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.

 

Call for Applications: Tibetan Youth Filmmentor

Friday 10 August 2018, 00:00

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: TIBETAN YOUTH FILMMENTOR Toronto, August 10, 2018—Made in Exile is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Tibetan Youth Filmmentor in partnership with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). We will be offering a series of workshops for six Tibetan youth to learn the craft of filmmaking. These”… more

Film For Artists: Site and Cycle – 2018 Residency

Wednesday 20 December 2017, 00:00

December 20, 2017 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: FILM FOR ARTISTS: SITE + CYCLE 2018 16mm Filmmaking Residency    Anima Casa Rural, San Isidro Mazatepec, Jalisco, Mexico www.filmforartists.com | info@filmforartists.com www.animacasarural.com | julian@animacasarural.com Facilitators: Zoë Heyn-Jones and Terra Long Program Dates: Saturday, February 10 to Sund”… more

LIFT, Innis College and Cinema Studies Institute announce inaugural Mentorship Recipient

Wednesday 18 October 2017, 00:00

  LIFT, INNIS COLLEGE and CINEMA STUDIES INSTITUTE ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL MENTORSHIP RECIPIENT Toronto, October 18, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), Innis College, and the Cinema Studies Institute (CSI) are pleased to announce that He Xu is the recipient of the inaugural Filmmaking Mentorship. “CSI sees a tremendous am”… more

LIFT announces Ontario Touring Filmmaking Workshops – Fall 2017 Season

Thursday 12 October 2017, 00:00

Prep for Roger D. Wilson’s Summer 2016 workshop Creating Organic Developers Recipes at LIFT. THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)
 ANNOUNCES THE FALL 2017 SEASON OF ONTARIO TOURING FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS Toronto, October 12, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the Fall 2017—and last—s”… more

LIFT welcomes the participants of the Newcomer Filmmentor Program

Friday 29 September 2017, 00:00

Top Row: Wais Amiree, Writing Instructor Kinana Issa, Ramzi Alkaysi and Gursimran Datla Bottom Row: Salva Honarjou, Reeda Tariq and Amber Williams-King LIFT WELCOMES THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR PROGRAM Toronto, October 3, 2017—The staff at the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to welcome six newcomers t”… more

Call for Applications: LIFT Newcomer Filmmentor

Thursday 10 August 2017, 00:00

  Participants and facilitators from LIFT’s Syrian Youth Filmmentor    Participants and facilitators from LIFT’s Syrian Youth Filmmentor  CALL FOR APPLICANTS:LIFT NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR  Toronto, August 10, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the call for applicati”… more

Call for Applications: LIFT, Innis College and Cinema Studies Institute’s Filmmaking Mentorship Program

Wednesday 2 August 2017, 00:00

           CALL FOR APPLICANTS:LIFT, INNIS COLLEGE and CINEMA STUDIES INSTITUTE’sINAUGURAL FILMMAKING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Toronto, August 2, 2017—Do you have a great idea for a 5-minute short film? In an effort to foster independent filmmaking, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT),”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop with Ed Video: Filming Dance – Movement on Film

Saturday 8 July 2017, 10:00

LIFT Touring Workshop with Ed Video Media Arts Centre: Filming Dance: Movement on Film Workshop: Saturday, July 8, 2017 10am – 6pm Ed Video Media Arts Centre 404 York Road Guelph, Ontario Cost: $100.00 + HST Pre-registration and payment in full is required: angus@edvideo.org   Bonus: Participants of this session may attend the Intro to Shootin”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop with LOMAA: Digital Storytelling with Animated Gifs

Monday 29 May 2017, 08:15

 LIFT Touring Workshop with LOMAA: Digital Storytelling with Animated Gifs Workshop:Monday, May 29, 20178:15am – 12:15pm H. B. Beal High School 525 Dundas Street London, Ontario   LIFT Touring Workshop with LOMAA: Digital Storytelling with Animated Gifs Workshop:Monday, May 29, 20178:15am – 12:15pm H. B. Beal High”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop with Ed Video: Cut-Out Animation Techniques

Saturday 27 May 2017, 11:00

    LIFT Touring Workshop with Ed Video Media Arts Centre: Cut-Out Animation Techniques  Workshop:Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28, 201711am – 5pm     LIFT Touring Workshop with Ed Video Media Arts Centre: Cut-Out Animation Techniques  Workshop:Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28, 201711am – 5pmEd Video Media Arts C”… more