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https://lift.ca has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in August 2020. The social media accounts linked to from https://lift.ca are: Facebook, Instagram, Email, X. Besides social media accounts, LIFTfilm has populated their site with EVENT: LIFT co-presents “Levers” at imagineNATIVE on June 4, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “Shorts: Local Heroes” at Inside Out on May 28, TRAINING: LIFT Summer 2026 Workshop Online Registration opens on May 19! (There is no in-person registration)., EVENT: LIFT Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2025 Presentations on May 11, NEWS: Summer 2026 Employment Opportunities - Deadline April 30, LIFT in attendance at “Young Creators Launch Pad” at the TIFF Next Wave on April 19, DONATE: Happy 45th Anniversary to LIFT – April 8, 2026, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “our bodies hold time” at Images Festival on April 11, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday – April 3 and 6, EVENT: Open Studio Session – Winter 2026 on February 26, EVENT: Technical Orientation: Introduction to the Darkroom on February 18, TRAINING: Online Registration for Winter 2026 Workshops open on Tuesday January 13! (Note: No in-person registration), DONATE: Consider supporting independent filmmakers and the LIFT Community, EVENT: Open Screening – June 2026 on June 26, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed for Family Day – February 16, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed for Canada Day – July 1, SUBMISSION: Extended Call for Applications: Virtual Production Storytelling with Unreal Engine 2026. Deadline is now February 6, TRAINING: Online registration for Summer 2026 Workshops Continues! (There is no in-person registration), NEWS: New Year Greeting from our Executive Director – January 2026, NEWS: LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Lotta Hurnanen, MEMBERSHIP: Join or renew via our online application portal, NEWS: 2026 Training Initiative - Virtual Production Storytelling with Unreal Engine, TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT: Rental Catalogue for Mobile Production Equipment and Post-Production Facilities, NEWS: LIFT Announces Artists Selected for Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2025, STORE: Purchase motion picture film and other filmmaking supplies, NEWS: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2025 Mentorship Announcement, NEWS: CityNews Toronto Spotlight on LIFT: "Leveling the playing field for filmmakers", EVENT: LIFT Winter 2026 Panel: Analogue Filmmaking for Narratives on January 27. Limited space, register now!, NEWS: November 2024 - "Culture Connects: An Action Plan for Culture in Toronto", EVENT: LIFT Winter 2026 Guided Tour on January 27. Limited space, register now!, CONTACT: Visit our website for full details, NEWS: LIFT Digital Cinema Residency – 2026 Announcement, INFO: Check out 40 years of LIFT's Archives at TIFF's Film Reference Library, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed Due to Weather Conditions on Monday January 26, RESOURCE: A list of various filmmaking resources, NEWS: Due to weather conditions, LIFT Office and Store closed on January 15, NEWS: Employment Opportunity: Technical Coordinator. Deadline is February 2, NEWS: Holiday Closure - December 18, 2025 to January 7, 2026, EVENT: Luis Macías at the8fest, "INSIDE-OUTSIDE-AROUND" Live Film Performance, SUBMISSION: Digital Cinema Residency 2026. Deadline is December 3, 2025., EVENT: Fall 2025 Workshop "Moving Stills" with Luis Macías, NEWS: LIFT announces Visiting Artist Luis Macías, NEWS: Technical Department Closure - Friday November 21, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “If You Ask Me” at RendezVous with Madness on October 30, EVENT: Screening with 2025 BAICC Resident Juana Robles on October 29, NEWS: LIFT announces the 2025 BAICC Resident – Juana Robles, LIFT Office and Store Closure – September 18, EVENT: Open Screening – August 2025 on August 28, NEWS: LIFT Extended Closure for Labour Day – August 29 and September 1, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “Naked Acts” at Black Gold screening series on August 16, NEWS: LIFT announces Artists Selected for 2025 Digital Cinema Residency – Noor Khan and Kurtis Watson, NEWS: Call for Applications: Guiding The Future – Collaborative Planning for Senior Filmmakers is now open! Deadline EXTENDED to 10:00am ET on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, EVENT: Open Screening - Summer 2025 on July 22, NEWS: LIFT is Closed for Simcoe Day on Monday August 4, NEWS: Call for Applicants: LIFT and imagineNATIVE Mentorship Program 2025 is EXTENDED to 11:59pm ET on Friday, July 11, 2025, NEWS: Call for Applications: Newcomer Filmmentor 2025 is EXTENDED to 10:00am ET on Friday, July 11, 2025, NEWS: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2024 Mentorship Announcement - Screening at imagineNATIVE in June 2025, EVENT: LIFT co-presentation at the Toronto Arab Film Festival on June 28, NEWS: LIFT Closed for Canada Day – June 30 and July 1, EVENT: Canadian Media Skills Exchange (CMSE) runs May 22-26, 2025 in Toronto., EVENT: LIFT at Pinewood Toronto Studios’ Futures Festival 2025 on May 1, NEWS: LIFT Closure during the Canadian Media Skills Exchange (CMSE) from May 22 to 29, NEWS: Notice about Canada and U.S. Tariffs – April 2, EVENT: LIFT Summer 2025 Panel "A Filmmaker’s Toolkit: Analogue to AI" - Register for a FREE spot here!, EVENT: LIFT