LIFT News

LIFT co-presents “S K E E T” at the Canadian Film Fest Saturday 29 March 2025, 13:30 to 15:30 LIFT co-presents “S K E E T” at the 2025 Canadian Film Fest “S K E E T” Directed by Nik Sexton Saturday March 29, 2025 Starts at 1:30pm Scotiabank Theatre , 259 Richmond Street West Fresh out of prison, Billy Skinner returns to his transformed low-income neighbourhood, now populated by Syrian refugees. Struggling to overcome his dark past, Billy fo”… more

Notice about Canada and U.S. Tariffs – April 2 Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Dear Members and Community, As you’re aware, on Tuesday March 4, 2025, the U.S. imposed tariffs of 25% on Canadian exports, and 10% on energy product exports from Canada. Canada has responded to the U.S. imposition of tariffs on Canadian goods by introducing a first set of countermeasures. The second set of tariffs come in”… more

CANCELLED: Film Performance with Lauren Oliver and Film Screening with MONO NO AWARE Saturday 29 March 2025, 08:00 to 22:00 . IMPORTANT NOTICE: Mar 28—We regret to announce that due to impending weather conditions, the scheduled Saturday event “Film Performance with Lauren Oliver and Film Screening with MONO NO AWARE” has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule the event later this year and welcome Steve Cossman and Lauren Oliver back to Toronto soon! ================ Mar”… more

Screenwriters Circle – March 19 Wednesday 19 March 2025, 19:00 to 19:00 The LIFT Screenwriters Circle meets online on the third Wednesday of each month to facilitate skill sharing, supportive critique and moving member scripts from the page to the screen. You must be a current LIFT member to attend this group. No experience is necessary, just a passion for words and images and a dream to one day see them on screen. Thr”… more

Film Performance with Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán Figueroa Friday 28 February 2025, 19:30 to 22:00 . February 19, 2024 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) present GENERATIONAL TRACES: FILM PERFORMANCE WITH VISITING ARTIST PAOLA FERNANDA GUZMÁN FIGUEROA Join us in experiencing a live 16mm film performance by Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán Figueroa, in collaboration with Sound Artist Magda Arturo. This performance comple”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed Due to Weather Conditions – February 13 Due to Wednesday’s snowfall, the LIFT Office and Store will be closed today on Thursday February 13, 2025. We will be reopening on Friday February 14, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – February 17 February 3, 2025 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 17, 2025. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 10:00 am ET.

LIFT Staff Update – January 2025 January 23, 2025 Best Wishes to Technical Coordinator Karl Reinsalu LIFT sends our best wishes to outgoing Technical Coordinator Karl Reinsalu, who is moving on to other opportunities. For the past eighteen years, Karl has been a significant member of the team, from contributing to our move to 1137 Dupont Street fifteen years ago to supporting the”… more

LIFT Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2024 Presentations Thursday 23 January 2025, 18:00 LIFT NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR 2024 PROGRAM PRESENTATION Toronto, January 21, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) is pleased to welcome the newcomer filmmakers from our Newcomer Filmmentor 2024 Program to do a small presentation of their works in progress. We will get to see how their projects developed over the past year and g”… more

New Year Greeting from our Executive Director – January 2025 Monday, January 13, 2025 Dear Members and Community, We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday season and feel renewed and refreshed for the year ahead. Thank you for all the support throughout 2024, including the year-end fundraiser, which was able to raise about $2,000 in donations in less than a month! Every little bit helps towards suppo”… more