LIFT News

LIFT announces Mexican Visiting Artist Manuela de Laborde Tuesday 1 October 2019, 00:00 LIFT 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

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Thanksgiving Day – Oct 14      The 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

LIFT Seasonal Screening Series: Narrative Tuesday 15 October 2019, 19:00 The 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

LIFT co-presents “Finding the Path / Encontrando el Camino – Latin American Short Films” Program at aluCine Saturday 5 October 2019, 19:00 Arcangel 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

LIFT Supported Artist Commission: Tout-Monde: Markham Saturday 14 September 2019, 00:00 LIFT 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

Andrew Lennox – Fall 2019 Studio Immersion Program Wednesday 28 August 2019, 00:00 LIFT 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

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