LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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Call for Applications: Virtual Production Storytelling with Unreal Engine 2026Wednesday 21 January 2026, 00:00THE 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 |
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LIFT Office and Store Closed Due to Weather Conditions – January 15Due to today’s heavy snowfall, the LIFT Office and Store will be closed today on Thursday January 15, 2026. We hope to reopen on Friday, but will provide an update tomorrow morning. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Further updates regarding reopening will be posted on our website and social channels. |
Screenwriters Circle – January 21Wednesday 21 January 2026, 19:00 to 19:00The LIFT Screenwriters Circle meets online on the third Wednesday at 7:00pm ET of each month (January’s date moved a week back) 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 image”… more |
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LIFT Digital Cinema Residency – 2026 AnnouncementMonday 12 January 2026, 00:00 to 00:00Photo 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 |
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New Year Greeting from our Executive Director – January 2026Friday, 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 |
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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 |
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LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Lotta HurnanenMonday 1 December 2025, 00:00 to 00:00Photo 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 |
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LIFT Announces Artists Selected for Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2025Tuesday 2 September 2025, 00:00LIFT 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 |
Employment OpportunitiesEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Please note: Any employment with LIFT would not be on-set as we are not a production company that produces 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-membe”… more |
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LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2025 Mentorship AnnouncementMonday 25 August 2025, 00:00 to 00:002025 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 |