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.
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LIFT co-presents “Local Heroes” at Inside OutThursday 1 June 2023, 18:45 to 20:45September 10th by Tasneem Nanji . LIFT co-presents Local Heroes at 2023 Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival From raves to resistance, this collection of shorts highlights the work of local queer storytellers making films that explore the multitudes this city has to offer. In-Person: Thursday, June 1, 2023 Starts at 6:45 pm TIFF Bell Lightbox”… more |
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Call for Applications: BAICC International Artist Residency Program 2023 – ExtendedThursday 11 May 2023 – Sunday 18 June 2023Call for Applications: BAICC International Artist Residency Program 2023 with LIFT, (S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico and Acción Cultural Española-AC/E In 2017, the first International Artistic Residencies for Cinematographic Creation (BAICC), were launched, promoted by the (S8) International Peripheral Film Festival of A Coruña. This”… more |
Screenwriters Circle – June 21Wednesday 21 June 2023, 19:00 to 21:00The LIFT Screenwriters Circle meets on the third Wednesday of each month*** 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 images and a dream to one day see them on screen. Through”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Veranada” at Hot DocsThursday 27 April 2023 – Tuesday 9 May 2023. LIFT co-presents Veranada at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Veranada Dir. Dominique Chaumont In-Person: Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 8:45pm TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 4 350 King Street West Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 11:45am Scotiabank Theatre, Cinema 7 259 Richmond Street West Streaming online: Streaming is only avai”… more |
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Artists Selected for Transformations: A Cross Generational Commissioning ProjectLIFT ANNOUNCES ARTISTS SELECTED FOR TRANSFORMATIONS: A CROSS GENERATIONAL COMMISSIONING PROJECT Toronto, April 13, 2023—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary back in 2021 as an artist-run organization. This milestone presented the opportunity to create an intergenerational dialogue betwee”… more |
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LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2023 Mentorship AnnouncementMonday 13 March 2023 – Tuesday 31 October 20232023 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Jordan Wanakamik . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) AND THE IMAGINENATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 MENTORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Toronto, March 17, 2023—The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announc”… more |
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LIFT co-presents Floris Vanhoof Film PerformanceSunday 12 March 2023, 19:00 to 21:00THE MIRROR EGG FILM AND PERFORMANCE WITH FLORIS VANHOOF Co-presented by PIX FILM and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) Sunday, March 12, 2023 Starts at 7:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C In-Person screening and performance. PYWC admission (Pay-What-You-Can) LIFT strongly recommends wearing masks for this in-p”… more |
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LIFT co-presents Rhayne Vermette at Media CityMonday 9 January 2023 – Monday 30 January 2023Domus by Rhayne Vermette Media City Film Festival presents THOUSANDSUNS CINEMA: Indigenous Edition virtual January 9 – 30, 2023 LIFT is proud to co-present the works of Rhayne Vermette at THOUSANDSUNS CINEMA. All films in the program will stream for FREE on MCFF’s website at https://mediacityfilmfestival.com/thousandsuns/rhayne-vermette THOUSANDSUN”… more |
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LIFT announces the 2018 Roberto Ariganello National Resident – Malena SzlamMonday 21 November 2022 – Thursday 15 December 2022LIFT ANNOUNCES THE 2018 WINNER OF THE ROBERTO ARIGANELLO AWARD: MALENA SZLAM Toronto, December 15, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Montréal filmmaker Malena Szlam was in town to work on her project that was selected as the second recipient of the Roberto Ariganello Award. The award honours th”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 18th annual Mentorship Program – Final ExtensionTuesday 13 December 2022 – Friday 10 February 2023December 13, 2022 Revised February 3, 2023 LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2023 ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Call for applicants in Toronto Are you an Indigenous filmmaker with a great idea for a 5-minute 16mm short? The LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to explore 16mm filmmaking through the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto”… more |
