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.
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Goethe-Institut Toronto and LIFT – Documentary Filmmaking and Storytelling with Daniel CarsentySaturday 18 September 2021, 13:00Goethe-Institut Toronto and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) present Documentary Filmmaking and Storytelling with Daniel Carsenty A free two-part digital workshop. Co-presented with Toronto Arab Film (TAF) and the Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF). Part 1: Artist Talk Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm ET”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Cinemas of South Asia: Case Study Pakistan” at MISAFFMonday 7 December 2020, 12:00LIFT co-presents Cinemas of South Asia: Case Study Pakistan at 2020 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) Pakistani cinema has always been underfunded, underrepresented, underpromoted since its inception. At one time a film industry hub, Lahore’s studios were burnt down in the partition riots of 1947. So in essence, Pakistan, at i”… more |
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LIFT Announces Summer 2020 Industry PanelsMonday 6 July 2020, 00:00LIFT ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2020 INDUSTRY PANELS Toronto, July 6, 2020—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce our summer lineup of industry panels as part of the 2020 Newcomer Filmmentor Program. Although geared towards the emerging artists participating in this year’s mentorship we have opened up registration to t”… more |
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LIFT welcomes the participants of the Newcomer Filmmentor 2020 ProgramWednesday 1 April 2020, 00:00(L-R) Mentees: Halime Akturk, Movsar Asuev, Jo Güstin and Darya Ruseva. LIFT WELCOMES THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR 2020 PROGRAM Toronto, May 14, 2020—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome four newcomer filmmakers to participate in the Newcomer Filmmentor 2020 Program. In the past few years, we”… more |
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Call for Applications: LIFT Newcomer Filmmentor 2020Thursday 6 February 2020, 10:00CALL FOR APPLICANTS: LIFT NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR 2020 Toronto, February 6, 2020—Are you a newcomer or refugee emerging filmmaker living in or near the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)? Are you looking to develop specific film-related skills or complete a project? The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the launch of th”… more |
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LIFT welcomes the participants of the Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2019Monday 14 January 2019, 00:00Mentees: Nariman Ansari, Hussam Douhna and Maria Paz Ramirez Larrain LIFT WELCOMES THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR PROGRAM 2019 Toronto, January 14, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome three newcomer filmmakers to our facilities to participate in the Newcomer Filmmentor 2019. In the past fe”… more |
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Call for Applications: LIFT Newcomer Filmmentor 2019Tuesday 2 October 2018, 10:00CALL FOR APPLICANTS: LIFT NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR 2019 Toronto, October 2, 2018— Are you a newcomer or refugee emerging filmmaker living in or near the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)? Are you looking to develop specific film-related skills or complete a project? The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the launch of th”… more |
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Call for Applications: Tibetan Youth FilmmentorFriday 10 August 2018, 00:00CALL 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 |
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Film For Artists: Site and Cycle – 2018 ResidencyWednesday 20 December 2017, 00:00December 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 |
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LIFT, Innis College and Cinema Studies Institute announce inaugural Mentorship RecipientWednesday 18 October 2017, 00:00LIFT, 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 |