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 announces Australian Visiting Artist Dirk de BruynThursday 16 October 2014 –THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN VISITING ARTIST DIRK DE BRUYN THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN VISITING ARTIST DIRK DE BRUYN Toronto, October 16, 2014—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announc”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Cinema Sisters” program at imagineNATIVEThursday 23 October 2014 –Kaha:wi: The Cycle of Life LIFT co-presents at the 2014 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.Cinema Sisters: Women’s Program Kaha:wi: The Cycle of Life LIFT co-presents at the 2014 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.Cinema Sisters: Women’s Program La Tiricia o Cómo Curar la TristezaDirected by”… more |
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Brew Pub #3 – NRATIFriday 3 October 2014 –In collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) and The Brewtality of Fact homebrew beer club, this salon will feature engagements with and conversations around the journal Brew Pub #3: Relanding from Mugwort. Gina Badger, Aja Rose Bond, Gabriel Saloman and Eric Emery in attendance. Note: Due to the nature of the event, only t”… more |
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Film as Fabric, Lace and Thread: a Performance by Mary StarkWednesday 24 September 2014 –Film as Fabric, Lace and Thread, 2014 Film as Fabric, Lace and Thread, 2014 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Film as Fabric, Lace and Thread: a Performance by Mary Stark Fall 2014 Artist in Residence Mary Stark in attendanceMary Stark will perform her live cinema work, Film”… more |
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Mary Stark – Fall 2014 Artist in ResidenceWednesday 3 September 2014 –LIFT ANNOUNCES OUR FALL 2014 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEMARY STARK LIFT ANNOUNCES OUR FALL 2014 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEMARY STARK Toronto, September 3, 2014—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces Manchester-based filmmaker Mary Stark has arrived in Toronto to participate in LIFT’s international arti”… more |
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The Mechanical Paradise: The Films of Steven WoloshenFriday 15 August 2014 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to presentThe Mechanical Paradise: The Films of Steven Woloshen RH Factor by Steven Woloshen and Alexandra Grimanis Steven Woloshen in attendance The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to presentThe Mechanical Paradise: The Fil”… more |
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Anne Carson’s “Variations on the Right to Remain Silent” – NRATIMonday 11 August 2014 –In conjunction with Gabrielle Moser’s No Looking After the Internet project and Jacob Korczynski’s If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want to Be Part of Your Revolution reading group, this salon will feature excerpts from Anne Carson’s essay Variations on the Right to Remain Silent. Gabrielle Moser and Jacob Korczynski in attendance.”… more |
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Rasheed Araeen’s “A New Beginning: Beyond Postcolonial Cultural Theory and Identity Politics,” as selected by June Pak – NRATISaturday 9 August 2014 –As part of the exhibition June Pak @ 26, this salon will feature excerpts from Rasheed Araeen’s A New Beginning: Beyond Postcolonial Cultural Theory and Identity Politics, as selected by June Pak. June Pak in attendance. As part of the exhibition June Pak @ 26, this salon will feature excerpts from Rasheed Araeen'”… more |
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LIFT announces Montréal Filmmaker Steven WoloshenTuesday 29 July 2014 –THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)ANNOUNCES A VISIT BY ANIMATOR STEVEN WOLOSHENAUGUST 15 – 17, 2014 Woloshen at 2011 anim’est International Animation Film Festival, Bucharest THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT)ANNOUNCES A VISIT BY ANIMATOR STEVEN WOLOSHENAUGUST 15 – 17, 2014 Wolos”… more |
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Lawrence Liang’s “Free as in Soul: The Anti-image Politics of Copyright” – NRATIMonday 14 July 2014 –While discourse about net neutrality is reaching the mainstream, and some civil society groups are taking part in international fora about citizenship on the Internet, the implications of the corporatization of the Internet on artists has been little explored. In Bangalore, India, there is a thriving network of”… more |