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Employment Opportunities

. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Please note: Any employment with LIFT would not be on-set as we don’t produce films. All positions would be arts administration staff positions for the organization. ==================== CALL FOR BOARD MEMBERS November 2025—LIFT is seeking three volunteers to join its 9-member volunteer Board of Directors who are committe”… 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

2026 Training Initiative – Virtual Production Storytelling with Unreal Engine

Monday 2 March 2026, 00:00

THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES 2026 TRAINING INITIATIVE: VIRTUAL PRODUCTION STORYTELLING WITH UNREAL ENGINE Toronto, December 10, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), in partnership with Screen Industry Training Hub (SITHub), announce a new training initiative for the coming year funded by”… more

LIFT Film Sale – November 2025

LIFT FILM SALE – NOVEMBER  2025 Your faves are back in stock! And just in time for Black Friday, and all the way till Wednesday, December 17, 2025! Members and non-members get up to $5.00 off each 50’ cartridge of Super 8mm, 50’ roll of Regular 8mm, or 100’ roll of 16mm film and $20.00 off each 400’ can of 16mm. Be sure to stock up on all your favo”… more

LIFT Office and Store Holiday Closure – December 18

Dear Members and Community, LIFT’s facility will be closing on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:00pm ET and will reopen on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 10:00am ET. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 IS THE LAST DAY THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN IN 2025. Thank you for supporting us through another eventful year. We’re looking forward to a December rest and an excitin”… more

$45 for LIFT45!

  December 5, 2025 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) marks its 45th anniversary in 2026! It’s an opportunity to reflect on the impact that the organization has made on filmmakers the world over and we look forward to celebrating it with events and opportunities. But it also allows us to set a goal. In our “$45 for LIFT45″”… more

LIFT announces Visiting Artist Luis Macías

Saturday 1 November 2025, 00:00 to 00:00

Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)  ANNOUNCES VISITING ARTIST LUIS MACÍAS Toronto, November 1, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Spanish filmmaker Luis Macías as a visiting artist for the month of November. His residency runs from November 1 to 20, 2025″… more