LIFT News

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Victoria Day – May 23 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 23rd, 2022. Staff will be available, as per our current COVID-19 closure protocol, starting back on Tuesday, May 24th at 10:00AM.

LIFT Workshop Bursary Program – Summer 2022 April 27, 2022 Since the onslaught of the pandemic the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) has been working to ensure that our programming remains accessible to our wider community. In an effort to continue to provide further financial accessibility for those interested in learning about the art of filmmaking, we are once again offe”… more

Goethe-Institut Toronto and LIFT Masterclass – Emotional Landscapes in Film with Antonia Kilian Thursday 19 May 2022, 13:00 Goethe-Institut Toronto and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) present an online masterclass with documentary filmmaker Antonia Kilian exploring Emotional Landscapes in Film. Co-presented with Toronto Arab Film (TAF) The Goethe-Institut Toronto and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are delighted to present”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday – Apr 15 and Apr 18 The LIFT office and store operations will be closed for Good Friday on Friday April 15th, 2022, as well as Easter Monday on Monday, April 18th, 2022. Staff will be available, as per our current COVID-19 protocols, starting back on Tuesday, April 19th at 10:00AM ET.

LIFT co-presents Roger Beebe Film Performance Sunday 3 April 2022, 19:00 to 21:00 LIFT and PIX FILM co-presents Roger Beebe Film Performance Sunday, April, 3, 2022 Starts at 7:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C Roger Beebe in-person! In the wake of our year(+) of lockdown and of telepresence, Roger Beebe returns to the road with a program of 16mm multi-projector performances. The program features several newer wo”… more

LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2022 Mentorship Announcement Friday 25 March 2022, 00:00 to 00:00 2022 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Caelin Holmes THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) AND THE IMAGINENATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2022 MENTORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Toronto, March 25, 2022—The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce tha”… more

LIFT co-presents “Baltic Experimental Films” Monday 28 March 2022, 19:00 to 21:00 Bonds of Time by Henrijs Laķis LIFT and PIX FILM co-presents Baltic Experimental Films Films from the Baltic Analog Lab Curated by Ieva Balode Ieva Balode is a founder of artist’s collective and film lab Baltic Analog Lab from Riga, Latvia that gathers filmmakers and photographers working in a field of a photochemical and experimental film. As a di”… more

Updates on LIFT Operations – March 2022 Additions Monday, March 21, 2022 Dear Members and Community, Thank you for your continued patience as we work towards creating a safer environment in order to access LIFT rentals, facilities and resources. Our equipment rentals and facilities continue to be available to accessing members. As Ontario continues its pathway to re-opening, we want to reiterate L”… more

Artist Talk with 2022 BAICC Resident Laura Moreno Bueno Thursday 24 March 2022, 18:00 to 20:00 ARTIST TALK WITH 2022 BAICC RESIDENT LAURA MORENO BUENO   Toronto, March 11, 2022—Join us online on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 6:00pm EDT to see a presentation by the Spanish filmmaker Laura Moreno Bueno. This presentation follows shortly after her residency in the fifth edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creacion Cinem”… more

Updates on LIFT Operations – March 2022 Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Dear Members and Community, Thank you for your continued patience as we work towards creating a safer environment in order to access LIFT rentals, facilities and resources. Our equipment rentals and facilities continue to be available to accessing members. As Ontario continues its pathway to re-opening, we want to reiterate”… more