LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
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 |
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 |
Artists Selected for “Transformations: A Cross Generational Commissioning Project”LIFT ANNOUNCES ARTISTS SELECTED FOR TRANSFORMATIONS: A CROSS GENERATIONAL COMMISSIONING PROJECT Toronto, April 13, 2023—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary back in 2021 as an artist-run organization. This milestone presented the opportunity to create an intergenerational dialogue betwee”… more |
Notice of May and June 2023 Closure During Film Labs GatheringNOTICE OF MAY and JUNE 2023 CLOSURE DURING FILM LABS GATHERING Original: April 4, 2023 Revised: April 20, 2023 Due to the heavy technical needs of our Film Labs Gathering (May 25 – 30, 2023), the LIFT Technical Department will be closed to the LIFT membership and community at large from Friday, May 19, 2023 5:00pm ET and will reopen on Wednesday, J”… more |
LIFT Office and Store Closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday – Apr 7 and Apr 10The LIFT office and store operations will be closed for Good Friday on Friday April 7th, 2023, as well as Easter Monday on Monday, April 10th, 2023. Staff will be available, as per our current COVID-19 protocols, starting back on Tuesday, April 11th at 10:00AM ET. |
LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2023 Mentorship AnnouncementMonday 13 March 2023, 00:00 to 00:002023 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Jordan Wanakamik . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) AND THE IMAGINENATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 MENTORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Toronto, March 17, 2023—The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announc”… more |
LIFT Welcomes Film Labs Interns – Spring 2023(L-R): Caitlin Loney and Hannah Fleisch March 10, 2023 Welcome to Film Labs Interns Following our internship call from last December, we are pleased to announce the Programming Assistant Interns for the “Analogue Resilience: Film Labs Gathering,” Hannah Fleisch and Caitlin Loney. Hannah and Caitlin will be lending their experience in event and arts”… more |
LIFT co-presents Floris Vanhoof Film PerformanceSunday 12 March 2023, 19:00 to 21:00THE MIRROR EGG FILM AND PERFORMANCE WITH FLORIS VANHOOF Co-presented by PIX FILM and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) Sunday, March 12, 2023 Starts at 7:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C In-Person screening and performance. PYWC admission (Pay-What-You-Can) LIFT strongly recommends wearing masks for this in-p”… more |
Analogue Resilience: Film Labs GatheringApril 2023: Registration is now closed. ============================== REGISTRATION OPENS FOR ANALOGUE RESILIENCE: A FILM LABS GATHERING May 25 – 30, 2023 in Toronto, Canada Toronto, February 27, 2023—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is excited to announce that we will be hosting a gathering of analogue film labs and f”… more |
LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – Feb 20The LIFT office and store operations will be closed for Family Day on Monday, February 20th, 2023. Staff will be available, as per our current operations protocol, starting back on Tuesday, February 21st at 10:00AM ET. |