Programming

Elke Marhöfer – Goethe-Institut / LIFT Residency October 2016 Saturday 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

LIFT Artist Commission: The Madvo Collection Wednesday 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

(Extended) Call for Submissions: National Artist Residency 2017 Thursday 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

Seeing Double: Films by Antonia Kuo and Lily Jue Sheng Wednesday 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

LIFT announces American Visiting Artists Antonia Kuo and Lily Jue Sheng Monday 4 July 2016 –  Lily Jue Sheng and Antonia Kuo     Lily Jue Sheng and Antonia Kuo   THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)ANNOUNCES AMERICAN VISITING ARTISTS ANTONIA KUO and LILY JUE SHENG   Toronto, July 20, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Antonia Ku”… more

LIFT co-presents “Korean Canadian Showcase” program at Toronto Korean Film Festival Friday 17 June 2016 –   Sun by Eui Yong Zong  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 Toronto Korean Film Festival.Korean Canadian Showcase Program    Sun by Eui Yong Zong  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 Toronto Korean Film Festival.Korean Canadian Showcase Program Canada is home to an abundance of extraordinarily talented Korean-Can”… more

LIFT co-presents “Home and Away” program at (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico Saturday 4 June 2016 –  Fugue by Kerstin Schroedinger  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico.   Fugue by Kerstin Schroedinger  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico. LIFT PROGRAM (TORONTO)Home and Away – Commissions and Resident Films from the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toro”… more

Screening and Talk with Ricardo Leite Wednesday 29 June 2016 –  Fomapan Reversal film processed with caffenol/peroxide/vinegar/bleach  Ricardo Leite is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence.   Fomapan Reversal film processed with caffenol/peroxide/vinegar/bleach  Ricardo Leite is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence. Leite will present a screening of his work and a ta”… more

Ricardo Leite – Spring 2016 Artist in Residence Monday 16 May 2016 –    LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE RICARDO LEITE     LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE RICARDO LEITE  Toronto, May 26, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Portuguese filmmaker Ricardo Leite has joined us in Toronto as an artist i”… more

LIFT co-presents “Mixed Shorts: Local Heroes” program at Inside Out Thursday 2 June 2016 –   Famous Diamonds by Daniel McIntyre  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival.    Famous Diamonds by Daniel McIntyre  LIFT co-presents at the 2016 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. This program features works from filmmakers who might be your best friend, a family mem”… more