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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Lost Secrets of the Royal at the Blackwood Gallery and A Space GalleryWednesday 9 November 2011 –(Cindy Mochizuki’s YOKAI & OTHER SPIRITS – photo by Dalia Vukmirovic) Project stills at the end of this entry. LOST SECRETS OF THE ROYAL Four newly commissioned works presented by Liaison of Independent Filmmakers Toronto (LIFT), Reel Asian, the Blackwood Gallery, and A Space Gallery Curators: Ben Donoghue and Hea”… more |
Lost Secrets of the Royal – In Production for November 2011Friday 1 April 2011 –Beginning in 2007 LIFT and the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival began discussions towards realizing a commissioning project producing new work from LIFT’s large collection of 35mm Hong Kong films from the 1970s and 80s. In 2009 festival Artistic Director Heather Keung and LIFT Executive Director Ben Donoghue developed a commissioning”… more |
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Cinema and Disjunction at Cinematheque OntarioMonday 27 October 2008 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present Adrian Blackwell’s “Night Equals Day” and Daniel Young and Christian Giroux’s “Every Building, Or Site, That a Building Permit Has Been Issued for a New Building in Toronto in 2006.” These two new 35mm architectural films form the initial parts of LIFT’s “Cinema and Disju”… more |
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imagineNATIVE and LIFT announce 2011 Mentee, Susan BlightSaturday 1 January 2011 –imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that interdisciplinary artist Susan Blight, from the Couchiching First Nation, has been selected for the 7th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship. This annual mentorship was developed to offer an Indigenous artist t”… more |
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Michael Greyeyes – 2010 – LIFT/ImagineNATIVE MentorshipFriday 1 January 2010 –Artist: Michael Greyeyes (Toronto) Artist: Michael Greyeyes (Toronto) imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) are pleased to announce that established dancer, choreographer and actor, Michael Greyeyes has been selected for the 6th annual LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship. This annua”… more |
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Amanda Strong – 2009 – LIFT/ImagineNATIVE MentorshipThursday 1 January 2009 –Artist: Amanda Strong (Toronto)- 2009, Canada, 7 min, Digital Beta Artist: Amanda Strong (Toronto)- 2009, Canada, 7 min, Digital BetaimagineNATIVE and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto are pleased to announce Amanda Strong as the recipient of this year’s imagineNATIVE/LIFT Mentorship. This mentorship was developed with the vision of”… more |
Jani Lauzon – 2008 – LIFT/ImagineNATIVE MentorshipTuesday 1 January 2008 –Artist: Jani Lauzon (Toronto) Artist: Jani Lauzon (Toronto) Jani Lauzon Receives 2008 imagineNATIVE + LIFT Mentorship for 2008Jani Lauzon has been awarded the imagineNATIVE + LIFT Mentorship for 2008. A multiple Dora and Juno Award nominee, and a Gemini Award winning puppeteer, Jani is an multitalented performer in Canada’s music and”… more |
Michelle Latimer – 2007 – LIFT/ImagineNATIVE MentorshipMonday 1 January 2007 –Artist: Michelle Latimer (Toronto) 2007 Mentorship recipient, Michelle Latimer, produced a beautiful Super 16mm experimental short titled Tomorrow that screened at imagineNATIVE. Michelle shares that her experience helped to launch her in the industry: “It gave me confidence to get out there and take charge of my goals as a filmmaker an”… more |
Past Production/Post-Production Support Grants IssuedPRODUCTION/POST-PRODUCTION SUPPORT GRANTS 2016 PRODUCTION/POST-PRODUCTION SUPPORT GRANTS 2016 Jury: Jesse Cumming / Maureen Grant / Lea MarinBios of 2016 Jury Members Artist: Marcos ArriagaTitle of Project: Llaxta, Noh Kaah, Ciudad Artist: Sharlene BamboatTitle of Project: Video Home System Arti”… more |
Call For Submissions — Cinema and DisjunctionThursday 15 November 2007 –disjunction: the act of disjoining or condition of being disjoined; separation, disunion. The relation of the terms of a disjunctive proposition. fr dissociation. —Webster’s Dictionary disjunction: the act of disjoining or condition of being disjoined; separation, disunion. The relation of the terms of a disjunctive proposition. fr dissociat”… more |