LIFT News

LIFT at ProFusion Expo 2018        LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO AT PROFUSION 2018  Look for LIFT at this year’s ProFusion 2018 Pro Imaging Expo—Booth 1005.        LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO AT PROFUSION 2018  Look for LIFT at this year’s ProFusion 2018 Pro Imaging Expo—Booth 1005.Pro”… more

LIFT Fundraising Campaign – November 2018       (click logo to be redirected to CanadaHelps)       (click logo to be redirected to CanadaHelps)  LIFT Fundraising Campaign launched on November 5, 2018  LIFT has been an invaluable resource for Canada’s film industry since 1981 and on Monday, November 5, 2018 we launched ou”… more

LIFT co-presents “Ad Hoc #14: Abraham Ravett in Person” at PIX FILM Gallery Tuesday 6 November 2018, 19:00 Ad Hoc #14: Abraham Ravett in Person with his Films Presented by the Ad Hoc Collective Co-presented with LIFT and PIX FILM Supported by Living Arts For the past forty years, Abraham Ravett has been an independent filmmaker, photographer and educator. He was born in Poland, raised in Israel and the USA. His films have been screened internationally i”… more

LIFT Round-Up 2018 Monday 29 October 2018, 20:30 Katanga by Robert Mentov The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present ROUND-UP 2018 Toronto, October 15, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the LIFT Round-Up 2018, a screening of films made by LIFT members in last year. LIFT is a member-driven, charitable organization”… more

LIFT co-presents “Bird of Prey” program at Planet in Focus Saturday 27 October 2018, 20:00 LIFT co-presents “Bird of Prey” at the 2018 Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival In this testament to ardent wildlife filmmaking, Bird of Prey follows renowned photographer and cinematographer Neil Rettig as he, once again, travels to the old-growth forests of the Philippines to witness the Great Philippine Eagle. Along the nearly insurmount”… more

Call for Proposals: Tout-Monde: Markham Tuesday 2 October 2018, 00:00 Photo credit: City of Markham CALL FOR PROPOSALS TOUT-MONDE: MARKHAM October 2, 2018—Elegoa Cultural Productions and the Varley Art Gallery of Markham present the commission of 6 projects to Toronto and GTA filmmakers and visual artists to be presented in an exhibition in the fall of 2019. Deadline for proposals is November 9, 2018. “The poetic of”… more

Call for Applications: LIFT Newcomer Filmmentor 2019 Tuesday 2 October 2018, 10:00 CALL FOR APPLICANTS: LIFT NEWCOMER FILMMENTOR 2019 Toronto, October 2, 2018— Are you a newcomer or refugee emerging filmmaker living in or near the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)? Are you looking to develop specific film-related skills or complete a project? The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the launch of th”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Thanksgiving Day – Oct 8  The LIFT office and store will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Monday, October 8th, 2018.LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, October 9th at 10:00AM. Have a happy and safe holiday.   The LIFT office and store will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Monday, October 8th, 2018.LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, October 9th at 10:00AM. Hav”… more

LIFT co-presents “Departures” program at aluCine Friday 5 October 2018, 21:30 Traje de luces/Suit of lights by Franci Duran LIFT co-presents “Departures” (Latin and Canadian Experimental Films) at the 2018 aluCine Toronto Latin Film + Media Arts Festival. Welcome to the best of the Latin-Canadian experimental cinema. The Latin-Canadians’ view has been shaped by their ancestors’ culture, but they also see the world through th”… more

Matthieu Hallé – Fall 2018 Studio Immersion Program Wednesday 5 September 2018, 00:00 LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCE RESIDENT IN THE 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—MATTHIEU HALLÉ Toronto, September 5, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that Ottawa-based filmmaker Matthieu Hallé is now in residence as a filmmaker in the 2018 edition of the Studio Immersion Program, supported by”… more