LIFT News

Call For Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 8th annual Mentorship Program Wednesday 25 January 2012, 17:00          Do you have a great idea for a 5 minute short film? Explore 16mm filmmaking through LIFT’s workshops, equipment and facilities (other mediums may be employed). Shoot and edit your ideas to film, and see them on screen at the 13th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, which will take p”… more

30 x 30: Newly Commissioned Works Screen at AGO Jackman Hall Thursday 19 January 2012, 20:00 Stills from Larissa Fan’s “The tide goes in, the tide goes out” and Jean-Paul Kelly’s “A Minimal Difference”  In celebration of three decades of filmmaking the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)has commissioned thirty Canadian film veterans and emerging voices to make new works originating onor in the spirit of Super 8mm”… more

Press Release: 30 x 30 – 30th Anniversary Commissioned Films  LIFT CELEBRATES THIRTY YEARS OF FILMMAKING WITH NEWLY COMMISSIONED FILMS BY THIRTY FILMMAKERS AND ARTISTS   LIFT CELEBRATES THIRTY YEARS OF FILMMAKING WITH NEWLY COMMISSIONED FILMS BY THIRTY FILMMAKERS AND ARTISTS Toronto, December 27, 2011—In celebration of three decades of filmmaking the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of T”… more

LIFT OUT LOUD: Call for Short Scripts for February Reading Tuesday 3 January 2012, 00:00 LIFT’s popular screenplay reading series LIFT OUT LOUD is currently looking for short scripts for our LIFT OUT LOUD reading in February.   Please submit them as either a PDF or Word document by Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 to: E-mail: liftoutloud(at)gmail.com Subject Heading: LIFT OUT LOUD February 2012 Submission   Please note: To facilita”… more

LIFT Winter 2012 Workshop Season Now Online WINTER 2012 WORKSHOPS AND COURSES AT LIFT Comprehensive Production Training for Film, Video and Interactive Art  WINTER 2012 WORKSHOPS AND COURSES AT LIFT Comprehensive Production Training for Film, Video and Interactive Art Registration opens Tuesday January 24 at 10am for our Winter 2012 Workshop season. Book early, space is limited. Re”… more

LIFT Award for Best Local Filmmaker at 2011 aluCine Toronto Latin Film and Media Festival LIFT recently presented the Best Local Filmmaker Award at the 2011 aluCine Toronto Latin Film and Media Festival. This award is given to the jury’s selection for the best local film or video maker from the festival. This award includes a LIFT membership as well as a $500 credit for equipment and facility rentals, workshops and courses. LIFT recentl”… more

LIFT OUT LOUD Dec 14 – Guest Moderator Jana Sinyor Wednesday 14 December 2011, 07:30 LIFT OUT LOUD DecemberA Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest ModeratorJANA SINYOR (Being Erica) A One Hour Television pilot for discussionGrey Ops written by Nathalie Younglai  LIFT OUT LOUD DecemberA Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest ModeratorJANA SINYOR (Being Erica) A One Hour Television pilot for discussi”… more

December 2011 Closure December 2011 Closure LIFT will be closed for holidays from Friday, December 16th, 2011 to Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.Friday December 16th is the last day the office and store will be open for 2011. The office and store will reopen to members and the public on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 10:00AM.  December 2011 Closure LIFT wi”… more

Roger Beebe Screens with Pleasure Dome and Teaches Filmmaking With Your Home Printer at LIFT Pleasure Dome presents Roger Beebe’s Films for One to Eight Projectors Performance  Saturday, October 29, 7pm Doors/ 7:30 Screening @ Trash Palace, 89-B Niagara St. $8/ 5 Members + Students www.pdome.org/ 416-656-5577  Pleasure Dome presents Roger Beebe’s Films for One to Eight Projectors Performance  Saturday, October 29,”… more

LIFT Members Daniel Young and Christian Giroux win the 2011 Sobey Art Award      October 13, 2011—HALIFAX, NS—The Curatorial Panel for the 2011 Sobey Art Award announced today that Young & Giroux representing Ontario are the recipients of the $50,000 top prize. The announcement was made during a Gala event held at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax. The Award was presented to the winning arti”… more