Community and Youth Projects

LIFT provides a space for communities to produce representations on their own terms. Each community collaboration works with LIFT's professional equipment, facilities and member resources to assist social justice, education, arts and other non-profits in training their constituents to make media and produce the media content they need within often limited budgets.

LIFT accepts project inquiries from non-profit organizations and collectives on an ongoing basis. One-off projects are welcome as schedules and budgets permit, however LIFT is primarily interested in cultivating long-term partnerships with other organizations and collectives. These engagements can include capacity building consulting for emerging groups and project management along with LIFT equipment, facilities, instructors and mentors.

LIFT welcomes requests from all organizations sharing its values and anti-oppression stance, however only a small portion of projects will be accepted in any year. Please allow 2 to 12 weeks for an evaluation of your proposal, depending on its complexity and current workload. For more information about collaborating with LIFT please contact our outreach department.

 

Monday, November 21, 2011 - 12:00am
U SHIFT 2.0 is the second installment of a free filmmaking program for youth, exploring self-expression and issues of social justice. Participants worked with support from LIFT facilities and professional filmmakers to create a high-quality film. The Shift The SHIFT is a Youth Film and...
Saturday, November 26, 2011 (All day)
  The Indigenous Youth Arts Showcase in Toronto, Canada featured young Indigenous artists working in visual and media arts. Fifteen visual artists and fifteen media artists under the age of 29 presented work in this day-long event. The showcase had a spotlight on 7th Gen Alumni...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 12:00am
Workman Arts members experienced each of the key roles on a film shoot over the length of this six week course.  Each week participants assumed a different role - Director, Assistant Director, Videographer, Sound Recordist, Art Director, and Grip. The objectives of this course was to...
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 12:00am
7th Generation Image Makers seeks to connect youth with moving image making as a means for personal expression & employment. LIFT provided editing facilities and extensive mobile video, lighting and sound equipment for the project in 2011.   7th Generation Image Makers7th Generation...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 12:00am
Participants were introduced to fundamental Non Linear editing principles and techniques with Premiere Suite/Final Cut Pro editing software. Participants learned introductory editing principles such as importing, splicing, sound editing, transitions, and exporting. LIFT provided the curriculum...
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 12:00am
Working with LIFT instructors, Harmony Movement organized editing workshops over the summer in and around Crescent Town, Rexdale and Jane/Finch. In an intensive program, youth worked with a facilitator to create visual stories about the issues and experiences they face in their neighbourhood....
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 12:00am
In September 2010 LIFT was awarded funding through Canada Council for the Arts to initiate an innovative film and video production pilot program in the Toronto District School System. Partnering with media teacher David Lush at Bloor Collegiate Institute, LIFT brings film and video expertise into...
Saturday, June 18, 2011 (All day)
Facilitated by LIFT, participants shot interviews for a public awareness campaign to challenge assumptions as to what a Canadian looks like or what makes up Canadian culture. The ten youth participants will create short videos bringing attention to the idea that who is considered Canadian and who...
Thursday, June 9, 2011 (All day)
The Shift worked at LIFT to give their youth participants an understanding of editing on Final Cut Pro and hands on learning with the software.  With the help of LIFT facilities, the youth learned quickly and worked diligently to create the first cut of their own documentary they had shot...
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 12:00am
Over three sessions, LIFT instructors taught fundamental camera, sound and lighting skills to members of Workman Arts undertaking their own video projects.  Workman Arts Founded in 1988 the Workman Arts Project of Ontario (Workman Arts) on the principle that the creative process is...