LIFT News

LIFT Welcomes New Staff – June 2022 Incoming Technical Coordinator Noah Henderson June 10, 2022 Welcome to New Technical Coordinator Noah Henderson The staff of the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) would like to welcome our new Technical Coordinator, Noah Henderson, who joined us last Monday. Noah joins Robin and Karl in the Technical Department, providing support”… more

Accessibility at LIFT Tbe Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is working hard to make our facilities more accessible to our community as best as possible. The organization welcomes any suggestions from the community about how we can improve access. Currently, LIFT facility, which is located at 1137 Dupont Street, is accessible in the following ways: – Th”… more

LIFT Staff Farewell – June 2022 Outgoing Technical Administrator Yixun Zhang June 8, 2022 Best Wishes to Technical Administrator Yixun Zhang LIFT would like to announce the departure of Yixun Zhang, who has chosen to take on another opportunity. They worked diligently with the Technical Coordinators to help ensure the safe and efficient opening up of LIFT’s facilities after our c”… more

LIFT co-presents “Visions of Home” at Toronto Arab Film Thursday 26 May 2022, 18:00 to 23:00 Brown Bread and Apricots by Serene Husni LIFT co-presents “Visions of Home” Shorts Programme at 2022 Toronto Arab Film Programme: “Visions of Basra” by Noor Gatih “Brown Bread and Apricots” by Serene Husni “Memory is a Dying Horse” by Samer Najari “Something from there” by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh After this content becomes available May 26th at 6:00 pm”… more

LIFT co-presents “Local Heroes” at Inside Out Thursday 2 June 2022, 18:45 to 20:45 Don’t Text Your Ex by Jo Güstin LIFT co-presents Local Heroes at 2022 Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Annual collection of the best of the best in local queer cinema. Programme: “Thot or Not” by Dylan Glynn “Between Realities Along the Edge of Time” by Jessica Huras “Fresh Meat” by Lu Asfaha “Romario” by James Cooper” “Don’t Text Your Ex'”… more

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