LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
 |
Updates on LIFT Operations – May 2021UPDATES ON LIFT OPERATIONS: MAY 2021 May 14, 2021 Dear Members and Community, Similar to our announcement in March, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto will continue to be operating at reduced capacity through the end of June due to the Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home Order extended on Thursday May 13. Details: https://news.ontar”… more |
 |
UNSTEADY LANDSCAPES: 40th Anniversary of the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of TorontoFriday 28 May 2021, 10:00 to 23:59Dust Cycles by Eva Kolcze Toronto, May 13, 2021—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) officially came into being in April of 1981. Inspired in part by efforts of collective networking such as what was done at the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) in Halifax, LIFT was founded by a group of artists who were interested”… more |
 |
LIFT co-presents “Local Heroes” at Inside OutThursday 27 May 2021, 12:00 to 23:59St Clair W by Emily Ryder LIFT co-presents Local Heroes at 2021 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival Programme: “Cruz” by John Dela Cruz “Unity Mosque” by Nicole Teeny “International Dawn Chorus Day” by John Greyson “I Do, But I Don’t” by Marlee Druker “I Am Gay” by Ajahnis Charley “You Will Still Be Here Tomorrow” by Michael Hanley “Parry Riposte”… more |
 |
Announcement Regarding Board of Directors – May 2021Outgoing Board Chair David Café-Fébrissy Departure of David Café-Fébrissy and Announcement of New Board Members May 5, 2021 ADIEU, DAVID! Welcome Aeyliya, Daniel, Orla and Tash! The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) would like to thank David Café-Fébrissy for his six years of service on the board at LIFT. David Café-Febrissy joine”… more |
 |
LIFT co-presents “Shorts Programme 1” at Toronto Arab FilmThursday 27 May 2021, 18:00 to 20:00Mutts (Clebs) by Halima Ouardiri LIFT co-presents Shorts Programme 1 at 2021 Toronto Arab Film Programme: “Sukar” by Illias El Faris “Mutts (Clebs)” by Halima Ouardiri “Foam (Ecume)” by Omar Elhamy “Jardins Paradise” by Yza Nouiga “And The Night Will Carry Us” by Koudhai Amine |
 |
Collective Statement by the Board and Staff of LIFT – Support of Asian Heritage MonthLIFT’s SUPPORT OF ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH Collective Statement by the Board and Staff of LIFT Regarding Anti-Asian Violence May 4, 2021 May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. This year, this month’s celebrations are tinged with sadness as we recognize the rising trend in Anti-Asian violence around the world. The horrible shooting in Atlanta, Georgia o”… more |
 |
LIFT co-presents “poetics of distance” at Images FestivalMonday 24 May 2021, 20:00 to 21:30Letter From Your Far-Off Country by Suneil Sanzgiri LIFT co-presents poetics of distance at 2021 Images Festival Programme: “Nini, What Time Is It There?” by Sabrina Ruobing Zhao “And on a Different Note” by Mohammad Shawky Hassan “History of Light” by Grau “Letter From Your Far-Off Country” by Suneil Sanzgiri |
 |
Updates on LIFT Operations – March 2021 (Addendum)UPDATES ON LIFT OPERATIONS: MARCH 2021 *** ADDENDUM—April 21, 2021 All online purchases from the LIFT Store will be suspended until Thursday May 20, due to the Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home Order extended on Friday April 16. We will revisit our options after May 20, 2021 to see when LIFT Store online purchases and/or curbside pick-up”… more |
 |
LIFT, imagineNATIVE and Harbour Collective present “imagineNATIVE x LIFT Originals”Thursday 22 April 2021, 14:00 to 17:00Menaptwi by Natasha Naveau THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT), THE IMAGINENATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE HARBOUR COLLECTIVE PRESENT imagineNATIVE X LIFT ORIGINALS Toronto, April 8, 2021—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Harbour Collective are pro”… more |
 |
LIFT co-presents “DIS/Able: Dismantling Ableist Filmmaking…a DIY Extravaganza!” at CFMDC’s “The Breadth of” SymposiumSaturday 3 April 2021, 18:00 to 19:00The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to co-present “DIS/Able: Dismantling Ableist Filmmaking…a DIY Extravaganza!” as part of CFMDC’s “The Breadth of” symposium This program, curated by Jaene Castrillon, includes a screening and 3 DIY lectures over the month of April on cfmdc.tv. This screening and DIY lectures showc”… more |