LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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LIFT co-presents “Echoes of Memory” at Latin American Media Arts Symposium (LAMAS)Saturday 17 October 2026, 15:30 to 17:00LIFT co-presents the “Echoes of Memory: Counter-Narratives in Digital Media Arts” panel at the 2026 Latin American Media Arts Symposium (LAMAS) Saturday, October 17, 2026 3:30 PM 837 Dundas Street West Free Admission Moderated by Victoria Carrasco Panellists: Laura Acosta, Lucia Rojas, and Santiago Tavera · Moderated by Victoria Carrasco, this conv”… more |
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LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Charlotte ClermontMonday 5 October 2026, 00:00 to 00:00Photo by Renata Mohamed THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES FINNISH VISITING ARTIST CHARLOTTE CLERMONT Toronto, October 7, 2026—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Québec artist Charlotte Clermont, based in Helsinki, Finland, has joined us as a visiting artist from Octobe”… more |
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LIFT announces the 2026 BAICC Resident – Emiliano Reyes ColinaFriday 25 September 2026, 00:00 to 00:00Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2026 BAICC RESIDENT EMILIANO REYES COLINA Toronto, October 5, 2026—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Mexican filmmaker Emiliano Reyes Colina, based in Spain, as the current resident in the tenth edition of the”… more |
Screenwriters Circle – October 21Wednesday 21 October 2026, 19:00 to 16:00The LIFT Screenwriters Circle meets online on the third Wednesday at 7:00pm ET of each month to facilitate skill sharing, supportive critique and moving member scripts from the page to the screen. You must be a current LIFT member to attend this group. No experience is necessary, just a passion for words and images and a dream to one day see them o”… more |
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LIFT Office and Store Closed for Thanksgiving Day – October 12The LIFT office and store will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Monday, October 12, 2026. We will reopen on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 10:00am ET. |
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LIFT Office and Store Closed on October 2The LIFT office and store will be closed on Friday, October 2, 2026. We will reopen on Monday, October 5, 2026 at 10:00 am ET. |
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LIFT Office and Store Closed September 10 and 11We’re excited to announce that LIFT will be participating at the TIFF Festival Street Art Market 2026. We’re a small team so the LIFT office and store will be closed on Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11, 2026 due to our participation at TIFF. We will reopen on Monday September 14, 2026 at 10:00 am ET. Be sure to come and visit our boo”… more |
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LIFT at the TIFF Festival Street Art Market 2026Thursday 10 September 2026, 00:00THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) AT THE TIFF FESTIVAL STREET ART MARKET 2026 September 3, 2026—For the first time, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers Toronto (LIFT) has been invited to participate in the TIFF Festival Street Art Market 2026. Visit our booth and enter a giveaway for the chance to win a free LIFT membership!”… more |
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Call for Applicants: Fall 2026 Creative BursariesTHE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICANTS: FALL 2026 CREATIVE BURSARIES Toronto, September 1, 2026—With the support of the City of Toronto through their Creative Industries Fund, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is excited to present our Fall 2026 Creative Bursaries. These bursaries”… more |
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Notice about Canada and U.S. Tariffs – September 1, 2026Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Dear Members and Community, As you’re aware, the trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues and it has flared up recently. Exact information is a moving target, but the next imposition of Canadian tariffs on U.S. imports comes into effect on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. At this point, we do not know if Eastman Kodak m”… more |