LIFT News

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

 

LIFT Staff Farewell – May 2014

 May 30, 2014 (Third from the left) Outgoing Education and Outreach Coordinator Franci Duran  Farewell to Interim Education and Outreach Coordinator Franci Duran   May 30, 2014 (Third from the left) Outgoing Education and Outreach Coordinator Franci Duran  Farewell to Interim Education and Outreach Coord”… more

Free Summer 2014 Memberships for Teachers and Teacher Candidates

May 26, 2014 Free Summer 2014 Memberships for Teachers and Teacher Candidates Schedule: June-August 2014Cost: Applicable member rates for all Summer 2014 workshops  May 26, 2014 Free Summer 2014 Memberships for Teachers and Teacher Candidates Schedule: June-August 2014Cost: Applicable member rates for all Summer 2014 worksh”… more

Call for Applications: Filmmentor for Female Filmmakers

Friday 16 May 2014, 10:00

  CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: FILMMENTOR Creative and Professional Training for Aspiring Female Filmmakers     CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: FILMMENTOR Creative and Professional Training for Aspiring Female Filmmakers  May 16, 2014—There is a dearth of women’s voices in independent dramatic filmmaking. The Filmmentor pro”… more

Spring 2014 Garage Sale – May 24

Our workshop iMac and wall speakers not for sale! LIFT SPRING 2014 GARAGE SALE Saturday, May 24, 2014 10:00am – 1:00pm 1137 Dupont Street (at Gladstone Avenue) It’s finally spring and with it LIFT’s Technical Department is clearing out their surplus of parts and gear! On Saturday May 24th, various filmic items of all sorts will be available with no”… more

LIFT Store: Price Increase for Kodak Super 8mm film

   May 12, 2014     May 12, 2014 As of May 1, 2014 Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) raised the prices of their Super 8mm film stocks and we have had to raise our prices accordingly, effectively immediately. Color negative stocks (7203, 7213, 7219) are now $25.00 for LIFT members and $27.00 for non-members.”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Victoria Day – May 19

 The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 19th, 2014. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, May 20st at 10:00AM.   The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 19th, 2014. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, May 20st at 10:00AM. 

LIFT co-presents “Seek” at Inside Out

Saturday 24 May 2014, 19:00

  LIFT and Out on Bay co-presents at the 2014 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Seek by Eric HenryDirector in attendance     LIFT and Out on Bay co-presents at the 2014 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Seek by Eric HenryDirector in attendance  This homegrown feature centres on Evan, a shy”… more

LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2014 Mentorship Announcement

Wednesday 16 April 2014, 00:00

 2014 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Hannah Schreck   2014 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Hannah Schreck Toronto, April 16, 2014—imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that Toronto-based Dene artist Hannah Schreck is the rec”… more

DIY Filmmaking Techniques – Residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point

Friday 4 April 2014, 00:00

   HANDMADE MOVIES: DIY FILMMAKING TECHNIQUESResidency at Artscape Gibraltar PointJune 2014, Toronto     HANDMADE MOVIES: DIY FILMMAKING TECHNIQUESResidency at Artscape Gibraltar PointJune 2014, Toronto This hands-on workshop, appropriate for absolute beginners and small-gauge film fanatics alike, will focus”… more

LIFT OUT LOUD: Call for Short Scripts for June 2014 Reading

Wednesday 16 April 2014, 00:00

   LIFT’s popular screenplay reading series LIFT OUT LOUD is currently looking for short scripts for our LIFT OUT LOUD June Reading. Please submit them as either a PDF or Word document by Wednesday, April 16th to:E-mail: liftoutloud(at)gmail.comSubject Heading: LIFT OUT LOUD June 2014 SubmissionPlease note:To facilitate impartiality,”… more