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1. AFCOOP NEWS 2. WORKSHOPS 3. SCREENINGS AND EVENTS 4. AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES & CONTESTS 5. FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINES 6. COMMUNITY NEWS 7. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

1. AFCOOP NEWS

AFCOOP's Fall General Meeting Oct. 22nd, 6:30pm AFCOOP Office Come meet other filmmakers and find out what AFCOOP has planned for the coming season! Anyone looking to become a Full Member of AFCOOP at this meeting should contact the co-op in advance to confirm their eligibility.

Volunteer Orientation Wednesday, Oct. 7th, 2015, 1- 2pm AFCOOP Office Want to get involved with AFCOOP? Looking to become a Full Member? Want to get those volunteer hours in? Come and join our lovely volunteer coordinator, Sahar Yousefi, for the volunteer orientation. To register email: [email protected]

AFCOOP's Writers' Perspective The Writers’ Perspective incorporates elements of discussion of screenwriting structure and conventions and feedback on individual projects. This group is open to AFCOOP members and non-members alike and the meetings take place the second Wednesday of every month. Best of all it's FREE!

The next meetings is: October 14th, 6pm-9pm

Graduating Film School Membership Are you graduating from film school this year? You’re eligible for a FREE AFCOOP membership! Get access to affordable equipment, facilities and workshops and join a community of like-minded filmmakers!

In order to redeem your FREE AFCOOP membership you need to: - Do 10hrs of volunteer work at AFCOOP - Get voted in at an AFCOOP General Meeting.

Contact AFCOOP’s Volunteer Coordinator Sahar for more info on how to volunteer at AFCOOP: [email protected] You have 6 months after graduating to claim your membership.

Come get your #NSFILMJOBS signs! AFCOOP has a boat-load of #NSFILMJOBS signs to put on your lawn. They are available by donation to Screen Nova Scotia in the AFCOOP Office 10am - 5pm Monday - Friday. https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 1/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate

Job Call: Education Coordinator AFCOOP is accepting applications for the contract position of Education Coordinator. This position is funded through the JCP program and applicants must be eligible for JCP in order to apply.

Deadline for applications is Oct. 9th, 5pm 2015.

CONTRACT: Nov. 2nd 2015 – April 29th 2016

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: The Education Coordinator will assist with the development and implementation of AFCOOP’s Winter Filmmaking Workshop Series. In conjunction with AFCOOP’s Education Committee, the Education Coordinator will plan, schedule, promote, facilitate and report on all the workshops in the series.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE FULL JOB CALL.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Oct. 9th, 5pm 2014

TO APPLY: Please send a resume and cover letter via email to: [email protected] with the subject line “Education Coordinator”.

FILM 5 Program Call for Applications Nova Scotia’s elite training opportunity for emerging filmmakers

Deadline for Applications: Monday Oct. 5th 2015 5pm

The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative invites emerging Nova Scotia filmmakers to apply to the FILM 5 Program 2015/16. FILM 5 is a professional development program for directors, screenwriters and producers culminating in the opportunity to produce a short, five- minute film.

The deadline for applications is Monday Oct. 5th, 2015 at 5pm. The program begins in early November. Application packages can be downloaded at on the FILM 5 page.

Through the program, up to four teams (writer, director and producer) will be awarded cash and services to produce a five-minute film. Participants will attend intensive workshops and receive mentorship from professional filmmakers. Past FILM 5 instructors and mentors include director Deanne Foley (Relative Happiness), producer Marc Almon (Blackbird) and director/writer Andrea Dorfman (Heartbeat).

To be eligible, applicants must be residents of Nova Scotia, have completed basic film training and demonstrate a commitment to pursuing filmmaking at a professional level.

Now celebrating its 20th Anniversary, FILM 5 has helped launch the careers of the region's most prolific and successful filmmakers including Thom Fitzgerald (Cloudburst, The Hanging Garden), Andrea Dorfman (Heartbeat, Love That Boy), Andrew Bush (Rollertown, Picnic Face), Deanne Foley (Relative Happiness), and Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun) to name only a few.

