LIFT News

LIFT announces Vancouver Filmmaker Alex MacKenzie Friday 31 May 2013, 00:00  LIFT ANNOUNCES VANCOUVER-BASED FILMMAKER ALEX MACKENZIE   LIFT ANNOUNCES VANCOUVER-BASED FILMMAKER ALEX MACKENZIE Toronto, April 30, 2013—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces that Vancouver-based filmmaker Alex MacKenzie will be coming to Toronto to present his most recent film performance and teach”… more

LIFT co-presents Mixed-Shorts: Local Heroes program at Inside Out Thursday 30 May 2013, 19:00 LIFT co-presents at the 2013 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival.Inside Out’’s annual sold-out celebration of the homo heroes of Hogtown features an eclectic and entertaining mix of emerging and established talent that exemplifies why Toronto the Good remains great when it comes to queer art. LIFT co-presents at the 2013 Inside Out Toronto LGBT F”… more

LIFT Office and Store Closed for Victoria Day – May 20  The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 20th, 2013. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, May 21st at 10:00AM.  The LIFT office and store will be closed for Victoria Day on Monday, May 20th, 2013. LIFT will reopen on Tuesday, May 21st at 10:00AM.

Expanded Cinema workshop with Alex MacKenzie Sunday 2 June 2013, 11:00   Expanded Cinema:Apparatus and MethodologyWorkshop with Alex MacKenzie Enrolment limit: 10 Pre-registration is required.Register by phone with a credit card (416.588.6444) or in person with cash/debit/credit at LIFT during office hours (Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm).    Expanded Cinema:Apparatus and MethodologyWor”… more

Handmade Emulsion workshop with Alex MacKenzie Saturday 1 June 2013, 10:00   Handmade Emulsion: Creating Black and White Film Stock From ScratchWorkshop with Alex MacKenzie Enrolment limit: 5 Pre-registration is required.Register by phone with a credit card (416.588.6444) or in person with cash/debit/credit at LIFT during office hours (Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm).    Handmade Emulsion:”… more

LIFT and Pleasure Dome co-presents “Intertidal” by Alex MacKenzie Friday 31 May 2013, 19:30   The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and Pleasure Domeare pleased to co-present    The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and Pleasure Domeare pleased to co-present Intertidal: A Film Performance by Alex MacKenzieIn attendance from VancouverPleasure Dome and LIFT are pleased to pre”… more

“Decolonial Aesthetics From The Americas” – NRATI Saturday 27 April 2013, 15:00   In conjunction with an upcoming symposium this fall entitled Decolonial Aesthetics From The Americas, a multidisciplinary and collaborative symposium for artists and scholars of the Americas and the Caribbean, this salon will feature texts related to the general framework of the symposium, as selected by the symposium organizers e-fagia”… more

LIFT co-presents “Fighting Cuts” program at Mayworks Tuesday 7 May 2013, 18:00   LIFT co-presents the Fighting Cuts programat the 2013 Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts Mayworks Festival presents a joint screening of two documentaries that honour artists, activists, and the working poor who oppose government cuts.    LIFT co-presents the Fighting Cuts programat the 2013 Mayworks Fe”… more

LIFT and Images Present the 2013 Tom Berner Award to Deirdre Logue   Sponsored by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and presented at the Images Festival, the Tom Berner Award commemorates the late Tom Berner, who for many years supported and nurtured Canadian filmmakers.    Sponsored by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and presented at the Image”… more

LIFT co-presents “Softening” at Hot Docs Saturday 27 April 2013, 19:30  LIFT co-presents Softeningat the 2013 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival  LIFT co-presents Softeningat the 2013 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary FestivalFeature film, SofteningDir. Kelly O’Brien Screening with short, Just As I RememberDir. Andrew Moir Saturday April 27 @ 7:30 PM, TIFF Bell Lightbox”… more