LIFT News

LIFT co-presents  “Geographies of Solitude” at Planet in Focus Sunday 16 October 2022, 19:00 to 21:00 LIFT 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

LIFT and Archive/Counter-Archive co-presents at World Audiovisual Heritage Week Thursday 27 October 2022, 19:00 to 23:59 Origines 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

Screening with 2022 BAICC Resident Álvaro Feldman Thursday 13 October 2022, 19:00 to 21:00 SUPER 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

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Thanksgiving Day – Oct 10 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Monday, October 10th, 2022. LIFT will be back in operation, as per our current COVID-19 access, on Tuesday, October 11th at 10:00AM ET.

LIFT announces the 2022 BAICC Resident – Álvaro Feldman Tuesday 6 September 2022, 00:00 to 00:00 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2022 BAICC RESIDENT ÁLVARO FELDMAN Toronto, September 29, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Spanish filmmaker Álvaro Feldman as the current resident in the sixth edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creaci”… more

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