Check out our Facebook page and FILM 5 web-page at www.afcoop.ca/film-5

Info Session Monday, Sept. 28th, 6pm AFCOOP Office, 5663 Cornwallis Street, Suite 101 Come get your last minute application questions answered. For more information contact AFCOOP 902 405 4474 ex. 3 or [email protected]

FILM 5 is presented by the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative with the assistance of Telefilm Canada. FILM 5 sponsors include: PS Atlantic, William F White International, SIM Digital, 902 Post, The PostMan Post-Production Studio, Kodak, Cinelab, IATSE 849, IATSE 667, Directors Guild of Canada, Trew Audio, the Atlantic Film Festival Association and The Coast.

FILM 5 20th Anniversary Screening + Party at the AFF! Sept. 23rd https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 2/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate Screening: 6:45pm at Park Lane Cinema Party: 8pm - midnight at the AFCOOP Offices Join past and present FILM 5 cast and crew in a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of AFCOOP's FILM 5 program.

Screening will include:

The Wake of Calum MacLeod - Marc Almon & Nona McDermid Super Science - Joel MacKenzie & Mark Purdy Rhonda’s Party - Ashley McKenzie, Nelson MacDoanld & Christine Comeau War Poet - Paul McNeil & John Feron Wound Up - Andrea Dorfman & Margaret Harrison Green - Heather Young & Brittany Amos I Am Syd Stone - Denis Theriault & Colin Davis

PLUS this year's FILM 5 films:

Bound - Daniel Boos & Lynn Matheson Paper Thin - Jeff Parker & Dominic Fagan Una Forma de Partir - Joshua Young & Charles McLearn Sleeping Beauty - Sarah Gignac & Andrea Levesque

Congratulations to all the AFCOOP Members Screening at the 35th Atlantic Film Festival!

Atlantic Features Noon Gun - Caley MacLennan *FILM 5 Alumnus North Mountain - Bretten Hannam *FILM 5 Alumnus Your Money or Your Wife - Iain MacLeod and Brittany Amos *FILM 5 Alumnus

Atlantic Broadcast Studio Black - Corey Bowles & William D. MacGillivray

Script Pitch In the Woods - Jesse Harley *FILM 5 Alumnus Wrestle Island - Glen Matthews

CBC Shorts Gala Alien Love Story - Ron McDougall *FILM 5 Alumnus First Weekend - Megan Wennberg Una Forma de Partir - Joshua Young & Charles McLearn *FILM 5 A Suicide at the Gun Range - Stephanie Clattenberg *FILM 5 Alumnus

Atlantic Shorts Take Your Bow - Megan Wennberg Wind Through a Tree - Seth Smith A Horse Throat - Jenna Marks Bound - Daniel Boos & Lynn Matheson *FILM 5 My Younger Older Sister - Leah Johnston Alia - Raghed Charabaty Paper Thin - Jeff Parker & Dominic Fagan *FILM 5 Sleeping Beauty - Sarah Gignac & Andrea Levesque *FILM 5 The Canoe - Alex Balkam & Jessica Murwin 4 Quarters - Ashley McKenzie & Nelson MacDonald *FILM 5 Almuni Doggie Bag - Lulu Keating Feverish - Nicole Steeves *FILM 5 Alumnus Hidden Window - Greg Jackson *FILM 5 Alumnus Gun Shy - Brittany Amos *FILM 5 Alumnus The Cat’s Inn - Claire Fraser Brandon Voyer - Punk Rock Gypsy Christ - Josh Owen How to Dispose of a Corpse - Urs Frei Round Trip - Hilary Titley https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 3/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate

2. WORKSHOPS

Copyright Issues for Filmmakers - FREE talk Oct. 8th, 6pm AFCOOP Office In partnership with the Artists Legal Information Society (ALIS) Alayna Kolodziechuk will present a talk on the implications of found- footage, footage in the public domain and general copyright issues related to aspiring filmmakers.

Alayna R. Kolodziechuk is a lawyer providing customized legal services and plain-language advice to many small businesses and start- ups, including artists and designers across a variety of disciplines. Alayna is a sessional lecturer at Dalhousie University (Introduction to Business Law). She is also frequently invited to guest lecture at educational institutions and by industry associations on topics such as copyright, contracts, technology, and privacy law.

