Calls for Submissions
This is list of LIFT’s calls for submissions from all categories, starting with the most recent.
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Call for Proposals: 45th Anniversary Retrospective ZineFriday 12 June 2026 – Sunday 28 June 2026THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 45TH ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE ZINE Toronto, June 12, 2026—Earlier this year on April 8, 2026, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) celebrated its 45th Anniversary. It’s exciting and humbling to reflect on the impact we have made over the years”… more |
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Open Screening – June 2026Friday 26 June 2026, 19:00 to 21:00THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES OPEN SCREENING – JUNE 2026 Join the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) on Friday, June 26, 2026 in the Main Classroom at the LIFT facility (located at 1137 Dupont) for our June 2026 Open Screening. The event is an opportunity to show new films, audiovisual experim”… more |
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Open Screening – August 2025Thursday 28 August 2025, 07:00 to 08:30. THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES OPEN SCREENING – AUGUST 2025 August 14, 2025—Join the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) on Thursday, August 28, 2025 in the Main Classroom at the LIFT facility (located at 1137 Dupont) for our August 2025 Open Screening. The event is an opportunity to show new fil”… more |
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Open Screening – Summer 2025Tuesday 22 July 2025, 19:00 to 21:00THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES OPEN SCREENING – SUMMER 2025 July 4, 2025—Join the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in the Main Classroom at the LIFT facility (located at 1137 Dupont) for our Summer 2025 Open Screening. The event is an opportunity to show new films, audi”… more |
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Call for Submissions: Workshop Wrap-Up 2024Friday 19 July 2024 – Tuesday 6 August 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: WORKSHOP WRAP-UP 2024 July 19, 2024—Submissions for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) Workshop Wrap-Up 2024 are now open! We are accepting films for an upcoming evening of new films, experiments, works in progress, and excerpts inspired b”… more |
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Call for Submissions: Open Screening – Summer 2024Wednesday 3 July 2024 – Tuesday 16 July 2024July 3, 2024 Updated July 4, 2024 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OPEN SCREENING – SUMMER 2024 The Call for Submissions for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) Summer 2024 edition of the Open Screening is now open! We are accepting films for an upcoming evening of new fil”… more |
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Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 18th annual Mentorship Program – ExtendedThursday 23 May 2024 – Tuesday 16 July 2024May 23, 2024 Updated: July 15, 2024 LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2024 ANNUAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM All Indigenous Filmmakers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with an original idea for a 16mm short film! Celebrating 20 years of supporting Independent Indigenous Film, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is partnering up with Liaison of Independent Filmm”… more |
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Call for Submissions: Open Screening – Spring 2024Friday 22 March 2024 – Friday 12 April 2024March 22, 2024 THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OPEN SCREENING – SPRING 2024 UPDATE – Submissions are now closed! We have reached our time limit for the event. The Call for Submissions for the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) Spring 2024 edition of the Open Screening is now”… more |
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Call for Proposals: Digital Cinema Residency 2024 – ExtendedFriday 15 December 2023 – Monday 15 January 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS: DIGITAL CINEMA RESIDENCY 2024 Toronto, December 15, 2023 (Updated January 8, 2024)—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is seeking applications from emerging filmmakers and artists between the age of 18 and 30 for a Digital Cinema Residency. The”… more |
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Call for Proposals: Expanding North Residency ProgramWednesday 13 December 2023 – Monday 22 January 2024THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO (LIFT) ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROPOSALS: “EXPANDING NORTH” RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH LIFT, BALTIC ANALOGUE LAB, FILMVERKSTADEN and POLAR FILM LAB Toronto, December 13, 2023 (Updated January 4, 2024)—The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is pleased to announce its participation in the colla”… more |