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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Call for Submissions: LIFT and PIX FILM Studio Immersion Program 2017Friday 25 November 2016 –CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSLIFT and PIX FILM STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM 2017 Thematic: Hybrid Models of Filmmaking CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSLIFT and PIX FILM STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM 2017 Thematic: Hybrid Models of Filmmaking November 25, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Workman Arts Shorts” at Rendezvous with MadnessSunday 6 November 2016 –LIFT co-presents the “Workman Arts Shorts Program”at the 2016 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival LIFT co-presents the “Workman Arts Shorts Program”at the 2016 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival A very special program of new works by the membership of the Rendezvous With Madness’s parent organizat”… more |
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LIFT co-presents TAIS’ Talk/Screening with Estonian Animator Priit TenderSaturday 5 November 2016 –The House of Unconsciousness by Priit Tender LIFT co-presents the Toronto Animated Image Society’s”Welcome to the House of Unconsciousness”Artist Talk and Screening with Estonian Animator Priit Tender The House of Unconsciousness by Priit Tender LIFT co-presents the Toronto Animated Image Society’s”Welc”… more |
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Becoming Sensor in Sentient Worlds: Elke Marhöfer and Natasha MyersThursday 27 October 2016 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) co-present Becoming Sensor in Sentient Worlds: Elke Marhöfer and Natasha Myers 2016 Goethe-LIFT Artist-in-Residence Elke Marhöfer in conversation with Natasha Myers Elke Marhöfer (Berlin) is the 2016 Goethe Institute”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Fresh Takes” program at imagineNATIVEThursday 20 October 2016 –Heidi Lost by Jamie Whitecrow LIFT co-presents at the 2016 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.”Fresh Takes” Program Heidi Lost by Jamie Whitecrow LIFT co-presents at the 2016 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.”Fresh Takes” Program New voices take centre stage in this”… more |
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Elke Marhöfer: Shape ShiftingSunday 16 October 2016 –“Primate Colors,” 2015 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Elke Marhöfer: Shape Shifting “Primate Colors,” 2015 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Elke Marhöfer: Shape ShiftingPresented as part of THE FREE SCREEN at TIFF 2″… more |
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Elke Marhöfer – Goethe-Institut / LIFT Residency October 2016Saturday 1 October 2016 –LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE ELKE MARHÖFER OCTOBER 2016 RESIDENCY LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE ELKE MARHÖFER OCTOBER 2016 RESIDENCY Toronto, October 13, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and the Goethe-Institut Toronto are pleased to announ”… more |
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LIFT Artist Commission: The Madvo CollectionWednesday 7 September 2016 –CALL FOR PROPOSALS: LIFT ARTIST COMMISSION PROJECT THE MADVO COLLECTION September 7, 2016—In 2014 a 200-reel collection of the films and outtakes of local documentary filmmaker Jacques Madvo was donated to the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). Madvo travelled the world from the 1960s to the 1980s, shooting 16mm footage that made”… more |
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(Extended) Call for Submissions: National Artist Residency 2017Thursday 4 August 2016 –Roberto Ariganello at the Latvian House, 2001. (Photo Credit: Anya Chibisova) Roberto Ariganello at the Latvian House, 2001. (Photo Credit: Anya Chibisova) CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:THE ROBERTO ARIGANELLO NATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY 2017 Toronto, August 4, 2016—In remembrance of the tenth”… more |
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Seeing Double: Films by Antonia Kuo and Lily Jue ShengWednesday 10 August 2016 –Chromoflux Chromoflux The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Seeing Double: Films by Antonia Kuo and Lily Jue Sheng Kuo and Sheng in attendance Antonia Kuo and Lily Jue Sheng are visiting artists from Brooklyn collaborating at LIFT from July 4 to August 17. This screening wil”… more |