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 co-presents “Eight” at Rendezvous with MadnessTuesday 10 November 2015 –LIFT co-presents at the 2015 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival. EightDirected by Peter Blackburn LIFT co-presents at the 2015 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival. EightDirected by Peter Blackburn As it does for most people, Sarah’s day begins with the sound of the bedside alarm. But that’s where the simi”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Solar Flares” program at imagineNATIVEFriday 16 October 2015 –A Celebration of Darkness LIFT co-presents at the 2015 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.Solar Flares: Experimental Program A Celebration of Darkness LIFT co-presents at the 2015 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.Solar Flares: Experimental Program Performative, conceptual, poetic and self-r”… more |
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Interim Measures – NRATISaturday 19 September 2015 –As part of Interim Measures, an exhibition curated by Denise Ryner and featuring the work of Chris Lee, Brady Cranfield and Jamie Hilder, this salon will feature texts selected by the artists and curator that explore the visible and invisible relationships that link financial deregulation and commodity money systems to conv”… more |
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Forged Ways: Films and Videos by Ephraim AsiliWednesday 5 August 2015 –American Hunger, 2013 American Hunger, 2013 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Forged Ways: Films and Videos by Ephraim Asili Visiting Artist Ephraim Asili in attendance Program:Excerpts from Points on A Space Age (2009, video, approx. 8 min.)Forged Ways (2011, 16m”… more |
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LIFT announces American Visiting Artist Ephraim AsiliMonday 27 July 2015 –THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)ANNOUNCES AMERICAN VISITING ARTIST EPHRAIM ASILI THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)ANNOUNCES AMERICAN VISITING ARTIST EPHRAIM ASILI Toronto, July 27, 2015 (revised)—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “International Program 4” at Media City Film FestivalFriday 31 July 2015 –Communing by Helga Fanderl LIFT co-presents the International Program 4at the 2015 Media City Film Festival Program: Communing by Helga Fanderl LIFT co-presents the International Program 4at the 2015 Media City Film Festival Program:A Set of Miniatures by Jonathan SchwartzNew York Near Sleep for Saskia by Peter Hut”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Mixed Shorts: Local Heroes” program at Inside OutThursday 28 May 2015 –Midnight at the Continental by Sonya Reynolds and Lauren Hortie LIFT co-presents at the 2015 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Toronto the Good proves to be Toronto the Fab-u-lous with Inside Out’s annual showcase of locally produced short films, which highlight the diversity and talent of Hogtown’s homos. Mid”… more |
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Impermanent Collections, Temporary Occupations, and Other Gatherings – NRATISaturday 9 May 2015 –As part of Impermanent Collections, Temporary Occupations, and Other Gatherings, a solo exhibition of the work of Maggie Groat at the Rodman Hall Arts Centre, she will be selecting texts from the Rodman Hall library, working with the material of the institution itself to engender a critical reflection on the shifting terrain of its existence. Maggi”… more |
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LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2015 Mentorship AnnouncementThursday 16 April 2015 –2015 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Jaene Castrillon 2015 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Jaene Castrillon Toronto, April 16, 2015—imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that Toronto-based Indigenous Colombian artist Jaene”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Deux Jours, Une Nuit (Two Days, One Night)” at MayworksTuesday 5 May 2015 –LIFT co-presents Deux Jours, Une Nuit (Two Days, One Night)at the 2015 Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts Deux Jours, Une Nuit (Two Days, One Night)Dirs. Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne LIFT co-presents Deux Jours, Une Nuit (Two Days, One Night)at the 2015 Mayworks Festival of Worki”… more |