NSCAD School of Extended Studies: FALL 2015 http://nscad.ca/en/home/schoolofextendedstudies/adultfall2015/default.aspx Make ART this Fall! NSCAD’s School of Extended Studies has courses for both ADULTS and YOUTH, no experience necessary! Register online at nscad.ca or call 902.494.8185.

Free Workshop, Free Admission for 12 and Under, and $1000 Bursary: Lunenburg Doc Fest’s Youth Program Lunenburg Doc Fest presents an expanded and enhanced Youth Program this month. Adding to the popular free Youth Workshop for 13 to 18 year olds, the Festival is offering a $1000 school bursary and free admission to the Youth Screening for anyone 12 and under.

Starting this weekend (running September 12, 13 and 19, 20), the Youth Workshop will teach kids to make their own short documentaries then showcase their work at the festival along with the feature film, I Am Eleven, an "insightful, funny and moving documentary portrait of childhood."

NEW this year, Lunenburg Doc Fest is pleased to offer free admission to youth 12 and under for the Youth/Family program, which includes the premieres of short documentaries created during the free Youth Documentary Workshop plus the I Am Eleven film.

From an orphanage in India, to a single-parent household in inner-city Melbourne, to bathing with elephants in Thailand, I Am Eleven explores the lives and thoughts of children from 15 countries. I Am Eleven weaves together deeply personal and at times hilarious portraits of what it means to sit at this transitional age. These young minds provide us with a powerful insight into the future of our world. The screening takes place at 1:00pm, The Pearl Theatre, 37 Hall Street, Lunenburg.

Also NEW in 2015, Lunenburg Doc Fest will award a bursary of $1,000 to a Nova Scotian student, attending post-secondary film studies. In addition to the bursary, a Film Pass granting access to all feature documentary screenings on September 26 and 27, 2015, will be awarded.

"We strive to offer something for everyone, including the youth,” states Debra Beers, Co-Chair of the Festival. “Our community encourages youth to participate in this festival and it is our pleasure to create opportunities that will educate, entertain and inspire them.”

For more information, to register for the free workshop, apply for the bursary or buy tickets to the screening go to http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/. Deadline for the bursary is September 16, 2015.

3. SCREENINGS AND EVENTS

The 35th Atlantic Film Festival announces Atlantic Program www.atlanticfilm.com https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 4/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate September 17th- 24th

The 35th annual Atlantic Film Festival proudly launches its program of Atlantic Canadian film selections, including the much- anticipated Atlantic Gala, to be presented over eight days in Halifax, September 17-24.

"The promotion and support of the best and brightest working here in Atlantic Canada is more important than ever," said Jason Beaudry, Program Director. "We couldn’t be more excited about the 2015 Atlantic program. These films are made with our own stories in our own voices, and as a whole they are a celebration of who we are and where we live."

See Full festival line-up here

Carbon Arc starts its sixth year! We're busy programming another terrific collection of Canadian, independent, and international films, screening every Friday from September 25 (just after the Atlantic Film Festival) to the end of November. (And we'll be back in the New Year!)

Due to the popularity of last season's line-up, we're screening many of the new season's movies two times on the scheduled Fridays, at 7pm and 9:30pm.

More information about the fall slate is available at carbonarc.ca and at our Facebook page.) We look forward to seeing you on September 25! Ex Paradise Film Society members, you can get one free popcorn at each screening until next August! And, if you're interested in volunteering with us, return this form and we'll schedule you some shifts.

Please consider getting advance tickets. Available via PayPal or Credit Card www.carbonarc.ca/tickets or by reserving a ticket at [email protected]

Coming Up...

Fri Sept 25 | 7pm | 9:30pm THE SECOND MOTHER Anna Muylaert | Drama | 2015 | 112 min | Brazil (Portuguese with English subtitles) A live-in maid struggles with her role in the household when her spirited daughter comes to visit.

Fri Oct 2 | 7pm | 9:30pm WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE Hiromasa Yonebayashi Animation | 2014 | 103 min | Japan A young girl visits the seaside, discovering ghosts and a secret from her past.

