you forget. Disposable vinyl gloves and hand sanitizer provided. We are unable to serve refreshments so please provide your own snack if you’d like something to eat or drink during the workshop. Thanks for your cooperation in helping to keep everyone healthy!
2022 Programming
JULY 2022
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): SATURDAY IN THE PARK
Saturday, July 2
11 am – 5 pm
Come on by every Saturday in July for a fun day of family-friendly cinematic and eco-art activities: cyanotypes, phytograms, flipbooks, pinhole cameras, expanded cinema loops, printmaking, fun with found footage and more! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, July 9
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on July 9 at 10 AM as our series continues with a discussion on 16mm pinhole cameras and contact printing with the Amanda Thomson of Vancouver’s Iris Collective. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-july-9-with-amanda-thomson/
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): SATURDAY IN THE PARK
Saturday, July 9
11 am – 5 pm
Come on by every Saturday in July for a fun day of family-friendly cinematic and eco-art activities: cyanotypes, phytograms, flipbooks, pinhole cameras, expanded cinema loops, printmaking, fun with found footage and more! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Event (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): SONGS & SIGNS
Sunday, July 10
2 pm – 5 pm
Open mic sing-a-long meets handmade veggie garden signs? Why not? Materials, instruments and refreshments provided. Free event! Fun for the whole family!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, July 14
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Los Angeles time. Free event! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-15/
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): SATURDAY IN THE PARK
Saturday, July 16
11 am – 5 pm
Come on by every Saturday in July for a fun day of family-friendly cinematic and eco-art activities: cyanotypes, phytograms, flipbooks, pinhole cameras, expanded cinema loops, printmaking, fun with found footage and more! This week we’ve got special guest artists Beaux and Ahm Mingus from Long Beach Community Media Arts for some extra special California crafty fun. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): SATURDAY IN THE PARK
Saturday, July 23
11 am – 5 pm
Come on by every Saturday in July for a fun day of family-friendly cinematic and eco-art activities: cyanotypes, phytograms, flipbooks, pinhole cameras, expanded cinema loops, printmaking, fun with found footage and more! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): TINTING & TONING
Sunday, July 24
1 – 4 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for some hand-processing experimentation… Got black and white footage you want to tint and tone? BYOF! Free event! Everyone welcome.
Screening (Outdoors at Victoria Park): FILMCYCLE MOBILE MOVIES
Sunday, July 24
9 pm
It’s a summer Sunday evening tradition! Meet up in Victoria Park at 9 pm and enjoy some community-created short films al fresco; bring your bike if you’d like to ride along afterward as the Filmcycle brings films to folks all around the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood. Free event! All welcome!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, July 27
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome Sign up at: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-july-edition/
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): COLOUR PROCESSING
Wednesday, July 27
7 – 10 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for some hand-processing experimentation… Got colour still or motion film you want to E6 process? BYOF! Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): SATURDAY IN THE PARK
Saturday, July 30
11 am – 5 pm
Come on by every Saturday in July for a fun day of family-friendly cinematic and eco-art activities: cyanotypes, phytograms, flipbooks, pinhole cameras, expanded cinema loops, printmaking, fun with found footage and more! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Event (Indoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): ON THE HEELS OF A PROPHET: READINGS + SCREENINGS with Visiting Artists MADY SCHUTZMAN and URSULA BROOKBANK
Saturday, July 30
7:30 pm – 9 pm
From her new book On the Heels of a Prophet, Mady Schutzman reads from four stories that investigate the transformation of jokes into more sustained texts. What happens to storytelling when disjuncture, paradox and revelation – the stuff that makes “bad” jokes so good – drive the narrative?
In tandem, Ursula Brookbank will present four experimental video responses, each delivering its own visual punch while reimagining the images of the literary text. Approximately an hour long, the program will be followed (appropriately!) by cookies, tea, and Q&A. Free event! Everyone Welcome!
COMING UP IN AUGUST! Event (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): WATCH THE FOLIAGE MOVE with breathing room artist MIA GLANZ
Saturday, August 13
8 pm – 11 pm
Join Society Visual Music and Echo Park Film Centre North for a dance party and experimental film screening of Watch the Foliage Move: a celebration of a quarantine-free summer! Integrating live footage and recorded analog imagery the audience will be illuminated in the darkness for artist Mia Glanz’s camera by analogue projections and 16mm film loops developed and dyed with local flowers, leaves and fruit created by Echo Park Film Centre workshop participants. The integrated footage will be projected over DJ Eliobeth who will be playing a live set. Free event! Everyone Welcome!
June 2022
Workshop (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, June 9
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Los Angeles time. Free event! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-14/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, June 11
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on June 11 at 10 AM as our series continues with a discussion on Artist Run Labs with. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-june11-with-ieva-balode-and-lasma-bertule/
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): PHUN WITH PHYTOGRAMS
Sunday, June 12
11 am – 1 pm
Join mim collective member Michelle for a phytogram workshop exploring the photo-making powers of plants! Free event! All materials provided. Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB
Tuesday, June 14
11 am – 1 pm
Our 24th Zoom instalment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): INTRO TO ADOBE PREMIERE
Saturday, June 18
1 pm – 4 pm
New to Premiere Pro? This Basics class will help you learn how to professionally edit video. Instructor Will O’Loughlen will breaks down the entire import-to-output process—ideal as an overview for new editors, and a good crash course for editors migrating from other platforms. This class is offered for free online via Zoom; participants are welcome to work along with Will on their own computers equipped with Premiere, or simply observe. Free workshop! Instructor: Will O’Loughlen Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/intro-to-adobe-premiere-pro-june-2022/
Event (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): KITE NIGHT
Tuesday, June 21
7:00 pm – 10 pm
It’s the longest day of the year… let’s fly kites! Bring your own or make one with us. Materials provided Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop (Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): INTRO TO SUPER 8 & 16mm WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 25
1 pm – 4 pm
Learn how to collaboratively shoot and process a movie using fabulous Super 8 and 16mm cameras and film! This month: in-camera special effect! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Online and In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): CINE COOKS
Sunday, June 26
10 am – 1 pm
Why use toxic chemistry to develop your Super 8, 16mm or 35mm film when you can get fantastic results without harming Mother Earth? Join us in the EPFC North Kitchen as we cook up some tasty analog film processing experiments using non-toxic ingredients from the pantry, park, farmer’s market, garden and grocery store. Each month we’ll develop half a roll of black & white film with caffenol and the other half in a fresh seasonal soup… Recipes and supplies list provided prior to the workshop for those who want to process along in real time! This month: mint! Free event; all welcome. Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cine-cooks-an-online-and-in-person-eco-processing-workshop-3/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, June 29
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome Sign up at: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-june-edition-2/
MAY 2022
Discussion (Online via Zoom): EARTH
Wednesday, May 4
6 pm – 7 pm
Join us on Wednesday, May 4th at 6 p.m. on Zoom for a special online film discussion co-presented by EPFC and Edendale Library in Los Angeles, CA. We’ll be discussing a film chosen by Lisa and Paolo from the Echo Park Film Center that honors the great nation of Ukraine — Alexander Dovzhenko’s 1930 masterpiece Earth. This impressionistic silent film follows a group of poor farmers on a collective who come into conflict with wealthier ‘kulak’ landowners. The mantle of leadership is passed to Vasili when his grandfather dies, and he organizes the farmers to buy a tractor, a triumph that soon turns to tragedy. Despite all tribulations the farmers press on, sustained by their deep connection to the land. Watch the film in advance and join via Zoom to join an informal discussion.
https://lapl.zoom.us/j/86166628128?pwd=V3NEdjdCNGVkY1ZnWnM1MXRKRlJ6Zz09
Meeting ID: 861 6662 8128 | Passcode: 383096
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): ECO LAB
Wednesday, May 4
7:30 pm – 10 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for a relaxed evening of hand-processing experimentation… Got stuff to develop? BYOF! Free event! Everyone welcome.
Screening (Outdoors In Front of Creekside Community Recreation Centre with the EPFC Filmcycle): NOSTALGIA NOIR
Friday, May 6
9 pm – 10 pm
Nostalgia Noir is a bittersweet program of visualized diary pages, shadowy and ephemeral echoes of daydreams…The films featured offer intimate whispers of mental illness, loss, and loneliness that resonate with deep significance to those who know, and are incomprehensible to the rest. Co-presented with Media Monsters. Creekside Community Recreation Centre is located at 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver BC V5Y 0B1. Free event! All welcome!
Screening: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS LOVE
Saturday, May 7
1 pm – 3 pm at Roundhouse Performance Centre
World Premiere Screening and Panel Discussion | FREE to the public by registering @: Eventbrite: How Climate Change Affects Love
The future is bright for BC Youth Week celebrations at the Roundhouse May 2 – 7, 2022.The Department of Decolonization, Arts and Culture is proud to present the world premiere of How Climate Change Affects Love.
Youth become cinematic storytellers in Re-storying Your Future. Part of a 3 month residency, youth and young adults developed a script and created their own narratives on climate change in a 48 hour film shoot. Their new film How Love Affects Climate Change examines what concessions a newlywed couple must make towards affirming their love and mitigating climate change.
This production was developed by Vancouver Park Board: Decolonization, Arts and Culture in partnership with Echo Park Film Centre North and Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House – Frames Film Program, and the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.
Details on BC Youth Week can be found here: https://www.roundhouse.ca/events/
Screening (Outdoors at secret location): LADIES & GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS
Saturday, May 7
8 pm – 10 pm
The Filmcycle Summer Screening Series kicks off with one of our all time favorite films: Ladies and Gentleman, The Fabulous Stains! Made in Vancouver in 1980, we’ll be screening the film at a location pictured in the movie. Bring your roller skates! Write us at info@echoparkfilmcenter.org for details and location. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): ALL YOU NEED IS MOM
Sunday, May 8
1 pm – 4 pm
Today we celebrate all the beings who mother us with an all-ages outdoor animation workshop… explore direct animation, cut-out animation, claymation, stop motion and more! Fun for the whole family! Free online event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB
Tuesday, May 10
11 am – 1 pm
Our 24th Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, May 12
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Los Angeles time. Free event! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-13/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, May 12
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-19/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, May 14
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on May 14 at 10 AM as our series continues with a discussion on Super 8 Loopers with David Pfluger from Basel, Switzerland. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-may-14-with-david-pfluger/
Artists In Residence: WELCOME BACK mim! May 15 – June 15
mim is a multi-disciplinary artist collective working on the unceded, unsurrendered shared territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Their projects explore ways of collectivizing creative practices. Join mim for some relaxed art projects in the garden, surrounded by the beauty of the season!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, May 25
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome Sign up at: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-may-edition/
ADDITIONAL EVENTS COMING UP IN THE MOBERLY PARK MEDICINE GARDEN… Let’s grow together!
APRIL 2022
Welcome breathing room artist in residence April 2022: Mia Glanz!
breathing room reimagines the artist residency as a fluid space for collaboration, experimentation, relaxation, and community connection. We are delighted to announce our April 2022 breathing room artist in residence: Mia Glanz.
Facilitated by Iris Film Collective and EPFC North, breathing room artists are provided with some filmmaking materials and equipment, technical and creative support, and access to work/exhibition space at Moberly and/or Burrard View Fieldhouse. The residency also includes optional opportunities for artists to engage with the local community via workshops, talks, screenings and other public activities. breathing room artists are invited to share their creative discoveries at a free public in-person and/or online event on the last Thursday of their residency.
Mia Glanz is an artist living in Mexico City and Vancouver. Working with photography, video, text, ethnography, and new media, her work attends to material culture as an exploration of personhood and social conditions. Mia has a degree in anthropology and plant biology from the University of British Columbia. She has exhibited in Mexico and Canada. Group shows in Vancouver include the Richmond Art Gallery, Access Gallery, Ho Tam Gallery, and Hatch Art Gallery, and photography as performance with the Dance Centre BC. Currently she is making virtual installations with the new media collective Society Visual Music, and working on an image/text book project about the stories in the spaces of the Puerto Rico Apartments in Mexico City.
During my time at the breathing room residency I will be using Super 8 and 16mm film to collect moving samples of the “real” world. I will learn how to edit the film physically and will combine these tools with digital editing to create a fast paced and abstract narrative with a typically analog tactile aesthetic; a music video for a techno track from Mexican producer Eliobeth.
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): ECO LAB
Thursday, April 7
5 pm – 8 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for a relaxed evening of hand-processing experimentation… Got stuff to develop? BYOF! Free event! Everyone welcome.
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, April 9
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on April 9 at 10 AM as our series continues with a look at Magic Lanterns with the magical Charlotte Pryce. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-on-april-9-with-charlotte-pryce/
Workshop (Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): PINHOLE PARTY
Two sessions: Saturday, April 9 and Saturday, April 16
1 pm – 4 pm
Learn how to make your own pinhole camera from recycled material and then develop your beautiful images using organic materials from the EPFC North Cinema Garden! Week 1: We Make (Cameras!). You Take (Pictures!). Week 2: We Develop (Magical Images!). All materials, supplies and instruction provided by EPFC North at Moberly Fieldhouse. Free, all-ages event! Everyone welcome!
Event: TINY HOUSE CONCERT NUMBER 2 – DARYL-LEE, TREVOR, & THE PAST LIVES
Sunday, April 10
3 pm
For the second installment of a new semi-regular series dedicated to music, poetry and performance, we welcome Daryl-lee, Trevor, & The Past Lives. Daryl-lee, Trevor, & The Past Lives are a couple of scrappy kids singing hand me down songs. One raised in a land of sun, sand, and sagebrush, the other in a land of snow, sleet, and slush. They’re often found crooning around commercial drive or busking on a bench. They consider it a pleasure and a privilege to perform for the people and plants of Moberly park 🙂 Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB
Tuesday, April 12
11 am – 1 pm
Our 23rd Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, April 14
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Los Angeles time. Free event! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-12/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, April 14
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-18/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): INTRO TO ADOBE PREMIERE
Saturday, April 16
1 pm – 4 pm
New to Premiere Pro? This Basics class will help you learn how to professionally edit video. Instructor Will O’Loughlen will breaks down the entire import-to-output process—ideal as an overview for new editors, and a good crash course for editors migrating from other platforms. This class is offered for free online via Zoom; participants are welcome to work along with Will on their own computers equipped with Premiere, or simply observe. Free workshop! Instructor: Will O’Loughlen Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/intro-to-adobe-premiere-pro-april-2022/
Screening (EPFC Filmcycle, various location): RITUAL for EARTH DAY!
