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 “German Competition/Deutscher Wettbewerb From the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen”Friday 15 December 2017 –German Competition / Deutscher Wettbewerb from the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen Presented by the PIX FILM Gallery, in co-presentation with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) History, Migration, architecture, the National Socialist Underground: The works from the 2017 German Competition presented in this program,”… more |
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Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program – 80 seconds in TorontoWednesday 29 November 2017 –FALL 2017 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM EXHIBITION – “80 SECONDS IN TORONTO” Opening reception: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm Open daily: November 30 – December 4, 2017 from 12noon to 7:00pm 80 seconds in Toronto is a studio exhibition by Andreas Wutz, which includes a mixed media installation of 16mm film, 35mm slides, text footage,”… more |
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Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program – Namuhla yisikhathi esadlulayo / Today is a long time agoWednesday 22 November 2017 –FALL 2017 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM NAMUHLA YISIKHATHI ESADLULAYO / TODAY IS A LONG TIME AGO A talk by Andreas Wutz Join us as Andreas Wutz talks about his recent solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. The project is based on a long-term research in national and private archives in Zimbabwe, field researches on original locations, and”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Been Here So Long” at Reel AsianFriday 10 November 2017 –Our Origin Is Interconnection by Althea Balmes LIFT co-presents the “Been Here So Long” program at the 2017 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2017 marks the 150th year of the Confederation of Canada. With funding from the Ontario150 program and in partnership with Vtape, Reel Asian asked various young artists to rework and reimagine ar”… more |
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Fall 2017 Studio Immersion Program – Nightwalk: The Films of Andreas WutzWednesday 8 November 2017 –Nightwalk by Andreas Wutz FALL 2017 STUDIO IMMERSION PROGRAM NIGHTWALK: THE FILMS OF ANDREAS WUTZ Join us for a free screening with filmmaker in the Studio Immersion Program artist Andreas Wutz. Andreas Wutz is a conceptual media artist living in Munich and Bilbao. His short films are cinepoems which use experimental and documentary strategies, a”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Women on the Verge: Global Shorts on Women’s Experience” at Rendezvous with MadnessSunday 5 November 2017 –Ari by Clement Vermeuil LIFT co-presents the “Women on the Verge: Global Shorts on Women’s Experience” at the 2017 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival In this fascinating, surprising and provocative package of short dramatic films, we meet a number of women coping with madness and recovery. Their experience is as varied as the human brain itself”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Receptors” program at imagineNATIVEFriday 20 October 2017 –In Moment by Samay Arcentales Cajas LIFT co-presents at the 2017 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. “Receptors” Shorts Program Storytelling takes on many mediums to transmit messages in this collection of works. From the spirit world, dance, oral storytelling or radio waves, artists and characters dive deep into themselves as they transcend”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Time Form Scene #2”Thursday 12 October 2017 –TIME FORM SCENE #2 Curated by Madi Piller and Leslie Supnet. A program of nationally sourced animated work presented on 35mm, 16mm and digital formats. Co-presented by PIX FILM Productions and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) Artist selected for this screening include Don Best, Louise Bourque, Kelly Egan, Alan Pakarnyk , Heid”… more |
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Motion Picture Weaving with Richard Kerr (Postponed)Ascending Leaders 3. 35mm Celluloid Film, Fluorescent Lights, Custom Lightbox. 30x30x6. Richard Kerr. 2016. (Detail). Motion Picture Weaving with Richard Kerr Cost: Free Enrolment is limited to 10 Originally scheduled for Sunday, October 22, 2017 *** Due to unforseen circumstances, this workshop has been postponed until Spring 2018. Please check ba”… more |
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A Conduit to Ideas and Dreams: Films and Videos by Benjamin WigleyMonday 21 August 2017 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to present A Conduit to Ideas and Dreams: Films and Videos by Benjamin Wigley Benjamin Wigley in person On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 7pm at PIX Film Gallery (1411 Dufferin Street, Unit C), Benjamin Wigley will present a screening of a selection of his films. Visiting from Nottingha”… more |