Artists in Residence and Visiting Artists
Last Updated: July 19, 2022
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LIFT offers a select number of international residencies each year depending on funding from the artists’ local country. The time ranges from 4 – 6 weeks for individual production residencies for artists from outside Canada. LIFT’s international residency program focuses on the production of analogue film-based works with equipment and facilities to which the artist would not have access in their local region. Artists are expected to be at an established point in their practice (although not necessarily working predominantly with film). Applicants must also consider what they would bring to the Toronto community in terms of community collaboration, teaching, artist talks and/or presentation activities—these engagements are a critical part of each residency offered by LIFT.
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Any inquiries can be sent to director@lift.on.ca
Subject Heading: LIFT Residency Inquiry – First and Last Name
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LIFT announces the 2019 BAICC Resident – Aitziber OlaskoagaMonday 7 January 2019 –LIFT ANNOUNCES THE 2019 BAICC RESIDENT AITZIBER OLASKOAGA TORONTO, January 21, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Basque-Spanish filmmaker Aitziber Olaskoaga as the current resident in the second edition of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creacion Cinematográfica, a collaboration b”… more |
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Fall 2018 Studio Immersion Program – May The Waves Rise From Its Floor with Matthieu HalléFriday 7 December 2018 –FALL 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM MAY THE WAVES RISE FROM ITS FLOOR WITH MATTHIEU HALLÉ May The Waves Rise From Its Floor is an ambitious audio-visual performance created by artist Matthieu Hallé. The performance is the culmination of years spent developing a unique practice of using candlelight as a medium to create spontaneous visual imagery, an”… more |
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Benjamin Ramírez Pérez and Stefan Ramírez Pérez – Goethe-Institut / LIFT Residency November 2018Thursday 1 November 2018 –LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE BENJAMIN RAMÍREZ PÉREZ and STEFAN RAMÍREZ PÉREZ NOVEMBER 2018 RESIDENCY Toronto, November 15, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and the Goethe-Institut Toronto are pleased to announce Benjamin Ramírez Pérez and Stefan Ramírez Pérez (Cologne) as our 2018 Goethe-LIFT Artists-in-“… more |
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Matthieu Hallé – Fall 2018 Studio Immersion ProgramWednesday 5 September 2018 –LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCE RESIDENT IN THE 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—MATTHIEU HALLÉ Toronto, September 5, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that Ottawa-based filmmaker Matthieu Hallé is now in residence as a filmmaker in the 2018 edition of the Studio Immersion Program, supported by”… more |
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Summer 2018 Studio Immersion Program – Laser Light: The Films of Sabine GruffatWednesday 13 June 2018 –Amarillo Ramp directed by Sabine Gruffat (and Bill Brown) SUMMER 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM LASER LIGHT: THE FILMS OF SABINE GRUFFAT The program will feature a selection of her work, including the Man Ray-inspired A Return to A Return to Reason (2014) and Framelines (2017), which both use a laser cutter to etch imagery into the emulsion of 35mm”… more |
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Sabine Gruffat – Summer 2018 Studio Immersion ProgramTuesday 15 May 2018 –LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCE THE NEW RESIDENT IN THE 2018 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—SABINE GRUFFAT Toronto, June 4, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that Chapel Hill-based filmmaker Sabine Gruffat is now in residence as a filmmaker in the 2018 edition of the Studio Immersion Program, supp”… more |
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LIFT announces the inaugural BAICC Resident – Tono MejutoTuesday 13 February 2018 –LIFT ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL BAICC RESIDENT TONO MEJUTO TORONTO, February 13, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to welcome Spanish filmmaker Tono Mejuto as the inaugural resident of the BAICC Residencias Artísticas Internacionales de Creacion Cinematográfica, a collaboration between the (S8) Mostra Internaciona”… more |
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Call for Submissions: LIFT and PIX FILM Studio Immersion Program 2018Friday 9 February 2018 –CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS LIFT and PIX FILM STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM 2018 Thematic: Hybrid Models of Filmmaking TORONTO, February 9, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM are seeking applications for a new Studio Immersion Program in 2018. We are looking for applications from International and Canadian artists to re-t”… more |
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Call for Submissions: Goethe-LIFT Filmmaker Residency 2018 – Extended DeadlineWednesday 7 February 2018 –CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GOETHE-LIFT FILMMAKER RESIDENCY 2018 *** Extended Deadline: Monday, March 12, 2018 at 10am EST *** TORONTO, February 7, 2018—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and the Goethe-Institut Toronto are seeking applications from German national or German resident artists for 4 – 6 week individual production resid”… more |
