LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program – 80 seconds in TorontoWednesday 29 November 2017, 18:00FALL 2017 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM EXHIBITION – “80 SECONDS IN TORONTO” Opening reception: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm Open daily: November 30 – December 4, 2017 from 12noon to 7:00pm 80 seconds in Toronto is a studio exhibition by Andreas Wutz, which includes a mixed media installation of 16mm film, 35mm slides, text footage,”… more |
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LIFT Welcomes New Staff – November 2017November 23, 2017 New Technical Administrator Justine McCloskey Welcome to New Technical Administrator Justine McCloskey November 23, 2017 New Technical Administrator Justine McCloskey Welcome to New Technical Administrator Justine McCloskey The staff and board at LIFT”… more |
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Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program – Namuhla yisikhathi esadlulayo / Today is a long time agoWednesday 22 November 2017, 19:00FALL 2017 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM NAMUHLA YISIKHATHI ESADLULAYO / TODAY IS A LONG TIME AGO A talk by Andreas Wutz Join us as Andreas Wutz talks about his recent solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. The project is based on a long-term research in national and private archives in Zimbabwe, field researches on original locations, and”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 14th annual Mentorship ProgramWednesday 15 November 2017, 00:00LIFT and imagineNATIVE 14th ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: CALL FOR APPLICANTS Application Deadline: Friday, December 15, 2017 by 12:00pm Toronto, November 15, 2017— Are you an Indigenous artist or emerging filmmaker living in or near the GTA? Do you have a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 14 years of supporting independent Indigenous”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Been Here So Long” at Reel AsianFriday 10 November 2017, 18:00Our Origin Is Interconnection by Althea Balmes LIFT co-presents the “Been Here So Long” program at the 2017 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2017 marks the 150th year of the Confederation of Canada. With funding from the Ontario150 program and in partnership with Vtape, Reel Asian asked various young artists to rework and reimagine ar”… more |
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Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program – Nightwalk: The Films of Andreas WutzWednesday 8 November 2017, 19:00Nightwalk by Andreas Wutz FALL 2017 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM NIGHTWALK: THE FILMS OF ANDREAS WUTZ Join us for a free screening with filmmaker in the Studio Immersion Program artist Andreas Wutz. Andreas Wutz is a conceptual media artist living in Munich and Bilbao. His short films are cinepoems which use experimental and documentary strategies, a”… more |
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Andreas Wutz – Fall 2017 Studio Immersion ProgramThursday 2 November 2017, 00:00LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE SECOND STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM RESIDENT—ANDREAS WUTZ Toronto, November 2, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that German filmmaker Andreas Wutz is now in residence as our second filmmaker in the new Studio Immersion Program, supported by the Petman Founda”… more |
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LIFT at ProFusion Expo 2017LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO AT PROFUSION 2017 Look for LIFT at this year’s ProFusion 2017 Pro Imaging Expo—Booth 1010. LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO AT PROFUSION 2017 Look for LIFT at this year’s ProFusion 2017 Pro Imaging Expo—Booth 1010.ProFu”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Women on the Verge: Global Shorts on Women’s Experience” at Rendezvous with MadnessSunday 5 November 2017, 14:00Ari by Clement Vermeuil LIFT co-presents the “Women on the Verge: Global Shorts on Women’s Experience” at the 2017 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival In this fascinating, surprising and provocative package of short dramatic films, we meet a number of women coping with madness and recovery. Their experience is as varied as the human brain itself”… more |
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LIFT, Innis College and Cinema Studies Institute announce inaugural Mentorship RecipientWednesday 18 October 2017, 00:00LIFT, INNIS COLLEGE and CINEMA STUDIES INSTITUTE ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL MENTORSHIP RECIPIENT Toronto, October 18, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), Innis College, and the Cinema Studies Institute (CSI) are pleased to announce that He Xu is the recipient of the inaugural Filmmaking Mentorship. “CSI sees a tremendous am”… more |