Michael Zryd, York University

Research

Canadian independent film video & media arts artist-run centres experimental film & media institutional film & media history

Latest funding

From growth to shrinkage: Impacts of population decline and ageing on urban investment, housing markets, suburban infrastructure, and governance in 21st century Japan
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$55,684
Expanding the History of Film and Media Co-ops in Canada since 1967
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$73,834
Expanding the History of Film and Media Co-ops in Canada since 1967
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$138,620

All 5 grants and awards

From growth to shrinkage: Impacts of population decline and ageing on urban investment, housing markets, suburban infrastructure, and governance in 21st century Japan

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sorensen, Andre B.

Keywords: planning studies; urban governance; population decline; urban history; historical institutionalism

$55,684

Expanding the History of Film and Media Co-ops in Canada since 1967

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zryd, Michael

Keywords: Canadian independent film; video & media arts; artist-run centres; experimental film & media; institutional film & media history

$73,834

Expanding the History of Film and Media Co-ops in Canada since 1967

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zryd, Michael

Keywords: Canadian independent film; video & media arts; artist-run centres; experimental film & media; institutional film & media history

$138,620

Archive counter archive: activating Canada's moving image heritage

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Grants

Keywords: audiovisual archives; education; new digital interfaces; IP policy Canada

$453,864

Exploring the infinite cinema: Hollis Frampton and the Magellan cycle

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Zryd, Michael

Keywords: Hollis Frampton; avant-garde/experimental film; new media; modernism; postmodernism; history; technology; visual arts

$65,835

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Canadian independent film Dear Professor Zryd, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on canadian independent film connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Expanding the History of Film and Media Co-ops in Canada since 1967" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]