Doors open 6:30pm & 9pm | $7

Canadian Art Therapy Association to hold Conference for the first time in Halifax, NS Oct. 16- 18th, 2015 www.CanadianArtTherapy.org The Canadian Art Therapy Association is glad to announce that their 36th annual conference will be held at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia from October 16-18, 2015.

The conference will inform participants about how art therapy can enhance Resilience and support Recovery after a life-changing experience such as a profound loss, serious illness, civil unrest and other possible traumatizing events.

The conference is open to all and registration starts July 1st. More information can be found at www.CanadianArtTherapy.org.

https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 5/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate Lunenburg Doc Schedule Announced! http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/tickets/ September 25th to 27th

Lunenburg Doc Fest proudly presents the full schedule for its second annual festival, taking place September 25th to 27th, with ten screenings, a gala reception, Q&As, a brunch, a panel and more. Featuring guest filmmakers and films from around the world, this year’s lineup promises something for everyone and is sure to educate, entertain and inspire. Press release attached.

Purchase individual tickets or Festival Passes at http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/tickets/ or at the Festival Box Office, 139 Montague Street, Lunenburg, while quantities last.

Bill Darnell, co-founder of Greenpeace, will join The Festival as special guest presenter for the documentary, How to Change the World. Bill will introduce the film and participate in a post-screening Question & Answer session on Saturday, September 26.

How to Change the World trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuo8VoHqWaM

Canadian Premiere – “Requiem for the American Dream” September 25th, 2015

Requiem for the American Dream will have its Canadian premiere at the 2015 Lunenburg Doc Fest on Friday, September 25. The film, featuring Noam Chomsky – one of the world’s preeminent thought leaders, is a riveting exposé of the coordinated campaign to concentrate wealth and power into the hands of a select few. The documentary’s director/producer, Kelly Nyks, will be a presenting guest of The Festival.

Festival Passes including the gala screening and reception, which sold out quickly last year, are available for purchase online at http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/tickets/ or at

the Festival Box Office, 139 Montague Street, Lunenburg, while quantities last.

The Lunenburg Doc Fest runs September 25-27, 2015. The Opening Night Gala is made possible with the generous sponsorship of the Old Fish Factory Restaurant & Ice House Bar.

See the full festival line-up at: http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/

Power Lines Animation Project Screening https://www.facebook.com/events/470466266467877/ Sept 28, 6:30PM

The Centre for Art Tapes’ Power Lines Animation Project, facilitated by Animator Sam DeCoste, led participants through an 8-week animation training and mentorship opportunity. The goal was for each participant to create a short animated works as either figurative or literal interpretations on the theme of ‘power lines’. The following films are the results.

Artists:

Robyn Badger Tori Fleming Lorna Kirk Jessica Murwin Deanna Sparks

Halifax Central Library Spring Garden Road Monday September 28th, 6:30PM

4. AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES & CONTESTS

https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 6/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate AFCOOP Filmmaking Grants AFCOOP’s filmmaking grants support the production of local independent films through in-kind equipment and resources. There are grants that are open to the public as well as some that are only open to AFCOOP Full Members.

There are two deadlines per year - August 1st and December 1st

The First Thing Supplies and training to make your first film including:

$500 in-kind gear and facilities (valued at commercial rates) "Intro to Filmmaking in Nova Scotia" workshop 2 x workshops of your choice Associate Membership 3 x 1hr meetings with an AFCOOP mentor

For: Beginner filmmaker with little to no filmmaking experience.

Up to 2 per deadline.

Feedback Loop A chance to get feedback about your project for your choice of expert.

The grant includes:

3 x 1hr mentorship meetings with your choice of an experienced screenwriter, director, producer, editor or cinematographer.

These meetings are meant for you to gain feedback on your project. Mentors will be selected from senior AFCOOP members and the community based on the nature of your project.

For: Anyone.

Up to 2 per deadline.

Celluloid Creation Grant The Celluloid Creation Grant provides you with resources and support to make a film-based project shot or finished (or both!) on Super-8, 16mm or 35mm film.

The grant includes:

$2,000 in kind equipment(film cameras, lights, etc. valued at commercial rates) $250cash towards film stock,processing, shipping and transfer Up to 3000ft of film from the AFCOOP film freezer (35mm, 16mm) (colour or b&w) based on availability

For: AFCOOP Full Members.

