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 “Local Heroes” at Inside OutThursday 30 May 2024, 18:45 to 20:45This Light is My Birthplace by Shaun Soutar LIFT co-presents Local Heroes at 2024 Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Toronto is the backdrop of this eclectic collection of films telling tales of friendship, community, and mushroom-laced chaos. In-Person: Thursday, May 30, 2024 Starts at 6:45 pm TIFF Bell Lightbox 1, 350 King Street West Digi”… more |
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Screening with 2024 Expanding North Resident Anette GelleinFriday 3 May 2024, 19:00 to 20:30April 23, 2024 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents: DYKE DREAMS + LOVE AND GREED AND PAIN AND LUST SCREENING WITH 2024 EXPANDING NORTH RESIDENT ANETTE GELLEIN Join the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 7:00 pm with a screening of two works from our Expanding North Resi”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “My Dad’s Tapes” at Hot DocsThursday 2 May 2024 – Friday 3 May 2024. LIFT co-presents My Dad’s Tapes at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival My Dad’s Tapes Dir. Kurtis Watson In-Person: Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2:00pm Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 506 Bloor Street West Friday, May 3, 2024 at 2:00pm TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 2 350 King Street West On August 9, 2006, Leonard Watson dropped off his”… more |
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Open Screening – Spring 2024Friday 19 April 2024, 19:00 to 21:00THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES OPEN SCREENING – SPRING 2024 April 5, 2024—Join the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) on Friday, April 19, 2024 in the Main Classroom at the LIFT facility (located at 1137 Dupont) for our Spring 2024 Open Screening. A program of new films, experiments, found footage”… more |
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Call for Submissions: Open Screening – Spring 2024Friday 22 March 2024 – Friday 12 April 2024March 22, 2024 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OPEN SCREENING – SPRING 2024 UPDATE – Submissions are now closed! We have reached our time limit for the event. The Call for Submissions for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) Spring 2024 edition of the Open Screening is now”… more |
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Expanding North Residency Program – 2024 AnnouncementFriday 1 March 2024 – Friday 31 May 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2024 LIFT “EXPANDING NORTH” RESIDENCY RECIPIENTS Toronto, March 1, 2024—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Niya Abdullahi (Canada) and Anette Gellein (Norway) are the selected residents of our “Expanding North” Residency, which run”… more |
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Digital Cinema Residency – 2024 AnnouncementMonday 12 February 2024 – Sunday 31 March 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2024 LIFT DIGITAL CINEMA RESIDENCY RECIPIENT A.C. BIRCH Toronto, February 20, 2024—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that A.C. Birch is the inaugural resident of our Digital Cinema Residency, launched for the first time in 2024. The Di”… more |
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Call for Proposals: Digital Cinema Residency 2024 – ExtendedFriday 15 December 2023 – Monday 15 January 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS: DIGITAL CINEMA RESIDENCY 2024 Toronto, December 15, 2023 (Updated January 8, 2024)—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is seeking applications from emerging filmmakers and artists between the age of 18 and 30 for a Digital Cinema Residency. The”… more |
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Call for Proposals: Expanding North Residency ProgramWednesday 13 December 2023 – Monday 22 January 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS: “EXPANDING NORTH” RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH LIFT, BALTIC ANALOGUE LAB, FILMVERKSTADEN and POLAR FILM LAB Toronto, December 13, 2023 (Updated January 4, 2024)—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce its participation in the colla”… more |
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Josephine Massarella Artist Award – 2022 AnnouncementThursday 30 November 2023 –THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO ANNOUNCES THE 2022 JOSEPHINE MASSARELLA ARTIST AWARD RECIPIENT Toronto, November 30, 2023—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Marnie Parrell is the 2022 Josephine Massarella Artist Award Recipient. After some unexpected delays, we are thrilled to welcom”… more |