LIFT News

This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.

 

LIFT co-presents “FROM A TO Z ” – Screening and Exhibition in Vienna

Friday 20 April 2018, 00:00

Poster by Madi Piller and Daniel Browne The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) co-presents FROM A TO Z Film screening and Exhibition in Vienna April 20, 2018 Screening at Blickle Kino at Belvedere21 7pm – 9pm Arsenalstraße 1, 1030 Wien April 21, 2018 Exhibit at Setzkasten and Zwischendecke 7pm Hernalser Hauptstraße 29/4 and 31, 117″… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Good Friday – Mar 30

 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Good Friday on Friday, March 30, 2018. LIFT will reopen on Monday, April 2 (Easter Monday) at 10:00AM.   The LIFT office and store will be closed for Good Friday on Friday, March 30, 2018. LIFT will reopen on Monday, April 2 (Easter Monday) at 10:00AM. 

LIFT co-presents “Toronto: Back and Forth” at Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Thursday 15 March 2018, 19:30

The Big Adventure by Colin Strayer Society for Cinema and Media Studies’ (SCMS) 2018 Conference York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, SCMS’ CinemArts Scholarly Interest Group and Experimental Film and Media Scholarly Interest Group, York University’s Graduate Film Student Association, The City Institute at York Univ”… more

LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2018 Mentorship Announcement

Friday 16 February 2018, 00:00

2018 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Natasha Naveau TORONTO, February 16, 2018—The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that Toronto-based artist Natasha Naveau is the recipient of the 14th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship. Natasha was raised in Mat”… more

LIFT announces the inaugural BAICC Resident – Tono Mejuto

Tuesday 13 February 2018, 00:00

LIFT ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL BAICC RESIDENT TONO MEJUTO TORONTO, February 13, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Spanish filmmaker Tono Mejuto as the inaugural resident of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creacion Cinematográfica, a collaboration between the (S8) Mostra Internaciona”… more

Call for Submissions: LIFT and PIX FILM Studio Immersion Program 2018

Friday 9 February 2018, 00:00

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS LIFT and PIX FILM STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM 2018 Thematic: Hybrid Models of Filmmaking TORONTO, February 9, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM are seeking applications for a new Studio Immersion Program in 2018. We are looking for applications from International and Canadian artists to re-t”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – Feb 19

 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 19th, 2018. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, February 20th at 10:00AM.   The LIFT office and store will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 19th, 2018. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, February 20th at 10:00AM. 

Call for Submissions: Goethe-LIFT Filmmaker Residency 2018 – Extended Deadline

Wednesday 7 February 2018, 00:00

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GOETHE-LIFT FILMMAKER RESIDENCY 2018 *** Extended Deadline: Monday, March 12, 2018 at 10am EST *** TORONTO, February 7, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and the Goethe-Institut Toronto are seeking applications from German national or German resident artists for 4 – 6 week individual production resid”… more

LIFT co-presents “It’s All Fun & Games Until Somebody Breaks a Rule” program at the 8 Fest

Friday 26 January 2018, 22:30

Disney Attraction Highlights Nº 1 by Stanley Sunday a.k.a. David Domingo a.k.a. Davidson LIFT co-presents at the 8 Fest 2018 It’s All Fun & Games Until Somebody Breaks a Rule Curated by Cameron Moneo The works in this programme demonstrate the humour that often arises when we play together—and when we don’t abide by the rules. From spontaneous”… more

Chair of the Board of Directors’ 2018 New Year Message

  January 15, 2018    January 15, 2018  Hi all, Here’s to another fruitful and creative year to all of you, members, avid media artists and independent filmmakers that support the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto. In 2018, we will continue to offer professional development workshops and production resources”… more