Screenings and Exhibitions

LIFT and Cinematheque Ontario: CINEMA AND DISJUNCTION Monday 27 October 2008 –  The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and Cinematheque Ontario are 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”… more

LIFT Workshop Screening and Film Jam Tuesday 10 June 2008 – LIFT WORKSHOP SCREENING AND FILM JAM Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Door at 8:00PM The Cameron House, Back Room 408 Queen Street West (just West of Spadina Avenue)  As LIFT’s Spring-Summer workshop calendar gets underway, here’s your chance to see what the Fall and Winter classes got up to. For the first time ever, LIFT gathers all our recent complete”… more

14th Annual National Salon Des Refuses 2007 Sunday 9 September 2007 – The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents The 14th Annual National Salon des Refuses   The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents The 14th Annual National Salon des Refuses  Until 1863 the French Academie des Beaux Arts decided which artists received public exhibition. Any work, that strayed fr”… more

(LIFT) LIFT Island Screening and Picnic – July 22 Sunday 22 July 2007 – Please join us on JULY 22, 2007 for LIFT’S ANNUAL WARD’S ISLAND SCREENING & PICNIC  Top up your tan in good company! Don’t miss LIFT’s Annual Ward’s Island Picnic and Screening! Featuring games, food, suds, and good times in good company.  This is also a great opportunity to meet LIFT’s incoming Director of Operations, Ben Donoghue, w”… more

(LIFT) Artist-in-Residence Screening: Nicky Hamlyn Films and Phenomena Friday 27 July 2007 – LIFT and Pleasure Dome Present:Nicky Hamlyn Films and PhenomenaArtist in attendance  LIFT and Pleasure Dome Present:Nicky Hamlyn Films and PhenomenaArtist in attendance Witness an evening of films by British avant-garde filmmaker and LIFT artist in residence Nicky Hamlyn. Hamlyn’s mostly silent films are concentrated, focused on the relat”… more

Generations: True Patriot Love Sunday 1 July 2007 – GENERATIONS: TRUE PATRIOT LOVE is a two-part programme of films and videos that celebrates Canada’s 140th birthday. This programme illustrates the history of Canadian independent cinema and its legacy taken up in works of the present and the future generations of Canadian filmmakers and media artists. GENERATIONS: TRUE PATRIOT LOVE is a two-part pr”… more

(LIFT) Film is Dead! Long Live Film! at WSFF Sunday 17 June 2007 – FILM IS DEAD! LOVE FILM FILM PROGRAM   The Worldwide Short Film Festival will be showcasing 17 films from our 25th Anniversary commissioned program FILM IS DEAD! LONG LIVE FILM!  This program originally screened at Cinematheque Ontario in November 2006. FILM IS DEAD! LONG LIVE FILM! celebrates film as a dynamic, expressive medium for arti”… more

(LIFT) LIFT Co-Presentation with ALUCINE: Experimental Canada Sunday 3 June 2007 – Travel across Canada in a dazzling experimental trip. 3 x 16, Marcos Arriaga, 10 minCircumstances, Juana Awad, 4 min Self-Portrait #1, Michele Stanley, 3 minIshnan, Tejpal S. Ajji, 7 minAnonymous, 1855, Madi Piller, 2 minL’Etranger, Madi Piller, 3 minUnfinished Disposal, Andrea Bussmann, 6 minParis Aurora, Michael Toke, 6 min Travel across Canada i”… more

(LIFT) LIFT Member John Price: Cinematheque Ontario Showcase Wednesday 25 April 2007 –  INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT – Films by John Price As part of Cinematheque Ontario’s FREE SCREEN    INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT – Films by John Price As part of Cinematheque Ontario’s FREE SCREEN  “John Price is one of Canada’s most gifted and versatile independent filmmakers. While creating an oeuvre of diaristic musings and exte”… more

