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: Jan. 12, 2005Wednesday 12 January 2005 –LIFT’s first LIFT OUT LOUD Event of 2005 is Proud to Present Two Short Scripts by Andrew Hamilton and Ian Kennedy FREE pizza will be served at the event, compliments of PIZZA PIZZA. LIFT would like to thank PIZZA PIZZA on their generous donation. January’s Readings Will Be Moderated By LIFT’S own Executive Director Roberto Ariganello.”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD: Wednesday, December 1st, 2004Wednesday 1 December 2004 –December’s LIFT OUT LOUD two short scripts by Dan Trudeau and Daren Foster December’s readings Will Be Moderated By Paula Tiberius December’s LIFT OUT LOUD two short scripts by Dan Trudeau and Daren Foster December’s readings Will Be Moderated By Paula Tiberius Toronto filmmaker Paula Tiberius wrote and directed her first fea”… more |
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$99 No Excuses Film Festival Tour in PeterboroughSaturday 27 November 2004 –LIFT presents a benefit screening for the Peterborough Arts Umbrella to help raise funds for the Peterborough arts community, which experienced a devastating flood disaster this past summer.Started in 2002, LIFT’s $99 No-Excuses Film Festival challenges the demons that occasionally plague independent filmmakers: the four horsemen of procrastination”… more |
Martha Colburn Residency InterviewTuesday 28 September 2004 –Like Taking a Group of Zombie Pack-Mules Over a Mountain: A Conversation with Martha Colburn By Roberto Ariganello Like Taking a Group of Zombie Pack-Mules Over a Mountain: A Conversation with Martha Colburn By Roberto Ariganello Martha Colburn, the queen of defiled filmmaking and bastardized animation, begins an artist residency at L”… more |
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(ReelAsian) LIFT-Reel Asian Co-Commissioned ProjectsWednesday 24 November 2004 –As part of its goal to support young, emerging talent from the Asian community, Reel Asian recently joined together with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto to support the creation of works by the following four young, emerging Asian directors. Three of them will be screened at this year’s festival. These works were all mad”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004Wednesday 3 November 2004 –November’s LIFT OUT LOUD two short scripts by Viki Posidis and Christina Ray LIFT OUT LOUD will be presenting FRAGMENTS By Viki Posidis and UNTITLED PUPPET PROJECT By Christina Ray FRAGMENTS By Viki Posidis FRAGMENTS is the story of Rose Anna, a young woman that battles with a host of multiple personalities developed in childhood,”… more |
Collage Collisions – Recent Films by Martha Colburn (In Person)Friday 29 October 2004 –Martha Colburn, the queen of defiled hand coloured collage animation, makes a triumphant return to Toronto with a selection of some of her most recent films. Since 1994 Colburn has created more than 35 films that are a remarkable blend of pleasure and perversity. Creating dazzling rhythmic visual montages from pop culture ephemera, stylishly interm”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD: Wednesday, October 6th, 2004Wednesday 6 October 2004 –October’s LIFT OUT LOUD two short scripts by Rhett Morita and Mark Masoumi The Readings Will Be Moderated By Alan Powell LOST IN SPACE By Rhett Morita This is a hilarious story that follows the sometimes real, sometimes ridiculous adventure of two life long pals as they try to get home from working out in the ‘sticks’ After an unf”… more |
LIFT OUT LOUD October 2004Wednesday 6 October 2004 –October’s LIFT OUT LOUD two short scripts by Rhett Morita and Mark Masoumi The Readings Will Be Moderated By Alan Powell LOST IN SPACE By Rhett Morita This is a hilarious story that follows the sometimes real, sometimes ridiculous adventure of two life long pals as they try to get home from working out in the ‘sticks’ After an unf”… more |
LIFT Out Loud seeks scriptsSaturday 1 February 2003 –LIFT OUT LOUD is looking for LIFT members to workshop short scripts they have written to participate in the September LIFT OUT LOUD reading. This is a great way to see your work acted out by professional writers. We are looking for short scripts (5-20 pages in length), preferably a film that’s slated for production this fall. Please cal”… more |