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 “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 |
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LIFT Co-presents with IMAA ON.Fire FestivalFriday 18 June 2010 –LIFT and the Gladstone Hotel co-presents – REVELACIONES (REVELATIONS): All Thought Begins with RemembranceDownload full conference catalogue at http://onfire2010.ca CURATOR: Gabriela Golder LIFT and the Gladstone Hotel co-presents – REVELACIONES (REVELATIONS): All Thought Begins with RemembranceDownload full conference catalogue at http”… more |
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Inside Out Co-presentation: LIVE FILM! JACK SMITH!Friday 28 May 2010 –For five days last fall, the Arsenal Institute for Film and Video Art staged the largest Jack Smith gathering in history, bringing scholars, performers and filmmakers to Berlin to participate. New works were commissioned and past collaborators returned to celebrate Arsenal’s acquisition of some of Smith’s recently restored prints.”… more |
LIFT Co-presents Panel: The Future is Now: HD in the Pre-standardized AgeSaturday 15 May 2010 –A Community Panel for Media Art Creators, Producers, Distributors, Exhibitors and Production Centres A Community Panel for Media Art Creators, Producers, Distributors, Exhibitors and Production CentresJoin us for an interactive discussion about High Definition creation, distribution and exhibition in the pre-standardized-format age. The panel”… more |
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Strategies of the Medium VI: PIECES OF EIGHT – Screening and Panel DiscussionFriday 30 April 2010 –LIFT explores 8mm filmmaking in “Pieces of Eight,” the final installment of its six-part screening series Strategies of the Medium. Super 8 film and its predecessor, Regular 8, were first introduced as amateur formats for home moviemaking. While they were superceded by camcorders (and now digital video) for home use, 8mm formats were e”… more |
LIFT and Images Festival 2010 Co-presentation: ONE TAKE SUPER 8Wednesday 7 April 2010 –The Images Festival is proud to host the first Toronto edition of the One Take Super 8 Event (OTS8)! Founded by Alex Rogalski in Regina, Saskatchewan in 2000, OTS8 promotes small gauge film production and exhibition across Canada and the United States. Having spawned over 500 films to date, the event continues to grow each year. The Images Festival”… more |
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Strategies of the Medium V: GO BIG OR GO HOME – Screening and Panel DiscussionSaturday 27 February 2010 –This installment of the “Strategies of the Medium” series is dedicated to artist film in 35mm. Often perceived as an inaccessible format and/or one geared towards industry uses, there is a growing circle of DIY filmmakers from around the world using 35mm in affordable, creative and unexpected ways. This screening explores the diversity of their pra”… more |
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John F. Phillips Memorial Screening February 2010Tuesday 9 February 2010 –A film screening in memory of photographer and cinematographer John F.Phillips (1945-2010). John donated his darkroom photography materials to LIFT before his passing and he was the father of LIFT member Bennett Jones-Phillips. In the late 1960’s John taught photography and filmmaking at a free school for urban high school dropouts called Point Bla”… more |
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LIFT Co-presentation “Sense of Wonder” and Best Film Award at Reel Asian 2009 FestivalFriday 13 November 2009 –LIFT and Fujifilm are happy to co-present the LIFT and Fuji best Film Award at the 2009 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival: All films made by GTA-based artists are eligible. $280 in LIFT membership dues and services. $500 credit towards LIFT workshops and/or equipment. 2,400 feet of Fuji 16mm 64D film. Check out http://www.reelasia”… more |
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Strategies of the Medium IV: 27 Seconds – The BolexSaturday 21 November 2009 –This fourth installment of the Strategies of the Medium series will focus on international works that use the limitations and flexibility of the spring wound Bolex camera as a structural element of composition. The Bolex cameras are perhaps the most accessible and flexible 16mm and Super 16 production tools. Both locally and internatio”… more |