(LIFT) New Directions: I HAVE NO MEMORY OF MY DIRECTION by MIDI ONODERA Saturday 28 October 2006 –  LIFT’S NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA & REEL ASIAN ANNOUNCE A SPECIAL PRE-FESTIVAL PRESENTATION OF I HAVE NO MEMORY OF MY DIRECTION by MIDI ONODERA    LIFT’S NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA & REEL ASIAN ANNOUNCE A SPECIAL PRE-FESTIVAL PRESENTATION OF I HAVE NO MEMORY OF MY DIRECTION by MIDI ONODERA  The Liaison of Independent Filmma”… more

New Directions in Cinema: RESERVATION Xer films by Shelley Niro Friday 12 May 2006 – NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents:  RESERVATION Xer films by Shelley Niro  The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival presents a series of films by Shelley Niro.  NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents:  RESERVATION Xer films by Shelley Niro  The Liaison of Independent Fi”… more

NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: Elle Flanders & Christina Battle Friday 27 January 2006 –  The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: Two innovative filmmakers in one evening:Bird On A Wire – projections by ELLE FLANDERS and music by Marilyn Lerner Memories of Moments From Here and There – selected works by CHRISTINA BATTLE    The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s NE”… more

NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: Christina Battle Friday 27 January 2006 – The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents:  MEMORIES OF MOMENTS FROM HERE AND THERESelected works by Christina Battle  Experimental filmmaker CHRISTINA BATTLE presents in the same evening “Memories of Moments From Here and There” — a series of recent works plus three new works projected in 16mm”… more

The Outsider: Sami van ingen Friday 25 November 2005 – NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA & Pleasure Dome presents: INTROSPECTIVE VISION The Works of Sami van Ingen (In Person) A co-presentation with Pleasure Dome It is a great pleasure to welcome Sami van Ingen back to Toronto for a retrospective of his recent films during his artist residency at LIFT. Despite living in Finland, Sami van Ingen has deep root”… more

Introspective Vision: The Works of Sami van Ingen (In Person) Friday 25 November 2005 – A co-presentation with Pleasure Dome as part of our New Directions in Cinema Series   A co-presentation with Pleasure Dome as part of our New Directions in Cinema Series  It is a great pleasure to welcome Sami van Ingen back to Toronto for a retrospective of his recent films during his artist residency at LIFT. Despite living in Finland,”… more

NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: Films by Deirdre Logue Friday 4 November 2005 –  NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: Why Always Instead of Just Sometimes; selected works by Deirdre Logue    NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: Why Always Instead of Just Sometimes; selected works by Deirdre Logue  New Directions in Cinema is a screening series presented by LIFT showcasing long time members and their innovative”… more

Why Always Instead Of Just Sometimes Films by Deirdre Logue Friday 4 November 2005 – LIFT presents an evening of short, finely textured 16 and 35mm films by filmmaker Deirdre Logue. Deirdre Logue has spent the past 15 years working on behalf of media artists by organizing independent film, video and new media festivals, by founding collectives and by participating in forums and symposiums on the future of independent artistic pract”… more

LIFT presents SHINE IT ON! 2005 – 12th Annual National Salon des Refusés and Annual Silent Auction Tuesday 6 September 2005 – An exciting line-up of generous donations are on offer at LIFT’s annual fundraising Silent Auction! This year’s auction items range from goods and services from Film Labs, to restaurant vouchers and Yoga class passes — there’s something for everyone. Thousands of dollars worth of film pre and post-production items along with a year’s worth of ticke”… more

NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: Films by John Price Friday 3 June 2005 –  NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: abstracts & almanacs films by John Price   The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents an evening of short, finely textured 16 & 35mm films by John Price.    NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: abstracts & almanacs films by John Price   The Liaison of Indep”… more

NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA: abstracts & almanacs films by John Price Friday 3 June 2005 –  NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: abstracts & almanacs films by John Price  The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents an evening of short, finely textured 16 & 35mm films by John Price.    NEW DIRECTIONS IN CINEMA presents: abstracts & almanacs films by John Price  The Liaison of Indepen”… more