Artist in Residence
LIFT offers a select number of international residencies each year. These are 4–6 week individual production residencies for artists from outside Canada. LIFT’s international residency program focuses on the production of 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.
In 2017, LIFT launched the annual ROBERTO ARIGANELLO NATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY. This residency seeks applications from Canadian citizens and permanent residents living outside of the Greater Toronto Area to apply for a 4–6 week individual production residency. Building on our successful International Artist-in-Residence program and our local Members’ Production Grants, the National Residency is a way to reach out to Canadian artists who want to access the wealth of resources LIFT has available. It honours the legacy of Roberto Ariganello, the late LIFT Executive Director who did much to encourage artists to make films, and often reached out to redistribute excess film equipment across the country.
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Call for Submissions: Goethe-LIFT Filmmaker Residency 2018 – Extended DeadlineWednesday 7 February 2018, 00:00CALL 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, 00:00LIFT 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, 00:00LIFT 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, 00:00LIFT 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, 00:00Roberto 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, 00:00Call 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, 00:00LIFT 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, 00:00LIFT 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, 00:00LIFT 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, 19:00Winter 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, 00:00LIFT 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, 20:00Short 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 |
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Jorge Lorenzo – Winter 2017 Artist in ResidenceTuesday 6 December 2016, 00:00LIFT ANNOUNCES WINTER 2017 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEJORGE LORENZO LIFT ANNOUNCES WINTER 2017 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEJORGE LORENZO Toronto, December 9, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Mexican filmmaker Jorge Lorenzo has joined us in Toronto as an artist in reside”… more |
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Call for Submissions: LIFT and PIX FILM Studio Immersion Program 2017Friday 25 November 2016, 10:00CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSLIFT and PIX FILM STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM 2017 Thematic: Hybrid Models of Filmmaking CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSLIFT and PIX FILM STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM 2017 Thematic: Hybrid Models of Filmmaking November 25, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and PIX FILM”… more |
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Elke Marhöfer – Goethe-Institut / LIFT Residency October 2016Saturday 1 October 2016, 00:00LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE ELKE MARHÖFER OCTOBER 2016 RESIDENCY LIFT AND THE GOETHE-INSTITUT TORONTO ANNOUNCE ELKE MARHÖFER OCTOBER 2016 RESIDENCY Toronto, October 13, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and the Goethe-Institut Toronto are pleased to announ”… more |
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(Extended) Call for Submissions: National Artist Residency 2017Thursday 4 August 2016, 00:00Roberto Ariganello at the Latvian House, 2001. (Photo Credit: Anya Chibisova) Roberto Ariganello at the Latvian House, 2001. (Photo Credit: Anya Chibisova) CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:THE ROBERTO ARIGANELLO NATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY 2017 Toronto, August 4, 2016—In remembrance of the tenth”… more |
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Screening and Talk with Ricardo LeiteWednesday 29 June 2016, 20:00Fomapan Reversal film processed with caffenol/peroxide/vinegar/bleach Ricardo Leite is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence. Fomapan Reversal film processed with caffenol/peroxide/vinegar/bleach Ricardo Leite is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence. Leite will present a screening of his work and a ta”… more |
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Ricardo Leite – Spring 2016 Artist in ResidenceMonday 16 May 2016, 00:00LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE RICARDO LEITE LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE RICARDO LEITE Toronto, May 26, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Portuguese filmmaker Ricardo Leite has joined us in Toronto as an artist i”… more |
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Artist Talk with Rebecca MoranTuesday 26 April 2016, 19:00Still Life with Fries by Rebecca Moran Rebecca Moran is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence. Still Life with Fries by Rebecca Moran Rebecca Moran is LIFT’s Spring 2016 Artist in Residence. On Tuesday April 26 at 7:00pm at LIFT (1137 Dupont Street), Rebecca Moran will present an artist talk of her work”… more |
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Rebecca Moran – Spring 2016 Artist in ResidenceFriday 1 April 2016, 00:00LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE REBECCA MORAN LIFT ANNOUNCES SPRING 2016 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE REBECCA MORAN Toronto, April 19, 2016—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Icelandic film and performance artist Rebecca Moran has join”… more |