LIFT News

LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab: Film Strip As Canvas Saturday 1 October 2016, 10:00      LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L):Film Strip as Canvas  Workshop: Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 10am – 4pmSunday, October 2, 2016 from 10am – 3pm Capitol Centre Theatre (basement studio).150 Main Street EastNorth Bay, Ontario Members/ Students: $40.00General: $60.0″… more

LIFT Shortlisted for 2016 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts    LIFT Shortlisted for Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts  September 6, 2016—Government of Ontario: Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport has announced that twelve finalists have been shortlisted for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of Ontario’s arts communi”… more

Call for Applications: LIFT Syrian Youth Filmmentor Sunday 28 August 2016, 00:00    CALL FOR APPLICATIONSLIFT SYRIAN YOUTH FILMMENTOR     CALL FOR APPLICATIONSLIFT SYRIAN YOUTH FILMMENTOR August 28, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the call for applications for Syrian Youth Filmmentor. LIFT will be offering a series of workshops for six y”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab: Found Footage          LIFT Touring Workshop with Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L):What’s Lost is Found Again: Found FootageCo-presented as part of the Northern Arts and Crafts Movement Workshop: Saturday August 20 and Sunday August 21, 2016Both days 10am – 4pm Cost: $20 for N2M2L and LIFT Members, $30 for Non-members”… more

Announcement of New Chair of LIFT’s Board of Directors     Incoming Board Chair David Café-Fébrissy and Outgoing Chair Kathryn MacKay      Incoming Board Chair David Café-Fébrissy and Outgoing Chair Kathryn MacKay  DAVID CAFÉ-FÉBRISSY ELECTEDCHAIR OF LIFT’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS   Toronto, August 11, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of”… more

(Extended) Call for Submissions: National Artist Residency 2017 Thursday 4 August 2016, 00:00     Roberto Ariganello at the Latvian House, 2001. (Photo Credit: Anya Chibisova)       Roberto Ariganello at the Latvian House, 2001. (Photo Credit: Anya Chibisova)  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:THE ROBERTO ARIGANELLO NATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY 2017  Toronto, August 4, 2016—In remembrance of the tenth”… more

Seeing Double: Films by Antonia Kuo and Lily Jue Sheng Wednesday 10 August 2016, 20:00  Chromoflux   Chromoflux  The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Seeing Double: Films by Antonia Kuo and Lily Jue Sheng  Kuo and Sheng in attendance Antonia Kuo and Lily Jue Sheng are visiting artists from Brooklyn collaborating at LIFT from July 4 to August 17. This screening wil”… more

LIFT Touring Workshop With London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA): Introduction to After Effects Saturday 6 August 2016, 10:00     LIFT Touring Workshop with London Ontario Media Arts Association (LOMAA): Introduction to After Effects Workshop: Saturday, August 6, 201610am – 4pm Fanshawe CollegeRoom M20281001 Fanshawe College Boulevard Members/ Students: $20.00General: $30.00  Pre-registration and payment in full is required: www.lom”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Simcoe Day – Aug 1st and 2nd  The LIFT office and store will be closed for Simcoe Day on Monday, August 1st, 2016.We will also be closed on Tuesday, August 2nd. LIFT will reopen on Wednedsay, August 3rd at 10:00AM.   The LIFT office and store will be closed for Simcoe Day on Monday, August 1st, 2016.We will also be closed on Tuesday, August 2nd. LIFT w”… more

LIFT co-presents “Drawing on Film” Activity at 2016 BIG on Bloor Festival Saturday 23 July 2016, 13:00  Leslie Supnet and Eva Kolcze (both with cool sunglasses) with participants during 2015 BIG on Bloor.  LIFT co-presents “Drawing on Film” Activity at the 2016 BIG on Bloor Festivalwith Eva Kolcze and Leslie Supnet   Leslie Supnet and Eva Kolcze (both with cool sunglasses) with participants during 2015 BIG on Bloor”… more