LIFT News

LIFT Office and Store Closed for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Sep 30 September 21, 2022 September 30th, 2022 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. The”… more

Call for Proposals: Analogue Resilience: A Film Labs Gathering Tuesday 13 September 2022, 00:00 to 17:00 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS ANALOGUE RESILIENCE: A FILM LABS GATHERING May 25 – 30, 2023 in Toronto, Canada Toronto, September 13, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is excited to announce that we will be hosting a gathering of analogue film labs and filmmakers here”… more

Performance with Visiting Artist Britt Al-Busultan Wednesday 14 September 2022, 19:00 to 20:00 PIX Film is pleased to present a performance with Visiting Britt Al-Busultan Britt Al-Busultan in person Britt-Al-Busultan, artist in residency at LIFT, will be presenting a 2 x 16mm film projector performance “Razzle Dazzle” at PIX FILM Gallery with sound accompaniment by Ben Rositsan. Details: https://www.pixfilmcollective.com/events/razzle-dazzl”… more

LIFT Staff Farewell – September 2022 Outgoing Technical Assistant Esteban Powell September 2, 2022 Best Wishes to Technical Assistant Esteban Powell LIFT would like to thank Esteban Powell for his work this summer as our Technical Assistant as his position comes to an end today. Esteban returns to Toronto Metropolitan University to finish his studies this school year. Esteban joined u”… more

LIFT Staff Farewell – August 2022 Outgoing Education and Outreach Assistant David Nguyen August 26, 2022 Best Wishes to Education and Outreach Assistant David Nguyen LIFT would like to send our best wishes to our Education and Outreach Assistant David Nguyen as his position comes to an end today. David joined us for the summer with the support of the Canada Summer Jobs program afte”… more

Call for Submissions: Josephine Massarella Artist Award 2022 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE JOSEPHINE MASSARELLA ARTIST AWARD 2022 Toronto, August 15, 2022—In June of 2018 the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) longtime member Josephine Massarella passed away after a short illness. https://lift.ca/news-post/remembering-josephi”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Labour Day – Sep 5 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Labour Day on Monday, September 5th, 2022. Staff will be available, as per our current COVID-19 protocol, starting back on Tuesday, September 6th at 10:00am ET. Have a rejuvenating and safe holiday.

LIFT co-presents “Where Do We Go From Here?” at the8Fest Friday 5 August 2022, 00:00 to 00:00 LIFT and the CFMDC co-presents “Where Do We Go From Here?” 15 Years of CFMDC and LIFT at the 8fest Curated by Jesse Brossoit from Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC) and Cayley James from the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). Online and On-Demand August 5 – 11, 2022 at https://the8fest.com Presenting films by Alexandr”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Simcoe Day – Aug 1 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Simcoe Day on Monday, August 1st, 2022. Staff will be available, as per our current COVID-19 protocol, starting back on Tuesday, August 2nd at 10:00am ET.

LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Britt Al-Busultan Wednesday 20 July 2022, 00:00 to 00:00 LIFT ANNOUNCES FINNISH VISITING ARTIST BRITT AL-BUSULTAN Toronto, July 20, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Britt Al-Busultan has joined us from Vaasa, Finland as a visiting artist from June 22 to September 15, 2022 as the second resident in the residency program for alumni of the Academy of F”… more