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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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 |
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LIFT co-presents “Transatlantic” at Hot DocsFriday 24 April 2015 –LIFT co-presents Transatlanticat the 2015 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival TransatlanticDir. Felix Dufour-Laperrière Friday April 24 @ 5:00 PM, Scotiabank Theatre 3Saturday April 25 @ 4:00 PM, Scotiabank Theatre 7 In August 2013, brothers Félix, Nicolas and Gabriel Dufour-Laperriè”… more |
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Andrea Fraser’s “Performance or Enactment” as selected by Martha Wilson – NRATIThursday 16 April 2015 –As part of the 28th annual Images Festival, this salon will feature Andrea Fraser’s essay “Performance or Enactment” as selected by Martha Wilson. Martha Wilson in attendance. As part of the 2015 Images Festival, Wilson will be participating in performance artist Jess Dobkin’s How Many Performance Artists Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb (For Ma”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “The Kalampag Tracking Agency” program at Images FestivalFriday 10 April 2015 –The Retrochronological Transfer of Information by Tad Ermitano LIFT co-presents the The Kalampag Tracking Agency programat the 2015 Images Festival The Retrochronological Transfer of Information by Tad Ermitano LIFT co-presents the The Kalampag Tracking Agency programat the 2015 Images Festival Curators: Merv Espina, Shir”… more |