LIFT News
This is the chronological compendium of LIFT news posts from all of our departments; most recent first.
2012 Annual General Meeting – Tuesday July 31LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) 2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE Friday, July 13, 2012 Dear LIFT members, LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) 2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE Friday, July 13, 2012 Dear LIFT members,We hope everyone has been enjoying the summer. The LIFT board and staff hav”… more |
LIFT Welcomes New Staff – July 2012July 9, 2012 Goodbye to Technical Coordinator Gareth Jasper and Welcome to New Technical Coordinator Noé Rodriguez July 9, 2012 Goodbye to Technical Coordinator Gareth Jasper and Welcome to New Technical Coordinator Noé Rodriguez The staff and board at LIFT would like to announce the departure of Technical Coordinator Gareth Ja”… more |
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Kika Nicolela – Summer 2012 Artist in ResidenceMonday 2 July 2012, 00:00LIFT ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEKIKA NICOLELA LIFT ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEKIKA NICOLELA Toronto, July 5, 2012—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces that Brazilian artist, filmmaker and independent curator Kika Nicolela has arrived in Toronto to participat”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Enter the Cosmos” program at Shinsedai Cinema FestivalThursday 12 July 2012, 21:30LIFT co-presents at the 2012 Shinsedai Cinema Festival. Enter the Cosmos: Takashi Makino SpecialDirector: Takashi MakinoCinematography: Takashi MakinoEditing: Takashi MakinoMusic: VariousGenre: Short Film, AnimationYear: 2004-2011Runtime: 80 minutes LIFT co-presents at the 2012 Shinsedai Cinema Festival. Enter the Cosmos”… more |
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“Helter Skelter” as selected by Basma Alsharif – NRATIThursday 12 July 2012, 17:00Basma Alsharif in attendance Basma Alsharif in attendance In conjunction with A Space’s exhibition of This Story Begins and Ends with Us, a solo show of the work of Basma Alsharif, this salon will feature selections from Helter Skelter (1974), the true crime classic, which will be offered up as a way to examine an a”… more |
Notice of Changes to LIFT Membership Structure – Effective July 1st, 2012June 14th, 2012Notice to LIFT Members Regarding Changes to the LIFT Membership Structure: Effective July 1st, 2012 June 14th, 2012Notice to LIFT Members Regarding Changes to the LIFT Membership Structure: Effective July 1st, 2012 LIFT’s staff and board of directors have been working over the winter of 2012 to update the LIFT membership s”… more |
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LIFT and Images Festival’s WARD’S ISLAND PICNIC + SCREENINGSaturday 28 July 2012, 15:00CELEBRATE LIFT’s 30th year + Images Festival’s 25th year!!Tom Berner Award Winners spool films in a special 16mm screening at dusk! CELEBRATE LIFT’s 30th year + Images Festival’s 25th year!!Tom Berner Award Winners spool films in a special 16mm screening at dusk! Top up your tan in good company! Don’t miss this Wa”… more |
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Robin Cameron’s “T-R-U-T-H” – NRATISaturday 2 June 2012, 14:00Robin Cameron in attendance Robin Cameron in attendance In conjunction with Art Metropole’s exhibition of Robin Cameron’s T-R-U-T-H, a selection of texts will be read aloud and discussed with the artist within the context of her exhibition at Art Metropole’s new location, which Cameron will transform into a book. Conceived as a bo”… more |
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Works by Dagie Brundert at CineCycle (Toronto Screening)Thursday 31 May 2012, 19:30THE FILMS OF DAGIE BRUNDERT – CINECYCLE(TORONTO SCREENING) Closing this residency the Goethe and LIFT are pleased to present a program of Dagie’s films selected by the artist herself. From the 1990s to work produced May 2012 in Toronto this screening will offer rare chance to see her work projected as it was made, on Super 8 film.”… more |
Works by Dagie Brundert at Media City (Windsor Screening)Saturday 26 May 2012, 22:00THE FILMS OF DAGIE BRUNDERT – MEDIA CITY (WINDSOR SCREENING) THE FILMS OF DAGIE BRUNDERT – MEDIA CITY (WINDSOR SCREENING) The 2012 Media City Film Festival in Windsor, Ontario will present a screening of old and new Super 8 films by Dagie Brundert. This late night program celebrates the continued vitality of small-gauge film as”… more |