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Sally Walker-Hudecki – Winter 2018 Studio Immersion ProgramThursday 14 December 2017 –LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE THIRD RESIDENT IN THE STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—SALLY WALKER-HUDECKI Toronto, December 14, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that local filmmaker Sally Walker-Hudecki (aka Sally Cinnamon) is now in residence as our third filmmaker in the new Studio Immersi”… more |
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Andreas Wutz – Fall 2017 Studio Immersion ProgramThursday 2 November 2017 –LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE SECOND STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM RESIDENT—ANDREAS WUTZ Toronto, November 2, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is pleased to announce that German filmmaker Andreas Wutz is now in residence as our second filmmaker in the new Studio Immersion Program, supported by the Petman Founda”… more |
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LIFT announces UK Visiting Artist Benjamin WigleyWednesday 9 August 2017 –LIFT ANNOUNCES UK VISITING ARTIST BENJAMIN WIGLEY Toronto, August 16, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Benjamin Wigley has joined us from Nottingham, United Kingdom as a visiting artist from August 9 to August 31, 2017 to work on an on-going 16mm project utilizing a personal journey through In”… more |
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Call for Submissions: National Artist Residency 2018 – ExtendedMonday 14 August 2017 –Roberto Ariganello at the Latvian House, 2001. (Photo Credit: Anya Chibisova) CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: THE ROBERTO ARIGANELLO NATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY 2018 Toronto, August 14, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is announcing the second annual ROBERTO ARIGANELLO NATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY. We are seeking applications from Cana”… more |
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BAICC International Artist Residency Program with LIFT, (S8) Mostra Internacional de Cinema Periférico and Acción Cultural Española-AC/EThursday 29 June 2017 –Call for Applications: BAICC International Artist Residency Program From June 29 until August 27, 2017, applications to take part in an artist residency in Toronto (Canada) can be submitted by creators born or living in Spain, willing to create works in analogic film format. The duration of the residence will be between 4 and 6 uninterrupted weeks”… more |
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LIFT announces American Visiting Artist Anna KipervaserTuesday 4 July 2017 –LIFT ANNOUNCES AMERICAN VISITING ARTIST ANNA KIPERVASER Toronto, July 11, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Anna Kipervaser has joined us from Durham, North Carolina as a visiting artist from July 4 to August 2, 2017 to work on an on-going multipart 16mm experimental film translating the Qur”… more |
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Cecilia Araneda – 2017 Roberto Ariganello National ResidencyTuesday 4 July 2017 –LIFT ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURAL WINNER OF THE ROBERTO ARIGANELLO AWARD CECILIA ARANEDA Toronto, July 7, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Winnipeg filmmaker Cecilia Araneda has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Roberto Ariganello Award. The awards honours the legacy of Roberto Arigan”… more |
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Martha Jurksaitis – Summer 2017 Artist in ResidenceTuesday 23 May 2017 –LIFT ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2017 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEMARTHA JURKSAITIS (CHERRY KINO) Toronto, June 1, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Martha Jurksaitis (aka Cherry Kino) has joined us from Yorkshire as a visiting artist from May 23 to June 23, 2017 to work on completing”… more |
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Winter 2017 Studio Immersion Program – Artist Talk with Leslie SupnetFriday 31 March 2017 –Winter 2017 Studio Immersion Program Winter 2017 Studio Immersion ProgramArtist Talk with Leslie Supnet Join us for a free talk with artist Leslie Supnet. Leslie will be discussing her work-in-progress for the LIFT and PIX FILM Winter 2017 Studio Immersion program, as well as her ongoing moving image practi”… more |
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Leslie Supnet – Winter 2017 Studio Immersion ProgramTuesday 7 February 2017 –LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE FIRST RESIDENT IN THE STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—LESLIE SUPNET LIFT AND PIX FILM ANNOUNCES THE FIRST RESIDENT IN THE STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM—LESLIE SUPNET Toronto, February 7, 2017—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM is p”… more |
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COL-MEX: Film and Video from Colombia and MexicoWednesday 11 January 2017 –Short by Dairo Cervantes COL-MEX: Film and Video from Colombia and MexicoProgram curated by Jorge Lorenzo for the LIFT Artist Residency Jorge Lorenzo is LIFT’s Winter 2017 Artist in Residence. Short by Dairo Cervantes COL-MEX: Film and Video from Colombia and MexicoProgram curated by Jor”… more |