Up to 1 per deadline

Independent Filmmakers Grant The Independent Filmmakers Grant provides equipment and resources to make a digital-based project.

The grant includes:

$2,000 in kind equipment rental (C300 camera, sound recording equipment, lighting etc. valued at commercial rates) $250 cash towards your production costs (crew, cast, art dept. food, etc.)

For: AFCOOP Full Members.

Equipment must be used by a qualified operator. In order to be cleared on this gear you (or you operator) need to have either taken a workshop on it or prove your competency to the Technical Coordinator in advance of your booking.

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Post-Production Grant AFCOOP has a full service post-production suite. This is your chance to use it for your next project.

Includes:

2 weeks unlimited access to AFCOOP’s media suite (Final Cut Studio 7, AVID Symphony, Adobe CS6 and Pro Tools). Booking is for consecutive weeks (with some flexibility)

For: AFCOOP Full Members.

Up to 1 per deadline

HOW TO APPLY

Application forms can be downloaded on-line or can be picked up in person at the AFCOOP office.

BravoFACTUAL http://www.bravofact.com ; Next Deadline: September 25th, 2015 In September 2013, Bravo introduced BravoFACTUAL awards to be granted by the BravoFACT(Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) jury for the production of short form documentary projects. Selected projects will be eligible to apply for up to a maximum $50,000 in production funding. Following the same mandate as for scripted BravoFACT shorts, BravoFACTUAL projects will reflect themes, large and small, produced by directors and producers from across Canada. There are two deadlines annually. The next deadline will be April 1st, 2015.

MuchFACT http://musicnovascotia.ca/funding/videofunding#sthash.rf5pbUWG.dpuf A Foundation To Assist Canadian Talent, was created in 1984 concurrent with the launch of MuchMusic, which committed a percentage of its gross annual revenues to stimulate the production of new Canadian music videos. Two years later, when MusiquePlus went on the air, it also became a sponsor, as did MuchMoreMusic when it launched in 1998. The launch of MuchMore (formerly known as MuchMoreMusic) also marked the creation of PromoFACT, an Electronic Press Kit and website production fund for Canadian artists, independent record labels and artist management companies.

MuchFACT is now funded entirely by MuchMusic and MuchMore (formerly MuchMoreMusic). Originally named VideoFACT, the company changed its name to MuchFACT in September, 2009. Along with the name change, MuchFACT expanded its PromoFACT EPK program to include not only traditional EPKs, but also digital music videos, digital EPKs or other digital music related content intended for viral distribution.

Upcoming deadlines: Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:59 PM EST

For more information, contact rob.bakker (at) bellmedia.ca See More at: http://musicnovascotia.ca/funding/videofunding#sthash.rf5pbUWG.dpuf

Arts Nova Scotia Funding and Awards

Grants to Individuals http://cch.novascotia.ca/investing-in-our-future/arts-nova-scotia/grants-individuals ; The program supports the creation of new works by professional artists in all disciplines including fine crafts, literary, visual, media and performing arts. It also promotes a broad understanding and appreciation of art and artists through professional development, creation and presentation of work. Individual artists may submit one application per grant per deadline. To encourage equitable distribution of funds, artists can only receive one Creation Grant in a 12-month period. https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 8/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate Application Date by: May 15 / December 15 (each year)

Canada Council Grants Grants to Film and Video Artists: Scriptwriting Grants, Production Grants and Research/Creation Grants http://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/grants-to-film-and-video-artists-scriptwriting-grants-production-grants- research-creation-grants The Grants to Film and Video Artists program supports Canadian professional independent artists who use cinema and video as a mode of artistic expression, and provides them with opportunities for creative renewal and for production of independent film and video works.

The program offers three components: Scriptwriting Grants, Production Grants andResearch/Creation Grants.

To ensure the vitality and continued excellence of media arts, Canada Council for the Arts grants help support individual Canadian artists committed to the practice of film and video in a film/video as independent artist-controlled media art forms.

Only independent artworks are eligible to this program. This program does not support work created for the cultural industries of commercial film and television. Independent means that the artist initiates and is the driving force behind the proposed project. The artist must maintain complete creative and editorial control over the work, ownership of the final work and receive a significant part of the revenues generated by the work.

