Community and Youth Projects

LIFT welcomes newcomers to Syrian Youth Filmmentor program Saturday 15 October 2016, 00:00  Picture (L-R): Hanan Nanaa, Taiba Najjar, Heba Diab, Sarah Lazakani and Nour Lazakani.    Picture (L-R): Hanan Nanaa, Taiba Najjar, Heba Diab, Sarah Lazakani and Nour Lazakani.     Toronto, November 3, 2016—The staff at the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are excited to welcome five Syrian new”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop With London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA): Alt-Prints Tuesday 11 October 2016, 10:30 LIFT Touring Workshop with London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA):Alt-PrintsWorkshop: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 10:30am – 1pmH.B. Beal High School (Beal Art program)525 Dundas Street, London, ONFree for H.B. Beal High School StudentsIn this workshop, participants will be exposed to two methods of 16mm direct animation utilizing print-ba”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab: Film Strip As Canvas Saturday 1 October 2016, 10:00      LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L):Film Strip as Canvas  Workshop: Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 10am – 4pmSunday, October 2, 2016 from 10am – 3pm Capitol Centre Theatre (basement studio).150 Main Street EastNorth Bay, Ontario Members/ Students: $40.00General: $60.0″… more

LIFT TOURING WORKSHOP WITH NEAR NORTH MOBILE MEDIA LAB (N2M2L): FILM STRIP AS CANVAS LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L):Film Strip as Canvas

Call for Applications: LIFT Syrian Youth Filmmentor Sunday 28 August 2016, 00:00    CALL FOR APPLICATIONSLIFT SYRIAN YOUTH FILMMENTOR     CALL FOR APPLICATIONSLIFT SYRIAN YOUTH FILMMENTOR August 28, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the call for applications for Syrian Youth Filmmentor. LIFT will be offering a series of workshops for six y”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab: Found Footage          LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L):What’s Lost is Found Again: Found FootageCo-presented as part of the Northern Arts and Crafts Movement Workshop: Saturday August 20 and Sunday August 21, 2016Both days 10am – 4pm Cost: $20 for N2M2L and LIFT Members, $30 for Non-members”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop With London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA): Introduction to After Effects Saturday 6 August 2016, 10:00     LIFT Touring Workshop with London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA): Introduction to After Effects Workshop: Saturday, August 6, 201610am – 4pm Fanshawe CollegeRoom M20281001 Fanshawe College Boulevard Members/ Students: $20.00General: $30.00  Pre-registration and payment in full is required: www.lom”… more

LIFT co-presents “Drawing on Film” Activity at 2016 BIG on Bloor Festival Saturday 23 July 2016, 13:00  Leslie Supnet and Eva Kolcze (both with cool sunglasses) with participants during 2015 BIG on Bloor.  LIFT co-presents “Drawing on Film” Activity at the 2016 BIG on Bloor Festivalwith Eva Kolcze and Leslie Supnet   Leslie Supnet and Eva Kolcze (both with cool sunglasses) with participants during 2015 BIG on Bloor”… more

LIFT announces start of Film Access Program Friday 15 April 2016, 00:00   THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE START OF FILM ACCESS PROGRAM  Adam Roy Cohoon, Special Projects Coordinator Terra Long, Clementine Morrigan, Film Access Facilitator Jaene Castrillon, Romeo Dontae Tresean Biggz Pierre, melannie g. campbell, Ali Saeedi and Nicola DiCapua   THE LIAISON OF INDEPEND”… more

The Accessibility of a Super 8mm Camera The Accessibility of a Super 8mm Camera project is a partnership with a group of University of Toronto engineering students and artist and access advocate Adam Roy Cohoon to design a modified Super8mm camera. The Super 8mm camera will be mounted to an electric wheelchair and designed for filmmakers with limited hand use. The aim is to create a modi”… more