LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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Film For Artists: Site and Cycle – 2018 ResidencyWednesday 20 December 2017, 00:00December 20, 2017 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: FILM FOR ARTISTS: SITE + CYCLE 2018 16mm Filmmaking Residency Anima Casa Rural, San Isidro Mazatepec, Jalisco, Mexico www.filmforartists.com | info@filmforartists.com www.animacasarural.com | julian@animacasarural.com Facilitators: Zoë Heyn-Jones and Terra Long Program Dates: Saturday, February 10 to Sund”… more |
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Sally Walker-Hudecki – Winter 2018 Studio Immersion ProgramThursday 14 December 2017, 00:00LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE THIRD RESIDENT IN THE STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—SALLY WALKER-HUDECKI Toronto, December 14, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that local filmmaker Sally Walker-Hudecki (aka Sally Cinnamon) is now in residence as our third filmmaker in the new Studio Immersi”… more |
2017 Holiday Closure: LIFT StoreDecember 8, 2017 December 8, 2017 2017 Holiday Closure: LIFT Store The LIFT Store will be closing on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 6:00pm and will reopen on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 10:00am. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20th IS THE LAST DAY THE LIFT STORE WILL BE OPEN FOR DROP-IN PURCHASE IN 2017. MA”… more |
2017 Holiday Closure: Discounted Rental Rates for Production MembersDecember 8, 2017 2017 Holiday Closure: Special Savings on Rental Rates LIFT will be closing on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 6:00pm and will reopen on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 10:00am.WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20th IS THE LAST DAY THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN IN 2017. December 8, 2017 2017 Holiday Closure: Sp”… more |
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Executive Director’s 2017 Year End MessageDecember 8, 2017 Image Credit: Winter walk in High Park, 1920. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 451A December 8, 2017 Image Credit: Winter walk in High Park, 1920. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 451A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S 2017 YEAR END MESSAGE Dear Members, We are jus”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “German Competition/Deutscher Wettbewerb From the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen”Friday 15 December 2017, 19:00German Competition / Deutscher Wettbewerb from the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen Presented by the PIX FILM Gallery, in co-presentation with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) History, Migration, architecture, the National Socialist Underground: The works from the 2017 German Competition presented in this program,”… more |
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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 |