Friday, April 22
7:30 – 9:30 pm
Join us for the first Filmcycle Screening of 2022 as we present RITUAL from Vague Research Studios, Sweden! Meet up at Victoria Park (between Grant and Kitcheners Streets, 1 block east of Commercial Drive) for the first screening at 7:30 PM, followed by a group bike ride around the East Side with stops at various parks along the way. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Created as part of the project “The Use of Technology as Ritual and Resistance”, Ritual is a collaboration with Vague Research Studios; Kajsa G Eriksson and Lena Berglin and Maria Magnusson. The film explores energy greed as a social phenomenon, ritual as an artistic method, and has been filmed in eleven places in Sweden: Burseryd, Kinnekulle, Sandviken, Hofors, Grängesberg, Njakafjäll, Meselefors, Kallak, Ligga, Messaure, and Jokkmokk. In the selected localities, there exists a historical connection to the extraction of raw materials needed to produce energy. This history is relevant today as we transition to green energy and to the use of renewable raw source materials. The artists have specifically chosen to highlight how urban lifestyles are dependent on the natural environment and people in sparsely populated communities in Sweden.”
Workshop (Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): INTRO TO SUPER 8 & 16mm WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 23
1 pm – 4 pm
Learn how to collaboratively shoot and process a movie using fabulous Super 8 and 16mm cameras and film! This month: in-camera special effect! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Event: Odyssey: presented as part of the 2022 Capture Festival and the April 2022 breathing room residency
Saturday, April 23 at the IRIS Collective Fieldhouse, Burrard View Park
8 – 10 PM
Society Visual Music continues to explore the social and cultural repercussions of the pandemic through video and sound. The project was formed by the limitations of the pandemic, particularly the need to communicate electronic music performance in video packages. As we begin to physically gather together again, everything is not the way it was. Among other schisms, we are divided between our digital and physical selves more than ever. In order to make this change visible, Society Visual Music’s Odyssey will be projected on a screen located outside at Iris Film Collective in Burrard View Park. The projection of a DJ set will stand-in for a physical DJ and set-up. Society Visual Music will film the audience and space during the casual screening event. The live footage will be combined in real time with the Odyssey projection using TouchDesigner, immediately turning the experience digital and 2-D, equalizing audience and performer on screen.
Workshop (Online and In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): CINE COOKS
Sunday, April 24
10 am – 1 pm
Why use toxic chemistry to develop your Super 8, 16mm or 35mm film when you can get fantastic results without harming Mother Earth? Join us in the EPFC North Kitchen as we cook up some tasty analog film processing experiments using non-toxic ingredients from the pantry, park, farmer’s market, garden and grocery store. Each month we’ll develop half a roll of black & white film with caffenol and the other half in a fresh seasonal soup… Recipes and supplies list provided prior to the workshop for those who want to process along in real time! This month: cabbage! Free even; all welcome. Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cine-cooks-an-online-and-in-person-eco-processing-workshop-2/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, April 27
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome Sign up at: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-april-edition
MARCH 2022
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): FOUND FOOTAGE FIESTA
Sunday, March 6
1 pm – 4 pm
For this fun, hands-on workshop, we’ll dive into EPFC’s secret stash of found footage from the 1940s – 1970s and work with splicers and projectors to create dynamic new home movie mash-ups! No previous filmmaking experience necessary. FREE! EVERYONE WELCOME!
Screening (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): THEN AND NOW: MASKED PORTRAITS, VANCOUVER 2022
Sunday, March 6
6 PM
We’re delighted to welcome Los Angeles-based artist Richard Nielsen for a special screening and discussion in advance of his exhibition Then and Now: Masked Portraits, Vancouver 2022, presented by ECUAA Gallery Project with Arts Club Theatre Company. Free event; all welcome. More info: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/then-and-now-masked-portraits-vancouver-2022-an-evening-at-moberly-fieldhouse-with-visiting-artist-richard-nielsen/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB
Tuesday, March 8
11 am – 1 pm
Our 22nd Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Radio Show (Online via dublab.com): OPTICAL TRACK
Tuesday, March 8
8 pm – 10 pm
Join us on dublab.com as we celebrate International Women’s Day with a sonic smorgasbord of tasty tunes and inspiring chat. More info here: https://www.dublab.com/shows/optical-track
Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, March 10
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Los Angeles time. Free event! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-11/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, March 10
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-17/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, March 12
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on February 12 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation about turning flatbed editors into contact printers and all kinds of other amazing things with Esther Urlus of Filmwerkplaats, Rotterdam. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-with-esther-urlus/
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): HELLO SUNSHINE
Sunday, March 13
1 pm – 4 pm
We’ll celebrate the return of Daylight Savings Time with some collaborations with the sun… cyanotypes and phytograms for everyone!
Screening (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): DINNER & A MOVIE
Sunday, March 13
6 – 8 pm
Tasty images, tasty food, enjoyed al fresco. Everyone welcome… bring your own dinner… we’ll provide the movies and the seating!
Workshop: (Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): ROSES IN THE SALAD
Wednesday, March 16
1 pm – 4 pm
Inspired by Bruno Munari’s delightful book, we’ll use a variety of vegetables and inks to create colourful stamps on paper. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): ECO LAB
Wednesday, March 16
5 pm – 8 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for a relaxed evening of hand-processing experimentation… Got stuff to develop? BYOF! Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop (Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): LET’S GET DIGITAL
Saturday, March 19
1 pm – 4 pm
Join us as we play around with EPFC North’s groovy gang of digital cameras and make a multi-model Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): INTRO TO SUPER 8 & 16mm WORKSHOP
Sunday, March 20
1 pm – 4 pm
Learn how to collaboratively shoot and process a movie using fabulous Super 8 and 16mm cameras and film! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): DINNER & A MOVIE
Sunday, March 20
6 – 8 pm
Tasty images, tasty food, enjoyed al fresco. Everyone welcome… bring your own dinner… we’ll provide the movies and the seating!
Workshop (Online and In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): CINE COOKS
Sunday, March 27
10 am – 1 pm
Why use toxic chemistry to develop your Super 8, 16mm or 35mm film when you can get fantastic results without harming Mother Earth? Join us in the EPFC North Kitchen as we cook up some tasty analog film processing experiments using non-toxic ingredients from the pantry, park, farmer’s market, garden and grocery store. Each month we’ll develop half a roll of black & white film with caffenol and the other half in a fresh seasonal soup… Recipes and supplies list provided prior to the workshop for those who want to process along in real time! This month: cabbage! Free even; all welcome. Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cine-cooks-an-online-and-in-person-eco-processing-workshop/
Screening (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): DINNER & A MOVIE
Sunday, March 27
6 – 8 pm
Tasty images, tasty food, enjoyed al fresco. Everyone welcome… bring your own dinner… we’ll provide the movies and the seating!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, March 30
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the spring season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-15/
February 2022
Workshop (Online via Zoom): SCANNER ART WITH MIM
Saturday, February 5
1 pm – 2:30 pm
Did you know you can use a standard scanner to make art and have fun? Join mim for a free online all ages workshop exploring scanner art as part of the Percolator residency at Echo Park Film Centre North. We will cover composition, movement, depth of field + more! We invite you to join in the fun! FREE event! No experience required! More info here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/scanner-art-with-mim/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): LOVE LETTERS
Saturday, February 5 and Saturday, February 12
1 pm – 3 pm
Join us online as we create cinematic love letters to people, places and things over two sessions! More info here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/love-letters-a-free-all-ages-film-workshop
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB
Tuesday, February 8
11 am – 1 pm
Our 21st Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, February 12
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on February 12 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation about 16mm expanded cinema happenings with Elena Pardo and Morris Manuel Trujillo of Mexico City’s Laboratorio Experimental de Cine. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-elena-pardo-and-morris-manuel-trujillo/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): INTRO TO ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
Saturday, February 12
1 pm – 4 pm
New to Premiere Pro? This Basics class will help you learn how to professionally edit video. Instructor Will O’Loughlen will breaks down the entire import-to-output process—ideal as an overview for new editors, and a good crash course for editors migrating from other platforms. This class is offered for free online via Zoom; participants are welcome to work along with Will on their own computers equipped with Premiere, or simply observe.
Instructor: Will O’Loughlen | Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/intro-to-adobe-premiere-pro-feb-2022/
Party! (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): EPFC North is 3!
Sunday, February 13
1 pm – 4 pm
EPFC North is 3 and it’s time to celebrate! Join us outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse for an afternoon of cinematic activities, games and prizes…fun for the whole family! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening (Online Via Zoom): Art By People In Love
Monday, February 14
7 – 8 pm
We’re in love with love and what better way to celebrate (or commiserate) than a Valentine’s Day mash note mishmash of films, poems, performance, songs, jokes and/or dances? The theme is simple: we ask that those in love—with someone, something or some place—present some work (10 minutes or less) dealing with this theme. Kinda like “an open mic night” for romantics… We’ll also have the premiere of work created in the Love Letters workshop! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/art-by-people-in-love-online-edition-2/ Free event! All welcome!
Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, February 17
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Los Angeles time. Free event! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-10/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, February 17
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-16/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HOME MOVIES – INTRO TO DOCUMENTARY
6 sessions beginning Saturday, February 19
10 am – 11:30 am
In this fun and supportive 6-session online workshop, participants will create short digital documentary films that explore and celebrate notions of home past present and future. Participants will discuss, learn, practice and share documentary history, storytelling techniques, project planning strategies, cinematography, sound recording, titles, editing and exhibition. The workshop will culminate with an online world premiere of works created. Participants provide their own camera and device for editing/connecting via Zoom. Workshop limited to 12 participants….International participants welcome! Instructors: Lisa Marr and Paolo Davanzo.
This workshop is offered free of charge; please confirm your availability to participate in all six sessions when registering.
Workshop (In Person, Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): PHYTOGRAMS
Saturday, February 19
1 pm – 4 pm
Developed by filmmaker Karel Doing, the Phytogram Method is “a technique that uses the internal chemistry of plants for the creation of images on photographic emulsion.” Intrigued? Let the experiments begin… Free event! Everyone welcome
Workshop (In Person, Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): INTRO TO SUPER 8 WORKSHOP
Sunday, February 20
1 pm – 4 pm
Learn how to collaboratively shoot and process a movie using fabulous Super 8 cameras and film! Free event! Everyone welcome
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, February 23
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the winter season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-14/
Workshop (Online and In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): CINE COOKS
Sunday, February 27
10 am – 1 pm
Why use toxic chemistry to develop your Super 8, 16mm or 35mm film when you can get fantastic results without harming Mother Earth? Join us in the EPFC North Kitchen as we cook up some tasty analog film processing experiments using non-toxic ingredients from the pantry, park, farmer’s market, garden and grocery store. Each month we’ll develop half a roll of black & white film with caffenol and the other half in a fresh seasonal soup… Recipes and supplies list provided prior to the workshop for those who want to process along in real time! This month: red berry crush. Free event! All welcome! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cine-cooks-an-online-in-person-eco-processing-workshop/
January 2022
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB Tuesday, January 11
11 am – 1 pm
Our 20th Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): SCANNER ART WITH MIM
Saturday, January 15
1 pm – 2:30 pm
Did you know you can use a standard scanner to make art and have fun? Join mim for a free online all ages workshop exploring scanner art as part of the Percolator residency at Echo Park Film Centre North. We will cover composition, movement, depth of field + more! We invite you to join in the fun! FREE event! No experience required! More info here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/scanner-art-with-mim-an-all-ages-online-workshop/
Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, January 20
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Los Angeles time. Free event! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-9/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, January 20
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-15/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, January 22
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on January 22 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation about Super 8 pinhole camera magic with Pablo Marín from Argentina. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-pablo-marin/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, January 26
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the winter season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-13/
2021 Programming
January 2021
Special Project: TIN CAN TELEPHONE
January 1 – February 28
Do you live, work or play in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodland neighborhood? We’ve got a fun, free collaborative community art project running from January 1 – February 28! All welcome! No filmmaking experience necessary! Project support provided by the Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grants program. More info and sign up at info@echoparkfilmcenter.org
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, January 12
11 am – 1 pm
Our tenth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, January 13
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on January 13 at 10 AM Vancouver time as our series continues in conversation with F4A Collective Members Terra Long (Gibsons BC), Zoë Heyn-Jones (Mexico City), Eva Kolcze and TJ Ediger (Toronto). Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-january-13-with-zoe-heyn-jones-and-terra-long/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, January 14
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-2/
Screening (Online via Zoom): EPFC NORTH IS 2!
