LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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LIFT co-presents “Sea Series 23” at Media City Film FestivalTuesday 8 February 2022, 00:00 to 00:00Sea Series 23 by John Price LIFT co-presents Sea Series 23 at Media City Film Festival “Sea Series 23” John Price Canada, 16mm > digital, 8 min, 2022 This film is available to stream for free globally between February 8 – March 1, 2022. Listen to John Price’s MCFF25 Film Introduction. “Yes, I contemplate the sea, what else is there to do?…to loo”… more |
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LIFT announces the 2022 BAICC Resident – Laura Moreno BuenoMonday 7 February 2022, 00:00 to 00:00LIFT ANNOUNCES 2022 BAICC RESIDENT LAURA MORENO BUENO Toronto, February 16, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Spanish filmmaker Laura Moreno Bueno as the current resident in the fifth edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creacion Cinematográfica, a collaboration between the”… more |
LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – Feb 21The LIFT office and store operations will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 21st, 2022. Staff will be available, as per our current COVID-19 closure protocol, starting back on Tuesday, February 22nd at 10:00AM ET. |
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Updates on LIFT Operations – February 2022Friday, February 4, 2022 Dear LIFT Community, Thank you for your continued patience as we work towards creating a safer environment in order to access LIFT rentals, facilities and resources. We are looking forward to restarting our equipment rentals and re-opening our facilities to accessing members beginning on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. We have i”… more |
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Shadows and Light: Six Film Portraits from LIFT members, 1981-2001Thursday 13 January 2022, 11:00 to 23:59Do Nothing by Ruba Nadda Toronto, January 13, 2022—In April of 2021, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) marked our 40th anniversary. It was a quiet celebration during a tumultuous pandemic year. But since then we have been looking back and taking stock of the LIFT’s legacy as a resource and community hub for the filmmakers who”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 17th annual Mentorship ProgramMonday 10 January 2022, 00:00 to 00:00LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2022 ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Call for applicants in Toronto Are you an Indigenous filmmaker with a great idea for a 5-minute 16mm short? EXTENDED DEADLINE: Monday, February 14, 2022 Celebrating 17 years of supporting independent Indigenous film, the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to explore 16mm filmmaki”… more |
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Updates on LIFT Operations – January 2022UPDATES ON LIFT OPERATIONS: JANUARY 2022 January 4, 2022 Dear Members and Community, The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto will begin the year at a reduced capacity through to the end of January due to the Ontario Government’s action of Temporarily Moving to Modified Step Two of the COVID-19 Roadmap announced yesterday on Monday, January”… more |
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LIFT Production and Post-Production Support Grant 2023 – Extended====================================== Updated: June 10, 2024 LIFT’s Production and Post-Production Support Grant for 2024 will be posted online in September 2024. Questions about the 2024 Support Grant can be sent to membership@lift.ca in the interim. ====================================== Current as of August 30, 2023 LIFT PRODUCTION AND P”… more |
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LIFT Workshop Bursary Program – Winter 2022December 6, 2021 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 provide further financial accessibility for those interested in learning about the art of filmmaking, we will be piloting a Workshop B”… more |
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Office and Store Holiday Closure – December 2021December 9, 2021 LIFT will be closing on Monday, December 20, 2021 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 10:00am ET. FRIDAY DECEMBER 17 IS THE LAST DAY THE OFFICE AND STORE WILL BE OPEN IN 2021. IMPORTANT NOTE: Online Store orders must be received by 5:00pm ET on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 and will be shipped via Canada Post on December”… more |