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.
Mark Twain’s War Prayer – No Reading After the InternetFriday 1 April 2011 –Featuring Mark Twain’s War Prayer, complimented by ideas from Fernando Solanas + Octavio Getino, Susan Sontag and Howard Zinn Facilitated by John Gianvito and cheyanne turions As part of the 2011 Images Festival, filmmaker John Gianvito has been invited to select a reading in conjunction with the presentation of his film Vapor Trail (Clark).”… more |
Martha Colburn – Fall 2004 Artist in Residence ScreeningWednesday 27 October 2004 –LIFT and Pleasure Dome presents – Collage Collisions – Recent Films by Martha Colburn (In Person) LIFT and Pleasure Dome presents – Collage Collisions – Recent Films by Martha Colburn (In Person) Friday, October 29, 2004 8:00 pm $5 @ Cinecycle, 129 Spadina AvenueMartha Colburn, the queen of defiled hand coloured collage animation, makes a triumphan”… more |
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Cinema and Disjunction at Cinematheque OntarioMonday 27 October 2008 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Adrian Blackwell’s “Night Equals Day” and Daniel Young and Christian Giroux’s “Every Building, Or Site, That a Building Permit Has Been Issued for a New Building in Toronto in 2006.” These two new 35mm architectural films form the initial parts of LIFT’s “Cinema and Disju”… more |
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imagineNATIVE and LIFT announce 2011 Mentee, Susan BlightSaturday 1 January 2011 –imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that interdisciplinary artist Susan Blight, from the Couchiching First Nation, has been selected for the 7th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship. This annual mentorship was developed to offer an Indigenous artist t”… more |
Hangjun Lee – Fall 2010 Artist in ResidenceThursday 21 October 2010 –“The films of Lee Hangjun challenge the viewer to materialize a concept rather than conceptualize material.” “The films of Lee Hangjun challenge the viewer to materialize a concept rather than conceptualize material.”—Kim Gok (South Korean filmmaker) Coming near the end of his month-long production residency at the Liaison of Indep”… more |
Enrico Mandirola – Spring 2011 Artist In ResidenceFriday 4 March 2011 –LIFT Announces Artist Residency with Italian Filmmaker Enrico Mandirola Mandirola in Toronto March 4–April 17 for Instruction, Production and Other Events LIFT Announces Artist Residency with Italian Filmmaker Enrico Mandirola Mandirola in Toronto March 4–April 17 for Instruction, Production and Other Events Toronto, March 5, 2011 – T”… more |
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ShopLIFT: 2011 Silent Auction and Film KaraokeThursday 17 March 2011 –Join LIFT in celebrating our 30th anniversary with ShopLIFT, our annual Silent Auction Fundraiser. Get caught stealing the best deals on film production services, gallery memberships, tickets to dance and theatre shows, dinners for two, and many more. And don’t sneak out until you try your hand at Movie-Oke, where you can p”… more |
Ulises Carrion’s “The New Art of Making Books” – No Reading After the InternetThursday 17 February 2011 –Facilitated by Sarah Robayo Sheridan and cheyanne turions Ulises Carrión’s “The New Art of Making Books” is a utopian proposal for the possibilities of what can constitute a book. Through a series of wild speculations and aphorisms, Carrión challenges book makers, authors, typographers and readers alike to consider the book itself as a perfor”… more |
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Nicky Hamlyn – Summer 2007 Artist in ResidenceSunday 1 July 2007 –LIFT summer 2007 artist in residence is Nicky Hamlyn. Hamlyn’s mostly silent films are concentrated, focused on the relationship between camera and place, maker and materials. Subtle shifts in focus, single-frame sequences, or time-lapse photography alter our perception of a tree, a wall, a garden trellis, a shadow, or a reflection. Sp”… more |
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Michael Greyeyes – 2010 – LIFT/ImagineNATIVE MentorshipFriday 1 January 2010 –Artist: Michael Greyeyes (Toronto) Artist: Michael Greyeyes (Toronto) imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that established dancer, choreographer and actor, Michael Greyeyes has been selected for the 6th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship. This annua”… more |