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 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

LIFT Touring Workshop with Cultural Industries North Ontario: Green Screen

Wednesday 24 May 2017, 00:00

        LIFT Touring Workshop with Cultural Industries North Ontario (CION): Green Screen    Workshop: Wednesday, May 24 and Thursday, May 25, 2017 Querney’s Office Plus 67 Elm Street Sudbury, Ontario Cost: Free for NOMFA Conference registrants Enrollment is limited to 10 To register: http://bit.ly/2qTlJMR This workshop is desig”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab: Memory Movies: Remixing North Bay’s Visual Archive

Saturday 20 May 2017, 10:00

   LIFT Touring Workshop With Near North Mobile Media Lab: Memory Movies: Remixing North Bay’s Visual Archive  Workshop: Saturday, May 20, 2017 10:00am – 4:00pmSunday, May 21, 2017 10:00am – 4:00pm    LIFT Touring Workshop With Near North Mobile Media Lab: Memory Movies: Remixing North Bay’s Visual Archive  Workshop: S”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop with LOMAA: Stop Motion Animation

Friday 28 April 2017, 10:00

 LIFT Touring Workshop with LOMAA: Stop Motion Animation   Workshop:Friday, April 28, 201710am – 3pm  LIFT Touring Workshop with LOMAA: Stop Motion Animation   Workshop:Friday, April 28, 201710am – 3pm H. B. Beal High School 525 Dundas Street London, Ontario  While most commercial animation is done”… more