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 announces Finnish Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán FigueroaTuesday 15 October 2024 – Saturday 15 February 2025Photo by Renata Mohamed LIFT ANNOUNCES FINNISH VISITING ARTIST PAOLA FERNANDA GUZMÁN FIGUEROA Toronto, November 7, 2024—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Colombian-Finnish artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán Figueroa has joined us from Helsinki, Finland as a visiting artist from October 15, 2024 to Februar”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “If You Ask Me” at RendezVous with MadnessFriday 1 November 2024 – Monday 11 November 2024LIFT co-presents “If You Ask Me” at the 2024 Rendezvous with Madness Festival In-Person: Friday, November 1, 2024 5:30pm Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue Various Tickets Rates Streaming online: November 4 – 11 (available in Canada) For the eighth consecutive year, “If You Ask Me (IYAM)” has supported emerging filmmakers with lived mental health a”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “A Man Imagined” at RendezVous with MadnessSunday 27 October 2024 – Monday 11 November 2024LIFT co-presents “A Man Imagined” at the 2024 Rendezvous with Madness Festival In-Person: Sunday, October 27, 2024 5:00pm CAMH Auditorium, 1025 Queen Street West Various Tickets Rates Streaming online: November 4 – 11 (available in Canada) Pushing at the limits of non-fiction cinema, “A Man Imagined” is a bracingly intimate and hallucinatory portra”… more |
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Call for Proposals: Digital Cinema Residency 2025Friday 18 October 2024 – Monday 4 November 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS: DIGITAL CINEMA RESIDENCY 2025 Toronto, October 18, 2024—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 full-ti”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Latin Canadian Shorts” at aluCineFriday 18 October 2024, 20:00 to 22:00“Short Stories” by Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea LIFT co-presents “Off The Meun” Latin Canadian Shorts at 2024 aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival aluCine continues its cherished tradition of showcasing the finest in new Latin Canadian cinema! Locally Sourced Short Films, this vibrant program highlights the creativity of Latin filmmakers in Canada”… more |
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Screening with 2024 BAICC Resident Brenda BoyerWednesday 16 October 2024, 19:00 to 19:30THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) SCREENING WITH 2024 BAICC RESIDENT BRENDA BOYER Toronto, October 14, 2024—Join LIFT in person on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 7:00pm to see a presentation by the Spanish filmmaker Brenda Boyer. Boyer is the current resident in the eighth edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacio”… more |
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LIFT announces the 2024 BAICC Resident – Brenda BoyerTuesday 3 September 2024 – Wednesday 23 October 2024Photo by Renata Mohamed . THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2024 BAICC RESIDENT BRENDA BOYER Toronto, October 9, 2024—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Spanish filmmaker Brenda Boyer as the current resident in the eighth edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Inter”… more |
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Call for Submissions: Workshop Wrap-Up 2024Friday 19 July 2024 – Tuesday 6 August 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: WORKSHOP WRAP-UP 2024 July 19, 2024—Submissions for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) Workshop Wrap-Up 2024 are now open! We are accepting films for an upcoming evening of new films, experiments, works in progress, and excerpts inspired b”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “I❤U s” at Vector FestivalThursday 11 July 2024 – Saturday 10 August 2024LIFT co-presents I❤U at the 2024 Vector Festival “I❤U” Exhibition Featuring artworks by Kenzie Housego Curated by Evangeline Y Brooks July 11 – August 10, 2024 LIFT lobby 1137 Dupont Street The installation is available to view outside of LIFT office hours from the Dupont Street address. Kenzie Housego’s series I❤U explores contemporary courtship b”… more |
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Open Screening – Summer 2024Tuesday 23 July 2024, 19:00 to 21:30July 9, 2024 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES OPEN SCREENING – SUMMER 2024 Join us on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 in the Main Classroom at the LIFT facility for our Summer Open Screening. A program of new films, experiments, found footage and works in progress accumulated from our recent call for submissions. There will”… more |