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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Amanda Strong – 2009 – LIFT/ImagineNATIVE MentorshipThursday 1 January 2009 –Artist: Amanda Strong (Toronto)- 2009, Canada, 7 min, Digital Beta Artist: Amanda Strong (Toronto)- 2009, Canada, 7 min, Digital BetaimagineNATIVE and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto are pleased to announce Amanda Strong as the recipient of this year’s imagineNATIVE/LIFT Mentorship. This mentorship was developed with the vision of”… more |
Jani Lauzon – 2008 – LIFT/ImagineNATIVE MentorshipTuesday 1 January 2008 –Artist: Jani Lauzon (Toronto) Artist: Jani Lauzon (Toronto) Jani Lauzon Receives 2008 imagineNATIVE + LIFT Mentorship for 2008Jani Lauzon has been awarded the imagineNATIVE + LIFT Mentorship for 2008. A multiple Dora and Juno Award nominee, and a Gemini Award winning puppeteer, Jani is an multitalented performer in Canada’s music and”… more |
Michelle Latimer – 2007 – LIFT/ImagineNATIVE MentorshipMonday 1 January 2007 –Artist: Michelle Latimer (Toronto) 2007 Mentorship recipient, Michelle Latimer, produced a beautiful Super 16mm experimental short titled Tomorrow that screened at imagineNATIVE. Michelle shares that her experience helped to launch her in the industry: “It gave me confidence to get out there and take charge of my goals as a filmmaker an”… more |
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LIFT Co-presentation: Oxhide II at Reel Asian 2010Saturday 13 November 2010 –LIFT co-presents Oxhide II at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2010 OXHIDE II – Dir. Jiayin Liu China, 2009, 133:00, DigiBeta, Mandarin w/ Eng. Sub, Rated: G Toronto Premiere Cast: Zaiping Liu, Huifen Jia, Jiayin Liu Quinzaine/Director’s Fortnight – Cannes Film Festival 2009 Blue Chameleon Award and White Chameleon Award – Cinem”… more |
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LIFT Mentorship and Co-presentation: Dancing Queenz – imagineNATIVE 2010Saturday 23 October 2010 –LIFT and imagineNATIVE’s 2010 Mentorship Winner: Michael GreyeyesMichael’s newly commissioned film, “Seven Seconds,” will be screening as part of LIFT’s co-presentation program, “Dancing Queenz.”Co-presented by Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and Xtra! Weekly“Seven Seconds” – Director: Michael Greyeyes – 2010, Canada, 10 min, Beta SP,”… more |
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LIFT Co-presents “Island of Dreams” at Shinsedai Japanese Cinema 2010 FestivalFriday 23 July 2010 –“Island of Dreams” (Yume no Shima) by Director: Tetsuichiro TsutaToronto premiere at Shinsedai “Island of Dreams” (Yume no Shima) by Director: Tetsuichiro TsutaToronto premiere at ShinsedaiPolice detective Terayama and his partner Nomura mobilize after a remote mountain shack is blown up by remote control. The duo puzzle over why such a non-descrip”… more |
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LIFT Co-presents with IMAA ON.Fire FestivalFriday 18 June 2010 –LIFT and the Gladstone Hotel co-presents – REVELACIONES (REVELATIONS): All Thought Begins with RemembranceDownload full conference catalogue at http://onfire2010.ca CURATOR: Gabriela Golder LIFT and the Gladstone Hotel co-presents – REVELACIONES (REVELATIONS): All Thought Begins with RemembranceDownload full conference catalogue at http”… more |
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Inside Out Co-presentation: LIVE FILM! JACK SMITH!Friday 28 May 2010 –For five days last fall, the Arsenal Institute for Film and Video Art staged the largest Jack Smith gathering in history, bringing scholars, performers and filmmakers to Berlin to participate. New works were commissioned and past collaborators returned to celebrate Arsenal’s acquisition of some of Smith’s recently restored prints.”… more |
LIFT Co-presents Panel: The Future is Now: HD in the Pre-standardized AgeSaturday 15 May 2010 –A Community Panel for Media Art Creators, Producers, Distributors, Exhibitors and Production Centres A Community Panel for Media Art Creators, Producers, Distributors, Exhibitors and Production CentresJoin us for an interactive discussion about High Definition creation, distribution and exhibition in the pre-standardized-format age. The panel”… more |
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Strategies of the Medium VI: PIECES OF EIGHT – Screening and Panel DiscussionFriday 30 April 2010 –LIFT explores 8mm filmmaking in “Pieces of Eight,” the final installment of its six-part screening series Strategies of the Medium. Super 8 film and its predecessor, Regular 8, were first introduced as amateur formats for home moviemaking. While they were superceded by camcorders (and now digital video) for home use, 8mm formats were e”… more |