LIFT News

Screenwriters Circle – September 19 Wednesday 18 September 2024, 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 at Kensington Market’s Pedestrian Sundays – August 2024 LIFT at Kensington Market’s Pedestrian Sundays – August 2024 August 16, 2024—Looking to do something creative to close off the month? Then come on down to Kensington Market in downtown Toronto and visit our booth outside Good Egg (156 Augusta Avenue) for the August edition of Pedestrian Sundays. Pedestrian Sundays is an opportunity for the communit”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Labour Day – September 2 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Labour Day on Monday, September 2, 2024. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 10:00 am ET. Have a happy and safe holiday!

Workshop Wrap-Up Screening – Summer 2024 – POSTPONED Wednesday 14 August 2024, 19:00 to 20:30 August 8, 2024 Updated on August 13, 2024 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES WORKSHOP WRAP-UP SCREENING – SUMMER 2024 Join us on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 in the Main Classroom at the LIFT facility for our Summer Workshop Wrap-Up Screening. A program of new films, experiments, found footage and works in progress accu”… more

Open Studio Session – Digital Post-Production Friday 23 August 2024, 14:00 OPEN STUDIO SESSION: DIGITAL POST PRODUCTION August 2, 2024—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that we will be welcoming artists to our space for another Open Studio Session this summer. The Open Studio Session will serve as a space for exploration for artists and creatives interested in various aspects o”… more

Open Studio Session – Chromaflex (Rescheduled) Wednesday 7 August 2024, 14:00 OPEN STUDIO SESSION: CHROMOFLEX July 16, 2024 (Updated July 30, 2024)—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that we will be welcoming artists to our space for another Open Studio Session. The Open Studio Session will serve as a space for exploration for artists and creatives interested in various aspects of”… more

LIFT at Kensington Market’s Pedestrian Sundays – July 2024 Sunday 28 July 2024, 13:16 LIFT at Kensington Market’s Pedestrian Sundays – July 2024 July 26, 2024—Looking for something creative to do this weekend? Why not come on down to Kensington Market in downtown Toronto and visit our booth outside Good Egg (156 Augusta Avenue) for the July edition of Pedestrian Sundays. Pedestrian Sundays is an opportunity for the community to come”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Simcoe Day – August 5 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Simcoe Day—also known as Civic Holiday—on Monday, August 5, 2024. We will reopen on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 10:00 am ET. Have a happy and safe holiday!

Call for Submissions: Workshop Wrap-Up 2024 Friday 19 July 2024, 00:00 to 17:00 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: WORKSHOP WRAP-UP 2024 July 19, 2024—Submissions for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) Workshop Wrap-Up 2024 are now open! We are accepting films for an upcoming evening of new films, experiments, works in progress, and excerpts inspired b”… more

LIFT co-presents “I❤U s” at Vector Festival Thursday 11 July 2024, 00:00 to 00:00 LIFT co-presents I❤U at the 2024 Vector Festival “I❤U” Exhibition Featuring artworks by Kenzie Housego Curated by Evangeline Y Brooks July 11 – August 10, 2024 LIFT lobby 1137 Dupont Street The installation is available to view outside of LIFT office hours from the Dupont Street address. Kenzie Housego’s series I❤U explores contemporary courtship b”… more