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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Steve Cossman – Fall 2013 Artist in ResidenceFriday 4 October 2013 –LIFT ANNOUNCES OUR SECOND FALL 2013 ARTIST IN RESIDENCESTEVE COSSMAN LIFT ANNOUNCES OUR SECOND FALL 2013 ARTIST IN RESIDENCESTEVE COSSMAN Toronto, October 4, 2013—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces that Brooklyn-based filmmaker Steve Cossman has arrived in Toronto to participate in L”… more |
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Julie Murray – Fall 2013 Artist in ResidenceTuesday 1 October 2013 –LIFT ANNOUNCES FALL 2013 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE JULIE MURRAY LIFT ANNOUNCES FALL 2013 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE JULIE MURRAY Toronto, October 1, 2013—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces that Irish-born, Ann Arbor-based filmmaker Julie Murray has arrived in Toronto to participate in LIFT’s inte”… more |
Call for Submissions: International Artist Residencies 2013/2014Monday 1 April 2013 –February 6, 2013 February 6, 2013 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is seeking applications from international (non-Canadian) artists for 4–6 week individual production residencies to take place between September 2013 and August 2014. LIFT is an artist-run production and educational media arts organizati”… more |
Sami van Ingen – 2005 Artist in ResidenceTuesday 1 November 2005 –Sami van Ingen is one of the founders of the now defunct but already legendary Helsinki Filmmakers’ Co-op (Helsingin Elokuvapaja). In 1989, a group of young visual artists set up a working space for non-professional but artistically ambitious film production at the former Nokia Cable Factory. Many of the films created at the Filmmakers”… more |
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The Poetics of (Super 8) Filmmaking with Helga FanderlThursday 25 October 2012 –Workshop with LIFT’s Fall 2012 Artist in Residence Helga Fanderl Enrollment: Limit 12 Workshop with LIFT’s Fall 2012 Artist in Residence Helga Fanderl Enrollment: Limit 12 This workshop provides an insight into Helga Fanderl’s specific way of making films and working with them. Based on the screening of a selection”… more |
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Helga Fanderl – Fall 2012 Artist in ResidenceThursday 4 October 2012 –LIFT ANNOUNCES FALL 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE HELGA FANDERL LIFT ANNOUNCES FALL 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE HELGA FANDERL Toronto, October 4, 2012—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces that German filmmaker Helga Fanderl has arrived in Toronto to participate in LIFT’s international artist-i”… more |
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The Artist/Filmmaker: Building a Career – Workshop with Kika NicolelaMonday 13 August 2012 –Workshop with LIFT’s Summer 2012 Artist in Residence Kika Nicolela Enrollment: Limit 14 Workshop with LIFT’s Summer 2012 Artist in Residence Kika Nicolela Enrollment: Limit 14 This workshop provides an overview on all the important elements and areas you have to know in order to build your career as a visual artist.”… more |
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LIFT, Jorge Lozano and e-fagia co-present ACTING OUT: Kika Nicolela’s Video Screening and TalkThursday 26 July 2012 –Windmaker Jorge Lozano, e-fagia and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)are pleased to co-presentACTING OUT: Kika Nicolela’s Screening and Talk Introduction by Jorge Lozano Windmaker Jorge Lozano, e-fagia and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)are pleased to co-presentACTING OUT: Kik”… more |
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Kika Nicolela – Summer 2012 Artist in ResidenceMonday 2 July 2012 –LIFT ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEKIKA NICOLELA LIFT ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2012 ARTIST IN RESIDENCEKIKA NICOLELA Toronto, July 5, 2012—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces that Brazilian artist, filmmaker and independent curator Kika Nicolela has arrived in Toronto to participat”… more |
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Processing Black and White Film with Coffee WorkshopWednesday 16 May 2012 –Coffee developer – CAFFENOL (photo Dagie Brundert) Co-presented by LIFT and the Goethe-Institut Toronto Instructed by Dagie Brundert Coffee developer – CAFFENOL (photo Dagie Brundert) Co-presented by LIFT and the Goethe-Institut Toronto Instructed by Dagie BrundertSpring 2012 Goethe / LIFT artist in residence Enrolment lim”… more |