The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto presents

SHINE IT ON
The 13th Annual National Salon des Refusés and Salon Des Refusés

Wednesday September 6th, 2006
$7.00 admission ($5.00 for LIFT members)
Cocktails and Silent Auction preview 6:00pm
National Salon des Refusés screening at 8:00pm
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West

List of Films
List of Donations

Until 1863 the French Académie des Beaux Arts decided which artists received public exhibition. Any work, that strayed from realism, which defined "good art" at the time, was rejected. In 1863, the Académie was especially censorious, rejecting an unprecedented 2800 canvases. This bold statement caused such public outrage that the Emperor, Louis Napoleon, was forced to demand that the Académie display the rejected works in a separate exhibition. This new exhibition, the Salon des Refusés, finally garnered artists outside of the Académie's canon the recognition they deserved. It is from this tradition that LIFT's National Salon des Refusés emerged.

Each year LIFT presents a non-curated selection of Canadian films that were passed over by the Toronto International Film Festival. The Salon is programmed through a lottery draw, that is, films and the order in which they are shown are determined by the draw. The Salon des Refusés will screen only short films this year less than 20 minutes in length. 2004 marked the first time TIFF established an entry fee of $25.00 for short films - LIFT will reimburse filmmakers their 2006 TIFF entry fee for their film if selected to be screened at the 13th Annual Salon des Refusés.

2006 Salon Des Refuses Films

Angel Face by John Jennissen
2.5 minutes
Tempted by a beautiful body, two brothers blow their paycheck on the promise of a good time.

Untitled3 (stone killer) by Solomon Nagler
5.5 minutes
This film is a Portrait that has been sketched into an infinite horizon, where a body becomes one with landscape it has fallen into.

Dedication by Kathleen Olmstead
5 minutes
Dedication follows a woman through her daily rituals. She stands in front of her bathroom mirror and recites a poem ­ a personal prayer ­ as she readies herself.

Protection by Danishka Esterhazy
2 minutes
Two sisters, Snow White and Rose Red, face an unforgiving and alienation modern world. How do they find protection when the world is designed to tear them apart?

The Coffee Maker by Polly Washburn
8 minutes
Ann is a young widow who has taken her first big step toward re-establishing a life of intimacy with someone new, by spending the night with a female friend, Jaime. In the morning, an unsuspecting Jamie evokes an unexpected reaction from Ann, who is dealing with the emotional repercussions of the night before.

Fertile Attraction by Alex Hatz
8.5 minute
Two friends, desperate to get pregnant, unknowingly conspire to steal the same man's sperm, using a turkey baster.

Carrot Teen by Mike Maryniuk
6 minutes
A lonely man plants carrots and pulls up a young man.

The Art of Kissing by Kent Bennett
9 minutes
The Art of Kissing is a comedy short film that involves a neurotic, older woman who takes it upon herself to educate a younger man in the fine art of kissing.

Thaw by Shana MacDonald
8 minutes
"Thaw" explores how one may represent sexual desire cinematically.

The Rhythm of Youth by Brendon Foster-Algoo, Bar
8 minutes
"The Rhythm of Youth" is a short documentary about 11 year-old Steven Eliopoulos who plays the drums in a rock band with his older brothers. A story of the sacrifices of immigrant parents, and the blurring of the line between brotherhood and surrogate parenthood; this documentary provides a snapshot of a boy's life unified by his unique talent for drumming.

The Stars Are Ruined by Keith Cole
5 minutes
The "stars" of today are featured in this film.

Checkers by Jaimz Asmundson and Kyle Lemke
3 minutes
A couple of slackers spend the afternoon at home, playing a paranoid game of checkers, while in a drug-induces haze.

Peep Show: An Erotic Comedy by Ian Mozdzen & Mia van Leeuwen
8 minutes
Glimpse into the strangely erotic world of Hugo and Sabina, an eccentric duo playing out queer fantasies in a peepshow box of their own making.

2006 Silent Auction Donations

SHINE IT ON! 2006: The 13th Annual National Salon des Refusés and LIFT's annual Silent Auction fundraiser takes place on Wednesday September 6th, 2006 at The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto. Thousands of dollars worth of film pre and post-production items along with a year's worth of tickets and passes to your favourite festivals and events! Cocktails begin at 6:00pm with previewing of silent auction items. Screenings begin at 8:00pm and a party to celebrate will follow. All this for the low admission price of $7.00 ($5.00 for LIFT members).