Programming

LIFT co-presents “Women in Latin America Experimental Animation” Thursday 17 January 2019 – Pulsiones by Yannet Briggiler “Women in Latin America Experimental Animation” Presented Pix Film Productions Co-presented with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and Pleasure Dome Curated by Lina X Aguirre and Cecilia Traslaviña Thursday, January 17, 2019 7:00pm – 10:00pm PIX FILM Gallery 1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C FREE admis”… more

Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 15th annual Mentorship Program Thursday 13 December 2018 –  LIFT and imagineNATIVE 15th ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: CALL FOR APPLICANTS Application Deadline: Monday, January 21, 2019 Toronto, December 13, 2018—Are you an Indigenous filmmaker with a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 15 years of supporting independent Indigenous film, the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to e”… more

Fall 2018 Studio Immersion Program – May The Waves Rise From Its Floor with Matthieu Hallé Friday 7 December 2018 – FALL 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM MAY THE WAVES RISE FROM ITS FLOOR WITH MATTHIEU HALLÉ May The Waves Rise From Its Floor is an ambitious audio-visual performance created by artist Matthieu Hallé. The performance is the culmination of years spent developing a unique practice of using candlelight as a medium to create spontaneous visual imagery, an”… more

Benjamin Ramírez Pérez and Stefan Ramírez Pérez – Goethe-Institut / LIFT Residency November 2018 Thursday 1 November 2018 – LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE BENJAMIN RAMÍREZ PÉREZ and STEFAN RAMÍREZ PÉREZ NOVEMBER 2018 RESIDENCY Toronto, November 15, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and the Goethe-Institut Toronto are pleased to announce Benjamin Ramírez Pérez and Stefan Ramírez Pérez (Cologne) as our 2018 Goethe-LIFT Artists-in-“… more

LIFT co-presents “Ad Hoc #14: Abraham Ravett in Person” at PIX FILM Gallery Tuesday 6 November 2018 – Ad Hoc #14: Abraham Ravett in Person with his Films Presented by the Ad Hoc Collective Co-presented with LIFT and PIX FILM Supported by Living Arts For the past forty years, Abraham Ravett has been an independent filmmaker, photographer and educator. He was born in Poland, raised in Israel and the USA. His films have been screened internationally i”… more

LIFT Round-Up 2018 Monday 29 October 2018 – Katanga by Robert Mentov The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present ROUND-UP 2018 Toronto, October 15, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce the LIFT Round-Up 2018, a screening of films made by LIFT members in last year. LIFT is a member-driven, charitable organization”… more

LIFT co-presents “Bird of Prey” program at Planet in Focus Saturday 27 October 2018 – LIFT co-presents “Bird of Prey” at the 2018 Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival In this testament to ardent wildlife filmmaking, Bird of Prey follows renowned photographer and cinematographer Neil Rettig as he, once again, travels to the old-growth forests of the Philippines to witness the Great Philippine Eagle. Along the nearly insurmount”… more

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