LIFT News

Film Performance with Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán Figueroa Friday 28 February 2025, 19:30 to 22:00 . February 19, 2024 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) present GENERATIONAL TRACES: FILM PERFORMANCE WITH VISITING ARTIST PAOLA FERNANDA GUZMÁN FIGUEROA Join us in experiencing a live 16mm film performance by Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán Figueroa, in collaboration with Sound Artist Magda Arturo. This performance comple”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed Due to Weather Conditions – February 13 Due to Wednesday’s snowfall, the LIFT Office and Store will be closed today on Thursday February 13, 2025. We will be reopening on Friday February 14, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Screenwriters Circle – February 19 Wednesday 19 February 2025, 19:00 to 19:00 The LIFT Screenwriters Circle meets online on the third Wednesday 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 on screen. Thr”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – February 17 February 3, 2025 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 17, 2025. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 10:00 am ET.

LIFT Staff Update – January 2025 January 23, 2025 Best Wishes to Technical Coordinator Karl Reinsalu LIFT sends our best wishes to outgoing Technical Coordinator Karl Reinsalu, who is moving on to other opportunities. For the past eighteen years, Karl has been a significant member of the team, from contributing to our move to 1137 Dupont Street fifteen years ago to supporting the”… more

LIFT Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2024 Presentations Thursday 23 January 2025, 18:00 LIFT NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR 2024 PROGRAM PRESENTATION Toronto, January 21, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) is pleased to welcome the newcomer filmmakers from our Newcomer Filmmentor 2024 Program to do a small presentation of their works in progress. We will get to see how their projects developed over the past year and g”… more

New Year Greeting from our Executive Director – January 2025 Monday, January 13, 2025 Dear Members and Community, We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday season and feel renewed and refreshed for the year ahead. Thank you for all the support throughout 2024, including the year-end fundraiser, which was able to raise about $2,000 in donations in less than a month! Every little bit helps towards suppo”… more

LIFT co-presents various films at the 2024 Media City Film Festival Monday 9 December 2024, 00:00 to 00:00 A Black Screen Too by Rhayne Vermette . LIFT co-presents various films at the 2024 Media City Film Festival Media City Film Festival’s 27th edition presents more than 70 films and digital artworks with nearly 50 virtual world premieres over the course of its online celebration: December 9- 30, 2024. Audiences can experience new films, world premier”… more

LIFT Film Sale – December 2024 LIFT FILM SALE – DECEMBER 2024 We have some exciting news for the final few weeks before the holiday closure. The LIFT Store is having a sale on ALL FILM STOCKS that we have in stock. Yes, ALL! Members and non-members get $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 16″… more

LIFT Fall 2024 Garage Sale – Nov 28 LIFT 2024 GARAGE SALE Our storage space in the facility has been bursting at the seams this year, so it’s time to bring back a fan favourite event—the LIFT Garage Sale! Thursday, November 28, 2024 11:00am – 5:00pm 1137 Dupont Street Main Classroom We have lots of stuff ready for sale, ranging from vintage kitsch and art department, to cameras both”… more