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.
Generations: True Patriot LoveSunday 1 July 2007 –GENERATIONS: TRUE PATRIOT LOVE is a two-part programme of films and videos that celebrates Canada’s 140th birthday. This programme illustrates the history of Canadian independent cinema and its legacy taken up in works of the present and the future generations of Canadian filmmakers and media artists. GENERATIONS: TRUE PATRIOT LOVE is a two-part pr”… more |
(LIFT) Film is Dead! Long Live Film! at WSFFSunday 17 June 2007 –FILM IS DEAD! LOVE FILM FILM PROGRAM The Worldwide Short Film Festival will be showcasing 17 films from our 25th Anniversary commissioned program FILM IS DEAD! LONG LIVE FILM! This program originally screened at Cinematheque Ontario in November 2006. FILM IS DEAD! LONG LIVE FILM! celebrates film as a dynamic, expressive medium for arti”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD June 13 – Guest Moderator AMNON BUCHBINDERWednesday 13 June 2007 –The LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO present LIFT OUT LOUD A Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest Moderator AMNON BUCHBINDER (Whole New Thing) At the WORLDWIDE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL symposium featuring performances by The SKETCHERSONS BOYFRIEND LATTE written by Mark Sanders and Shannon Beckner CONSCIENCE written by Sam Mukherje”… more |
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(LIFT) LIFT Co-Presentation with ALUCINE: Experimental CanadaSunday 3 June 2007 –Travel across Canada in a dazzling experimental trip. 3 x 16, Marcos Arriaga, 10 minCircumstances, Juana Awad, 4 min Self-Portrait #1, Michele Stanley, 3 minIshnan, Tejpal S. Ajji, 7 minAnonymous, 1855, Madi Piller, 2 minL’Etranger, Madi Piller, 3 minUnfinished Disposal, Andrea Bussmann, 6 minParis Aurora, Michael Toke, 6 min Travel across Canada i”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD call for scripts for the CFC’s WSFF in JuneWednesday 2 May 2007 –On Wednesday June 13th, LIFT OUT LOUD is proud to announce that we will be doing a reading of short scripts as part of the Canadian Film centre’s World Wide Short Film Festival symposium. If you have a great short screenplay in the works, please submit it for consideration by May 2nd to liftoutloud@lift.on.ca. Many Thanks to everyone fo”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD April 4 – Guest Moderator KEVIN WHITEWednesday 4 April 2007 –The LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO present LIFT OUT LOUD A Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest Moderator KEVIN WHITE (Corner Gas, This Hour Has 22 Minutes) “THINKING INSIDE THE BOX” two television pilots for discussion AISLE 7 written by Janet Davidson, Tanya Fraser & Linsey Stewart RENTAL STATE written by Brad Hart and Sarah”… more |
(LIFT) Screenwriter’s Circle – March MeetingWednesday 21 March 2007 –NOTE: The Screenwriters’ Circle has now moved to the THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. All LIFT Members interested in writing for the screen are invited to attend the writers group meeting. No experience is necessary, just a passion for words and images and a dream to one day see them on screen. The plan is that through monthly meetings we can create”… more |
(LIFT) LIFT Member John Price: Cinematheque Ontario ShowcaseWednesday 25 April 2007 –INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT – Films by John Price As part of Cinematheque Ontario’s FREE SCREEN INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT – Films by John Price As part of Cinematheque Ontario’s FREE SCREEN “John Price is one of Canada’s most gifted and versatile independent filmmakers. While creating an oeuvre of diaristic musings and exte”… more |
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LIFT OUT LOUD February 7 – Guest Moderator REG HARKEMAWednesday 7 February 2007 –The LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO present LIFT OUT LOUD A Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest Moderator REG HARKEMA (Monkey Warfare) F*%KED UP LOVE Two short screenplays for the romantically challenged HEAD OVER HEELS by Cavan Campbell Allergic to fluorescent lights and suffering from severe balance issues, Baird has problem”… more |
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LIFT OUT LOUD December 6 – Guest Moderator DON McKELLARWednesday 6 December 2006 –The LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO present December’s LIFT OUT LOUD Screenplay Reading Series ROYAL SUCKAGE By Christina Ray NEW LOCATION: St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church – 103 Bellevue St. (Entrance on South side of College Street, just West of Augusta Avenue) Kensington Market This month’s moderator will be DON McKELLAR Beginning h”… more |