Summer 2025 Guided Tour - Register for a FREE spot here!, EVENT: LIFT co-presents "Shorts: Local Heroes" at the Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival on May 29, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed for Victoria Day on Monday May 19, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “They’re Here” at Hot Docs - May 2 and 4, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday on April 18 and 21, JOB: LIFT is hiring a Summer 2025 Technical Assistant. Deadline is Friday, April 25, 2025 at 10:00am ET., JOB: LIFT is hiring a Summer 2025 Conference and Meeting Planner. Deadline is Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00am ET, EVENT: LIFT co-presents Talks & Tours at the 2025 Images Festival on April 14 - RSVP by 5:00pm on Friday April 11, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “Young Creators Co-Lab: Expanded Cinema” at the TIFF Next Wave on April 12, NEWS: 16mm Film Performance with Lauren Oliver and Film Screening with MONO NO AWARE is CANCELLED, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “S K E E T” at the Canadian Film Fest – March 29, NEWS: Alumni from the Helsinki Academy of Fine Arts may apply for the three-month residency at LIFT. Deadline extended to March 9, 2025., NEWS: New Year Greeting from our Executive Director – January 2025, EVENT: Film Performance with Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán Figueroa on February 28, NEWS: LIFT Closed for Family Day on Monday February 17, EVENT: "The Art of Cinematography" Panel on January 28. Click here to register., EVENT: LIFT Public Guided Tour on January 28. Click here to register., NEWS: LIFT announces Finnish Visiting Artist Paola Fernanda Guzmán Figueroa, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “Fathers and Sons” at the European Union Film Festival – Online Starting December 1, EVENT: LIFT co-presents various films at the 2024 Media City Film Festival - Streaming for FREE from December 9 - 30, 2024, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Holiday Closure – December 2024 to January 2025. Click here for full closure dates., EVENT: LIFT Film Sale - December 2024. Sale runs December 4 to December 18, DONATE: Consider Donating to LIFT for GivingTuesday 2024 – #GivingTuesday is December 3, EVENT: Fall 2024 Garage Sale on Thursday November 28, NEWS: LIFT's Operations and Facilities Protocols - Moving Forward, EVENT: LIFT co-presents "If You Ask Me" at RendezVous with Madness - Streaming online until November 11, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “A Man Imagined” at RendezVous with Madness - Streaming online until November 11, APPLY: Call for Proposal for Digital Cinema Residency 2025. Deadline is November 4, 2024 at 10:00 ET, NEWS: LIFT announces the 2024 BAICC Resident – Brenda Boyer, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed for Thanksgiving Day on October 14, EVENT: Fall 2024 Panel - Producing Indie Films in Canada on Tuesday September 24 at 7:00pm. Register now to reserve your spot., EVENT: Fall 2024 Public Guided Tour on Tuesday September 24 at 6:00pm. Register now to reserve your spot., NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday September 30, EXHIBIT: LIFT co-presents “I❤U s” at Vector Festival. Available to view at our facility from July 11 to August 10, EVENT: Open Studio Session - Chromaflex (Rescheduled) on Wednesday August 7, SUBMISSION: Call for Submissions for Workshop Wrap-Up 2024. Deadline is Tuesday August 6, SUBMISSION: LIFT and imagineNATIVE 2024 Mentorship program has new extended deadline of Tuesday July 30, EVENT: LIFT at Kensington Market’s Pedestrian Sundays - Direct Animation on Sunday July 28, EVENT: Open Screening – Summer 2024 on Tuesday July 23, EVENT: Screening with 2024 Expanding North Residency Resident Niya Ahmed Abdullahi on Thursday July 18, RESIDENCY: BAICC International Artist Residency Program 2024 for filmmakers from Spain. Deadline is July 14, SUBMISSION: Open Screening – Summer 2024. First come, first serve until Tuesday July 16, EVENT: LIFT at Kensington Market’s Pedestrian Sundays - Phytograms on Sunday June 30, EVENT: Open Studio Session – Dark and Light on Friday June 28, NEWS: LIFT Announces Artists Selected for Newcomer Filmmentor Program 2024, EVENT: LIFT Graduate Tours on June 13. Reserve your spot ASAP!, EVENTL LIFT co-presents "Local Heroes" at Inside Out on May 30, EVENT: Summer 2024 Public Guided Tour on Tuesday May 28. Limited space, RSVP here!, EVENT: LIFT Participates in Doors Open Toronto 2024 on Saturday May 25 (Closed on Sunday), NEWS: LIFT Office and Store Closed for Victoria Day on Monday May 20, EVENT: LIFT co-presents “My Dad’s Tapes” at Hot Docs 2024 on May 2 and 3, EVENT: Screening with 2024 Expanding North Resident Anette Gellein on May 3, JOB: Summer 2024 Technical Assistant. Deadline is 10am ET on Monday May 6, NEWS: Expanding North Residency Program - 2024 Announcement, NEWS: LIFT Digital Cinema Residency 2024 - Announcement, SUBMISSION: Spring 2024 edition of Open Screening. Deadline is 5:00pm ET on Friday, April 12, 2024, MENTORSHIP: Call for Applications: Newcomer Filmmentor 2024. Deadline is March 11, NEWS: LIFT Office and Store will be closed for Family Day on Monday February 19, NEWS: Call for Proposals for "Expanding North" Residency Program 2024. Deadline has been extended to THIS Monday January 22 at 10am ET., NEWS: 2022 Josephine Massarella Artist Award Recipient Marnie Parrell, NEWS: Call for Proposals for Digital Cinema Residency 2024. Extended Deadline is now January 15.