LIFT News

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

 

LIFT OUT LOUD: Call for TV Pilots / Webisodes for June Reading

Tuesday 17 April 2012, 00:00

LIFT’s popular screenplay reading series LIFT OUT LOUD is currently looking for great TV Pilots and webisodes scripts for our LIFT OUT LOUD reading in June. Please submit them as either a PDF or Word document by Tuesday April 17th, 2012 to: E-mail: liftoutloud(at)gmail.com Subject Heading: LIFT OUT LOUD June 2012 Submission Please note:To”… more

LIFT co-presents “She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column” at Hot Docs

Friday 27 April 2012, 19:15

 LIFT co-presents at the 2012 Hot Docs  Feature film, She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column Dir. Kevin Hegge  LIFT co-presents at the 2012 Hot Docs  Feature film, She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column Dir. Kevin Hegge   Screening with The Man that Got Away Dir. Trevor Anderson  For more information see hotdocs.ca”… more

LIFT co-presents “On Screen: Right Ascension” at the Images Festival

Saturday 14 April 2012, 21:30

Towards a Vanishing Point by Chris Kennnedy Calling attention to systems through which we construct our sense of geospatial and spectatorial positioning, works in this program navigate considerations of the experience and representation of space.  Towards a Vanishing Point by Chris Kennnedy Calling attention to systems through which”… more

Elizabeth Alexander’s “Can you be BLACK and Look at This?” – NRATI

Tuesday 3 April 2012, 19:00

LIFT, the Images Festival and Gallery 44 present No Reading After the Internet: Elizabeth Alexander’s “Can you be BLACK and Look at This?”: Reading the Rodney King Video(s) LIFT, the Images Festival and Gallery 44 present No Reading After the Internet: Elizabeth Alexander’s “Can you be BLACK and Look at This?”: Reading the Rodney King Video(s) as s”… more

LIFT OUT LOUD April 4 – Guest Moderator Jeremy Boxen

Wednesday 4 April 2012, 19:30

 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents:LIFT OUT LOUDA Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest ModeratorJEREMY BOXEN (Cra$h & Burn)
 Feature Screenplay for discussionScript by Adam Revesz   The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents:LIFT OUT LOUDA Bi-Monthly Screenplay”… more

Women Game Players, Characters and Creators – NRATI

Wednesday 14 March 2012, 19:00

 LIFT and Bento Miso present  LIFT and Bento Miso present No Reading After the Internet: Women Game Players, Characters and Creators with texts selected by Jennie Faber Facilitated by Jennie Faber and cheyanne turions   The creation and consumption of video games has long been seen as the domain of men and boys. Women and girl gamers”… more

Excerpts from “Bring the Noise,” Inside the White Cube” and “The Emancipated Spectator” – NRATI

Wednesday 7 March 2012, 20:00

  LIFT and the Gendai Gallery present   LIFT and the Gendai Gallery present No Reading After the Internet: excerpts from Bring the Noise, Inside the White Cube and The Emancipated Spectator, selected in conjunction with the main Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (mMOCCA)  The main Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (mMOC”… more

LIFT OUT LOUD: Call for Feature Scripts for April Reading

Tuesday 28 February 2012, 00:00

LIFT’s popular screenplay reading series LIFT OUT LOUD is currently looking for feature length screenplays for our LIFT OUT LOUD reading in April.   Please submit them as either a PDF or Word document by Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 to: E-mail: liftoutloud(at)gmail.com Subject Heading: LIFT OUT LOUD April 2012 Submission   Please note: To”… more

Thomas Bernhard’s “The Voice Imitator: 104 Stories” as selected by Barbara Sternberg – NRATI

Wednesday 22 February 2012, 19:00

Image credit: Barbara Sternberg, in the nature of things, 16mm, 2011.  LIFT and Pleasure Dome present No Reading After the Internet: Thomas Bernhard’s The Voice Imitator: 104 Stories as selected by Barbara SternbergBarbara Sternberg in attendance In conjunction with Pleasure Dome’s world premiere presentation of Barbara Ste”… more

LIFT OUT LOUD Feb 16 – Guest Moderator Gina Dineen

Thursday 16 February 2012, 19:30

 LIFT OUT LOUD February presents:A Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest Moderator GINA DINEEN (Bravo!FACT)    LIFT OUT LOUD February presents:A Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest Moderator GINA DINEEN (Bravo!FACT)   Two Short Screenplays for discussion Scripts by Jayvibha Vaidya and Cody Campanale **”… more