Programming

Call for Proposals: Tout-Monde: Markham Tuesday 2 October 2018 – Photo credit: City of Markham CALL FOR PROPOSALS TOUT-MONDE: MARKHAM October 2, 2018—Elegoa Cultural Productions and the Varley Art Gallery of Markham present the commission of 6 projects to Toronto and GTA filmmakers and visual artists to be presented in an exhibition in the fall of 2019. Deadline for proposals is November 9, 2018. “The poetic of”… more

LIFT co-presents “Departures” program at aluCine Friday 5 October 2018 – Traje de luces/Suit of lights by Franci Duran LIFT co-presents “Departures” (Latin and Canadian Experimental Films) at the 2018 aluCine Toronto Latin Film + Media Arts Festival. Welcome to the best of the Latin-Canadian experimental cinema. The Latin-Canadians’ view has been shaped by their ancestors’ culture, but they also see the world through th”… more

Matthieu Hallé – Fall 2018 Studio Immersion Program Wednesday 5 September 2018 – LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCE RESIDENT IN THE 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—MATTHIEU HALLÉ Toronto, September 5, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that Ottawa-based filmmaker Matthieu Hallé is now in residence as a filmmaker in the 2018 edition of the Studio Immersion Program, supported by”… more

LIFT co-presents “Light + Synthesisers + Electronics” – Screening and Workshop Wednesday 8 August 2018 – The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), PIX FILM and InterAccess co-presents Light + Synthesisers + Electronics SONIC LUZ Performance by Vienna Artists NOID & KLAUS FILIP Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Starts at 8:30pm OPTOSONIC Workshop Thursday, August 9, 2018 6pm – 10pm Must pre-registration for workshop at infopixfilm(at)gmail.c”… more

LIFT co-presents “Transpose: Works from the AgX Film Collective” Saturday 14 July 2018 – The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), PIX FILM and Ad Hoc Collective co-presents Transpose: Works from the AgX Film Collective A program of selected films from the Boston-based AgX Collective on the theme of transposing, shifting and dispersing as in a memory or recollected experience. Program curated by Anto Astudillo, Susan DeL”… more

Call for Submissions: LIFT Round-Up 2017 Friday 6 July 2018 – LIFT ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS MEMBERS’ ROUND-UP 2017 July 6, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces its Call for Submissions for its annual Members’ Round-Up. LIFT is a member-driven non-profit organization that provides affordable access to equipment, education and space for those who want to make films, out o”… more

Summer 2018 Studio Immersion Program – Laser Light: The Films of Sabine Gruffat Wednesday 13 June 2018 – Amarillo Ramp directed by Sabine Gruffat (and Bill Brown) SUMMER 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM LASER LIGHT: THE FILMS OF SABINE GRUFFAT The program will feature a selection of her work, including the Man Ray-inspired A Return to A Return to Reason (2014) and Framelines (2017), which both use a laser cutter to etch imagery into the emulsion of 35mm”… more

Sabine Gruffat – Summer 2018 Studio Immersion Program Tuesday 15 May 2018 – LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCE THE NEW RESIDENT IN THE 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—SABINE GRUFFAT Toronto, June 4, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that Chapel Hill-based filmmaker Sabine Gruffat is now in residence as a filmmaker in the 2018 edition of the Studio Immersion Program, supp”… more

LIFT co-presents “Local Heroes” program at Inside Out Thursday 31 May 2018 – The Morning After by Tricia Hagoriles LIFT co-presents the “Local Heroes” program at the 2018 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. From familiar faces to fresh meat, this is our annual collection of some of the best this great city has to offer. Cherry Cola by Joseph Amenta Vertical Lines by Kyle Reaume Queen of Hearts by Lindsey Addawoo and Kyis”… more

LIFT co-presents “Take Light” at Hot Docs Friday 27 April 2018 – LIFT co-presents Take Light at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Take Light Dir. Shasha Nakhai Friday April 27 @ 6:45 PM, Hart House Theatre Tuesday May 1 @ 3:15 PM, Scotiabank Theatre 3 Thursday May 3 @ 6:30 PM, Scotiabank Theatre 3 Over 50 per cent of Nigeria’s nearly 200 million citizens don’t have access to electrici”… more