LIFT News

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

 

Call for Submissions: LIFT and PIX FILM Studio Immersion Program 2017

Friday 25 November 2016, 10:00

  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSLIFT and PIX FILM STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM 2017 Thematic: Hybrid Models of Filmmaking    CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSLIFT and PIX FILM STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM 2017 Thematic: Hybrid Models of Filmmaking  November 25, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM”… more

LIFT Welcomes New Staff – November 2016

 November 23, 2016 Rolla Tahir and Terra Jean Long   Farewell to Special Projects Coordinator Terra Jean Long and Welcome to New Education and Outreach Administrator Rolla Tahir   November 23, 2016 Rolla Tahir and Terra Jean Long   Farewell to Special Projects Coordinator Terra Jean Long and Welcome to N”… more

LIFT welcomes newcomers to Syrian Youth Filmmentor program

Saturday 15 October 2016, 00:00

 Picture (L-R): Hanan Nanaa, Taiba Najjar, Heba Diab, Sarah Lazakani and Nour Lazakani.    Picture (L-R): Hanan Nanaa, Taiba Najjar, Heba Diab, Sarah Lazakani and Nour Lazakani.     Toronto, November 3, 2016—The staff at the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are excited to welcome five Syrian new”… more

LIFT co-presents “Workman Arts Shorts” at Rendezvous with Madness

Sunday 6 November 2016, 15:00

  LIFT co-presents the “Workman Arts Shorts Program”at the 2016 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival     LIFT co-presents the “Workman Arts Shorts Program”at the 2016 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival  A very special program of new works by the membership of the Rendezvous With Madness’s parent organizat”… more

LIFT co-presents TAIS’ Talk/Screening with Estonian Animator Priit Tender

Saturday 5 November 2016, 15:00

  The House of Unconsciousness by Priit Tender  LIFT co-presents the Toronto Animated Image Society’s”Welcome to the House of Unconsciousness”Artist Talk and Screening with Estonian Animator Priit Tender   The House of Unconsciousness by Priit Tender  LIFT co-presents the Toronto Animated Image Society’s”Welc”… more

Becoming Sensor in Sentient Worlds: Elke Marhöfer and Natasha Myers

Thursday 27 October 2016, 19:00

                The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) co-present Becoming Sensor in Sentient Worlds: Elke Marhöfer and Natasha Myers  2016 Goethe-LIFT Artist-in-Residence Elke Marhöfer in conversation with Natasha Myers Elke Marhöfer (Berlin) is the 2016 Goethe Institute”… more

LIFT co-presents “Fresh Takes” program at imagineNATIVE

Thursday 20 October 2016, 15:00

  Heidi Lost by Jamie Whitecrow  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.”Fresh Takes” Program     Heidi Lost by Jamie Whitecrow  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.”Fresh Takes” Program  New voices take centre stage in this”… more

Elke Marhöfer: Shape Shifting

Sunday 16 October 2016, 18:30

  “Primate Colors,” 2015   The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Elke Marhöfer: Shape Shifting   “Primate Colors,” 2015   The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Elke Marhöfer: Shape ShiftingPresented as part of THE FREE SCREEN at TIFF 2″… more

Elke Marhöfer – Goethe-Institut / LIFT Residency October 2016

Saturday 1 October 2016, 00:00

    LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE ELKE MARHÖFER OCTOBER 2016 RESIDENCY      LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE ELKE MARHÖFER OCTOBER 2016 RESIDENCY Toronto, October 13, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and the Goethe-Institut Toronto are pleased to announ”… more

LIFT congratulates winners of the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts

 LIFT Staff (L-R): Deputy Director Renata Mohamed, Technical Administrator Anh Dao, former Technical Coordinator Gerald Grison, Technical Coordinator Karl Reinsalu, Education Coordinator Shenaz Baksh, Executive Director Chris Kennedy and Special Projects Coordinator Terra Long.    LIFT Staff (L-R): Deputy Director Renata Mohamed”… more