Sunday, January 17
7 pm – 8 pm
Join as online as we celebrate the second anniversary of EPFC North at Moberly Fieldhouse with movies, music, stories and prizes! Free event! All welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/epfc-north-is-2/
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, January 26
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative animation. Free event! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Thursday, January 28
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the winter season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop/
COMING UP IN FEBRUARY: Youth Workshop (Online via Zoom): FAMILY TREE
6 consecutive Thursday afternoons beginning February 4
4 pm – 5 pm
In this fun online workshop, we’ll create collaborative and individual media projects celebrating our ancestors and our unique family stories passed down from generation to generation. Each week we’ll explore different analog and digital image-making techniques using materials and equipment accessible at home. This workshop is FREE for youth ages 11 – 17. Class meets weekly via Zoom on Thursday afternoons, 4 – 5 pm. Class limited to 15 participants; participants must be able to attend all six sessions. Sign up at: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/family-tree-an-epfc-youth-filmmaking-class/
February 2021
Special Project: TIN CAN TELEPHONE
January 1 – February 28
Do you live, work or play in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodland neighborhood? We’ve got a fun, free collaborative community art project running from January 1 – February 28! All welcome! No filmmaking experience necessary! Project support provided by the Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grants program. JUST A FEW SPOTS LEFT! More info and sign up at info@echoparkfilmcenter.org
Youth Workshop (Online via Zoom): FAMILY TREE
6 consecutive Thursday afternoons beginning February 4
4 pm – 5 pm
In this fun online workshop, we’ll create collaborative and individual media projects celebrating our ancestors and our unique family stories passed down from generation to generation. Each week we’ll explore different analog and digital image-making techniques using materials and equipment accessible at home. This workshop is FREE for youth ages 11 – 17. Class meets weekly via Zoom on Thursday afternoons, 4 – 5 pm. Class limited to 15 participants; participants must be able to attend all six sessions. Sign up at: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/family-tree-an-epfc-youth-filmmaking-class/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, February 9
11 am – 1 pm
Our tenth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, February 11
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion?Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-4/
Event (Online via Zoom): ART BY PEOPLE IN LOVE
Sunday, February 14
4 pm – 5 pm
We’re in love with love and what better way to celebrate (or commiserate) than a Valentine’s Day mash note mishmash of films, poems, performance, songs, jokes and/or dances? The theme is simple: we ask that those in love—with someone, something or some place—present some work (10 minutes or less) dealing with this theme. Kinda like “an open mic night” for romantics… Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/art-by-people-in-love-online-edition/ Free event! All welcome!
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, February 17
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on February 17 at 10 AM Vancouver time as our series continues in conversation with eco-processing wizard Adrian Cousins. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-february-17-with-adrian-cousins-2/
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, February 23
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative animation. Free event! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-2/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, February 24
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the winter season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-2/
March 2021
Screening (Physically-Distanced, Outdoor Viewing): HOORAY FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Monday, March 8
6 – 8 PM
Hooray for International Women’s Day! If you’re at Moberly Park this evening, take a look at the window of Moberly Fieldhouse… We’ll be screening short films by women and femme filmmakers from around the world who inspire us all year long! Free event! All welcome!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, March 9
11 am – 1 pm
Our 11th Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, March 11
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion?Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-5/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, March 17
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on March 17 at 10 AM Vancouver time as our series continues in conversation with Robert Schaller of the Handmade Film Institute in Colorado. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-march-17-with-robert-schaller/
Community Event (In Person, Outside): SUPER 8 SPRING PORTRAITS
Sunday, March 21
11 am – 2 pm
Join us as we welcome Spring to the Sunset Neighbourhood with a free, fun community Super 8 portrait session outdoors at 49th and Fraser… Wear your mask and bring the family! Free event! All welcome!
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, March 30
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative animation. Free event! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-3/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, March 31
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the winter season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-3/
April 2021
New Monthly Event (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, April 8
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts projects with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm. Free! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 – 18 welcome! http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, April 8
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion?Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-6/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, April 13
11 am – 1 pm
Our 12th Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, April 14
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on April 14 at 10 AM Vancouver time as our series continues in conversation with Caryn Cline. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-april-14-with-caryn-cline/
Community Event (In Person, Outside): SUPER 8 SPRING PORTRAITS
Saturday, April 17
Noon – 2 pm
Join us as we celebrate Spring in the Sunset Neighbourhood with a free, fun community Super 8 portrait session outdoors at 49th and Fraser… Wear your mask and bring the family! Free event! All welcome!
Screening (In Person, Outside): FILMCYCLE RIDE-ALONG FILM NIGHT
Sunday, April 25
7 pm – 9 pm
It’s the first Filmcycle event of 2021! We’ll be sharing an array of community-created short films with our pedal-powered cinema. If you’d like to ride along, we’ll meet at Moberly Fieldhouse at 6:45 pm and then at 7 pm, we’ll ride through the neighbourhood, stopping at various parks and ending up back at Moberly Fieldhouse at 8:30.
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, April 27
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative animation. Free event! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-4/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, April 28
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the winter season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-5/
May 2021
Special Collaboration (Online via Zoom & In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): EL MASH UP!
May and June 2021
What happens when we liberate art from its categories? Or when we merge those?
Join co-facilitators Daniela Rodríguez and Dora Prieto in a seven-session workshop exploring creative writing + media art with a hybrid lens. Using a variety of writing techniques from the cerebral to the intuitive, we will explore + experiment with language, form, and genre, noticing hybridity from the subtlety of a dream-poem to the audacity of questioning the written word.
Participants will receive a $50 honorarium provided by Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society and a care package including awesome items to explore writing + film with! Who: This workshop is intended for all self-identifying Latinx/Latine youth (ages 13-18), and those that don’t identify as Latinx but have a connection and heritage to the lands known as Latinoamérica, and who reside within the greater Vancouver area, on the unceded, ancestral and traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Workshop begins May 15. Sign up here: https://airtable.com/shrTFecmP0OWQrQsV
Workshop (Online via Zoom and In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, May 11
11 am – 1 pm
Our 13th Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session or stop by Moberly Fieldhouse to draw with us outdoors. Bring your mask! The only rule is MAKE. Free online/in person event! Everyone welcome! Info: https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, May 12
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema.Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on May 12 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation with Martha Jurksaitis aka Cherry Kino. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-may-12-with-cherry-kino/
Workshop/Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Wednesday, May 13
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Vancouver time. No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Free event! All welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-2/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, May 13
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-7/ Free event! All welcome!
Community Event (In Person, Outside at 49th + Main): SUPER 8 SPRING PORTRAITS
Saturday, May 15
Noon – 2 pm
Join us as we celebrate Spring in the Sunset Neighbourhood and the end of production on The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Neighbourhood Symphony with a free, fun community Super 8 portrait session outdoors at 49th and Main Street… Wear your mask and bring the family! Free event! All welcome!
Workshop (In Person, Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): PHYTOGRAMS
Sunday, May 16
2 pm – 4 pm
Developed by filmmaker Karel Doing, the Phytogram Method is “a technique that uses the internal chemistry of plants for the creation of images on photographic emulsion.” Intrigued? Let the experiments begin… Free event! Everyone welcome!
Youth Workshop (Online via Facebook and Youtube Live): TRUE STORIES
Tuesday, May 18
4 pm – 5 pm
Everyone has a story to tell but not everyone has the tools to tell their story. In this online workshop co-presented with Los Angeles Public Library, we’ll look at different ways we can create and share compelling “true” stories on film, exploring and celebrating family and community histories, social justice issues, and all the fascinating people, places, and things that surround us every day. Streaming live on YouTube and Facebook. Free event! More info at https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/true-stories-free-online-documentary-filmmaking-workshop-kids-and-teens
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, May 25
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative animation. Free event! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-5/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, May 26
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the spring season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-4/
Event (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): EPFC North RUMMAGE SALE!
Sunday, May 30
11 am – 4 pm
JoJo the Cat says “It’s time for the first annual EPFC North Spring Outdoor Rummage Sale at Moberly Fieldhouse and we have tons of wonderful cinematic stuff and miscellaneous goodies that need a new home!” Cameras! Projectors! Ceramics! Books! Something for everyone and prices that will make you smile! All proceeds go to support EPFC North free filmmaking programs for local youth.
June 2021
Event (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): EPFC North RUMMAGE SALE!
Sunday, May 30
11 am – 4 pm
JoJo the Cat says “It’s time for the first annual EPFC North Spring Outdoor Rummage Sale at Moberly Fieldhouse and we have tons of wonderful cinematic stuff and miscellaneous goodies that need a new home!” Cameras! Projectors! Ceramics! Books! Something for everyone and prices that will make you smile! All proceeds go to support EPFC North free filmmaking programs for local youth.
Workshop (Online via Zoo): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, June 8
11 am – 1 pm
Our 14th Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a new theme each month announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free event! Everyone welcome! Info: https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Workshop/Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Wednesday, June 10
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Vancouver time. No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Free event! All welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-3/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, June 10
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-8/ Free event! All welcome!
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, June 16
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on June 16 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation with Ricardo Leite. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-june-16-with-ricardo-leite/
Event (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): SUMMER SOLSTICE GARDEN PARTY!
Sunday, June 20
2 pm – 5 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for a relaxed afternoon of all-ages activities in celebration of the longest day of the year… gardens, games, books, crafts, cyanotypes, music and more! Free event! Everyone welcome.
Event (In Person, Outside with the FILMCYLE): ODE TO JUNE Sunday, June 20
8 – 10 pm
Join us as we cycle from Moberly Park in the Sunset Neighbourhood to Victoria Park in Grandview-Woodland showing films about summer—including Dagie Brundert’s magical Super 8 series Ode To June–with our very own pedal-powered cinema! Gather at Moberly Fieldhouse at 8 pm…ride begins at 9 pm! Bring your family! Bring your bike! Free event! All welcome!
Workshop (In Person, Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): HELLO SUMMER SUPER 8 WORKSHOP
Sunday, June 27
10 am – 1 pm
Learn how to collaboratively shoot and process a movie using fabulous Super 8 cameras and film! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, June 29
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants, memorable meals, favorite recipes, great gardens, or cultural culinary traditions? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative creativity. Free event! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-6/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, June 30
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-6/
July 2021
Workshop (Online via Zoom): POWER TO THE PINHOLES!
3 Saturday Sessions: July 3, July 17 and July 31
10 am – 11:30 am
For the first collaborative international workshop in EPFC’s CARE PACKAGE series, join the effervescent Dagie Brundert in making your very own pinhole camera using a recycled coffee can and process the film with eco-friendly caffenol! The workshop is FREE and ALL-AGES! Participants will receive a package in the mail that includes one lovely pinhole, some photo paper, and a pinhole ‘zine created by Dagie especially for this workshop! Support for Care Package provided by the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. Sign up here:
Workshop/Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Wednesday, July 8
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Vancouver time. No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Free event! All welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-4/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, July 8
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-9/ Free event! All welcome!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, July 13
11 am – 1 pm
Our 15th Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a new theme each month announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free event! Everyone welcome! Info: https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, July 14
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on July 14 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation with Naomi Uman. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-july-14-with-naomi-uman/
Workshop (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): ECO-LAB Thursday, July 15
1 pm – 5 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for a relaxed afternoon of hand-processing experimentation… we’ll be testing out some eco-bleach recipes and trying to cook up a non-toxic toner too! Got stuff to develop? BYOF! Free event! Everyone welcome.
Screening (In Person, Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): STARRY NIGHT OPEN MIC Saturday, July 24
8 – 10 pm
An evening of 16mm and Super 8 films projected under the stars plus songs, poems, stories and jokes! It’s a starry night starring YOU! Free event! All welcome!
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, July 27
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants, memorable meals, favourite recipes, great gardens, or cultural culinary traditions? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative creativity. Free event! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-7/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, July 28
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-7/
Workshop (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): ECO-LAB Thursday, July 29
1 pm – 5 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for a relaxed afternoon of hand-processing experimentation… we’ll be testing out some eco-bleach recipes and trying to cook up a non-toxic toner too! Got stuff to develop? BYOF! Free event! Everyone welcome.
But wait… there’s more!
* The Filmcycle is back and presenting pedal-powered cinematic wonder in the streets and parks of Vancouver on Sunday nights all summer long! Always free, always fun, always all-ages!
* Optical Track is EPFC’s weekly radio show on dublab.com! Tune in Tuesday nights 8 – 10 pm to hear local stories, interviews with international filmmakers, soundtracks, soundscapes and more!
* ARTIST RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY: breathing room with EPFC North and Iris Film Collective! Applications due July 16!
breathing room: a reimagined residency experiment with iris film collective and epfc north
breathing room reimagines the artist residency as a fluid space for collaboration, experimentation, relaxation and community connection. The 2021 Residencies are scheduled for September and November.
We especially encourage applications from Indigenous, LGBTQIA2S+, Female-Identified and emerging artists of any discipline interested in engaging with EPFC/IRIS areas of specialty: small gauge film, social justice issues and community activism, alternative and handmade photochemical processes, local histories, multidisciplinary work, and expanded cinema. Cross disciplinary/multi-media collaborations between two or more artists are also welcome.
More info and online application here: https://forms.gle/1H2Axkrm7JZpLAWz9
Applications Due: July 16, 2021 5pm
Artists Notified : August 2, 2021
August 2021
Welcome shimby! EPFC North Summer Artist In Residence
Hagere Selam “shimby” Zegeye-Gebrehiwot (they/them, she/her) is an experimental filmmaker, writer and administrator who currently works and resides between Treaty 1 and Treaty 4 territories. Their practice engages with themes of place and it’s abstraction from a diasporic, queer and feminist perspective. Currently, they are the Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative, Interim Director of WNDX Festival of Moving Image and guest editor of the 6th and final art&wonder publication.
While in residence at EPFC North, they will work on a forthcoming 16mm project entitled Autonomous Uncle, experiment with eco processing analog film and have a screening of some new and old work.
If you’re interested in participating in or learning more about a diasporicly grounded mini workshop on super 8mm, feel free to reach out to shimby at shimby@wndx.org. The workshop will be limited to 4 participants and will occur between August 7-14th.
If you’re interested in giving or receiving a 45 minute studio visit, shimby will be available to meet with up to 8 moving image artists, writers, curators and/or artists from other mediums, August 3rd-15th. Email shimby@wndx.org to book a time.
Workshop (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): ECO-LAB Thursday, August 5
2 pm – 5 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse for a relaxed afternoon of eco-friendly hand-processing experimentation… Got stuff to develop? BYOF! Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): CINE COOKS Sunday, August 8
10 am – 1 pm
Special Vancouver Latin American Film Festival Edition! Why use toxic chemistry to develop your Super 8, 16mm or 35mm film when you can get fantastic results without harming Mother Earth? Join us in the EPFC North Kitchen as we cook up some tasty analog film processing experiments using non-toxic ingredients from the pantry, park, farmer’s market, garden and grocery store. Each month we’ll develop half a roll of black & white film with caffenol and the other half in a fresh seasonal soup… Recipes and supplies list provided prior to the workshop for those who want to process along in real time! This month: Tecate vs Mate!!!
