LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – Feb 18The LIFT office and store will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 18th, 2019. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, February 19th at 10:00AM. The LIFT office and store will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 18th, 2019. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, February 19th at 10:00AM. |
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LIFT co-presents “Best of Punto y Raya Festival”Thursday 31 January 2019, 19:00“Best of Punto y Raya Festival” A selection featuring the 18 finalists and awarded films at Punto y Raya (Dot & Line) Festival 2018 Co-presented with PIX FILM and Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:00pm – 10:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C FREE admission FORMAT: Full HD TRT: 70’”… more |
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LIFT announces the 2019 BAICC Resident – Aitziber OlaskoagaMonday 7 January 2019, 00:00LIFT ANNOUNCES THE 2019 BAICC RESIDENT AITZIBER OLASKOAGA TORONTO, January 21, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Basque-Spanish filmmaker Aitziber Olaskoaga as the current resident in the second edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creacion Cinematográfica, a collaboration b”… more |
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LIFT welcomes the participants of the Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2019Monday 14 January 2019, 00:00Mentees: Nariman Ansari, Hussam Douhna and Maria Paz Ramirez Larrain LIFT WELCOMES THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR PROGRAM 2019 Toronto, January 14, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome three newcomer filmmakers to our facilities to participate in the Newcomer Filmmentor 2019. In the past fe”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Women in Latin America Experimental Animation”Thursday 17 January 2019, 19:00Pulsiones by Yannet Briggiler “Women in Latin America Experimental Animation” Presented Pix Film Productions Co-presented with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and Pleasure Dome Curated by Lina X Aguirre and Cecilia Traslaviña Thursday, January 17, 2019 7:00pm – 10:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C FREE admis”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 15th annual Mentorship ProgramThursday 13 December 2018, 00:00LIFT and imagineNATIVE 15th ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: CALL FOR APPLICANTS Application Deadline: Monday, January 21, 2019 Toronto, December 13, 2018—Are you an Indigenous filmmaker with a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 15 years of supporting independent Indigenous film, the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to e”… more |
2018 Holiday Closure: LIFT StoreDecember 5, 2018 2018 Holiday Closure: LIFT Store The LIFT Store will be closing on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 6:00pm and will reopen on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:00am. THURSDAY DECEMBER 20 IS THE LAST DAY THE LIFT STORE WILL BE OPEN FOR DROP-IN PURCHASE IN 2018. SHIPPING ORDERS AND CUSTOM ORDERS MUS”… more |
2018 Holiday Closure: Discounted Rental Rates for Production MembersDecember 5, 2018 2018 Holiday Closure: Special Savings on Rental Rates LIFT will be closing on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 6:00pm and will reopen on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 10:00am.THURSDAY DECEMBER 20 IS THE LAST DAY THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN IN 2018. December 5, 2018 2018 Holiday Closure: Special”… more |
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Fall 2018 Studio Immersion Program – May The Waves Rise From Its Floor with Matthieu HalléFriday 7 December 2018, 20:00FALL 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM MAY THE WAVES RISE FROM ITS FLOOR WITH MATTHIEU HALLÉ May The Waves Rise From Its Floor is an ambitious audio-visual performance created by artist Matthieu Hallé. The performance is the culmination of years spent developing a unique practice of using candlelight as a medium to create spontaneous visual imagery, an”… more |
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Benjamin Ramírez Pérez and Stefan Ramírez Pérez – Goethe-Institut / LIFT Residency November 2018Thursday 1 November 2018, 00:00LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE BENJAMIN RAMÍREZ PÉREZ and STEFAN RAMÍREZ PÉREZ NOVEMBER 2018 RESIDENCY Toronto, November 15, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and the Goethe-Institut Toronto are pleased to announce Benjamin Ramírez Pérez and Stefan Ramírez Pérez (Cologne) as our 2018 Goethe-LIFT Artists-in-“… more |