Programming

LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2017 Mentorship Announcement Wednesday 29 March 2017 – 2017 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Samay Arcentales Cajas Toronto, March 29, 2017—imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that Toronto-based Kichwa (Ecuador) artist Samay Arcentales Cajas is the recipient of the 13th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship.”… more

Winter 2017 Studio Immersion Program – Artist Talk with Leslie Supnet Friday 31 March 2017 –    Winter 2017 Studio Immersion Program    Winter 2017 Studio Immersion ProgramArtist Talk with Leslie Supnet  Join us for a free talk with artist Leslie Supnet. Leslie will be discussing her work-in-progress for the LIFT and PIX FILM Winter 2017 Studio Immersion program, as well as her ongoing moving image practi”… more

LIFT co-presents PIX Film’s “A Life Like This” Wednesday 29 March 2017 –   a life like this – moving images from cologneprogrammed by Henning Frederik Malz presented by PIX FILM GALLERY andthe Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)   with works byLena Ditte NissenBenjamin Ramirez PerezSimon RittmeierGonzalo RodriguezJulia Weissenberg   a life like this – moving images from”… more

Leslie Supnet – Winter 2017 Studio Immersion Program Tuesday 7 February 2017 –     LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE FIRST RESIDENT IN THE STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—LESLIE SUPNET      LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE FIRST RESIDENT IN THE STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—LESLIE SUPNET  Toronto, February 7, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is p”… more

Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 13th annual Mentorship Program – EXTENDED Thursday 2 February 2017 –          LIFT and imagineNATIVE 13th annual Mentorship Program: Call for Applicants Toronto, February 2, 2017—Do you have a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 13 years of supporting independent Indigenous film, the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to explore 16mm filmmaking through”… more

LIFT co-presents “Couples Night” program at the Toronto Black Film Festival Friday 17 February 2017 –   LIFT co-presents at the 2017 Toronto Black Film FestivalCouples NightDirected by Mark Harris    LIFT co-presents at the 2017 Toronto Black Film FestivalCouples NightDirected by Mark Harris When a bored but quirky housewife becomes obsessed with her argumentative neighbors, she starts a Couples Night that sends her mi”… more

LIFT co-presents “Reid Diamond: Echoes” program at the 8 Fest Saturday 28 January 2017 –    LIFT co-presents at the 2017 8 Fest.Reid Diamond: Echoes   Super 8, silent, 1986-2001    LIFT co-presents at the 2017 8 Fest.Reid Diamond: Echoes   Super 8, silent, 1986-2001Musical accompaniment by Don Rooke and Paul Pasmore  “Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.”—Carl SandburgReid”… more

COL-MEX: Film and Video from Colombia and Mexico Wednesday 11 January 2017 –   Short by Dairo Cervantes   COL-MEX: Film and Video from Colombia and MexicoProgram curated by Jorge Lorenzo for the LIFT Artist Residency    Jorge Lorenzo is LIFT’s Winter 2017 Artist in Residence.    Short by Dairo Cervantes   COL-MEX: Film and Video from Colombia and MexicoProgram curated by Jor”… more

On the Road with Jorge Lorenzo Thursday 15 December 2016 –   “‘On The Road’ by Jack Kerouac” by Jorge Lorenzo    Jorge Lorenzo is LIFT’s Winter 2017 Artist in Residence.     “‘On The Road’ by Jack Kerouac” by Jorge Lorenzo    Jorge Lorenzo is LIFT’s Winter 2017 Artist in Residence.  The Wank (USA 2004), 16mm, b&w, silent, 1:00minBlue”… more

Jorge Lorenzo – Winter 2017 Artist in Residence Tuesday 6 December 2016 –   LIFT ANNOUNCES WINTER 2017 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEJORGE LORENZO    LIFT ANNOUNCES WINTER 2017 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEJORGE LORENZO  Toronto, December 9, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Mexican filmmaker Jorge Lorenzo has joined us in Toronto as an artist in reside”… more