Screening (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): LATIN AMERICAN FF
Sunday, August 8
10 am – 10 pm
We’re celebrating the upcoming 19th Annual Vancouver Latin American Film Festival with a whole day of cinematic wonder! Tecate vs. Mate eco-processing workshop! Collaborative animation! Luxando experimental film screening curated by Alexandra Gelis and Jorge Lozano. All events are free and all-ages! More info: https://vlaff.org/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, August 11
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on July 14 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation with Madge Evers. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/12268/
Event (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): GARY’S BIRTHDAY Wednesday, August 11
1 pm – 3 pm
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse as we celebrate Gary’s Birthday with pizza, music, drawing and painting. Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop/Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, August 12
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Vancouver time. No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Free event! All welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-5/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, August 12
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-10/ Free event! All welcome!
Screening (In Person, Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): shimby Saturday, August 14
7:30 – 10 pm
Join us for an evening of great conversation, films and snacks EPFC North at Moberly Fieldhouse hosts an evening of work, old and new, from our Summer Artist In Residence, Hagere Selam “shimby” Zegeye-Gebrehiwot. Filmmaker in attendance! Free event! All welcome!
Filmcycle Screening (In Person Outdoors at Victoria park): FILMS BY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS
Sunday, August 15
8 pm – 10 pm
The in-person premiere of two terrific community projects: Tin Can Telephone and A Vancouver Minute plus films by applicants for breathing room, a new artist-in-residence program from EPFC North and IRIS Film Collective! Free event! All welcome!
And finally….
Art Club, Growing Healthy and Haiku You are all on summer hiatus this month… SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!
September 2021
breathing room: a new artist residency program from EPFC North and IRIS Film Collective kicks off this month with our first artist in residence, Wendel Vistan! Wendel is in residence Moberly Fieldhouse during the month of September, exploring analog film technologies in telling a story of Mim’s Farm, a special place that “holds a space for conversations about the local histories of the area surrounding the Big Bend [of South Burnaby] and the Chinese migrants who farm on the land.”
Screening (In Person in Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): FILLIP PRESENTS: E.S.P.: Anthrozoology Sunday, September 5
7 PM
Fillip–a Vancouver-based publishing organization that was formed in 2004 to expand spaces for critical discussions on contemporary art–is pleased to announce an upcoming screening as part of E.S.P., an ongoing series looking at the relationship between film and speculative modes of visuality. Join us Sunday, September 5 at 7pm at EPFC North Moberly Fieldhouse, Vancouver, for a free outdoor screening of work by Jade Baxter, Shigeko Kubota, Alexandra Lazarowich, Brian Lye, Gail Noonan, and Weihan Zhou. Copresented in partnership with Echo Park Film Centre North. Guest curated by April Thompson. Free event! All welcome!
Workshop (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS: PET PROJECTS
5 Sessions, beginning September 9
Thursdays, 4 pm – 5 pm Pacific Time
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids: Pet Projects, a special 5-week workshop that invites participants to cinematically consider, explore and celebrate the pets in our lives. No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Free event! All welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/pet-projects-the-fall-2021-epfc-online-youth-filmmaking-workshop/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, September 9
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-11/ Free event! All welcome!
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, September 11
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2 features analog filmmakers from around the world in conversation on the theme of “Simple Machines”! Zoom in on Sept 11 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation with Alex MacKenzie. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-season-2-begins-september-11-with-alex-mackenzie/
Workshop (In Person Outdoors at Grandview Park): LET’S ANIMATE (FILMCYCLE FILM FEST EDITION!)
Saturday, September 11
1 PM – 4 PM
Join us for Day 1 of the First Annual Filmcycle Film Festival! This free workshop explores the wonders of animation through a variety of techniques including drawing on film, stop-motion cut-outs, and the Photobooth of Change. Together, we’ll create collaborative short films on the theme of bikes and biking in our city! All materials provided; no experience necessary Fun for the whole family! Look for Filmcycle Animation Station in Grandview Park near the Grandview Park Cenotaph, 1201 Commercial Drive. The Filmcycle Film Festival is supported by the Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grants program.
Workshop (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): CINE COOKS
Sunday, September 12
10 am – 1 pm
Why use toxic chemistry to develop your Super 8, 16mm or 35mm film when you can get fantastic results without harming Mother Earth? Join us in the EPFC North Kitchen as we cook up some tasty analog film processing experiments using non-toxic ingredients from the pantry, park, farmer’s market, garden and grocery store. Each month we’ll develop half a roll of black & white film with caffenol and the other half in a fresh seasonal soup… Recipes and supplies list provided prior to the workshop for those who want to process along in real time! This month: fall fruits & flowers. Free event! All welcome!
Screening (In Person Outdoors on The Drive): FILMCYCLE FILM FEST
Sunday, September 12
7:30 pm
Join us for Day 2 of the First Annual Filmcycle Film Festival! We’ll meet in Victoria Park, enjoy a short cinematic group bike ride around the neighbourhood accompanied by community-created bike-themed short films, and end up at Grant and Commercial Streets on The Drive for our feature presentation at 8:30 pm. Free event! Everyone welcome! The Filmcycle Film Festival is supported by the Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grants program.
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse and Online via Zoom): ART CLUB
Tuesday, September 14
11 am – 1 pm
Our sixteenth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse or Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online/in person event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Event (In Person at the Roundhouse Community Centre): DOING IT FOR LOVE: FIVE STORIES FROM CREATIVE COMMUNITIES IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC Friday, September 17
Two Screenings: 5 pm and 7:30 pm
Doing if for Love: five stories from creative communities in a global pandemic premieres Friday, Sept. 17 at the Roundhouse Community Centre as part of the exhibition Together and Apart: Making A Difference With Art. There will be two separate screenings that night at 5pm and 7:30pm as the audience capacity is limited. An opening reception will begin at 6:30pm in between the screenings with music, food, art, drinks, etc. Free event! All welcome! More details: www.roundhouse.ca/events/
Eventbrite link to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/163581708293 [eventbrite.ca]
Screening (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): THE SOUND WE SEE: A SOUTH VANCOUVER NEIGHBOURHOOD SYMPHONY
Saturday, September 18
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Join us for the intergalactic premiere of The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Neighbourhood Symphony! Working collaboratively, participants of all ages created a 24-minute film spanning 24 hours in South Vancouver in which each hour of the day is condensed into 1 minute on screen and accompanied by music especially created for the event by Girls Rock Camp Vancouver. Free event! Everyone welcome! Project made possible in part by the City of Vancouver Neighbourhood Matching Fund, Cineworks and the Vancouver Park Board Fieldhouse Activation Program.
Workshop (In Person Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): INTRO TO SUPER 8 and 16MM CINEMATOGRAPHY & HAND PROCESSING
Sunday, September 19
10 am – 2 pm
Discover the joys of analog filmmaking with this fun, hands-on intro class to Super 8 and 16mm. We’ll learn about film history, camera mechanics and analogue cinematography techniques and then put our new knowledge into process as we shoot, process and project some film of our own using a Canon Super 8 and a 16mm Bolex. Free event! All welcome!
Event (In Person, Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse):
THE THIRD ANNUAL GREAT CANADIAN DOG DRAW
Saturday, September 25: 1 – 5 PM
We’re celebrating great Canadian dogs – past, present and future, real and imagined – with an afternoon “dog draw”. Bring your dog, draw a dog: your own or someone else’s or even an imaginary one! Free event! Everyone welcome, including canine friends who play well with others. Free event! All welcome!
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, September 28
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants, memorable meals, favourite recipes, great gardens, or cultural culinary traditions? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative creativity. Free event! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-9/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, September 29
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-9/
October 2021
EPFC North Fall 2021 Percolator Artists Residency Welcomes mim
Percolator invites emerging arts collectives to consider community connection as a crucial component of their practice. mim is a multi-disciplinary artist collective working on the unceded, unsurrendered shared territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Our projects explore ways of collectivizing creative practices. Current members are Daniela Rodríguez Chevalier and Michelle Martin. Look out for the first public program in October inspired by experiments with citrus! www.mim-mim.net
Culminating Event (In Person Outdoors at Mim’s Farm): breathing room residency culminating event with artist in residence Wendel Vistan Saturday, October 2
6 – 8:30 PM
Come on down to the farm as Wendel Vistan presents a new eco-processed super 8 film created during her time as the very first breathing room artist in residence. breathing room is a new artist residency program from EPFC North and IRIS Film Collective that reimagines the artist residency as a fluid space for collaboration, experimentation, relaxation, and community connection. Wendel explored analog film technologies in telling a story of Mim’s Farm, a special place that “holds a space for conversations about the local histories of the area surrounding the Big Bend [of South Burnaby] and the Chinese migrants who farm on the land.” Mim’s Farm is located at 6137 10th Ave, Burnaby. The location is accessible by transit: get off the 22nd stop on the Expo Line and can ride the 100 bus from there or walk/bike 10-15 mins.
Workshop (In Person at Moberly Fieldhouse): LOVE YA AND LEAF YA
Sunday, October 3
1 pm – 4 pm
As summer slides into autumn, we look to the leaves on the trees around us at Moberly Fieldhouse us for inspiration as they gracefully change with the seasons… Come on by for a relaxed afternoon of phytograms, printmaking, direct animation and warm conversation. Free event! All Welcome!
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, October 9
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on October 9 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation with Ruth Hayes. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/12487/
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): ART CLUB Tuesday, October 12
11 am – 1 pm
Our seventeenth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Workshop/Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, October 14
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Vancouver time. No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! Free event! All welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-a-monthly-filmvideo-online-workshop-for-kids-and-teens-8/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, October 14
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-12/
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, October 26
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants, memorable meals, favourite recipes, great gardens, or cultural culinary traditions? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative creativity. Free event! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-10/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, October 27
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-10/
November 2021
EPFC North Fall 2021 Percolator Artists Residency Welcomes mim
Percolator invites emerging arts collectives to consider community connection as a crucial component of their practice. mim is a multi-disciplinary artist collective working on the unceded, unsurrendered shared territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Our projects explore ways of collectivizing creative practices. Current members are Daniela Rodríguez Chevalier and Michelle Martin. Check out mim’s public programming in November inspired by experiments with citrus! www.mim-mim.net
breathing room residency Welcomes November 2021 Artist In Residence
Hân Pham!
Hân Phạm (b.1999) is an emerging Vietnamese documentary/ experimental filmmaker and artist from Saigon, Vietnam. Working with experimental haptic video and film, photography, and soundscape compositions, her works often thinks through the ephemerality of memory, language, and history in relation to the constantly changing and dislocated landscapes, rooting in the inbetweeness of distance as space for reflection. Hân has exhibited at Vancouver International Film Festival, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Vancouver Queer Film Festival, and Vines Arts Festival, presented her work in a public installation with Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen in 2020-2021, and participated in the VIFF Catalyst Mentorship Program.
breathing room reimagines the artist residency as a fluid space for collaboration, experimentation, relaxation and community connection. Facilitated by Iris Film Collective and EPFC North, breathing room artists are provided with some filmmaking materials and equipment, technical and creative support, and access to work/exhibition space at Moberly and/or Burrard View Fieldhouse. The residency also includes optional opportunities for artists to engage with the local community via workshops, talks, screenings and other public activities. breathing room artists are invited to share their creative discoveries at a free public in-person and/or online event at the end of their residency.
EPFC North in Uzbekistan!
Lisa and Paolo are in Uzbekistan working on the Sound We See: Bukara, the 23rd film in EPFC’s international series of community-created cinematic city symphony projects. Check out stories and images from the adventure here: https://sellyourtvandcometothecinema.org/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB Tuesday, November 9
11 am – 1 pm
Our eighteenth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, November 11
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-13/
Project (Phone/Email): CITRUS STORIES: November 15 – December 15
Have a story about citrus you would love to share? mim wants to hear it! From November 15th to December 15th we’ll be gathering citrus stories from community members. Beloved trees—family recipes—scent memories—citrus fails—super sour candy escapades. The more sensory details you can include the better! Selected stories will be the inspiration for a set of artist multiples. Call toll-free 1 877 704 1266 or email hello@mim-mim.net
¿Tienes una historia sobre cítricos que te encantaría compartir? ¡mim quiere escucharla! Del 15 de noviembre al 15 de diciembre recopilaremos historias de cítricos de personas de la comunidad. Árboles queridos—recetas familiares—recuerdos olfativos—fracasos con cítricos—escapadas por dulces súper amargos. Mientras más detalles sensoriales puedas incluir, ¡mejor! Las historias seleccionadas serán la inspiración para un conjunto de múltiples trabajos artísticos. Llama gratuitamente al 1 877 704 1266 o envíanos un correo electrónico a hello@mim-mim.net
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, November 20
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on November 20 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation with Jodie Mack. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-jodie-mack/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): INVISIBLE INK WITH LEMON
Saturday, November 20
1 – 2:30 PM
Join mim for a free online all ages workshop exploring invisible ink made with lemon. We are exploring invisible inks as part of the Percolator residency at Echo Park Film Centre North and invite you to join in the fun! FREE event! No experience required! Sign up at: https://airtable.com/shrhSVGPJ8ZVFyR5F
what you will need:
– lemon juice
– cup or bowl for the juice
– paintbrush or cotton swab
– sheet of paper (watercolour paper recommended)
– heat source: candle (exercise caution!), iron, blow dryer, incandescent lightbulb, heat gun
event notes:
This event will take place on Zoom as a meeting and will not be recorded. We recommend that you connect via a laptop or desktop computer. More information about Zoom’s accessibility features can be found via this link: https://zoom.us/accessibility
about mim:
mim is a multi-disciplinary artist collective working on the unceded, unsurrendered shared territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Our projects explore ways of collectivizing creative practices. Current members are Daniela Rodríguez Chevalier and Michelle Martin.
