Programming
Displayed here is a partial list of LIFT programming and co-presentations going back to 2004. Entries are sorted by date, with the most recent first. The sub-menu provides a quick view of each program offered by LIFT and our calls for submissions.
Screenwriters Circle – January 21Wednesday 21 January 2026, 19:00 to 19:00The LIFT Screenwriters Circle meets online on the third Wednesday at 7:00pm ET of each month (January’s date moved a week back) to facilitate skill sharing, supportive critique and moving member scripts from the page to the screen. You must be a current LIFT member to attend this group. No experience is necessary, just a passion for words and image”… more |
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LIFT Digital Cinema Residency – 2026 AnnouncementMonday 12 January 2026 – Tuesday 31 March 2026Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2026 DIGITAL CINEMA RESIDENCY RECIPIENT DC DZOJA Toronto, January 12, 2026—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that DC Dzoja is the 2026 Digital Cinema Resident this winter, a program launched for the first time”… more |
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LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Lotta HurnanenMonday 1 December 2025 – Sunday 1 March 2026Photo by Renata Mohamed THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES FINNISH VISITING ARTIST LOTTA HURNANEN Toronto, December 29, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Finnish artist Lotta Hurnanen has joined us from Helsinki, Finland as a visiting artist from December 1, 2025″… more |
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LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2025 Mentorship AnnouncementMonday 25 August 2025 – Saturday 6 June 20262025 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Katia Ferderber Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) AND THE IMAGINENATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2025 MENTORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Toronto, December 12, 2025—This past summer, the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmak”… more |
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Call for Proposals: Digital Cinema Residency 2026Wednesday 19 November 2025 – Wednesday 3 December 2025THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS: DIGITAL CINEMA RESIDENCY 2026 Toronto, November 19, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is seeking applications from emerging filmmakers and artists between the age of 18 and 30 for a Digital Cinema Residency. The residency will run”… more |
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LIFT announces Visiting Artist Luis MacíasSaturday 1 November 2025 – Sunday 30 November 2025Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES VISITING ARTIST LUIS MACÍAS Toronto, November 1, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Spanish filmmaker Luis Macías as a visiting artist for the month of November. His residency runs from November 1 to 20, 2025″… more |
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Screening with 2025 BAICC Resident Juana RoblesWednesday 29 October 2025 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) present A SCREENING WITH 2025 BAICC RESIDENT JUANA ROBLES Join the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 7:00pm for a screening of works from our BAICC 2025 artist Juana Robles. Juana Robles is an Ireland-based filmmaker, living and working in K”… more |
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LIFT announces the 2025 BAICC Resident – Juana RoblesWednesday 1 October 2025 – Friday 31 October 2025Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2025 BAICC RESIDENT JUANA ROBLES Toronto, October 21, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Ireland-based Spanish filmmaker Juana Robles as the current resident in the ninth edition of the BAICC Residencias Ar”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “If You Ask Me” at RendezVous with MadnessThursday 30 October 2025, 17:30 to 19:30LIFT co-presents “If You Ask Me” at the 2025 Rendezvous with Madness Festival In-Person: Thursday, October 30, 2025 5:30pm Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue Various Tickets Rates Streaming online: In Ontario from November 3 – 15 For the ninth consecutive year, If You Ask Me (IYAM) has supported emerging filmmakers with lived mental health a”… more |
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BAICC Screening and Performance: Spanish Films Made in Residence at LIFTFriday 3 October 2025, 19:00 to 21:30Image from TORTUGA [pasaje cromático #4 by Brenda Boyer . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) and THE (S8) MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA PERIFÉRICO present BAICC SCREENING AND PERFORMANCE: SPANISH FILMS MADE IN RESIDENCE AT LIFT Toronto, September 26, 2025—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and (S8) Mostra”… more |