Screenings and Exhibitions
LIFT presents occasional screenings and exhibitions of work in Toronto and beyond. We also regularly co-present screenings and exhibitions with other organizations to support an engaged and rigorous media-arts ecology. We can assist hundreds of films each year but without venues and distributors to help them reach the public this work doesn’t have the life it deserves. We our fortunate to live in a city with over 100 film festivals each year, numerous year round programmers and dozens of galleries showing media arts.
For inquiries regarding presentation and co-presentation opportunities please contact us.
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LIFT co-presents “Young Creators Co-Lab: Expanded Cinema” at the TIFF Next WaveSaturday 12 April 2025, 09:30 to 13:00LIFT co-presents “Young Creators Co-Lab: Expanded Cinema” at the 2025 TIFF Next Wave Saturday April 12, 2025 Starts at 9:30am TIFF Lightbox, 350 King Street West Young Creators Co-Lab: Expanded Cinema Some films aren’t meant to be shown in the theatre. Join moving-image artists (and current LIFT Members) Francisca Duran and Derek Jenkins to learn m”… more |
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LIFT co-presents Talks & Tours at the Images FestivalMonday 14 April 2025, 15:00 to 16:00LIFT co-presents “Talks & Tours” at the 2025 Images Festival The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is an artist-run charitable organization dedicated to facilitating excellence in the moving image through media arts education and production resources. Find out more about us at https://lift.ca LIFT is pleased to welcome local a”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “S K E E T” at the Canadian Film FestSaturday 29 March 2025, 13:30 to 15:30LIFT co-presents “S K E E T” at the 2025 Canadian Film Fest “S K E E T” Directed by Nik Sexton Saturday March 29, 2025 Starts at 1:30pm Scotiabank Theatre , 259 Richmond Street West Fresh out of prison, Billy Skinner returns to his transformed low-income neighbourhood, now populated by Syrian refugees. Struggling to overcome his dark past, Billy fo”… more |
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CANCELLED: Film Performance with Lauren Oliver and Film Screening with MONO NO AWARESaturday 29 March 2025, 08:00 to 22:00. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Mar 28—We regret to announce that due to impending weather conditions, the scheduled Saturday event “Film Performance with Lauren Oliver and Film Screening with MONO NO AWARE” has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule the event later this year and welcome Steve Cossman and Lauren Oliver back to Toronto soon! ================ Mar”… more |
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Film Performance with Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán FigueroaFriday 28 February 2025, 19:30 to 22:00. February 19, 2024 The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) present GENERATIONAL TRACES: FILM PERFORMANCE WITH VISITING ARTIST PAOLA FERNANDA GUZMÁN FIGUEROA Join us in experiencing a live 16mm film performance by Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán Figueroa, in collaboration with Sound Artist Magda Arturo. This performance comple”… more |
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LIFT co-presents various films at the 2024 Media City Film FestivalMonday 9 December 2024 – Monday 30 December 2024A Black Screen Too by Rhayne Vermette . LIFT co-presents various films at the 2024 Media City Film Festival Media City Film Festival’s 27th edition presents more than 70 films and digital artworks with nearly 50 virtual world premieres over the course of its online celebration: December 9- 30, 2024. Audiences can experience new films, world premier”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Boxcutter” at the Regent Park Film FestivalThursday 28 November 2024, 19:30 to 22:30LIFT co-presents “Boxcutter” at the 2024 Regent Park Film Festival “Boxcutter” Directed by Reza Dahya Opening Night Film Thursday, November 28, 2024 Starts at 7:30pm Ada Slaight Hall, 585 Dundas Street East After his laptop is stolen, an aspiring rapper goes on a quest across the gentrifying streets of Toronto to recover his music in time for a pot”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Fathers and Sons” at the European Union Film FestivalSaturday 23 November 2024 – Tuesday 17 December 2024LIFT co-presents “Fathers and Sons” at the 2024 European Union Film Festival “Fathers and Sons” (Vaders en zonen) Directed by Jörgen Scholtens In-Person: Friday, November 22, 2024 Starts at 6:00pm Alliance Française Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Road Online: Streaming December 1 to 17, 2024 In this absurdist tale of arrested development, you’ll meet”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “If You Ask Me” at RendezVous with MadnessFriday 1 November 2024 – Monday 11 November 2024LIFT co-presents “If You Ask Me” at the 2024 Rendezvous with Madness Festival In-Person: Friday, November 1, 2024 5:30pm Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue Various Tickets Rates Streaming online: November 4 – 11 (available in Canada) For the eighth consecutive year, “If You Ask Me (IYAM)” has supported emerging filmmakers with lived mental health a”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “A Man Imagined” at RendezVous with MadnessSunday 27 October 2024 – Monday 11 November 2024LIFT co-presents “A Man Imagined” at the 2024 Rendezvous with Madness Festival In-Person: Sunday, October 27, 2024 5:00pm CAMH Auditorium, 1025 Queen Street West Various Tickets Rates Streaming online: November 4 – 11 (available in Canada) Pushing at the limits of non-fiction cinema, “A Man Imagined” is a bracingly intimate and hallucinatory portra”… more |