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, November 24
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/haiku-you-an-all-ages-film-poetry-workshop-11/
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, November 30
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants, memorable meals, favourite recipes, great gardens, or cultural culinary traditions? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative creativity. Free event! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-11/
Note: CineKids is on hiatus this month but we’ll be back in December with more film fun for kids and teens!
December 2021
EPFC IS 20! December 2021 marks the 20th Anniversary of Echo Park Film Center’s opening at 1200 N. Alvarado Street in the Echo Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles. In 20 years, we’ve welcomed more than 200,000 people through our doors and engaged with many thousands more around the world via screenings, workshops, special events and online programming. It’s a bittersweet occasion as we’ll be closing our LA brick and mortar location at the end of the year but the EPFC spirit is flying higher than ever and our commitment to providing free and low-cost film/video resources to folks of all ages has never been stronger! Make a movie, watch a film, mentor a child, share your stories… There are so many ways to be involved and we can’t wait to see you soon!
You can check out all the in-person and online events happening as part of EPFC’s 20th Anniversary Celebration here. Our sweet 20th Anniversary card was created by our dear pal and past EPFC Artist In Residence Joff Winterhart. Share the love!
Radio Show (Online via dublab.com): OPTICAL TRACK
Tuesday, November 7
8 pm – 10 pm
Optical Track is EPFC’s monthly radio show on dublab.com This week tune in as we celebrate 20 Years of EPFC! Can’t make the live broadcast? Every episode is archived for free listening anytime at https://www.dublab.com/shows/optical-track
Screening (Online via Zoom): CINEKIDS
Thursday, December 9
4 pm – 5 pm
Want to explore fun filmmaking techniques and technologies? Share works-in-progress? Check out and chat about cool movies? Create collaborative media arts project with your peers around the world? Join us online for CineKids on the second Thursday of each month, 4 – 5 pm Los Angeles time. Free event! No filmmaking experience necessary! All kids and teens ages 8 to 18 welcome! This month, in celebration of Echo Park Film Center’s 20th Anniversary, we’re also inviting EPFC Youth Program Alumni to hop on and share past and current work… Share the love! Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/cinekids-epfc-20th-anniversary-edition/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS with hosts Beaux Mingus & Gina Napolitan / Live Stream by Media Monsters
Thursday, December 9
8 pm – 11 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Live stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/media_monsters Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-14/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Saturday, December 11
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2’s theme is Simple Machines. Zoom in on December 11 at 10 AM as our series continues in conversation with the legendary John Porter. Free event! All welcome! More info and sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-special-20th-anniversary-edition-with-john-porter/
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): ART CLUB Tuesday, December 14
11 am – 1 pm
Our nineteenth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Elders Workshop (Online via Zoom): GROWING HEALTHY
Tuesday, December 28
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants, memorable meals, favourite recipes, great gardens, or cultural culinary traditions? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative creativity. Free event!
Sign up here: http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/growing-healthy-an-online-filmmaking-workshop-for-elders-12/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): HAIKU YOU – AN ALL-AGES FILM POETRY WORKSHOP
Wednesday, December 29
4 pm – 5 pm
“A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation In this workshop for poets and new poets, we’ll use the natural wonders of the summer season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Wishing you all a happy holiday season and best wishes for a bright and beautiful 2022!
2020 Programming
January 2020
Workshop: Growing Healthy
Thursdays in January
10 am – 2 pm
Are you an elder with a story to share about the healing power of plants? Join us for some casual conversation, fun animation and tasty refreshments. No filmmaking experience necessary. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Roses In The Salad
Sunday, January 12
1 pm – 4 pm
Inspired by Bruno Munari’s delightful book, we’ll use a variety of vegetables and inks to create colorful stamps on paper. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie
Sunday, January 12
5 – 8 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Bring your own movie(s) to share or enjoy a cinematic gem from the EPFC North library. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Hello, Gumby! A Claymation Workshop
Saturday, January 18
1 pm – 4 pm
Recipe for a perfect chilly winter afternoon? 1. Watch some classic Gumby shorts. 2. Learn how to make animation magic with clay. Fun for the whole family. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Super 8 Eco-Processing in Celebration of the Winter Garden
Sunday, January 19
1 pm – 4 pm
Celebrate the cinema garden in winter! Come early (10:30 am – 12:30 pm) to care for the Moberly community plants with gardener-in-residence Lori Snyder and shoot some Super 8 film that we’ll process with a special tea made of fresh and dried local organics. Fun for the whole family. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie
Sunday, January 19
5 – 8 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Bring your own movie(s) to share or enjoy a cinematic gem from the EPFC North library. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Black Mirror: Make Your Own Claude Glass
Saturday, January 25
1 pm – 4 pm
Learn about the fascinating history of Claude Glass and make one of your very own! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie
Saturday, January 25
5 – 8 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Bring your own movie(s) to share or enjoy a cinematic gem from the EPFC North library. Free event! Everyone welcome!
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February 2020
Workshop: Carving The Garden
Saturday, February 1
1 am – 4 pm
We’ll use natural forms from the garden as a starting point to carve our own rubber stamps and make fun designs on paper Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie
Sunday, February 2
5 – 7 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Bring your own movie(s) to share or enjoy a cinematic gem from the EPFC North library. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: For The Birds
Saturday, February 8
1 pm – 4 pm
Today we’ll celebrate our feathered friends by creating sound recordings, animation loops, and thaumatropes. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie
Sunday, February 9
5 – 7 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Bring your own movie(s) to share or enjoy a cinematic gem from the EPFC North library. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Have Overhead Projector, Will Travel!
Saturday, February 22
1 pm – 4 pm
Visiting artist Ursula Brookbank shows us how to turn found trinkets into performance art! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie with visiting artist Ursula Brookbank
Sunday, February 23
5 – 7 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Tonight’s edition features the work of Ursula Brookbank. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Let Your Freak Flag Fly: Creating Protest Banners and Signs
Saturday, February 29
1 – 4 pm
Join us as we explore the history of protest signs and banners, and make some of our own. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Event: Tiny House Concert Number 1 – Mecca Normal
Saturday, February 29
4 pm
For the first installment of a new semi-regular series dedicated to music, poetry and performance, we welcome the ever-inspiring Mecca Normal. Free event! Everyone welcome!
March 2020
Workshop: Sonic Meditations
Sunday, March 1
1 – 4 pm
Ever wanted to Teach Yourself To Fly? Today’s the day! Guest Instructor: Pauline Oliveros. Free event. Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie
Sunday, March 1
5 – 7 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Bring your own movie(s) to share or enjoy a cinematic gem from the EPFC North library. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America / Ismo, Ismo, Ismo: Cine experimental en América Latina
Thursday, March 5
7:30 pm
Join us for a very special touring selection of films from the comprehensive and captivating screening series Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America (Ismo, Ismo, Ismo: Cine experimental en América Latina). Free event! Everyone welcome!
Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America (Ismo, Ismo, Ismo: Cine experimental en América Latina) was organized by Los Angeles Filmforum as part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Ism, Ism, Ism surveys Latin America’s vibrant experimental production from the 1930s through today. www.ismismism.org
Ism, Ism, Ism is accompanied by a bilingual publication, Ism, Ism, Ism / Ismo, Ismo, Ismo: Experimental Cinema in Latin America (Jesse Lerner and Luciano Piazza, editors, University of California Press, 2017) placing Latino and Latin American experimental cinema within a broader dialogue that explores different periods, cultural contexts, image-making models, and considerations of these filmmakers within international cinema. Available worldwide, https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520296084.
Lead support for Ism, Ism, Ism is provided through grants from the Getty Foundation. Significant additional support comes from the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America.
Ismo, Ismo, Ismo: Cine experimental en América Latina (Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America), una serie de programas fílmicos concebidos por el Los Angeles Filmforum. Ismo, Ismo, Ismo es una ambiciosa serie de cinco meses —la primera de esta naturaleza en los Estados Unidos— que explora la copiosa producción de cine y video experimental en América Latina de 1930 hasta la fecha. Ismo, Ismo, Ismo revisita películas clásicas y presenta nuevas obras de figuras claves y artistas emergentes, llevando a los espectadores en un recorrido por la riqueza de los materiales encontrados en rincones olvidados de los archivos fílmicos de América Latina. Se presentarán obras históricas y contemporáneas de Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Puerto Rico y los Estados Unidos. Varias de las obras del programa son desconocidas en los Estados Unidos, por lo que habrá varios estrenos nacionales y locales, asimismo al final de varias proyecciones se realizará una sesión de preguntas con cineastas y académicos. Organizada por el Los Angeles Filmforum, la serie continuará hasta enero de 2018. www.ismismism.org
Ismo, Ismo, Ismo incluye una publicación bilingüe, Ism, Ism, Ism / Ismo, Ismo, Ismo: Experimental Cinema in Latin America (coeditada por Jesse Lerner y Luciano Piazza, bajo el sello de University of California Press, 2017). En este catálogo el cine experimental latinoamericano y chicano se posicionan en una discusión más amplia que explora distintos periodos, contextos culturales, modelos de producción de imágenes, así como el papel de estos cineastas experimentales en el contexto del cine internacional. Se puede adquirir en https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520296084.
Ismo, Ismo, Ismo es parte de Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, una profunda y ambiciosa exploración del arte latinoamericano y latino en diálogo con Los Ángeles. Para saber más, visite www.ismismism.org, lafilmforum.org, and www.pacificstandardtime.org.
El principal apoyo a Ismo, Ismo, Ismo proviene de varias becas otorgadas por la Fundación Getty. Otras instituciones han aportado subvenciones importantes: la Fundación Andy Warhol para las Artes Visuales y el Fondo Nacional para las Artes (NEA por sus siglas en inglés), así como la Fundación Mike Kelley para las Artes. Pacific Standard Time es una iniciativa de la Fundación Getty. El patrocinador principal es el Bank of America.
Workshop: Phytograms
Sunday, March 8
1 pm – 4 pm
Flowers are beginning to bloom at Moberly Fieldhouse! Today we invite them to dance with emulsion and sing a farewell song to winter. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie – International Women’s Day Edition
Sunday, March 8
The cinematic theme today is Women, Ladies and Girls! Bring your own movie(s) to share or enjoy a cinematic gem from the EPFC North library. Free event! Tasty food! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Intro to 16mm
Saturday, March 14
1 pm – 5 pm
Spend some time with a Bolex Camera and see the world in a whole new way. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Let’s Animate!
Sunday, March 15
1 pm – 5 pm
Join us for a very special Direct Animation workshop with visiting artist, wonderful friend and fabulous filmmaker Miko Revereza. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie with visiting artist Miko Revereza
Sunday, March 15
5 – 7 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Tonight’s edition features the work of visiting artist Miko Revereza. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: A Super 8 Welcome to Springtime – POSTPONED
Saturday, March 21
1 – 4 pm
Learn how to collaboratively shoot and process a movie using fabulous Super 8 cameras and film! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Event: Tiny House Concert Number 1 – The Here & Now and Friends – POSTPONED
Saturday, March 21
4 pm
For the second installment of a new semi-regular series dedicated to music, poetry and performance, The Here & Now and Friends will play some tunes, sing some songs and tell some stories. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Dinner and a Movie – POSTPONED
Sunday, March 22
5 – 7 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Bring your own movie(s) to share or enjoy a cinematic gem from the EPFC North library. Free event! Everyone welcome!
April 2020
We have some fun online workshops and activities this month for everyone sheltering in place… As always, EPFC North events are FREE and ALL-AGES!
Workshop: EAT: Bread
Ongoing
Dreamed of baking your own bread at home? Now is the time! Julie Marr of Everyone At The Table and Lisa Marr of EPFC North present this free sourdough bread-making workshop where you’ll learn about equipment options, growing a starter, making dough, folding and shaping loaves and of course baking the bread itself. Also included are yummy recipes for using up the sourdough discard so nothing is wasted. Each session is recorded and posted to Vimeo so you can bake along whenever you like! Email info@echoparkfilmcenter.org for workshop link.
Workshop: Art Club
Tuesday, April 14
11 am – 1 pm
Our first Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free event! Everyone welcome! More info here!
Screening: Earth Day Projections
Wednesday, April 22
8 pm – 10 pm
On April 22, we’re celebrating the 50th Earth Day with a special evening of social-distance appropriate projections! Viewable from the street between 8 and 10 pm, the event is free and all-ages. Top window, 1521 Salsbury Drive, between Grant Street and Graveley Street, Vancouver, BC. If you’d like us to project a special Earth Day message as part of the show, send it to info@echoparkfilmcenter.org and we’ll shine a light on it! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Photobooth of Change
Ongoing through April
Photobooth of Change is a cinematic chain letter that invites people around the world to share the positive change they’d like to see in their communities. For the COVID-19 edition, we’ll also be including expressions of gratitude… Send a photo of you and/or your sign to info@echoparkfilmcenter.org or post to the EPFC Moberly Fieldhouse Facebook Group and we’ll put them all together to create a short film that we’ll share on social media.
May 2020
Screening: The Sound We See: Covid Quarantine
Friday, May 1 at the EPFC North Window Cine, Salsbury Drive between Grant and Graveley, Vancouver
8 pm – 10 pm (30 minute film will play 4 times over the 2-hour period)
Celebrate International Workers Day with us as we premiere the newest addition to The Sound We See project at the EPFC North Window Cine on Friday, May 1st at 8 pm. Filmed by Echo Park Film Center Co-op members past and present all over the world, this collaborative exquisite corpse film captures life in quarantine. The film will have a concurrent “live” premiere at 8 pm May 1 on Youtube for those of you who would prefer to tune in from home. Viewable from the street between 8 and 10 pm, the event is free and all-ages. Top window, Salsbury Drive between Grant Street and Graveley Street, Vancouver, BC. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Art Club
Tuesday, May 12
11 am – 1 pm
Our second Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free event! Everyone welcome! More info here!
