Commissioning Projects
LIFT provides support to media artists through occasional commissioning projects. These range from omnibus projects with modest budgets to the creation of significant new works. Some LIFT commissions are curated and others are selected through open calls for submissions. Check back regularly for current calls for submissions.
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Josephine Massarella Artist Award – 2019 AnnouncementWednesday 12 June 2019 –Artist and filmmaker Larissa Fan THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE 2019 JOSEPHINE MASSARELLA ARTIST AWARD WINNER Toronto, June 12, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce that Larissa Fan is our inaugural Josephine Massarella Artist Award Winner. Larissa Fan is a Toront”… more |
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LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2019 Mentorship AnnouncementThursday 18 April 2019 –2019 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Cole Forrest Toronto, April 18, 2019—The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that Toronto-based artist Cole Forrest is the recipient of the 15th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship. Cole is an Ojibwe artist origina”… more |
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Josephine Massarella Artist Award 2019Tuesday 12 February 2019 – Monday 18 March 2019THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES THE JOSEPHINE MASSARELLA ARTIST AWARD 2019 Toronto, February 12, 2019—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) longtime member Josephine Massarella passed away in June of 2018 after a short illness. https://lift.ca/news-post/remembering-josephine-massarella She was a”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 15th annual Mentorship ProgramThursday 13 December 2018 –LIFT and imagineNATIVE 15th ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: CALL FOR APPLICANTS Application Deadline: Monday, January 21, 2019 Toronto, December 13, 2018—Are you an Indigenous filmmaker with a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 15 years of supporting independent Indigenous film, the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to e”… more |
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Call for Proposals: Tout-Monde: MarkhamTuesday 2 October 2018 –Photo credit: City of Markham CALL FOR PROPOSALS TOUT-MONDE: MARKHAM October 2, 2018—Elegoa Cultural Productions and the Varley Art Gallery of Markham present the commission of 6 projects to Toronto and GTA filmmakers and visual artists to be presented in an exhibition in the fall of 2019. Deadline for proposals is November 9, 2018. “The poetic of”… more |
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LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2018 Mentorship AnnouncementFriday 16 February 2018 –2018 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Natasha Naveau TORONTO, February 16, 2018—The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that Toronto-based artist Natasha Naveau is the recipient of the 14th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship. Natasha was raised in Mat”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 14th annual Mentorship ProgramWednesday 15 November 2017 –LIFT and imagineNATIVE 14th ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: CALL FOR APPLICANTS Application Deadline: Friday, December 15, 2017 by 12:00pm Toronto, November 15, 2017— Are you an Indigenous artist or emerging filmmaker living in or near the GTA? Do you have a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 14 years of supporting independent Indigenous”… more |
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LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2017 Mentorship AnnouncementWednesday 29 March 2017 –2017 LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Winner Samay Arcentales Cajas Toronto, March 29, 2017—imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that Toronto-based Kichwa (Ecuador) artist Samay Arcentales Cajas is the recipient of the 13th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship.”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 13th annual Mentorship Program – EXTENDEDThursday 2 February 2017 –LIFT and imagineNATIVE 13th annual Mentorship Program: Call for Applicants Toronto, February 2, 2017—Do you have a great idea for a 5-minute short film? Celebrating 13 years of supporting independent Indigenous film, the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to explore 16mm filmmaking through”… more |
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LIFT Artist Commission: The Madvo CollectionWednesday 7 September 2016 –CALL FOR PROPOSALS: LIFT ARTIST COMMISSION PROJECT THE MADVO COLLECTION September 7, 2016—In 2014 a 200-reel collection of the films and outtakes of local documentary filmmaker Jacques Madvo was donated to the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). Madvo travelled the world from the 1960s to the 1980s, shooting 16mm footage that made”… more |