LIFT News

Updates on LIFT Operations – January 2021 UPDATES ON LIFT OPERATIONS: JANUARY 2021 January 6, 2021 Dear Members and Community, Thank you for all your understanding throughout 2020 as we dealt with the unprecedented measures used to contain this global pandemic. With your support, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) has been able to sustain itself through the year, albei”… more

FALL 2021 Workshops and Courses Now Online! Registration opens Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 10am and continues until workshops are full. Please stay updated on added workshops by checking our social media announcements or visiting this page frequently. As we continue to work through these difficult and unpredictable times, we will be hosting our workshops again through the on-line delivery”… more

Consider Donating to LIFT by December 31 Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) End of Year Fundraising Goal 2020 is coming to an end and over the past couple of months we have been collecting our thoughts, and looking forward to the future. In 2021 we are turning 40. We’re hard at work at building a year’s worth of events and opportunities which will bring the LIFT community”… more

LIFT co-presents “Cinemas of South Asia: Case Study Pakistan” at MISAFF Monday 7 December 2020, 12:00 LIFT co-presents Cinemas of South Asia: Case Study Pakistan at 2020 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) Pakistani cinema has always been underfunded, underrepresented, underpromoted since its inception. At one time a film industry hub, Lahore’s studios were burnt down in the partition riots of 1947. So in essence, Pakistan, at i”… more

LIFT Community Survey 2020 – Extended Deadline November 24, 2020 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is conducting a member and community survey to assess how we can better serve our community in the coming year. As the year comes to an end, we are looking to the future. LIFT exists to service artists. Our goal has always been, and will remain, to ensure artists have access”… more

Year-End Updates on LIFT Operations – November 2020 YEAR-END UPDATE ON LIFT OPERATIONS – NOVEMBER 2020 November 23, 2020 Dear Members and Community, The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto will be revising our operations for the rest of the year, as a result of Friday’s announcement by the Government of Ontario’s action to stop the spread of COVID-19: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/5930″… more

Update on LIFT Operations – November 2020 UPDATE ON LIFT OPERATIONS – NOVEMBER 2020   November 11, 2020 Dear Members and Community, As we continue to monitor the ongoing surge in COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Areas, we will continue to keep our post-production facilities closed until January 2021. The Education Department will still be offering online w”… more

LIFT Welcomes New Staff – November 2020 November 6, 2020 Welcome to New Education and Office Administrator Iman Abbaro The staff of the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) would like to welcome our new Education and Office Administrator, Iman Abbaro, who joined us on Monday. Iman joins Shenaz in the Education Department, providing support for our workshop program as we co”… more

Fall 2025 Workshops Photograph of LIFT’s Pro Tools Audio Suite by Michael Barker, www.michaelbarker.ca Featuring LIFT Member Esteban Powell and Deputy Director Renata Mohamed. FALL 2025 FILM, DIGITAL and INTERACTIVE ART WORKSHOPS We are happy to announce our Fall 2025 workshops. We will be hosting both in person and online workshops (delivered via Zoom), taught by our”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Labour Day – Sep 7 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Labour Day on Monday, September 7th, 2020. LIFT will be in operation, as per our current COVID-19 Phase 2 access, on Tuesday, September 8th at 10:00AM. Have a happy and safe holiday.