Deadline(s) 1 March 1 October

Travel Grants to Media Arts Professionals http://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/travel-grants-to-media-arts-professionalsProgramDescription Travel grants assist Canadian professional independent media artists to travel for events or activities important to the development of their artistic practice or career. This component covers presentation and professional development travel.

Travel Grants to Independent Media Arts Curators and Critics This component of the program assists Canadian, professional, independent media arts curators and critics to travel outside their home region. It covers research, professional development and presentation travel.

This program also offers an International Residencies pilot component.

Deadline(s) Any time before your departure date. Applicants who wish to have the results before their departure should apply at least ten weeks in advance.

The Canada Council for the Arts will not accept applications postmarked after the departure date of your travel, incomplete applications or those submitted by fax or email.

For more information: Michèle Stanley Media Arts Program Officer 1-800-263-5588 or 613-566-4414 ext. 5251

Cultivate: Creative Development Grants http://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/cultivate-creative-development-grants#eligibility The Cultivate: Creative Development Grants program provides support to individual artists who are Deaf, have disabilities and/or are living with mental illness to pursue research, creation and production projects in dance, inter-arts, media arts, music, theatre, visual arts and/or writing/literary arts, leading to a new artistic work or body of work intended for public presentation, exhibition, publication or distribution.

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Research/Creation Grants provide artists the time and resources to explore, develop and/or create a new artistic work or body of work. This may include the research and development of ideas, concepts, themes or techniques. A completed work or public presentation is not required.

Production Grants support the production of a new work or body of work (which may also include a development or creation phase). Production projects must include a public presentation or exhibition of the work or, in the case of a sound recording, film, video, audio or new media production, include a concrete dissemination plan.

Deadline(s) 15 September: Pilot program for the year 2015 only

Submit to Indiewire's Project of the Day Contest http://www.indiewire.com/article/submit-to-indiewires-project-of-the-day-contest-20150702

Making a movie? Want instant fame and adoration? Maybe even a prize? Then please, step right up and fill out our form to be considered as Indiewire's Project of the Day.

You can be a part of crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo or Seed&Spark; you can be doing it all on your own. Whatever the case, we want to help filmmakers and other creators gain exposure.

If you're selected as a Project of the Day, you'll get at least two shots at glory: Once when we publish the profile of your film and again at the end of the week, when we ask readers to vote for the POTD they liked best. That POTD will go on for another vote at the end of the month.

As for prizes, the winner of Project of the Month will get a reported feature story about their project on Indiewire and will be eligible for Project of the Year. The Project of the Year winner for 2015 will get bragging rights, a story announcing the news and the chance to attend The TFI Filmmaker and Industry Meetings during the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016.

For more information or to submit: http://www.indiewire.com/article/submit-to-indiewires-project-of-the-day-contest-20150702

2016 Mayworks Halifax Festival - Call for submissions http://mayworkshalifax.ca/ DEADLINE: October 1st, 2015

Mayworks Halifax is a multi-disciplinary arts festival open to the general public. It aims to help build a culture and society that celebrates and recognizes the history and struggle of the working people of Nova Scotia. The annual festival spans a period of time before and after May 1st of every year, the internationally recognized Worker's Day, and serves as an extended celebration of the day's significance to all workers and those seeking justice.

Submissions need not be directly focused on work, labour or unions. Mayworks Halifax programs works of art that address broad themes of social and environmental justice. Any submissions that address issues of inequality and injustice, or give voice to marginalized communities will be considered. Under-represented groups and those disadvantaged at work and in society are particularly encouraged to apply.

Mayworks Halifax programming is not limited to any medium for artistic expression. The festival has programmed works of music, theatre, cinema, printmaking, painting, photography, literature, spoken word and more. We are eager to further diversify our programming.

For submission forms: http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

DEADLINE: October 1st, 2015

For questions, email: [email protected]

Lunenburg Doc Fest Bursary https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 10/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/bursary/ Deadline: Sept. 16th, 2015

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia — The Festival proudly announces the Lunenburg Doc Fest bursary of $1,000 to be awarded to a student, residing in Nova Scotia, who is planning to attend postsecondary film studies.

