LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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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 |
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LIFT co-presents “Irene’s Ghost” at Rendezvous with MadnessSaturday 19 October 2019, 20:30Irene’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 |
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LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Milja ViitaTuesday 1 October 2019, 00:00LIFT 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 |
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LIFT co-presents Teo Hernández’s FilmsWednesday 16 October 2019, 19:00Nuestra 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 |
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LIFT announces Mexican Visiting Artist Manuela de LabordeTuesday 1 October 2019, 00:00LIFT ANNOUNCES MEXICAN VISITING ARTIST MANUELA DE LABORDE Toronto, October 15, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Manuela de Laborde has joined us from Mexico City as a visiting artist from October 1 to November 1, 2019 to work on completing Ficciones, a new film that she is making for the 66th”… more |
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LIFT Office and Store Closed for Thanksgiving Day – Oct 14The LIFT office and store will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Monday, October 14th, 2019.LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, October 15th at 10:00AM. Have a happy and safe holiday. The LIFT office and store will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Monday, October 14th, 2019.LIFT will reopen on”… more |
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LIFT Seasonal Screening Series: NarrativeTuesday 15 October 2019, 19:00The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present the 2019 Seasonal Screening Series: Narrative Toronto, September 24, 2019—Member screenings have been an essential part of the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s nearly forty-year history. From screenings at the defunct experimental cinema The Funnel in the 19″… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Finding the Path / Encontrando el Camino – Latin American Short Films” Program at aluCineSaturday 5 October 2019, 19:00Arcangel by Angeles Cruz LIFT co-presents “Finding the Path / Encontrando el Camino – Latin American Short Films” at the 2019 aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival. Program: Los Ausentes | The Absents, José Lomas Hervert Guaxuma, Nara Normande La Herencia del Viento | Wind’s Heritage, by Alejandra Retana, César Camacho, César Hernández Free Fall”… more |
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LIFT Supported Artist Commission: Tout-Monde: MarkhamSaturday 14 September 2019, 00:00LIFT Member Alice Shin working on her project Signal Fire with LIFT’s RED Epic Mysterium-X Camera Package. LIFT Supported Commissioning Project: Tout-Monde: Markham Runs September 14, 2019 – January 5, 2020 Curated by Catherine Sicot and Anik Glaude Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Main Gallery 216 Main Street Unionville, Unionville Artists: Andrew C”… more |
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Andrew Lennox – Fall 2019 Studio Immersion ProgramWednesday 28 August 2019, 00:00LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE SECOND RESIDENT IN THE 2019 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—ANDREW LENNOX Toronto, August 28, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM are pleased to announce that local Toronto-based filmmaker Andrew Lennox will be in residence as our second resident in the 2019 edition of the Studio Immers”… more |