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LIFT Welcomes Summer Staff – June 2026 (L-R) Mia Buono, Victoria Bacani and Imogen J Lister Photo by Renata Mohamed June 26, 2026 Welcome to Summer 2026 Staff Thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program, supported by the Canadian Government’s Employment and Social Development Canada (EDSC), we are able to welcome three new summer staff to LIFT this summer, Victoria Bacani, Mia Buono”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Canada Day – July 1 June 15, 2026 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Canada Day on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. We will reopen on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 10:00 am ET.

Call for Proposals: 45th Anniversary Retrospective Zine – Extended Friday 12 June 2026, 10:00 to 17:00 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 45TH ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE ZINE Toronto, June 12, 2026 (Updated June 25, 2026)—Earlier this year on April 8, 2026, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) celebrated its 45th Anniversary. It’s exciting and humbling to reflect on the impact we h”… more

Open Screening – June 2026 Friday 26 June 2026, 19:00 to 21:00    THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES OPEN SCREENING – JUNE 2026 Join the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) on Friday, June 26, 2026 in the Main Classroom at the LIFT facility (located at 1137 Dupont) for our June 2026 Open Screening. The event is an opportunity to show new films, audiovisual experim”… more

Happy 45th Anniversary to LIFT – April 8, 2026 Filmmaker and Projectionist Alexi Manis at the 2025 Canadian Media Skills Exchange (CMSE) Photograph by Justine McCloskey April 8, 2026 Dear Members and Community, Today, April 8, 2026 is LIFT’s 45th Anniversary. It’s exciting and humbling to reflect on the impact we have made over the years on the lives of independent filmmakers, whether it’s thro”… more