LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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LIFT co-presents PIX Film’s “A Life Like This”Wednesday 29 March 2017, 19:30a life like this – moving images from cologneprogrammed by Henning Frederik Malz presented by PIX FILM GALLERY andthe Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) with works byLena Ditte NissenBenjamin Ramirez PerezSimon RittmeierGonzalo RodriguezJulia Weissenberg a life like this – moving images from”… more |
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Congratulations to LIFT Member Mike Hoolboom, 2017 Governor General’s Award WinnerL-R: Executive Director Chris Kennedy and Mike Hoolboom March 1, 2017 L-R: Executive Director Chris Kennedy and Mike Hoolboom March 1, 2017 Congratulations to LIFT Member Mike Hoolboom, one of the recipients of this year’s Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Mike was nominat”… more |
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LIFT Welcomes New Staff – February 2017February 23, 2017 New Technical Coordinator TJ Ediger Welcome to New Technical Coordinator Timothy J. Ediger February 23, 2017 New Technical Coordinator TJ Ediger Welcome to New Technical Coordinator Timothy J. Ediger The staff and board at LIFT would like to welcome our new Technic”… more |
Discounted Rates for Colour and Digital Cinema Package (DCP) Output SuiteFebruary 15, 2017 February 15, 2017 *** DISCOUNTED RATES UNTIL SPRING 2017 *** From February 15 through May 8, 2017 LIFT will be offering a discounted rental rate for our Colour Finishing and Digital Cinema Package (DCP) Output suite. Note: Rentals are only available to Production Members. Sporting a full licence o”… more |
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Film For Artists: Site and Cycle – 2017 ResidencyThursday 2 February 2017, 00:00Call for Participants and Scholarship ApplicantsFILM FOR ARTISTS: SITE AND CYCLE 201716mm and Super 8mm Filmmaking Residency Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Islandswww.filmforartists.comFacilitators: Zoë Heyn-Jones and Eva KolczeProgram Dates: June 19 – 26 , 2017 EXTENDED Sch”… more |
LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – Feb 20The LIFT office and store will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 20th, 2017. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, February 21st at 10:00AM. The LIFT office and store will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 20th, 2017. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, February 21st at 10:00AM. |
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Leslie Supnet – Winter 2017 Studio Immersion ProgramTuesday 7 February 2017, 00:00LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE FIRST RESIDENT IN THE STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—LESLIE SUPNET LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE FIRST RESIDENT IN THE STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—LESLIE SUPNET Toronto, February 7, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is p”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 13th annual Mentorship Program – EXTENDEDThursday 2 February 2017, 10:00LIFT and imagineNATIVE 13th annual Mentorship Program: Call for Applicants Toronto, February 2, 2017—Do you have a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 13 years of supporting independent Indigenous film, the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to explore 16mm filmmaking through”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Couples Night” program at the Toronto Black Film FestivalFriday 17 February 2017, 18:30LIFT co-presents at the 2017 Toronto Black Film FestivalCouples NightDirected by Mark Harris LIFT co-presents at the 2017 Toronto Black Film FestivalCouples NightDirected by Mark Harris When a bored but quirky housewife becomes obsessed with her argumentative neighbors, she starts a Couples Night that sends her mi”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Reid Diamond: Echoes” program at the 8 FestSaturday 28 January 2017, 23:00LIFT co-presents at the 2017 8 Fest.Reid Diamond: Echoes Super 8, silent, 1986-2001 LIFT co-presents at the 2017 8 Fest.Reid Diamond: Echoes Super 8, silent, 1986-2001Musical accompaniment by Don Rooke and Paul Pasmore “Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.”—Carl SandburgReid”… more |