LIFT News

LIFT co-presents Floris Vanhoof Film Performance Sunday 12 March 2023, 19:00 to 21:00 THE MIRROR EGG FILM AND PERFORMANCE WITH FLORIS VANHOOF Co-presented by PIX FILM and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) Sunday, March 12, 2023 Starts at 7:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C In-Person screening and performance. PYWC admission (Pay-What-You-Can) LIFT strongly recommends wearing masks for this in-p”… more

Analogue Resilience: Film Labs Gathering April 2023: Registration is now closed. ==============================   REGISTRATION OPENS FOR ANALOGUE RESILIENCE: A FILM LABS GATHERING May 25 – 30, 2023 in Toronto, Canada Toronto, February 27, 2023—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is excited to announce that we will be hosting a gathering of analogue film labs and f”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – Feb 20 The LIFT office and store operations will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 20th, 2023. Staff will be available, as per our current operations protocol, starting back on Tuesday, February 21st at 10:00AM ET.

LIFT’s Operations and Facilities Protocols – February 2023 Friday, February 3, 2023 Dear Members and Community, Happy New Year. We hope that 2023 is a productive year as we slowly pull ourselves out of the COVID-19 pandemic’s long tail. We’re excited about all the new members’ projects that have already begun and thank you for continuing to use our services for your work. LIFT is now fully open to the publ”… more

LIFT announces the creation of the Mara Da Costa Reis Fund LIFT ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF THE MARA DA COSTA REIS FUND IN SUPPORT OF LIFT’S PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION SUPPORT GRANT Toronto, January 31, 2022—Last year, after a five year hiatus, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announced the return of the Production and Post-Production Support Grant. The relaunch and expansion of th”… more

Temporary closure due to weather – January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023 Due to inclement weather, the LIFT Office and Store will be closed today on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. LIFT Staff will be back on-site, if weather conditions allow, on Thursday, January 26 at 10:00am ET.

LIFT co-presents Rhayne Vermette at Media City Monday 9 January 2023, 00:00 to 00:00 Domus by Rhayne Vermette Media City Film Festival presents THOUSANDSUNS CINEMA: Indigenous Edition virtual January 9 – 30, 2023 LIFT is proud to co-present the works of Rhayne Vermette at THOUSANDSUNS CINEMA. All films in the program will stream for FREE on MCFF’s website at https://mediacityfilmfestival.com/thousandsuns/rhayne-vermette THOUSANDSUN”… more

LIFT announces the 2018 Roberto Ariganello National Resident – Malena Szlam Monday 21 November 2022, 00:00 to 00:00 LIFT ANNOUNCES THE 2018 WINNER OF THE ROBERTO ARIGANELLO AWARD: MALENA SZLAM Toronto, December 15, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Montréal filmmaker Malena Szlam was in town to work on her project that was selected as the second recipient of the Roberto Ariganello Award. The award honours th”… more

Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 18th annual Mentorship Program – Final Extension Tuesday 13 December 2022, 00:00 to 23:59 December 13, 2022 Revised February 3, 2023   LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2023 ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Call for applicants in Toronto Are you an Indigenous filmmaker with a great idea for a 5-minute 16mm short? The LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to explore 16mm filmmaking through the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto”… more

Winter 2023 Workshops and Courses Now Online! We are happy to announce our Winter 2023 workshops, and will be hosting a hybrid season. Both in-person and online workshops (delivered via Zoom), will be taught by our experienced roster of industry instructors. Online registration opens Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 10AM ET and continues until workshops are full. There is no in-person registration”… more