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LIFT co-presents “Korean Canadian Showcase” program at Toronto Korean Film Festival Friday 17 June 2016, 17:00   Sun by Eui Yong Zong  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 Toronto Korean Film Festival.Korean Canadian Showcase Program    Sun by Eui Yong Zong  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 Toronto Korean Film Festival.Korean Canadian Showcase Program Canada is home to an abundance of extraordinarily talented Korean-Can”… more

LIFT co-presents “Home and Away” program at (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico Saturday 4 June 2016, 17:00  Fugue by Kerstin Schroedinger  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico.   Fugue by Kerstin Schroedinger  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico. LIFT PROGRAM (TORONTO)Home and Away – Commissions and Resident Films from the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toro”… more

Screening and Talk with Ricardo Leite Wednesday 29 June 2016, 20:00  Fomapan Reversal film processed with caffenol/peroxide/vinegar/bleach  Ricardo Leite is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence.   Fomapan Reversal film processed with caffenol/peroxide/vinegar/bleach  Ricardo Leite is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence. Leite will present a screening of his work and a ta”… more

Ricardo Leite – Spring 2016 Artist in Residence Monday 16 May 2016, 00:00    LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE RICARDO LEITE     LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE RICARDO LEITE  Toronto, May 26, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Portuguese filmmaker Ricardo Leite has joined us in Toronto as an artist i”… more

LIFT co-presents “Mixed Shorts: Local Heroes” program at Inside Out Thursday 2 June 2016, 19:00   Famous Diamonds by Daniel McIntyre  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival.    Famous Diamonds by Daniel McIntyre  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. This program features works from filmmakers who might be your best friend, a family mem”… more

LIFT co-sponsors “Elastic Resistance” at Inside Out Saturday 28 May 2016, 19:00     LIFT co-sponsors “Elastic Resistance”at the 2016 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival.       LIFT co-sponsors “Elastic Resistance”at the 2016 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival.  Whether through spectatorial engagement or physical interaction, we learn how to express ourselves thro”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Victoria Day – May 23   The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 23rd, 2015. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, May 24th at 10:00AM.    The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 23rd, 2015. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, May 24th at 10:00AM.

LIFT co-presents “Behind the Fare” at Mayworks Tuesday 10 May 2016, 19:00    LIFT co-presents Behind The Fareat the 2016 Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts     LIFT co-presents Behind The Fareat the 2016 Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts Program co-presented by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC), the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto”… more

The Origin of the Work of Art – NRATI Saturday 30 April 2016, 14:00 Diane Borsato, Tea Service (the conservators will wash the dishes), 2013. As part of Rehearsal for Objects Lie on a Table, which is curated by Emelie Chhangur, this salon is hosted by Kevin Temple and Michael Maranda, who invite a collective reading of Martin Heidegger’s The Origin of the Work of Art in the context of object oriented ontology and G”… more

LIFT co-presents “Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John” at Hot Docs Friday 29 April 2016, 21:45     LIFT co-presents Michael Shannon Michael Shannon Johnat the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Michael Shannon Michael Shannon JohnDir. Chelsea McMullan Friday April 29 @ 9:45 PM, Scotiabank Theatre 4Saturday April 30 @ 1:15 PM, TIFF Bell Lightbox 3Saturday May 7 @ 9:45 PM, Hart House Theatre”… more