June 2020
Saturday Night Cinema: Walk-By Screenings
Saturday Nights in June: 8 – 11 pm
Stroll by the Moberly Fieldhouse Window Cinema each Saturday night in June to catch a selection of short community-created experimental, animated, and documentary films appropriate for viewers of all ages. Social distancing protocols in effect. Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop: Art Club
Tuesday, June 9
11 am – 1 pm
Join us for the third online installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free event! Everyone welcome! More info here!
July 2020
We are delighted to re-open EPFC North at Moberly Fieldhouse to small-gathering all-ages public workshops and screenings effective Saturday, July 11!
*Please Note: Social distancing safety protocols are in effect for all EPFC North Moberly Fieldhouse events. Workshop activities and screenings will take place outdoors with 2-meter spacing required between individuals. Please bring a mask; we will have some on hand if you forget. Disposable vinyl gloves and hand sanitizer provided. We are unable to serve refreshments so please provide your own snack if you’d like something to eat or drink during the workshop. Thanks for your cooperation in helping to keep everyone healthy!
Special Summer Events:
CineCamp: four weeks beginning Monday, July 20
Echo Park Film Centre North and Cineworks present CineCamp: a four-week online exploration of analog image-making beginning Monday, July 20. Join us for some fun experiments with cyanotypes, phytograms, flipbooks, and direct animation. All activities are designed to be kid-friendly but CineCamp is open to all ages. CineCamp starts July 20! Sign up by July 7! Sign up here!
The 2020 Filmcycle Summer Screening Series
Sunday Nights in July, August and September at dusk, beginning July 19
The Filmcycle Summer Screening Series is a pedal-powered weekly cinema event presenting free screenings of short documentary and experimental films curated by Paolo Davanzo and Lisa Marr and created by community members and visiting filmmakers at eco-arts workshops facilitated by Echo Park Film Centre North. Comprised of a bicycle with attached small bike trailer equipped with rear-projection screen and battery powered projector, the Filmcycle brings the cinema to the streets, moving slowly with periodic stops along low-traffic areas of the Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Raycam neighborhoods to share short films viewable by all-ages audiences from their own homes and yards. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Big thanks to the Vancouver Foundation’s Neighborhood Small Grants Fund for supporting this project!
Workshop: Intro to Super 8 & Hand-Processing with Traditional Film Chemistry
Saturday, July 11
1 – 5 pm
Learn to shoot and hand-process Super 8 film with friends during our Intro to Super 8 Filmmaking workshop. This class will cover camera mechanics, cinematography, hand-processing and editing. At the end of five hours, we’ll enjoy the world premiere of our collaborative experimental documentary film set right here at Moberly Park. Workshop limited to 6 participants. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Selections from The Sound We See: An International Analog City Symphony Project
Saturday, July 11
8 pm – 10 pm
In preparation for The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Symphony collaborative film project beginning August 1 (you’re invited!), we’re showing a selection of past installments of this international series created by 20 communities in cities and towns around the world including Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Berlin, hanoi, Mexico City, Riga, Gothenburg, Guwahati, Los Angeles and Old Crow. Be part of the movie magic! SWS: South Vancouver is #21 and we invite everyone who lives, works and plays in South Vancouver to participate! Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Art Club
Tuesday, July 14
11 am – 1 pm
Our fourth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Zoom in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online event! Everyone welcome! More info here!
Workshop: Intro to Eco-Processing
Saturday, July 18
1 – 5 pm
Learn how to develop your own black and white 16mm and Super 8 footage in buckets and Lomo tanks using eco-friendly ingredients such as coffee, fruit, flowers and more! Workshop limited to 6 participants. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Selections from The Sound We See: An International Analog City Symphony Project
Saturday, July 18
8 pm – 10 pm
In preparation for The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Symphony collaborative film project beginning August 1 (you’re invited!), we’re showing a selection of past installments of this international series created by 20 communities in cities and towns around the world including Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Berlin, hanoi, Mexico City, Riga, Gothenburg, Guwahati, Los Angeles and Old Crow. Be part of the movie magic! SWS: South Vancouver is #21 and we invite everyone who lives, works and plays in South Vancouver to participate! Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Colour My World: An Introduction to Tinting and Toning
Saturday, July 25
1 – 5 pm
Want to take your 16mm and Super 8 films to a whole new level? This fun afternoon workshop will introduce you to the wonders of tinting and toning, processes that have been used since the silent cinema days to add colour and texture to black and white film. Workshop limited to 6 participants. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Selections from The Sound We See: An International Analog City Symphony Project
Saturday, July 25
8 pm – 10 pm
In preparation for The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Symphony collaborative film project beginning August 1 (you’re invited!), we’re showing a selection of past installments of this international series created by 20 communities in cities and towns around the world including Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Berlin, hanoi, Mexico City, Riga, Gothenburg, Guwahati, Los Angeles and Old Crow. Be part of the movie magic! SWS: South Vancouver is #21 and we invite everyone who lives, works and plays in South Vancouver to participate! Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Free event! Everyone welcome!
COMING UP IN AUGUST! The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Film Project
Orientation Session: Saturday, August 1
1 pm – 5 pm
Calling all South Vancouver-ites! Join us for The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Film Project! Working collaboratively with support from project facilitators and partner organizations, participants will create a 24-minute film spanning 24 hours in South Vancouver in which each hour of the day is condensed into 1 minute on screen. Through discussions, screenings and hands-on film/video skills-building workshops, participants will plan, film, process (using traditional and eco-friendly chemistry created from local plants, fruit and flowers), edit, score (in conjunction with local musicians), and exhibit The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Symphony. Find out more at this fun orientation session. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. All ages welcome! No filmmaking experience necessary! Project made possible in part by the City of Vancouver Neighbourhood Matching Grant and Cineworks.
August 2020
Join us for some summer fun all-ages cinema programming this summer at EPFC North at Moberly Fieldhouse!
*Please Note: Social distancing safety protocols are in effect for all EPFC North Moberly Fieldhouse events. Workshop activities and screenings will take place outdoors with 2-meter spacing required between individuals. Please bring a mask; we will have some on hand if you forget. Disposable vinyl gloves and hand sanitizer provided. We are unable to serve refreshments so please provide your own snack if you’d like something to eat or drink during the workshop. Thanks for your cooperation in helping to keep everyone healthy!
The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Film Project
Orientation Sessions: Saturday, August 1 and Saturday, August 8
1 pm – 5 pm
Calling all South Vancouver-ites! Join us for The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Film Project! Working collaboratively with support from project facilitators and partner organizations, participants will create a 24-minute film spanning 24 hours in South Vancouver in which each hour of the day is condensed into 1 minute on screen. Through discussions, screenings and hands-on film/video skills-building workshops, participants will plan, film, process (using traditional and eco-friendly chemistry created from local plants, fruit and flowers), edit, score (in conjunction with local musicians), and exhibit The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Symphony. Find out more at this fun orientation session. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. All ages welcome! No filmmaking experience necessary! Project made possible in part by the City of Vancouver Neighbourhood Matching Grant and Cineworks.
Saturday Night Screenings at Moberly Fieldhouse: Selections from The Sound We See: An International Analog City Symphony Project
Saturdays in August
8 pm – 10 pm
As a companion piece to The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Symphony collaborative film project which is filmming throughout the month of August (you’re invited!), we’re showing a selection of past installments of this international series created by 20 communities in cities and towns around the world including Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Berlin, hanoi, Mexico City, Riga, Gothenburg, Guwahati, Los Angeles and Old Crow. Be part of the movie magic! SWS: South Vancouver is #21 and we invite everyone who lives, works and plays in South Vancouver to participate! Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Art Club
Tuesday, August 11
11 am – 1 pm
Our fifth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse or Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online/in person event! Everyone welcome! More info here!
Workshop: Listening With Scissors
Saturday, August 22
1 PM – 4 PM
Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse Saturday, August at 1 – 4 pm for a free, all-ages outdoor workshop that will magically combine Field Recordings with Cut-Out Animation. Fun for the whole family! Free event! Everyone welcome!
The 2020 Filmcycle Summer Screening Series
Sunday Nights in August and September at dusk
The Filmcycle Summer Screening Series is a pedal-powered weekly cinema event presenting free screenings of short documentary and experimental films curated by Paolo Davanzo and Lisa Marr and created by community members and visiting filmmakers at eco-arts workshops facilitated by Echo Park Film Centre North. Comprised of a bicycle with attached small bike trailer equipped with rear-projection screen and battery powered projector, the Filmcycle brings the cinema to the streets, moving slowly with periodic stops along low-traffic areas of the Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Raycam neighborhoods to share short films viewable by all-ages audiences from their own homes and yards. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Big thanks to the Vancouver Foundation’s Neighborhood Small Grants Fund for supporting this project!
September 2020
Join us for some fun all-ages cinema programming this fall at EPFC North at Moberly Fieldhouse!
*Please Note: Social distancing safety protocols are in effect for all EPFC North Moberly Fieldhouse events. Workshop activities and screenings will take place outdoors with 2-meter spacing required between individuals. Please bring a mask; we will have some on hand if you forget. Disposable vinyl gloves and hand sanitizer provided. We are unable to serve refreshments so please provide your own snack if you’d like something to eat or drink during the workshop. Thanks for your cooperation in helping to keep everyone healthy!
The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Film Project
Calling all South Vancouver-ites! Join us for The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Film Project! Working collaboratively with support from project facilitators and partner organizations, participants will create a 24-minute film spanning 24 hours in South Vancouver in which each hour of the day is condensed into 1 minute on screen. Through discussions, screenings and hands-on film/video skills-building workshops, participants will plan, film, process (using traditional and eco-friendly chemistry created from local plants, fruit and flowers), edit, score (in conjunction with local musicians), and exhibit The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Symphony. Find out more at this fun orientation session. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Filmming will continue through September… Space for a few additional participants still available! All ages welcome! No filmmaking experience necessary! Write us at info@echoparkfilmcenter.org to sign up. Project made possible in part by the City of Vancouver Neighbourhood Matching Grant and Cineworks.
Outdoor Open Screen Saturday Nights at Moberly Fieldhouse
Saturdays Nights in September
8 pm – 10 pm
We provide the theme, you bring the films (digital files, VHS tapes, DVDs, Super 8, 8mm or 16mm!), and everyone watches them under the stars at Moberly Park! Free event! Everyone welcome! Saturday, September 5: WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION – films, photos slide shows, songs and stories about summer vacations past, present, real or imagined. Saturday, September 12: PANDEMIC – short films, videos and/or images made during/relating to life during Covid. Saturday, September 19: POLITICAL ACTION SPOTLIGHT – In the immortal words of Howard Zinn, “You can’t be neutral on a moving train!” Share your ideology and shine a light on causes near and dear to your heart with films, images, and readings. Saturday, September 26: USA AND CANADA – What do you LOVE and/or WOULD LOVE TO IMPROVE about these complicated North American Cousins? Come sing, rant, rave, talk, shout, show or simply listen. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Event (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): Take A Bow: The First Annual EPFC North Talent Show!
Saturday, September 5
3 – 5 pm
Do you sing, dance, play an instrument? Perform with partners or pets? Tell jokes, recite folk remedies, read minds? Have a flair for birdcalls, moon walks, illusions, card tricks or contortions? We all have a talent… come share yours with the friendly Moberly Fieldhouse crowd! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse and Online via Zoom): Art Club
Tuesday, September 8
11 am – 1 pm
Our sixth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse or Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online/in person event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): 8mm Special Effects
Saturday, September 12
1 PM – 5 PM
Take a journey into the world of cinematic wonder and spend an afternoon playing with a Baby Bolex 8mm cameras, optics and illusions. No experience necessary; all necessary equipment and supplies provided FREE by EPFC North! Fun for the whole family! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): Film Friends
Wednesday, September 16
10 AM – 11 AM
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on September 16 — 10 AM LA time, 7 PM Berlin time — as we kick the series off in conversation with Super 8 Eco-Queen Dagie Brundert. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at echoparkfilmcenter.org
Mobile Screening (Outdoors with the Filmcycle): Short Films from Mexico
Wednesday, September 16
8 PM – 10 PM
To celebrate 210 years of Mexican Independence (Sept. 16, 1810) we will be riding our EPFC North FIlmCYCLE around the neighborhood screening shorts films from our Mexico City sister film co-op LEC (Laboratorio Experimental Del Cine). Grab your bike and your revolutionary spirt and LET’S RIDE!!! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (In Person Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): The Sounds of Silence: Ambient Sound Recording for Film
Saturday, September 19
1 PM – 5 PM
It is time to close your eyes and discover the amazing world of sound all around you. This 4-hour workshop invites participants to record ambient sounds with user-friendly technology for future cinematic soundtracks. Please bring a recording device (phone, digital recorder etc.) if you have one, otherwise equipment will be provided. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Event (In Person Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): The Second Annual Great Canadian Dog Draw / Physical Distance Rummage Sale
Saturday, September 26
1 PM – 5 PM
Last year was so much fun, we’re doing it again! Join us as we celebrate great Canadian dogs – past, present and future, real and imagined – with an afternoon “dog draw”. Bring your dog, draw a dog: your own or someone else’s or even an imaginary one! Free event! Everyone welcome, including canine friends who play well with others. But wait: there’s more! Our first (and hopefully annual) CINEMATIC RUMMAGE SALE where we practice physical distancing by placing a number of Film, Video, Digital and Audio/Visual items outside our doors and on the lawn – for you to fall in love with and take home. All proceeds go to support EPFC North’s free film/video activities for South Vancouver children and youth.
The 2020 Filmcycle Summer Screening Series – FINAL MONTH!
