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.
LIFT OUT LOUD: Call for Short Scripts for February ReadingTuesday 3 January 2012 –LIFT’s popular screenplay reading series LIFT OUT LOUD is currently looking for short scripts for our LIFT OUT LOUD reading in February. Please submit them as either a PDF or Word document by Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 to: E-mail: liftoutloud(at)gmail.com Subject Heading: LIFT OUT LOUD February 2012 Submission Please note: To facilita”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD Dec 14 – Guest Moderator Jana SinyorWednesday 14 December 2011 –LIFT OUT LOUD DecemberA Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest ModeratorJANA SINYOR (Being Erica) A One Hour Television pilot for discussionGrey Ops written by Nathalie Younglai LIFT OUT LOUD DecemberA Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest ModeratorJANA SINYOR (Being Erica) A One Hour Television pilot for discussi”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD: Call for TV Pilots / Webisodes for December ReadingMonday 24 October 2011 –LIFT’s popular screenplay reading series LIFT OUT LOUD is currently looking for great TV Pilots and webisodes scripts for our LIFT OUT LOUD reading in December. Please submit them as either a PDF or Word document by Monday October 24th, 2011 to: E-mail: liftoutloud(at)gmail.com Subject Heading: LIFT OUT LOUD December 2011 Submission Pleas”… more |
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“Occupy” Movements in Relation to Colonial Dynamics in Canada – NRATIWednesday 2 November 2011 –Image credit: 06 April Movement tent, Tahrir Square, Cairo, 29 June 2011. Photograph by Mona Seif. In collaboration with FUSE Magazine Facilitated by Gina Badger and cheyanne turions Image credit: 06 April Movement tent, Tahrir Square, Cairo, 29 June 2011. Photograph by Mona Seif. In collaboration with FUSE Magazine Fa”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “The Uprooted” at imagineNATIVESaturday 22 October 2011 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), along with Worldwide Short Film Festival and ACTRA Toronto, co-presents at the 2011 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), along with Worldwide Short Film Festival and ACTRA Toronto, co-presents at the 2011 im”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Alternative Landscapes” at Planet in FocusSaturday 15 October 2011 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), along with Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Toronto, Worldwide Short Film Festival, and Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, co-presents at the 2011 Planet in Focus: International Environmental Film a”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD Oct 12 – Guest Moderator Amnon BuchbinderWednesday 12 October 2011 –Features Script: Apartment Story written by Anthony Van Pham Tommy, heartbroken after being betrayed by his long-term girlfriend, wanders the streets of Toronto at night. But it’s out there he meets Julie, a young waitress who’s pretty lost at life herself. The two bond over their shared stories of failed relationships and careers while explo”… more |
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Lost Secrets of the Royal at the Blackwood Gallery and A Space GalleryWednesday 9 November 2011 –(Cindy Mochizuki’s YOKAI & OTHER SPIRITS – photo by Dalia Vukmirovic) Project stills at the end of this entry. LOST SECRETS OF THE ROYAL Four newly commissioned works presented by Liaison of Independent Filmmakers Toronto (LIFT), Reel Asian, the Blackwood Gallery, and A Space Gallery Curators: Ben Donoghue and Hea”… more |
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Anton Vidokle’s New York Conversations – NRATIWednesday 28 September 2011 –September’s No Reading After the Internet salon series features a special presentation of Anton Vidokle’s film New York Conversations (2010, 64 minutes, 16mm-to-video) Facilitated by Melanie O’Brian and cheyanne turions Following the screening, the audience is invited to stay and discuss topics raised in the film over”… more |
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Tension vs. Meditation: Contemporary Japanese AnimationFriday 5 August 2011 –Varfix by Kotaro Tanaka As part of his summer 2011 residency at LIFT Tomonari Nishikawa will present a program of contemporary Japanese animation curated for this residency. Varfix by Kotaro Tanaka As part of his summer 2011 residency at LIFT Tomonari Nishikawa will present a program of contemporary Japanese animation curated for th”… more |