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Screening with Visiting Artist Matti HarjuMonday 28 November 2022, 19:00 to 21:00ALIENS AND AFTERLIFES: SCREENING WITH VISITING ARTIST MATTI HARJU Co-presented by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM. Finnish filmmaker Matti Harju joins us on Monday, November 28, 2022 to present a screening of his cinemawork. This screening complements his residency as the third resident in LIFT’s collaboration w”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Fox In A Hole” at European Union Film FestivalSunday 20 November 2022 – Friday 25 November 2022LIFT co-presents “Fox In A Hole” at the 2022 European Union Film Festival “Fox In A Hole” Directed by Arman T. Riahi 2022 | Austria | 105 minutes In German and Bosnian with English subtitles. Set in a juvenile correctional facility, Fox in a Hole revolves around teacher Hannes Fuchs (Aleksandar Petrović), newly assigned to work at its school for tr”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Mis Dos Voces / My Two Voices” at Rendezvous With MadnessThursday 27 October 2022 – Sunday 6 November 2022LIFT co-presents “Mis Dos Voces / My Two Voices” at the 2022 Rendezvous With Madness Festival “Mis Dos Voces / My Two Voices” Directed by Lina Rodríguez 2022 | Canada | 68 minutes | Spanish with English subtitles In “My Two Voices,” Canadian director Lina Rodriguez paints a lyrical and truly unique portrait of what it means to be an immigrant and h”… more |
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LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Matti HarjuFriday 9 September 2022 – Thursday 1 December 2022THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES FINNISH VISITING ARTIST MATTI HARJU Toronto, October 17, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Matti Harju has joined us from Kouvola, Finland as a visiting artist from September 9 to December 1, 2022 as the third resident in the res”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Geographies of Solitude” at Planet in FocusSunday 16 October 2022, 19:00 to 21:00LIFT co-presents “Geographies of Solitude” at the 2022 Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival “Geographies of Solitude” Directed by Jacquelyn Mills Country: Canada Length: 1:03:00 “Geographies of Solitude” is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, guided by naturalist and environmentalist Zoe Lucas who has lived ov”… more |
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LIFT and Archive/Counter-Archive co-presents at World Audiovisual Heritage WeekThursday 27 October 2022 – Saturday 5 November 2022Origines by Nadine Valcin LIFT AND ARCHIVE/COUNTER-ARCHIVE CO-PRESENTS AT WORLD AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE WEEK Curated and organized by Cayley James and Helen Lee. The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and Archive/Counter-Archive are partnering to bring together an in-person screening and panel event to celebrate the 2022 UNESCO World”… more |
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Screening with 2022 BAICC Resident Álvaro FeldmanThursday 13 October 2022, 19:00 to 21:00SUPER 8MM FILM SCREENING WITH 2022 BAICC RESIDENT ÁLVARO FELDMAN Co-presented by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM Thursday, October 13, 2022 Starts at 7:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C Pay-What-You-Can Admission Álvaro Feldman is a filmmaker and the current resident in the sixth edition of the”… more |
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LIFT announces the 2022 BAICC Resident – Álvaro FeldmanTuesday 6 September 2022 – Sunday 16 October 2022THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2022 BAICC RESIDENT ÁLVARO FELDMAN Toronto, September 29, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Spanish filmmaker Álvaro Feldman as the current resident in the sixth edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creaci”… more |
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Call for Proposals: Analogue Resilience: A Film Labs GatheringTuesday 13 September 2022 – Tuesday 11 October 2022THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS ANALOGUE RESILIENCE: A FILM LABS GATHERING May 25 – 30, 2023 in Toronto, Canada Toronto, September 13, 2022—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is excited to announce that we will be hosting a gathering of analogue film labs and filmmakers here”… more |
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Performance with Visiting Artist Britt Al-BusultanWednesday 14 September 2022, 19:00 to 20:00PIX Film is pleased to present a performance with Visiting Britt Al-Busultan Britt Al-Busultan in person Britt-Al-Busultan, artist in residency at LIFT, will be presenting a 2 x 16mm film projector performance “Razzle Dazzle” at PIX FILM Gallery with sound accompaniment by Ben Rositsan. Details: https://www.pixfilmcollective.com/events/razzle-dazzl”… more |