LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
Internship OpportunitiesINTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ASSISTANTS FOR FILM LABS GATHERING December 7, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is an artist-run charitable organization dedicated to facilitating excellence in the moving image through media arts education and production resources. LIFT exists to provide support and encouragement for independent”… more |
Screenwriters Circle – December 14Wednesday 14 December 2022, 19:00 to 21:00The LIFT Screenwriters Circle meets 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. *** December 2022 date is December 14, 2022. No experience is necessary, just a passion for words and images and a dr”… more |
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LIFT’s November 2022 Protocols and December ClosureFriday, November 18, 2022 DECEMBER CLOSURE LIFT’s facility will be closing on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 5:00pm ET and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 10:00am ET. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 IS THE LAST DAY THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN IN 2022. Important Note: Online Store orders must be received by 5:00pm ET on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 and”… more |
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Screening with Visiting Artist Matti HarjuMonday 28 November 2022, 19:00 to 21:00ALIENS AND AFTERLIFES: SCREENING WITH VISITING ARTIST MATTI HARJU Co-presented by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM. Finnish filmmaker Matti Harju joins us on Monday, November 28, 2022 to present a screening of his cinemawork. This screening complements his residency as the third resident in LIFT’s collaboration w”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Fox In A Hole” at European Union Film FestivalSunday 20 November 2022, 18:00 to 23:59LIFT co-presents “Fox In A Hole” at the 2022 European Union Film Festival “Fox In A Hole” Directed by Arman T. Riahi 2022 | Austria | 105 minutes In German and Bosnian with English subtitles. Set in a juvenile correctional facility, Fox in a Hole revolves around teacher Hannes Fuchs (Aleksandar Petrović), newly assigned to work at its school for tr”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Mis Dos Voces / My Two Voices” at Rendezvous With MadnessThursday 27 October 2022, 00:00 to 00:00LIFT co-presents “Mis Dos Voces / My Two Voices” at the 2022 Rendezvous With Madness Festival “Mis Dos Voces / My Two Voices” Directed by Lina Rodríguez 2022 | Canada | 68 minutes | Spanish with English subtitles In “My Two Voices,” Canadian director Lina Rodriguez paints a lyrical and truly unique portrait of what it means to be an immigrant and h”… more |
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LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Matti HarjuFriday 9 September 2022, 00:00 to 00:00THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES FINNISH VISITING ARTIST MATTI HARJU Toronto, October 17, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Matti Harju has joined us from Kouvola, Finland as a visiting artist from September 9 to December 1, 2022 as the third resident in the res”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Geographies of Solitude” at Planet in FocusSunday 16 October 2022, 19:00 to 21:00LIFT co-presents “Geographies of Solitude” at the 2022 Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival “Geographies of Solitude” Directed by Jacquelyn Mills Country: Canada Length: 1:03:00 “Geographies of Solitude” is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, guided by naturalist and environmentalist Zoe Lucas who has lived ov”… more |
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LIFT and Archive/Counter-Archive co-presents at World Audiovisual Heritage WeekThursday 27 October 2022, 19:00 to 23:59Origines by Nadine Valcin LIFT AND ARCHIVE/COUNTER-ARCHIVE CO-PRESENTS AT WORLD AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE WEEK Curated and organized by Cayley James and Helen Lee. The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and Archive/Counter-Archive are partnering to bring together an in-person screening and panel event to celebrate the 2022 UNESCO World”… more |
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Screening with 2022 BAICC Resident Álvaro FeldmanThursday 13 October 2022, 19:00 to 21:00SUPER 8MM FILM SCREENING WITH 2022 BAICC RESIDENT ÁLVARO FELDMAN Co-presented by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM Thursday, October 13, 2022 Starts at 7:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C Pay-What-You-Can Admission Álvaro Feldman is a filmmaker and the current resident in the sixth edition of the”… more |