LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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Applications are now open for the 2023 LIFT Production and Post-Production Support GrantJuly 24, 2023 Applications are now open for the 2023 LIFT Production and Post-Production Support Grant! After a five year hiatus, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) Production and Post-Production Support Grant returned last year in 2022. Between 2005 – 2016, LIFT’s Support Grant provided $2,000 in equipment credits per filmma”… more |
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LIFT Office and Store Closed for Simcoe Day – Aug 7The LIFT office and store will be closed for Simcoe Day—also known as Civic Holiday—on Monday, August 7, 2023. Staff will be available starting back on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 10:00am ET. Please take a moment to review our current operations and facilities protocols. Have a happy and safe holiday! |
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LIFT co-presents “Anthropo-Digitalism” at Vector FestivalThursday 6 July 2023, 00:00 to 00:00LIFT co-presents Anthropo-Digitalism at the 2023 Vector Festival Multi-site Exhibition running July 6 – 16, 2023 How does the digital (re)animate our environments? How do we imprint our humanness upon the digital, and how does digitalness imprint upon us humans? Ruminate on your human/digital reflections with the anthropomorphic inventions of Mari”… more |
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LIFT Welcomes Summer Staff – June 2023(L-R) Esteban Powell and Poppi Fella Pellegrino June 29, 2023 Welcome to Summer 2023 Staff Thanks to the Canada Summer Job program, supported by the Canadian Government, we are able to welcome two summer staff to LIFT this summer. Esteban Powell is our Technical Assistant this summer at LIFT. Esteban will be assisting our Technical team, Robin Riad”… more |
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LIFT Office and Store Closed for Canada Day – July 3“FlightStop” by Michael Snow . The LIFT office and store will be closed for the statutory holiday Canada Day (July 1st) on Monday, July 3, 2023. Staff will be available starting back on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 10:00am ET. Please take a moment to review our current operations and facilities protocols. Have a happy and safe holiday! |
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LIFT’s Operations and Facilities Protocols – June 2023Thursday, June 21, 2023 Dear Members and Community, The Summer months are upon us and LIFT is now fully open to the public again following the commencement of the Film Labs Gathering last month. Our front door will be open on most days during our daytime hours (pending staffing levels). Access for workshops and the technical department continue to”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Local Heroes” at Inside OutThursday 1 June 2023, 18:45 to 20:45September 10th by Tasneem Nanji . LIFT co-presents Local Heroes at 2023 Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival From raves to resistance, this collection of shorts highlights the work of local queer storytellers making films that explore the multitudes this city has to offer. In-Person: Thursday, June 1, 2023 Starts at 6:45 pm TIFF Bell Lightbox”… more |
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Call for Applications: BAICC International Artist Residency Program 2023 – ExtendedThursday 11 May 2023, 00:00 to 23:59Call for Applications: BAICC International Artist Residency Program 2023 with LIFT, (S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico and Acción Cultural Española-AC/E In 2017, the first International Artistic Residencies for Cinematographic Creation (BAICC), were launched, promoted by the (S8) International Peripheral Film Festival of A Coruña. This”… more |
Stream Sessions from the Film Lab GatheringIn order to facilitate those who weren’t able to register or visit Toronto, we will be live-streaming the daily Community Discussion Sessions courtesy CFMDC.tv Please follow this link to watch online: www.lift.ca/livestream The following will be live streamed (and available for re-viewing at a future time): FRIDAY MAY 26 Film Labs/ Introductions 11″… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Veranada” at Hot DocsThursday 27 April 2023, 00:00 to 00:00. LIFT co-presents Veranada at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Veranada Dir. Dominique Chaumont In-Person: Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 8:45pm TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 4 350 King Street West Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 11:45am Scotiabank Theatre, Cinema 7 259 Richmond Street West Streaming online: Streaming is only avai”… more |