Sunday Nights in September at dusk, outdoors with the EPFC Filmcycle
The Filmcycle Summer Screening Series is a pedal-powered weekly cinema event presenting free screenings of short documentary and experimental films curated by Paolo Davanzo and Lisa Marr and created by community members and visiting filmmakers at eco-arts workshops facilitated by Echo Park Film Centre North. Comprised of a bicycle with attached small bike trailer equipped with rear-projection screen and battery powered projector, the Filmcycle brings the cinema to the streets, moving slowly with periodic stops along low-traffic areas of the Grandview-Woodland, Strathcona and Raycam neighborhoods to share short films viewable by all-ages audiences from their own homes and yards. Outdoor event with physical distancing/health safety protocols in effect. Big thanks to the Vancouver Foundation’s Neighborhood Small Grants Fund for supporting this project!
October 2020
Join us for some fun all-ages analog images programming this fall at EPFC North at Moberly Fieldhouse!
*Please Note: Social distancing safety protocols are in effect for all EPFC North Moberly Fieldhouse events. Workshop activities and screenings will take place outdoors with 2-meter spacing required between individuals. Please bring a mask; we will have some on hand if you forget. Disposable vinyl gloves and hand sanitizer provided. We are unable to serve refreshments so please provide your own snack if you’d like something to eat or drink during the workshop. Thanks for your cooperation in helping to keep everyone healthy!
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): INTRO TO SUPER 8
Saturday, October 3
1 pm – 5 pm
Learn to shoot and hand-process Super 8 film with friends during our Intro to Super 8 Filmmaking workshop. This class will cover camera mechanics, cinematography, hand-processing and editing. At the end of four hours, we’ll enjoy the world premiere of our collaborative experimental documentary film set right here at Moberly Park. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): PATCHES 4 THE PEOPLE
Saturday, October 10
1 pm – 5 pm
It’s election season so why not wear your political passion on your sleeve, your skirt, your backpack or your tote bag??? Using scrap fabric and an array of dazzling message-making materials, we’ll spend an afternoon creating guaranteed conversation-starters you can wear anywhere! All materials and supplies provided for FREE by EPFC North but feel free to bring your own materials too! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse and Online via Zoom): ART CLUB
Tuesday, October 13
11 am – 1 pm
Our seventh Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse or Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online/in person event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, October 14
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on September 16 — 10 AM LA time, 1 PM Baltimore time — as we continue the series in conversation with filmmaker, curator and botanical cyanotypist Margaret Rorison. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at echoparkfilmcenter.org
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ACTION KIDS
6 Consecutive Thursday Afternoons, Beginning October 15
4 pm – 5 pm
It’s time for ACTION! In this fun online youth workshop, we’ll create individual and collaborative media projects that shine a light on some of the local and global issues we’re collectively experiencing in 2020. Each week we’ll explore different analog and digital image-making techniques using materials and equipment accessible at home. This workshop is FREE for youth ages 11 – 17. Class meets weekly via ZOOM on Thursday afternoons, 4 – 5 pm Vancouver time, but participants from anywhere are welcome to join us! Sign up here!
Event (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): HOME MOVIE DAY
Saturday, October 17
1 pm – 5 pm
Saturday, October 17 is 2020 Home Movie Day! Bring your home movies to share with family, friends and neighbours at EPFC North Moberly Fieldhouse. We can project many formats including 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, VHS, mini-DV, DVD and Quicktime files so dig deep into that basement or attic and come on down. Fun for the whole family! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop (Outdoors at Moberly Fieldhouse): BE LEAF – A STENCIL WORKSHOP
Saturday, October 24
1 pm – 5 pm
Taking Vancouver’s fall foliage as our inspiration, we’ll spend a relaxed afternoon experimenting with an array of stencil and print-making styles and materials. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Mobile Screening (Outdoors with the Filmcycle): HALLOWE’EN SPOOKTACULAR
Sunday, October 25
7 pm – 9 pm
The EPFC NORTH Filmcycle is coming your way with a thrilling selection of classic spooky short films for the whole family. Grab your bike and your Hallowe’en spirit and LET’S RIDE!!! Costumes welcome! Free event! All welcome! Meet at 7 pm at Victoria Park (1425 Victoria Drive).
Workshop (In Person Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): THE GREAT PUMPKIN
Saturday, October 31
1 pm – 5 pm
We provide the pumpkins, you turn them into seasonal works of art! Bonus points for carving in costume. Free event! Everyone welcome.
SATURDAY NIGHT SCREENINGS (In Person Outside at Moberly Fieldhouse): POLITICS!
Saturday Nights, October 3, 10, 17 and 25
7 pm – 9 pm
POLITICS, POLITICS, POLITICS, POLITICS. Political films, political themes, political discussions. Bring your own short films or watch our curated selection. And don’t forget to VOTE! Free event! Everyone welcome.
November 2020
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, November 10
11 am – 1 pm
Our eighth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse or Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online/in person event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, November 12
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Free event! All welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): DECAY – A Found Footage Adventure
Sunday, November 15 and Sunday, November 22: 10 – 11:30 AM
In a year when it feels like everything is falling apart, this all-ages analog film workshop explores of decay as catalyst for creative rebirth. Participants will receive a packet of supplies and instructions for at-home experiments and online sharing! FREE! ALL WELCOME! To sign up, send an email with DECAY in the subject line to info@echoparkfilmcenter.org or drop by EPFC North at Moberly Fieldhouse (7646 Prince Albert Street, Vancouver, V5X 3Z4) on Saturday, November 14 between 1 and 5 pm.
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, November 18
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in on October 14 — 10 AM LA time, Noon Mexico City time — as our series continues in conversation with Andres Pardo aka General Treegan. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-november-18-with-general-treegan/
Workshop (Online via Webex): GARDEN ZINES
Thursday, November 26
10 am – 11:30 am
Join us for this fun, all-ages workshop where we’ll learn about the history of tiny handmade magazines known as ‘Zines and then create and illustrate our very own ‘Zines using a single sheet of paper and organic inspiration from our local gardens and parks. You’ll need a few sheets of 8-1/2 x 11 paper, a pair of scissors and some sort of drawing tool: pencils, pens, crayons, pencil-crayons, sharpies, paints will all work great! At the end of the session, we’ll share our beautiful ‘Zines and talk about ways we can distribute them to friends and family. No drawing or book-making experience necessary! Everyone welcome!
December 2020
Workshop (Online via Zoom): ART CLUB AT HOME
Tuesday, December 8
11 am – 1 pm
Our ninth Zoom installment of our international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Drop by Moberly Fieldhouse or Zoom on in for relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. The only rule is MAKE. Free online/in person event! Everyone welcome! More info https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IN PROGRESS
Thursday, December 10
8 pm – 10 pm
In Progress is a monthly online screening and discussion of moving image works-in-progress made by established and emerging film/video creators around the world. Have work to present or just want to join the discussion?Free event! All welcome! Have work to present or just want to join the discussion? Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/in-progress-an-online-monthly-workshare-2/
Guest Artist Series (Online via Zoom): FILM FRIENDS
Wednesday, December 16
10 am – 11 am
Film Friends is a new monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Series 1 features eco image-makers from around the world! Zoom in at 10 AM Vancouver time as our series continues in conversation with Phytogram process originator Karel Doing. Free event! Everyone welcome! Sign up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/film-friends-series-continues-november-18-with-karel-doing/
Screening (Online via Zoom): IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Sunday, December 20
8 pm – 10 pm
What would the holidays–or 2020–be without a little uncontrollable sobbing? Join us for a virtual edition of EPFC’s annual presentation of It’s A Wonderful Life. Free Event! All Welcome! Sing up at http://www.archive.echoparkfilmcenter.org/events/its-a-wonderful-life-6/
Workshop (Online via Zoom): SKETCHING THE SOLSTICE
Monday, December 21
4 pm – 5 pm
Join us as we sketch the winter gardens of our dreams with self-described “illustrator, artist, Multiple Sclerosis wanderer” Sheryl McDougald, Zooming in from the Sunshine Coast. Free event! Everyone welcome! To sign up and receive the Zoom link, send an email with SOLSTICE in the subject line to info@echoparkfilmcenter.org
2019 Programming
EPFC North Programming at Moberly Fieldhouse
February 2019
Workshop: Devices of Wonder
Saturday, February 2, 2019
12 – 3 pm
Come learn about the magic behind filmmaking with this hands-on workshop covering all things that contribute the motion to “Motion Picture Films.” The afternoon will include direct animation, flip books, zoetropes, Viewmasters and other Devices of Wonder. Free event! Everyone welcome.
Cinema Series: Let’s Get Growing
Sunday, February 4, 2019
4 – 6 pm
Join us for an evening of short films that celebrate art, community and the power of the human condition. This week’s screening highlights films from the ORIGINS youth cinema series exploring the culture and landscape of pre-contact Los Angeles. FREE DVD give-away for each attendee! Light refreshments served. Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop: Sounds Good
Saturday, February 9, 2019
10 am – 2 pm
Can you hear the plants growing? It is time to close your eyes and discover the world of sound all around you. This 4-hour workshop will explore recording sounds using devices at hand. Please bring a recording device (phone, digital recorder etc.) if you have one, otherwise equipment will be provided and shared. Free event! Everyone welcome.
Cinema Series: Let’s Get Growing
Sunday, February 10, 2019
7 – 9 pm
DINNER and a MOVIE. Please bring a potluck item to share at this Sunday Cinema Experience! We are excited to present three City Symphony films made as part of the EPFC SOUND WE SEE Series—Old Crow (Yukon), Hanoi (Vietnam) and Guwahati (India)–that all feature gardens, food and nature. Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop: Eureka! A Found Footage Workshop
Saturday, February 16, 2019
1 – 5 PM
Want to learn how to make a film without a camera! We will show you how! Join us for this afternoon workshop where you will learn how to cut, splice, edit and project your very own analog film from found Regular 8 and Super 8 film. Free event! Everyone welcome.
Cinema Series: Let’s Get Growing
Sunday, February 17, 2019
7 – 9 pm
Who loves the movies? Join us for a night of animated short films including The Garden, Roots, Garden Bandit and other hits from the EPFC CInema Series. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Intro to Super 8
Saturday, February 23, 2019
12 – 5 pm
Learn to shoot and hand-process Super 8 film with friends during our Intro to Super 8 Filmmaking workshop. This class will cover camera mechanics, cinematography, hand-processing and editing. At the end of five hours, we’ll enjoy the world premiere of our collaborative experimental documentary film set right here at Moberly Park. Free event! Everyone welcome!
March 2019
Workshop: Flipping Out: A Flip Book Workshop
Saturday, March 2
1 – 4 pm
What is a “movie”? Nothing but a series of still images changing slightly over time to give the illusion of movement. Learn how to create a hand-drawn, paper-based, mini-movie of your own, aka a flip book!Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Sunset Stories
Sunday, March 3
1 – 4 pm
The first installment of what we hope will be a semi-regular community history program bringing together local lore and animation techniques to tell the tales of our neighborhood. This month we welcome freelance writer/historian Rob Howatson and filmmaker Gina Napolitan. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Cinema: Tiny Worlds: Films By Gina Napolitan
Sunday, March 3
4 – 7 pm
Join us for an evening of cinematic wonder with visiting Los Angeles-based filmmaker and animator Gina Napolitan. Potluck dinner; feel free to bring something tasty to share. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Event: Spring Fling with Oncle Hoonki’s Fabulous Hornshop
Saturday, March 9
6 – 9 pm
We’ll welcome the coming of spring with a Fieldhouse Friends Hootenany featuring our pals from MacLean Park, Oncle Hoonki’s Fabulous Hornshop and the Spoonkiites. Make and project your very own film loop! Try your hand at spoon carving! Dance to music made from wooden instruments! Potluck dinner… bring something tasty to share! Fun for the whole family…Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: The Amazing Camera Obscura
Sunday, March 10
11 – 1 pm
Before there were cameras, there was the camera obscura. Learn how to build one of these magical ancient image-making machines out of recycled materials and stick around for Lori Snyder’s Garden Workshop!Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Mushrooms, Dreams and ‘Zines
Saturday, March 16
1 – 4 pm
An afternoon ‘zine workshop on the theme of mushrooms and dreams with the incomparable Valeria and Phaedra. What’s a ‘zine? It’s a small, personalized, handmade magazine and we’ll have everything on hand you need to make one. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Cinema: Jelly Jar Collapse
Saturday, March 16
8 – 10 pm
Past and recent work related to the notion of leaving or a presentation of various projections and recitations followed by cake. Program will include Home-Life, 16mm to digital, (still), 09:32 min, 2018-19, accompanied by an in person poetic reading by Ursula Brookbank and Diane Ward. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Phun With Phytograms
Sunday, March 17
2 – 5 pm
Developed by filmmaker Karel Doing, the Phytogram Method is “a technique that uses the internal chemistry of plants for the creation of images on photographic emulsion.” Intrigued? Let the experiments begin… Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Intro to Eco-Processing
Saturday, March 23
12 – 5 pm
Learn how to develop your own black and white 16mm and Super 8 footage in buckets and Lomo tanks using eco-friendly ingredients such as coffee, fruit, flowers and more! Free event! Everyone welcome!