Lunenburg Doc Fest aims to champion an emerging filmmaker and promote artistic achievement by assisting the student with the opportunity to gain valuable training.

"Lunenburg Doc Fest is thrilled to be presenting a bursary for secondary film education," states Debra Beers, Co-Chair of the festival. "This goes hand in hand with our free Youth Program, which presents training for up to 12 students this summer and a Youth screening at our festival in September."

In addition to the bursary, a Film Pass granting access to all feature documentary screenings on September 26 and 27, 2015, will be awarded.

The bursary application can be found at http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/bursary/ ;

Deadline for application is September 16, 2015.

To nominate a student or apply for the bursary, please complete and submit the Bursary Application via email to [email protected] or by mail to Box 1951, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0.

The successful applicant will be announced following the Lunenburg Doc Fest Youth Program screening at The Pearl Theatre, 37 Hall Street, Lunenburg, on Sunday, September 27, 2015.

The Canada 150 Fund http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1424795454758

The goal of the Canada 150 Fund is to create opportunities for Canadians to participate in local, regional, and national celebrations that contribute to building a sense of pride and attachment to Canada.

A limited number of high impact, large-scale projects that are national in scope will also be supported through the Canada 150 Fund as Signature Initiatives.

Eligibility details Eligible funding recipients under the Canada 150 Fund include the following types:

Canadian not-for-profit organizations, including corporations, trusts, cooperatives and unincorporated associations; Canadian business corporations, including partnerships, trusts and joint ventures where projects are non-commercial in nature; Canadian schools; and, Canadian municipal governments and their institutions. Federal departments, agencies and institutions, Provincial and Territorial governments and their institutions, private individuals and political parties are not eligible under the Canada 150 Fund.

There is no established deadline to submit a funding application under the Canada 150 Fund.

ARTsPLACE call for exhibition proposals http://arcac-artsplace.weebly.com/submissions.html Deadline: October 15th, 2015

ARTsPLACE Artist-run Centre is seeking proposals from individual artists, collectives, or curators* for its 2016/17 exhibition program**. ARTsPLACE is a non-profit artist-run centre dedicated to the presentation, development, and promotion of non- commercial art that is innovative and reflects current contemporary art forms and issues. ARTsPLACE supports a variety of artistic practices and disciplines which are relevant to a diverse social and artistic community in a rural environment.

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Khyber 2015-16 + 2016-17 http://www.khyber.ca/submissions-3/ Deadline: October 15th, 2015

The Khyber supports the exhibition of work in all media. The Khyber is committed to providing a flexible, interdisciplinary exhibition space for the presentation of non-commercial contemporary art. Our mission as an artist-run-centre is to foster critical thought in society through the presentation of contemporary art which facilitates dialogue, encourages inquiry and supports social engagement by the public at large. The Khyber is devoted to research, risk and experimentation. We pay fees to artists according to CARFAC standards. Deadline: October 15th

Emerging Artist Project: A Handmade Assembly http://www.handmadeassembly.com/ Deadline: Sept 14th, 2015

Organized collaboratively by Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre and Mount Allison University’s Owens Art Gallery, A Handmade Assembly invites artists, curators and others to lead discussions, facilitate workshops, initiate projects, open exhibitions, and share in a common thread, the handmade.

A Handmade Assembly is an initiative in response to the significant number of artists who have in recent years been using materials and processes that are laborious, often intimate, and usually associated with traditional craft methods. The discourse surrounding these practices is growing in turn as DIY aesthetics and ideals flood the mainstream. In appreciation of the handmade in contemporary culture, A Handmade Assembly is a venue for artists to discuss their practices and make new and necessary networks.

Emerging artists from the Atlantic region who have completed their formal studies are eligible to apply.

An artist fee will be paid.

To apply, please send: 1. 10 images of your work 2. A description of the proposed project and resulting exhibition (max 500 words) 3. A brief bio (max 250 words) 4. A current C.V.

Applications can be sent to [email protected] by 5pm on Monday September 14, 2015. Please include the subject line 'emerging artist project'. Thank you.

