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Image: Wave (2021) by Wrik Mead

About CFMDC

Established in 1967, CFMDC is a not-for-profit, non-commercial media arts distributor. We specialize in independent, artist-made work on film and video, including works from historically underrepresented communities. CFMDC advocates for a holistic understanding of production, distribution and exhibition that prioritizes artist rights, accessibility and the creation of new audiences through education and critical thinking. We have one of the most important collections of artist-made moving image on film in Canada that includes 16mm, 35mm and (s)8mm films.

Through a unique and successful national and international distribution service, CFMDC's collection is available for preview, rental or sale for the purposes of research, exhibition, screening, and broadcast as well as for institutional and private acquisition. We distribute through physical media and online streaming; on multiple formats including celluloid, video, digital, and DCP.
 

Artists should be paid for their work.

Art drives change, challenges conventions, and transforms lives.

Advocate for critical space outside the mainstream for artists' works. 

Advocate for voices rooted in community that disrupt dominant discourse. 

Explore opportunities to build community, encourage dialogue and reach new audiences. â€‹

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Our Office

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If you have a scheduled meeting at our office, please visit us at the address below:
 

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 209, Toronto ON M5V 3A8

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Our office hours are 10:00AM - 6:00PM, Monday to Thursday.
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We are open occasionally for weekend and evening programming (check out our Programming page for more information).
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Stay tuned for details about our venue space (available to rent) in CineCycle!
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Accessibility
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The entrance of 401 Richmond Street West has a ramp and stairs. The CFMDC office is located on the second floor of the building, reachable by an elevator as well as two separate staircases (one nearer to the the front entrance, the other at the back). 
 
Our cinema in CineCyle has one main entrance from 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5A 1J7. There are wide pathways in the theatre. Our cinema seating is reconfigurable.

We welcome onto our premises service animals and support persons.

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Abou CFMDC

TERRITORY & SOLIDARITY: The daily work of CFMDC takes place in Tkaronto (Toronto) which is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaty signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands. We also acknowledge The Dish with One Spoon treaty between the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee that covers the land of what is now called southern Ontario. We work with the knowledge of the importance of recognition of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the four First Nations Principles of OCAP®. As a Media Arts organization we draw your attention to the work of the National Indigenous Media Arts Coalition (NIMAC). As part of  anti-colonial solidarity, CFMDC board and staff proudly commits to the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). Calls to support PACBI and the wider Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) come from Palestinian civil society and are grassroots strategies opposing the colonization of Palestine by directly targeting complicity.

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Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre

209 - 401 Richmond Street West  

 Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8

  416-588-0725

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