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Call for Applications: Virtual Production Storytelling with Unreal Engine 2026

Wednesday 21 January 2026, 00:00

THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: VIRTUAL PRODUCTION STORYTELLING WITH UNREAL ENGINE 2026 Toronto, January 21, 2026—In December, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), in partnership with the Screen Industry Training Hub (SITHub), announced a new training initiative for 2026 f”… more

LIFT Digital Cinema Residency – 2026 Announcement

Monday 12 January 2026, 00:00 to 00:00

Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2026 DIGITAL CINEMA RESIDENCY RECIPIENT DC DZOJA Toronto, January 12, 2026—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that DC Dzoja is the 2026 Digital Cinema Resident this winter, a program launched for the first time”… more

New Year Greeting from our Executive Director – January 2026

Friday, January 9, 2026 Dear Members and Community, Welcome back! We hope the holiday season treated you well, with chances to relax with family and friends, turn off your computer screens, catch a movie, and regenerate fresh and excited for the year ahead. Thank you for all the support you have given to LIFT over 2025. We especially appreciate you”… more

Please help LIFT reach our year end fundraising goal of $20,000!

December 29, 2025 Dear friends, colleagues and supporters, Happy holidays from the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). What a wild year it has been! 2025 has been one of our most productive, with filmmakers making films and LIFT supporting amazing projects, but we feel like there was always a new challenge around the next corner. T”… more

LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Lotta Hurnanen

Monday 1 December 2025, 00:00 to 00:00

Photo by Renata Mohamed THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES FINNISH VISITING ARTIST LOTTA HURNANEN Toronto, December 29, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Finnish artist Lotta Hurnanen has joined us from Helsinki, Finland as a visiting artist from December 1, 2025″… more

LIFT Announces Artists Selected for Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2025

Tuesday 2 September 2025, 00:00

LIFT ANNOUNCES ARTISTS SELECTED FOR NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR 2025 PROGRAM Toronto, December 23, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) is pleased to welcome three newcomer filmmakers to our facilities to participate in the Newcomer Filmmentor 2025 Program. This is our fifth iteration of the Newcomer Filmmentor program since 2017.”… more

LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2025 Mentorship Announcement

Monday 25 August 2025, 00:00 to 00:00

2025 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Katia Ferderber Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) AND THE IMAGINENATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2025 MENTORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Toronto, December 12, 2025—This past summer, the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmak”… more