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CanadaHelps’ Great Canadian Giving Challenge 2018    June 19, 2018      June 19, 2018  CanadaHelps’ Great Canadian Giving Challenge 2018 Summer is a challenging time for charities across the country as Canadians head out to enjoy the great outdoors, leaving charities to face a decline in financial support. This June, join CanadaHelp’s Great Ca”… more

LIFT Welcomes New Staff – Summer 2018 Intern Welcome to New Summer 2018 Fundraising and Research Intern Cayley James is our new Fundraising and Research Intern this summer at LIFT. She joined us as of May 22, 2018 as a placement from Humber College’s Ontario Graduate Certificate program in Arts Administration – Cultural Management. She will be assisting our Executive Director and Fundraising”… more

Summer 2018 Studio Immersion Program – Laser Light: The Films of Sabine Gruffat Wednesday 13 June 2018, 20:30 Amarillo Ramp directed by Sabine Gruffat (and Bill Brown) SUMMER 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM LASER LIGHT: THE FILMS OF SABINE GRUFFAT The program will feature a selection of her work, including the Man Ray-inspired A Return to A Return to Reason (2014) and Framelines (2017), which both use a laser cutter to etch imagery into the emulsion of 35mm”… more

Sabine Gruffat – Summer 2018 Studio Immersion Program Tuesday 15 May 2018, 00:00 LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCE THE NEW RESIDENT IN THE 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—SABINE GRUFFAT Toronto, June 4, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that Chapel Hill-based filmmaker Sabine Gruffat is now in residence as a filmmaker in the 2018 edition of the Studio Immersion Program, supp”… more

LIFT co-presents “Local Heroes” program at Inside Out Thursday 31 May 2018, 18:45 The Morning After by Tricia Hagoriles LIFT co-presents the “Local Heroes” program at the 2018 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. From familiar faces to fresh meat, this is our annual collection of some of the best this great city has to offer. Cherry Cola by Joseph Amenta Vertical Lines by Kyle Reaume Queen of Hearts by Lindsey Addawoo and Kyis”… more

Tour LIFT as part of 2018 Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf     Tour LIFT as part of this year’s Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf      Tour LIFT as part of this year’s Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf More than 130 buildings across Toronto open their doors over the May 26 – 27 weekend. This year, Doors Open Toronto shines a spotlight on t”… more

Spring 2018 Motion Picture Sale – May 30 and 31        The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)’sSPRING 2018 MOTION PICTURE FILM SALEDates: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 and Thursday, May 31, 2018Sale Times: 12pm – 5pm (No pre-sales will be available)1137 Dupont Street(Main intersection is Dufferin Street and Dupont Street)  The Liaison of Independent”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Victoria Day – May 21  The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 21, 2018. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, May 22 at 10:00AM.   The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 21, 2018. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, May 22 at 10:00AM.

LIFT co-presents “Take Light” at Hot Docs Friday 27 April 2018, 18:45 LIFT co-presents Take Light at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Take Light Dir. Shasha Nakhai Friday April 27 @ 6:45 PM, Hart House Theatre Tuesday May 1 @ 3:15 PM, Scotiabank Theatre 3 Thursday May 3 @ 6:30 PM, Scotiabank Theatre 3 Over 50 per cent of Nigeria’s nearly 200 million citizens don’t have access to electrici”… more

LIFT co-presents “Redacting Bodies: Local Shorts Program” at Images Festival Thursday 19 April 2018, 21:00 Stroke by Wang Weibin LIFT co-presents Redacting Bodies: Local Shorts Program at the 2018 Images Festival Co-presented in partnership with Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), MANO-RAMO and the8fest Curated by Alexandra Gelis If redaction is a process of editing documents, in which the removal of sensitive information is typically r”… more