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Earlier this year my new film The Grand Design was screened at AGO Jackman Hall with other works commissioned by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). The program 30 x 30 will be screening at the Theatre and Centre Gallery at Museum London, Ontario, on October 18th, 2012. “In celebration of three decades […]

I am pleased to announce that one of my vidoodles, “a day in the life…”, will be screened in this year’s Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) running from September 7 – 17 as part of the official selections. Together with other silent, urban-themed shorts, “a day in the life…” will be broadcasted every 10 minutes […]

For the month of February, FAG (the Feminist Art Gallery) is joining forces with the AGYU and the Power Plant to present: Cinenova: All Hands on the Archive. All Hands on the Archive develops a dialogue between the work in the Cinenova collection and Toronto’s long-rooted feminist and queer histories as a means to access, […]

“In celebration of three decades of filmmaking the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) has commissioned thirty Canadian film veterans and emerging voices to make new works originating on or in the spirit of Super 8mm film.” – LIFT My new film The Grand Design will be screening on night 2 of the celebrations: […]

In conversation with Alison Loader, Midi Onodera discusses her inspiration for the table in her Vidoodles: Intimate Cinema exhibition, her bi-monthly Vidoodles series, toy cameras, and speaks on the importance of boundaries to an artistic practice. She also touches on her artistic process, what she’s learned from working on the Vidoodles series, miniature cinema, and […]

Imaginations, an Alberta-based international publication focusing on cross-cultural image studies, recently published a shining review of Midi Onodera’s Vidoodles exhibition, currently up at the Concordia Media Gallery in Montreal. Alison Reiko Loader writes: [What makes Onodera’s Vidoodles special is that] they are not simply glimpses into her or another’s subjective points of view, but rather […]

On September 30 at 7pm there will be a special screening of I have no memory of my direction in Guelph, Ontario. The screening and artist talk takes place at Ed Video, located at 40 Baker Street, (519) 836-9811. http://www.edvideo.org/events/gallery-events/midi-onodera The evening is hosted by Guelph-based video artist Nicholas Loess. In part, I have no […]

Opens Thursday, September 15, 2011 A public reception will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 pm I am excited to invite you to my upcoming exhibition at Concordia University, which will feature two media works. Tabletop Viewables (2011) is a brand new multi-screen miniature cinema installation. My 2009 project, Movie of the Week will also […]

Once again I am pleased to announce that one of my vidoodles will be screened in the TUFF (Toronto Urban Film Festival) running from September 9 – 18, 2011. The public film festival that reaches 1.3 million daily commuters on the ONESTOP TTC subway platform screens. If you find yourself waiting for the subway, keep […]

As part of the Diana World Tour project, I was asked to re-vision the shell of the Lomographic F+ Diana camera. Recently a similar event was held in Italy with some humorous and inspired designs. Mine was a bit more straightforward and is accompanied by a modified Diana book. The design is called “Hindsight”. The […]