LIFT News

CanadaHelp’s Great Canadian Giving Challenge 2021 June 4, 2021 This June is the Great Canadian Giving Challenge, where each dollar donated through CanadaHelps from the 1st to the 30th of June, will enter the charity of your choice to win $20,000. With a one-time or monthly donation, as little as $3.00, you’ll be helping the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) get that much closer t”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Victoria Day – May 24 The LIFT office and store remote operations will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 24th, 2021. Staff will be available, as per our current COVID-19 closure protocol, starting back on Tuesday, May 25th at 10:00AM.

Updates on LIFT Operations – May 2021 UPDATES 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 Toronto Friday 28 May 2021, 10:00 to 23:59 Dust 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 Out Thursday 27 May 2021, 12:00 to 23:59 St 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 2021 Outgoing 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 Film Thursday 27 May 2021, 18:00 to 20:00 Mutts (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 Month LIFT’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 Festival Monday 24 May 2021, 20:00 to 21:30 Letter 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