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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The Origin of the Work of Art – NRATISaturday 30 April 2016 –Diane Borsato, Tea Service (the conservators will wash the dishes), 2013. As part of Rehearsal for Objects Lie on a Table, which is curated by Emelie Chhangur, this salon is hosted by Kevin Temple and Michael Maranda, who invite a collective reading of Martin Heidegger’s The Origin of the Work of Art in the context of object oriented ontology and G”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Behind the Fare” at MayworksTuesday 10 May 2016 –LIFT co-presents Behind The Fareat the 2016 Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts LIFT co-presents Behind The Fareat the 2016 Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts Program co-presented by the South Asian Visual Arts Centre (SAVAC), the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Michael Shannon Michael Shannon John” at Hot DocsFriday 29 April 2016 –LIFT co-presents Michael Shannon Michael Shannon Johnat the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Michael Shannon Michael Shannon JohnDir. Chelsea McMullan Friday April 29 @ 9:45 PM, Scotiabank Theatre 4Saturday April 30 @ 1:15 PM, TIFF Bell Lightbox 3Saturday May 7 @ 9:45 PM, Hart House Theatre”… more |
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Reading Alice Driver and Susan Buck-Morss as selected by Joni Murphy – NRATISaturday 23 April 2016 –Still from Céline et Julie vont en bateau (1974), directed by Jacques Rivette. Reflecting on themes emerging from her debut novel Double Teenage, which has just been published by BookThug, this salon will feature texts selected by Joni Murphy that have been instrumental in the development of her work. Joni Murphy in attendance. Exploring ongoing p”… more |
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Artist Talk with Rebecca MoranTuesday 26 April 2016 –Still Life with Fries by Rebecca Moran Rebecca Moran is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence. Still Life with Fries by Rebecca Moran Rebecca Moran is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence. On Tuesday April 26 at 7:00pm at LIFT (1137 Dupont Street), Rebecca Moran will present an artist talk of her work”… more |
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Walter Scott’s “Sequel to Guts” – NRATIThursday 21 April 2016 –This special edition of No Reading After the Internet will feature a new performance work by Walter Scott presented at the exhibition opening of How a Living Day is Made. Sequel to Guts is a collage of new and existing writing, reconfigured to create original associations between the fictions and reality of the artist, the audience and the gallery”… more |
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Rebecca Moran – Spring 2016 Artist in ResidenceFriday 1 April 2016 –LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE REBECCA MORAN LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE REBECCA MORAN Toronto, April 19, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Icelandic film and performance artist Rebecca Moran has join”… more |
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LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2016 Mentorship AnnouncementWednesday 30 March 2016 –2016 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Jamie Whitecrow Toronto, April 13, 2016—imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that Toronto-based Anishinaabe artist Jamie Whitecrow is the recipient of the 12th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship. This annual mentor”… more |
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LIFT announces Montreal Visiting Artist Erin WeisgerberWednesday 2 March 2016 –THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES MONTREAL VISITING ARTIST ERIN WEISGERBER THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES MONTREAL VISITING ARTIST ERIN WEISGERBER Toronto, March 23, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LI”… more |
Call for Submissions: International Artist Residencies 2016/2017Thursday 10 March 2016 –CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCIES 2016/2017 March 10, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is seeking applications from international (non-Canadian Citizens and Residents) artists for a 4 – 6 week individual production residencies to take place between October 2016 and Augu”… more |