LIFT News

2019 Holiday Closure: Discounted Rental Rates for Production Members  High Park toboggan runs, 1914   November 21, 2019  2019 Holiday Closure: Special Savings on Rental Rates  LIFT will be closing on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 6:00pm and will reopen on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 10:00am.THURSDAY DECEMBER 19 IS THE LAST DAY THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN IN 2019.    High”… more

Artist Talk with Visiting Artist Milja Viita Wednesday 11 December 2019, 19:00 to 21:00 35mm still from “Department of Film Pathology” (work in progress) by Milja Viita  The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)is pleased to present an Artist Talk with Visiting Artist Milja Viita Milja Viita in person On Wednesday December 11 at 7:00pm at LIFT (1137 Dupont Street), Milja Viita will present an artist talk of her work and”… more

LIFT co-presents “Our Dance of Revolution” at Regent Park Film Festival Friday 22 November 2019, 21:00   Our Dance of Revolution by Phillip Pike LIFT co-presents “Our Dance of Revolution” at the 2019 Regent Park Film Festival Our Dance of Revolution tells the story of how Black queer folks in Toronto faced every adversity, from invisibility to police brutality, and over a four-decade span rose up to become a vibrant, triple-snap-fierce community.

LIFT co-presents “Lada Kamenski” at European Union Film Festival Wednesday 20 November 2019, 18:00 Lada Kamenski by Sara Hribar, Marko Šantić  LIFT co-presents “Lada Kamenski” at the 2019 European Union Film Festival Frano, a young director, is preparing his debut feature. In order to cast the star of the film, he invites three actresses to an informal reading rehearsal in his apartment. Once they realise they are competing for the same role, th”… more

Donate in Support of Contemporary Film Current as of December 2023. There are many ways to support LIFT. You can make a one-time cash donation or a monthly cash donation by going to our CanadaHelps page or through the form below. If you would like to donate via cheque, please mail it to the address below: Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) 1137 Dupont Street Toronto, On”… more

LIFT at ProFusion Expo 2019           LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO AT PROFUSION 2019  Look for LIFT at this year’s ProFusion 2019 Pro Imaging Expo—Booth 1005.           LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO AT PROFUSION 2019  Look for LIFT at this year’s ProFusion”… more

LIFT Fundraising Campaign – November 2019           (click logo to be redirected to CanadaHelps)   LIFT Fundraising Campaign launched on November 4, 2019   From now until the end of the year LIFT is looking to raise $20,000 in donations to go towards operational support of our organization. This support will enable us to”… more

LIFT co-presents “Irene’s Ghost” at Rendezvous with Madness Saturday 19 October 2019, 20:30 Irene’s Ghost by Iain Cunningham LIFT co-presents “Irene’s Ghost” at the 2019 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival Irene’s Ghost is a stunning 6-years-in-the-making documentary that follows a son’s search to find out about the mother he never knew. Cunningham breaks the silence and tracks down his mother’s friends and family to rebuild a picture o”… more

LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Milja Viita Tuesday 1 October 2019, 00:00 LIFT ANNOUNCES FINNISH VISITING ARTIST MILJA VIITA Toronto, October 16, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Milja Viita has joined us from Helsinki as a visiting artist from October 1 to December 20, 2019 as the inaugural resident in a residency program for alumni of the Academy of Fine Arts of t”… more

LIFT co-presents Teo Hernández’s Films Wednesday 16 October 2019, 19:00 Nuestra señora de Paris by Teo Hernández ad hoc experimental film collective #22 Teo Hernández’s Films presented by curator Andreas Anciras (Mexico), in person Co-presented with PIX FILM Gallery, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and Le Labo Centre for Francophone Media Arts of Toronto. Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7:00pm PIX F”… more