Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
1137 Dupont Street M6H 2A3 Toronto, ON, Canada

DEADLINE EXTENDED to Monday, February 28, 2022After a five year hiatus, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)'s Production and Post-Production Support Grant returns! This year, to mark the Grant's relaunch, each recipient will receive $2000 in credits to be put towards LIFT equipment and facilities rentals as well as $1000 in cash to support the project. . Visit https://lift.ca/support-grants for full details.

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is an artist-run charitable organization dedicated to facilitating excellence in the moving image through media arts education and production resources. We are very pleased to announce the launch of Shadows and Light: Six Film Portraits from LIFT members, 1981-2001 at https://vucavu.com/en/shadows-and-light Our second 40th anniversary program will be running January 13-27 on VUCAVU.com and brings together six films that... vary in style, tone and form but are all connected by their timely quality and gentle handling of eclectic subject matter. The program will include: A Private Patch of Blue, Tracy German, 1998 Do Nothing, Ruba Nadda, 1997 David Roche Talks to You About Love, Jeremy Podeswa, 1983 Exposure, Michelle Mohabeer, 1990 Silent Song. Elida Schogt, 2001 City of Dreams, Jorge Manzano and Marcel Commanda, 1995 You can access the program by heading to VUCAVU.com and making a free account. Once you’re logged in just select the film you’d like to view. You'll have 48 hours to view it as many times as you want! We are so excited to bring these films together and hope you enjoy them too! All films in the program feature Closed Captioning in English.

We are happy to announce that registration for our Winter 2022 hybrid workshop season is now live. This season will consist of both in-person and online workshops, which will be delivered through Zoom. All of our courses will be taught by our experienced roster of industry instructors. You can register for our hybrid classes on our website here: https://lift.ca/workshop-registration/ To help support our organization and its ongoing efforts to bring educational content and resources to you, we ask that you take this opportunity to enroll in a workshop or two, and invite a friend or two for a continued learning experience. Each attendance goes a long way towards keeping us and our community going while we work towards a safe re-opening at full capacity.

Jan 10Are you an Indigenous filmmaker with a great idea for a 5-minute 16mm short? Celebrating 18 years of supporting independent Indigenous film, the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship program welcomes you to explore 16mm filmmaking through the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)'s workshops, equipment and facilities (other mediums may be employed in addition to 16mm). Shoot and edit your short film, with the guidance of LIFT staff and an Indigenous mentor, and s...ee your film on the big screen at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival from October 18 - October 23, 2022 in Toronto. You will also have the opportunity to discuss your experience creating your iN Original on an Industry Days panel at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in 2022. #LIFTiNMentorship . Deadline is Friday, February 7, 2022 . For more information on how to apply, visit https://lift.ca/programming/commissioning-projects . https://www.instagram.com/p/CYkbsxqorJY/ See more

EXTENDED to Monday, February 28, 2022 // After a five year hiatus, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)'s Production and Post-Production Support Grant returns! This year, to mark the Grant’s relaunch, each recipient will receive $2000 in credits to be put towards LIFT equipment and facilities rentals as well as $1000 in cash to support the project. The 2021 Support Grant is dedicated to the memory of Mara Da Costa Reis, a young Toronto actor, writer and fil...mmaker who passed away suddenly last February while she was in pre-production of her first short film. To celebrate Mara's independent and artistic spirit, her family encouraged those who knew her to donate to charities that shared Mara’s values. LIFT was one of those charities and over $7000 had been raised in her name. We are honoured to play a small part in celebrating the life and memory of this young artist. Extended Deadline: Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:00pm ET Successful applicants will be notified by Friday, June 3, 2022 For information: https://lift.ca/support-grants Richard B Pierre Image Description: A photo of a person with curly hair holding a RED Pro camera rig on their shoulder. Their face is slightly obscured by the camera's monitor. It says LIFT 2022 SUPPORT GRANT in the up left hand corner.

REMINDERThe Toronto Public Library will be temporarily closing 44 branches starting Monday, January 10, 2022. See details below.

Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for applications for LIFT's Workshop Bursary is fast approaching! You have until tomorrow, Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 5:00pm ET to apply. Just deadline to: https://lift.ca//lift-workshop-bursary-program-winter-2022/ and learn more!