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.

 

Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program – Namuhla yisikhathi esadlulayo / Today is a long time ago

Wednesday 22 November 2017 –

FALL 2017 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM NAMUHLA YISIKHATHI ESADLULAYO / TODAY IS A LONG TIME AGO A talk by Andreas Wutz Join us as Andreas Wutz talks about his recent solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. The project is based on a long-term research in national and private archives in Zimbabwe, field researches on original locations, and”… more

Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 14th annual Mentorship Program

Wednesday 15 November 2017 –

LIFT and imagineNATIVE 14th ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: CALL FOR APPLICANTS Application Deadline: Friday, December 15, 2017 by 12:00pm Toronto, November 15, 2017— Are you an Indigenous artist or emerging filmmaker living in or near the GTA? Do you have a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 14 years of supporting independent Indigenous”… more

LIFT co-presents “Been Here So Long” at Reel Asian

Friday 10 November 2017 –

Our Origin Is Interconnection by Althea Balmes LIFT co-presents the “Been Here So Long” program at the 2017 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2017 marks the 150th year of the Confederation of Canada. With funding from the Ontario150 program and in partnership with Vtape, Reel Asian asked various young artists to rework and reimagine ar”… more

Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program – Nightwalk: The Films of Andreas Wutz

Wednesday 8 November 2017 –

Nightwalk by Andreas Wutz FALL 2017 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM NIGHTWALK: THE FILMS OF ANDREAS WUTZ   Join us for a free screening with filmmaker in the Studio Immersion Program artist Andreas Wutz. Andreas Wutz is a conceptual media artist living in Munich and Bilbao. His short films are cinepoems which use experimental and documentary strategies, a”… more

Andreas Wutz – Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program

Thursday 2 November 2017 –

LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE SECOND STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM RESIDENT—ANDREAS WUTZ Toronto, November 2, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that German filmmaker Andreas Wutz is now in residence as our second filmmaker in the new Studio Immersion Program, supported by the Petman Founda”… more

LIFT co-presents “Women on the Verge: Global Shorts on Women’s Experience” at Rendezvous with Madness

Sunday 5 November 2017 –

Ari by Clement Vermeuil LIFT co-presents the “Women on the Verge: Global Shorts on Women’s Experience” at the 2017 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival In this fascinating, surprising and provocative package of short dramatic films, we meet a number of  women coping with madness and recovery. Their experience is as varied as the human brain itself”… more

LIFT co-presents “Receptors” program at imagineNATIVE

Friday 20 October 2017 –

In Moment by Samay Arcentales Cajas LIFT co-presents at the 2017 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. “Receptors” Shorts Program Storytelling takes on many mediums to transmit messages in this collection of works. From the spirit world, dance, oral storytelling or radio waves, artists and characters dive deep into themselves as they transcend”… more

LIFT co-presents “Time Form Scene #2”

Thursday 12 October 2017 –

TIME FORM SCENE #2 Curated by Madi Piller and Leslie Supnet. A program of nationally sourced animated work presented on 35mm, 16mm and digital formats. Co-presented by PIX FILM Productions and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) Artist selected for this screening include Don Best, Louise Bourque, Kelly Egan, Alan Pakarnyk , Heid”… more

Motion Picture Weaving with Richard Kerr (Postponed)


Ascending Leaders 3. 35mm Celluloid Film, Fluorescent Lights, Custom Lightbox. 30x30x6. Richard Kerr. 2016. (Detail). Motion Picture Weaving with Richard Kerr Cost: Free Enrolment is limited to 10 Originally scheduled for Sunday, October 22, 2017 *** Due to unforseen circumstances, this workshop has been postponed until Spring 2018. Please check ba”… more

A Conduit to Ideas and Dreams: Films and Videos by Benjamin Wigley

Monday 21 August 2017 –

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present A Conduit to Ideas and Dreams: Films and Videos by Benjamin Wigley Benjamin Wigley in person On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 7pm at PIX Film Gallery (1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C), Benjamin Wigley will present a screening of a selection of his films. Visiting from Nottingha”… more