LIFT News

Important update about new rental policies      August 21, 2019  Dear LIFT Members, With the renewal of our lease, the updating of our gear, the immense growth of new membership here, I would like to announce that we are putting into place new policies which will protect members and extend the lifetime of our analog gear, which I know you all cherish in yo”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Labour Day – Sep 2   The LIFT office and store will be closed for Labour Day on Monday, September 2nd, 2019.LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, September 3rd at 10:00AM. Have a happy and safe holiday.    The LIFT office and store will be closed for Labour Day on Monday, September 2nd, 2019.LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, September 3rd at 10:00AM.”… more

Call for Submissions: LIFT Seasonal Screening Series – Narrative Thursday 15 August 2019, 10:00        CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SEASONAL SCREENING SERIES – NARRATIVE   Toronto, August 15, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce submissions are now open for the third screening of current members’ work. For this upcoming autumn event, we will be shining a light on”… more

Summer 2019 Studio Immersion Program – Artist Talk and Screening: Blinn & Lambert Wednesday 7 August 2019, 19:30 Romantic Love by Blinn & Lambert SUMMER 2019 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM ARTIST TALK AND SCREENING: BLINN & LAMBERT Blinn & Lambert will screen Romantic Love, a 23 minute dual dual 35mm slide projection. For this project they developed an imaging technique that is haptic, laborious, and unpredictable. It is incapable of linear perspective,”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Simcoe Day – Aug 5     The LIFT office and store will be closed for Simcoe Day on Monday, August 5th, 2019. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, August 6th at 10:00AM.      The LIFT office and store will be closed for Simcoe Day on Monday, August 5th, 2019. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, August 6th at 10:00AM.

Blinn & Lambert – Summer 2019 Studio Immersion Program Monday 15 July 2019, 00:00 Nicholas Steindorf and Kyle Williams (Photo by NANCY SMITH/artloversnewyork) LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE FIRST RESIDENTS IN THE 2019 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—BLINN & LAMBERT Toronto, July 18, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that the Brooklyn-based collaborators Blinn & Lam”… more

Important Update about LIFT Store Shipping in July  *** IMPORTANT JULY SHIPPING DETAILS ***  The LIFT Store will not be shipping any store items between July 22 to July 26, 2019.Only in-person purchases will be available that week. Any shipments required during that week must be confirmed and paid for in full by Thursday July 18, 2019 by 12noon.Contact the Technical Department at tec”… more

LIFT Welcomes New Staff – Summer 2019   (L-R) Cole Forrest and Hilary Wilson     July 9, 2019     (L-R) Cole Forrest and Hilary Wilson     July 9, 2019   LIFT Welcomes New Staff – Summer 2019 Thanks again to the Canada Summer Job program, supported by the Canadian Government, we are able to welcome two summer staff to LIFT this summer. Hilary Wil”… more

Best Wishes to Rolla Tahir and Welcome to Interim Education Administrator Fraser Wrighte  (L-R) Interim Education Administrator Fraser Wrighte and Outgoing Education and Outreach Administrator Rolla Tahir  June 25, 2019   (L-R) Interim Education Administrator Fraser Wrighte and Outgoing Education and Outreach Administrator Rolla Tahir  June 25, 2019  Best Wishes to Rolla Tahir and Welcome to Inte”… more

LIFT Seasonal Screening Series: Experimental Tuesday 9 July 2019, 19:00 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present the 2019 Seasonal Screening Series: Experimental Toronto, June 18, 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 1980″… more