April 2019
Screening: Hallowe’en In The Spring: Selections from Gothtober
Thursday, April 4
7:30 pm
Join visiting filmmaker and musician Paul Gailiunas for a night of spooky short films created for beloved website www.gothtober.com, and perhaps a scary tune or two. Refreshments will be served. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Colour My World: An Introduction to Tinting and Toning
Saturday, April 6
1 – 4 pm
Want to take your 16mm and Super 8 films to a whole new level? This fun afternoon workshop will introduce you to the wonders of tinting and toning, processes that have been used since the silent cinema days to add colour and texture to black and white film. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: A Day In The Sun: Films By The EPFC Co-op
Sunday, April 7
7 – 10 pm
In recognition of their countless hours as the Center’s educators, programmers, projectionists and facilitators, Echo Park Film Center Co-op members—Rick Bahto, Emett Casey, Brenda Contreras, Paolo Davanzo, Andrew Kim, Eve-Lauryn Little Shell LaFountain, Kate Lain, Lisa Marr, Shauna McGarry, Beaux Gest Mingus, Gina Napolitan, Will O’Loughlen, Ellie Parker, Miko Revereza, Chloe Reyes, Cosmo Segurson, Sharmaine Starks, Mike Stoltz, Ariel Teal, and Penelope Uribe-Abee—were commissioned by the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts to make new experimental lens-based works exploring their relationships to Los Angeles. Coming from all walks of life, Co-op members include both experienced and self-taught filmmakers, queer identifying filmmakers, artists of color, art school graduates, and EPFC youth film program alumni. Their films, single and multichannel projections, site-specific installations, itinerant performances, and multimedia and expanded cinema experiments are a unique look at life in the City of Los Angeles. Refreshments will be served. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Sketching The Garden
Tuesday, April 9
11 am – 1 pm
Our first international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Come on by for some tea, pastries and a morning plein air sketching session at the Moberly Fieldhouse gardens. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Home Movie Night
Saturday, April 13
7 – 10 pm
An evening of cinema where YOUR family and friends are the stars! Bring your home movies – Super 8, 16mm, VHS, mini-DV or digital file – and we’ll take a walk down memory lane together. Free event! Everyone welcome! There will be cake.
Workshop: Feeling Blue – Introduction to Cyanotypes
Sunday, April 14
1 – 4 pm
Cyanotype is a monochromatic contact process that produces beautiful blue and white images. We’ll use materials from the garden to make unique collages on paper and fabric. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: We Heart Weed(s)
Saturday, April 20
12 – 4 PM
What better day than 4.20 to celebrate the humble weed? We’ll start with a short walk to identify and forage some local weeds and then use our findings to process the Super 8 footage we shot along the way! Free event! Everyone welcome!
May 2019
EPFC North May Artist In Residence: Cheryl Hamilton
Cheryl Hamilton is a conceptual artist with a penchant for visual ingenuity. A stickler for perfection, Cheryl imbues her design work with a kineticism inspired by her education as an animator at Vancouver’s Emily Carr Institute. Her recent training in the techniques of glass blowing at Alberta’s Red Deer College and Pilchuck Glass School coupled with her metal working expertise now enable her to animate light and colour within her monumental steel structures. Cheryl also draws and paints and exhibits internationally. Her goal as an artist is to render an accessible beauty that withstands the test of time. http://www.iecreative.ca/
Screening Series: Public Art Dialogues I
Thursday, May 16
7:30 pm
Join our May 2019 Artist In Residence, Cheryl Hamilton of i.e. creative, for the first installment of an ongoing series of films and discussions about public art. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Round and Round – A Zoetrope Workshop
Saturday, May 18
1 – 4 pm
Make your own zoetrope at this fun, family-friendly workshop facilitated by EPFC North’s May 2019 Artist In Residence, Cheryl Hamilton of i.e. creative. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Plant Math
Saturday, May 25
1 – 4 pm
How do the plants arrange their petals, leaves, section and seeds? How many sections do you get when you cut a fruit or a vegetable? Let’s play with spiraling shapes in pinecones, artichoke, cauliflower, pineapples and sunflower florets. They can all be described with Fibonacci numbers and the Golden Ratio. Learn what they are, the relation between them and why they occur in plants. Math has simple rules and complex consequences but plants have been around enough time to figure it out. Bring a ruler, a protractor (if you have one) and a calculator and come to learn how to draw a Fibonacci and a Golden ratio spiral and how to recognize when a plant does the math! Workshop presented by Adele Ruosi, Physics Instructor at Capilano U and at the University of Naples, Italy.
Screening: Films For An Almost-Summer Eve
Saturday, May 25
9 pm
Join us for an outdoor screening featuring shorts films perfect for an almost-summer eve. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Conversation: Failure Club
Sunday, May 26
3 – 5 pm
An ongoing dialogue on fear and failure in the creative practice. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Open Screen/Open Mic: Vancouver Stories
Sunday, May 26
5 – 8 pm
The second installment of our semi-regular community history program bringing together local lore and animation techniques to tell the tales of our neighborhood. Bring stories, songs, films, photos, letters, or other Vancouver-related tidbits to share. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Reading: Happy Birthday, Walt Whitman
Thursday, May 31
4 – 7 pm
In honor of Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday, EPFC North hosts a reading of Leaves of Grass, 1855 edition, starting at 4pm. All welcome to read some pages! Food, friends, drinks, coffee birthday cake, words presented in tandem with Poetry Steve & Family in El Sereno, CA. Free event! Everyone welcome!
June 2019
Event: Yoga In The Garden
Saturday, June 1
11 am – 1 pm
Uniting your body, mind and spirit through a gentle yoga asana practice with instructor Golpar Radafshar. Let’s come together on our yoga mats to invoke greater states of compassion and peace. Let’s radiate a prayer of love for the world around us and chant this beautiful mantra: Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu which means: “May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.” Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Fieldhouse Portraits with Ross den Otter
Sunday, June 2
1 – 4 pm
Please join lens-based artist Ross den Otter in a Fieldhouse Portrait series he hopes to create using a homemade box camera that uses parts scavenged from started and then shelved previous camera builds. The project will allow him to accomplish a little spring cleaning as he sources, where he possibly can, from within the walls of his studio the bits needed to cobble together a working (we hope) large format camera that he will use to create a portrait series. Ross den Otter is a lens-based artist, photographer, educator and tinkerer who has spent over 2/3 of his life processing film and making prints using both chemical and digital processes. www.pinkmonkeyphoto.com www.nuovofresco.com Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Power to the Pinhole!
Sunday, June 8 and Sunday June 9
1 – 5 pm each day
In this two-day handmade film workshop, participants will learn how to make and use 16mm pinhole motion picture cameras from scratch using recycled and repurposed materials. Day One will focus on building the camera. Day Two will be dedicated to cinematography and hand-processing. All materials and chemistry provided by EPFC North. Special thanks to Robert Schaller and the Handmade Film Institute for creating this design and sharing the knowledge! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Art Club
Tuesday, June 11
11 am – 1 pm
Our second international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Come on by for some tea, pastries and relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Festival: EPFC North at The Gathering Festival
Saturday, June 15
10 am – 8 pm
Come one, come all for a fun-filled day of free food, free music, free art activities and general good times at the 8th Annual Gathering Festival in Emery Barnes Park. Look for EPFC North’s Photobooth of Change, a family-fun activity that invites folks of all ages to animate the positive change they want to see in the world. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Intro to 16mm
Sunday, June 16
1 – 5 pm
Meet your new crush: the Bolex 16mm Camera! We’ll explore camera mechanics, cinematography and hand-processing with Tri-X and high contrast 16mm film stock. Free event! Everyone welcome! Bring Dad!
Cinema: Summer Solstice Bike In Movie Night
Friday, June 21
8 – 11 PM
Bring your best wheels to the first annual Summer Solstice Bike In Movie Night! We’ll have bike-themed films, food, bingo and fun for everyone! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day? Cinematic Sonnets
Sunday, June 30
2 – 6 pm
Explore an array of analog techniques and technologies as we collaboratively create a cinematic sonnet: 14 film loops that we’ll project as an expanded cinema extravaganza at the end of the workshop. Free event! Everyone welcome!
July 2019
Celebration: Canada Day at Sunset Community Centre
Monday, July 1
Noon – 4 pm
Join EPFC North at Sunset Community Centre’s free, family friendly Canada Day Celebration. We’ll be presenting Photobooth of Change so come on down and animate yourself! Free event! Everyone welcome! Sunset Park, 6810 Main Street, Vancouver, BC. (Main and East 53rd).
Event: Bee In
Saturday, July 26
1 – 4 pm
We’ll be celebrating the pollinators at the Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre community garden with an afternoon of food, flowers and fun activities in conjunction with gardener Lori Weidenhammer, herbalist Lori Snyder, and folks from Vines Art Festival. Bring blooms from your garden to create Phytograms on film and photo paper! Free event! Everyone welcome!
August 2019
Workshop: Sonic Meditations: Listening In the Garden
Sunday, August 11
1 – 4 pm
Bees buzzing, flowers growing, birds singing… Summertime is the perfect time for some Sonic Meditations! Inspired by the work of Pauline Oliveros, we’ll explore collective listening and sound recording in the Moberly gardens. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Art Club
Tuesday, August 13
11 am – 1 pm
Our third international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Come on by for some tea, pastries and relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Cinema Organica – A Four-Session Eco-Arts Camp For Kids Ages 6 – 12
Monday, August 12 – Thursday, August 15
1 pm – 3 pm each day
Grow your own flower power art in 2019! Over four sessions we’ll explore a bouquet of cinematic processes (Direct animation! Cyanotypes! Phytograms! Super 8 eco processing!) using plants from the garden and ingredients from the kitchen to cook up some tasty results on paper, cloth, Super 8 and 16mm film. Parents welcome to hang out too… Fun for everyone! Each session runs 1 – 3 pm. Free! All supplies and materials provided by EPFC North.
September 2019
Workshop: Found Footage Fiesta!
Saturday, September 14
1 – 4 pm
For this fun, hands-on workshop, we’ll dive into EPFC’s secret stash of found footage and work with splicers and projectors to create dynamic new home movie mash-ups! No previous filmmaking experience necessary. Free event! Everyone welcome.
Workshop: Non-Binary Paper Dolls Explore-a-thon Sunday, September 15
1 – 4 pm
Dressing to reflect or disguise identity can be a provocation, a bore, an exhibition of fashion’s artistry, a work-functional necessity, a luxury, a burden. Anyone near a thrift store, a donation box, a credit card, a friend who loves to share their attire, can look wealthy-scruffy, poor yet incredibly elegant, overtly sexual or utterly asexual, simple or showy, human or alien. Image-making and ID deconstruction by way of clothing ourselves is a joy, a puzzle, a survival skill. We may harbour more old-fashioned notions in our fashion choices than we realize as we unconsciously or very consciously dress as we do for ourselves, our jobs and our world. Come draw, discuss, create with us at The Non-Binary Paper Doll Explore-a-thon! No artistic skills required. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Wearing The Garden
Saturday, September 21
1 – 4 pm
Let’s celebrate the Moberly Gardens by painting them on fabric! Bring a t-shirt, jacket, pillow-case, or canvas bag and Visiting Artist In Residence Joff Winterhart will share some cool stencil techniques for creating beautiful images of leaves, flowers and trees on cloth. Fun for the whole family! Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: The Great Canadian Dogs Draw
Saturday, September 28
1 – 5 pm
In honor of Culture Days, we’re celebrating great Canadian dogs – past, present and future, real and imagined – with an afternoon “dog draw” led by dog-lover and EPFC North September Visiting Artist In Residence Joff Winterhart. Get a portrait of your pet by Joff or make one yourself! Free event! Everyone welcome, including canine friends who play well with others. More info: https://culturedays.ca/
Screening: Dogs and Other People: The Films of Joff Winterhart
Saturday, September 28
5 – 7 pm
Join us for this very special screening of films by EPFC North’s September Visiting Artist In Residence Joff Winterhart! Joff Winterhart is an illustrator and filmmaker and plays drums in his band, Bucky. He lives in Bristol, UK and is the author of the award winning graphic novels Days of the Bagnold Summer (just released as a feature film!) and Driving Short Distances. Free event! Everyone welcome!
October 2019
Workshop: Phun with Phytograms
Saturday, October 5
12 – 3 pm
Developed by filmmaker Karel Doing, the Phytogram Method is “a technique that uses the internal chemistry of plants for the creation of images on photographic emulsion.” Intrigued? Let the experiments begin… Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Art Club
Tuesday, October 8
11 am – 1 pm
Our third international collaboration with Art Club Frome in Somerset, UK! Come on by for some tea, pastries and relaxed art-making on a secret theme to be announced at the start of the session. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Workshop: Shoebox Projectors
Sunday, October 13
2 pm – 5 pm Learn how to make your very own portable projector! We’ll provide the shoeboxes and the lenses, BYO smartphone. Free event! Everyone welcome!
Screening: Vinegar Syndrome presents ON THE MOVE plus Films by Beaux Mingus
Sunday, October 13
5 pm – 7 pm
Vinegar Syndrome is our Gong Show-style grab bag series of short educational and ephemeral films, plumbing the depths of EPFC’s impressive film library. For enthusiasts of found footage and collage films, it’s a great way to learn what kinds of films are available at the Film Center—the weird, the cool, the good, the bad, the ugly. All films are selected purely by title around a specific theme and we won’t be previewing anything, so we’ll be just as surprised as you guys! This show’s theme is ON THE MOVE–Films about traveling, moving forward, thumbing for a ride and flying high! As always, there will be lots of snacks and plenty of silly commentary from your host–visiting Artist In Residence Beaux Mingus–and our feisty audience. And speaking of Beaux Mingus, we’ll start the evening off with a few of Beaux’s best loved short films! Free event! Everyone welcome!
November 2019
Workshop and Screening: floppy disk filmmaking – workshop and screening installations by Florian Cramer
Saturday, November 2
1 pm – 5 pm
Workshop (limited to 6 participants): With its tiny capacity, slow speed and glitchiness, the 3.5″ floppy disk is a difficult medium for moving images. However, its constraints can be embraced as a creative challenge, and as a learning tool for understanding data compression and the messy analog hardware underlying digital technology. In this workshop, participants will learn how to make their own moving images on floppy disks using Open Source software. No previous technical knowledge is required. Participation is limited to 6 people. Please bring your own laptop, if you have one.
Installation (open to general public): Parallel to the workshop, visual poetry Super 8 film loops (based on texts by Ernst Jandl and Moor Mother/Camae Ayewa) and select floppy disk films will be screened.
December 2019
Workshop: Gardening with LouLou and Lisa
Sunday, December 8
1 pm – 3 pm
Join LouLou and Lisa as they take a moment at the end of the decade to celebrate the EPFC North Cinema Garden. Happy Holidays to all! Free event! Everyone welcome!