Programming
Displayed here is a partial list of LIFT programming and co-presentations going back to 2004. Entries are sorted by date, with the most recent entries first. The programming links on the left provide a a quick view of each program offered by LIFT and calls for submissions.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 7:00pm
September's No Reading After the Internet salon series features a special presentation of Anton Vidokle’s film New York Conversations (2010, 64 minutes, 16mm-to-video) Facilitated by Melanie O’Brian and cheyanne turions
Following the screening, the audience is...
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 8:00pm
Varfix by Kotaro Tanaka As part of his summer 2011 residency at LIFT Tomonari Nishikawa will present a program of contemporary Japanese animation curated for this residency. The screening showcases a body of contemporary short videos by Japanese artists, ranging from a timelapse video to...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 8:00pm
Feminist Art Gallery
+ LIFT co-present New and Lesser Known Works Alison S.
M. Kobayashi
www.asmk.ca
A video screening and
artist talk including early works and rarely seen videos by Alison S. M.
Kobayashi such as; Eat Your Words and Period 4L, along with...
Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 4:00pm
The Liaison
of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) andthe Shinsedai Cinema Festival 2011 co-presents Footed Tadpoles ( 脚の生えたおたまじゃくし)Dir. Tomoya Maeno脚の生えたおたまじゃくし (Ashi no haeta otamajakushi)2009, 76 minutes Synopsis:Toru
(Tomoya Maeno) is a bumbling junior high school student...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 7:00pm
July’s reading: An excerpt from Friedrich Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy
Tomonari Nishikawa in attendance
In conjunction with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of
Toronto’s summer residency, visiting artist Tomonari Nishikawa has been
invited to select a reading in relation to...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 (All day)
LIFT announced today that
Japanese, upstate New York based Tomonari Nishikawa will be in Toronto
participating in LIFT’s international artist-in-residence program. This
program, aimed at international filmmakers, focuses on the production of
film-based works with equipment and facilities...
Monday, July 11, 2011 (All day)
Following in the tradition of the LIFT OUT LOUD script reading series the LIFT programming committee is launching WIP, a bi-monthly evening for members to show selections from works in progress or entire short works for critique. Each WIP evening will present 10 minutes or less of film or...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 7:00pm
Facilitated by cheyanne turions In conjunction with Gallery TPW’s presentation of The Normal Condition of Any Communication, Peter Schjeldahl’s “Of Ourselves and of Our Origins: Subjects of Art” has been selected to compliment the exhibition. Curated by cheyanne turions, The Normal Condition...
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 7:00pm
Facilitated by Amy Lam, Jon McCurley and cheyanne turions In conjunction with XPACE’s presentation of What Goes Around Comes Around, Phase One, artist duo Life of a Craphead have selected an episode of The Goon Show to read aloud in compliment to the exhibition. Curated by Derek...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 7:30pm
LIFT OUT LOUD, A Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading SeriesWith
Guest Moderator Elke Town(Story Editor) Two short screenplays for discussionAsk Alice written by Cara MumfordA woman wakes up in a hospital room with amnesia. As she journeys through the dark recesses of her mind trying to remember...
