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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Jaap Pieters in Conversation at LIFTWednesday 8 June 2011 –Fresh from the Media City International Festival of Film and Video Art and the monthly Early Monthly Segments screening salon at the Gladstone Hotel, LIFT will be hosting Dutch filmmaker Jaap Pieters in the LIFT classroom for an informal and casual screening / talk next Wednesday. All are welcome to this FREE event. Fresh from the Media City Intern”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “Hogtown Homos” at Inside OutWednesday 25 May 2011 –The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), along with Xtra! and Community Arts Ontario The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), along with Xtra! and Community Arts Ontario and the 2011 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival co-presents Hogtown HomosInside Outs annual sold-out celebration of ou”… more |
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Winter 2011 Workshop ScreeningTuesday 10 May 2011 –LIFT presents new films and works-in-progress by participants of LIFT’s Winter Super 8mm and 16mm Filmmaking Intensives. Members, non-members, friends and family all welcome to attend. The Emmet Ray924 College Street(just east of Dovercourt Road) www.theemmetray.com Untitled by Zoë Heyn-Jones Approx. 4 min”… more |
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Enrico Mandirola – Spring 2011 Residency Screening and Artist TalkFriday 15 April 2011 –Since early March 2011 Bogota based filmmaker Enrico Mandirola has been in residence at LIFT. During his stay Enrico has produced two new films on 16mm in collaboration with LIFT and Niagara Custom Lab. These new films include El cuento a 30 minute 16mm reflection on war and the short A l’aube. Since early March 2011 Bogota based filmma”… more |
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Redmond Entwistle – Fall 2009 Artist in Residence – Screening at TPWSaturday 17 October 2009 –Redmond Entwistle – Satellite Satellite is co-presented by Pleasure Dome and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto Gallery TPW is pleased to co-present a new work by Redmond Entwistle, the third event in conjunction with the Gallery TPW series You Had To Be There. Redmond Entwistle – Satellite Satellite is co-pres”… more |
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LIFT co-presents “On Screen 3: Stone and salt and stars and skin” at the Images FestivalSunday 3 April 2011 –“What is substance?” This question, asked in Samatha Rebello’s film, echoes through all of the works in this program. Basic elements of stone, salt, stars and skin are not always what they seem, and time and perception can transform the most immutable objects into something new. For more information see: http://imagesfestival.com/index.p”… more |
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ShopLIFT: 2011 Silent Auction and Film KaraokeThursday 17 March 2011 –Join LIFT in celebrating our 30th anniversary with ShopLIFT, our annual Silent Auction Fundraiser. Get caught stealing the best deals on film production services, gallery memberships, tickets to dance and theatre shows, dinners for two, and many more. And don’t sneak out until you try your hand at Movie-Oke, where you can p”… more |
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LIFT Co-presentation: Oxhide II at Reel Asian 2010Saturday 13 November 2010 –LIFT co-presents Oxhide II at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2010 OXHIDE II – Dir. Jiayin Liu China, 2009, 133:00, DigiBeta, Mandarin w/ Eng. Sub, Rated: G Toronto Premiere Cast: Zaiping Liu, Huifen Jia, Jiayin Liu Quinzaine/Director’s Fortnight – Cannes Film Festival 2009 Blue Chameleon Award and White Chameleon Award – Cinem”… more |
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LIFT Mentorship and Co-presentation: Dancing Queenz – imagineNATIVE 2010Saturday 23 October 2010 –LIFT and imagineNATIVE’s 2010 Mentorship Winner: Michael GreyeyesMichael’s newly commissioned film, “Seven Seconds,” will be screening as part of LIFT’s co-presentation program, “Dancing Queenz.”Co-presented by Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and Xtra! Weekly“Seven Seconds” – Director: Michael Greyeyes – 2010, Canada, 10 min, Beta SP,”… more |
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LIFT Co-presents “Island of Dreams” at Shinsedai Japanese Cinema 2010 FestivalFriday 23 July 2010 –“Island of Dreams” (Yume no Shima) by Director: Tetsuichiro TsutaToronto premiere at Shinsedai “Island of Dreams” (Yume no Shima) by Director: Tetsuichiro TsutaToronto premiere at ShinsedaiPolice detective Terayama and his partner Nomura mobilize after a remote mountain shack is blown up by remote control. The duo puzzle over why such a non-descrip”… more |