For more information and to see other calls for proposals, please visit the website: www.handmadeassembly.com

Apply for WFF’s Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/industry/aboriginal-filmmaker-fellowship Deadline: September 23rd, 2015

Whistler Film Festival’s (WFF) Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship has expanded into a three-day creative and business immersion experience to be held from December 3 to 5 during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit.

Up to six emerging Aboriginal Canadian film artists with short film, webisode projects or television pilots will be accepted to participate. Short scripts in all genres can be submitted for consideration. Writers must be Canadian citizens and of Aboriginal descent.

WFF is looking for projects with strong story, market potential and larger audience potential.

For more information visit: http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/industry/aboriginal-filmmaker-fellowship

Gallery Gachet is currently accepting proposals for our upcoming 2017 exhibition calendar. http://gachet.org/submission-process/ https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 12/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate Deadline: September 15th, 2015

Gallery Gachet supports artists who have experienced marginalization due to their mental health, addictions, trauma and/or abuse experiences, by working for cultural and economic justice. It is not necessary that those submitting have experienced mental illness or social marginalization personally, however the work must speak to our mandate in specific and interesting ways.

Our exhibition calendar features a range of art practices from contemporary to outsider to exhibitions representing community- engaged and social practice methods as well as a diversity of mediums: photography, video, performance art, drawing, 3D, installation, ceramics, textiles and more. For more information on Gachet’s vision and Basis of Unity, please see http://gachet.org/about.

We welcome proposals that challenge mental health stigmas, barriers to full social, cultural, and economic participation; disability art; art for social change; as well as ideas that actively engage the community in your work. We look to create and maintain collaborations within the mental health and cultural sectors, as well as our local Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. Exhibitions may thematically coincide with other events and festivals. We accept proposals for solo, group, juried, curated, or major exhibition projects; as well as screenings, workshops, performances and collaborations.

We pay CARFAC fees, and provide support for openings, catering, marketing, A/V equipment, installation and a six-week exhibition run at Gallery Gachet.

For more information visit: http://gachet.org/submission-process/

5. FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINES

Outlier Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions for the 2015 http://outlierfilmfestival.com/new-products/ Outlier Film Festival takes place in Halifax, NS. It is the first festival of its kind on the East Coast of Canada. Focusing on the genres of cult, fantasy, experimental, documentary, horror, and science fiction, the organizers are drawing on selections from across our region and around the world to compile a diverse collection of works that challenge, delight, and disturb.

Outlier Film Festival acknowledges the support of Arts Nova Scotia. The festival's sponsors include Strange Adventures, Obsolete Records, Pro Skateboards & Snowboards, Film & Creative Industries Nova Scotia, Garrison Brewing, Octopi Computers, and Village Sound.

For more information on Outlier, visit: http://outlierfilmfestival.com

Media Contact: Matt Charlton Pigeon Row [email protected]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: the8fest 2015 the8fest.com Deadline: Sept 30, 2015 the8fest seeks your 8mm, Super-8, 9.5mm or other small gauge film projects (such as loops and installations) for our 2015 installment next January 30th to February 1st.

Films can be: - Experimental, animated, personal, handmade - Diary and essay films, documentaries - Live performance and music mixed with film - Films from everyday culture - historical footage, home movies https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 13/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate the8fest exhibits all work on film. Works selected for the festival, therefore, must be finished on small-gauge film (8mm, Super-8, 9.5 mm). We do not exhibit projects on video or digital.

the8fest uses professional small-gauge projection equipment including Elmo GS-1200 and ST-1200 models. Our technicians and programmers have many years experience specializing in small-gauge film formats and technology. The greatest care will be taken in handling, previewing, and projecting films.

For more information or to submit: www.the8fest.com/

DEADLINE: September 30, 2014

Call For Submissions- Censured In Canada http://bit.ly/1KhFD93 Deadline: Oct. 31, 2015 CENSURED IN CANADA is an underground film festival seeking to expose and fracture limits on expression in Canada, which has become more resonant since the passing of Bill C-51.

This year, we premiered 21 films of diverse genres and styles over the Jan 24/25 weekend for our 2015 festival. Submissions for the 2016 festival are open till Oct 31 (see http://bit.ly/1KhFD93 for more details)

We are seeking work from Canadian-based artists that have been rejected by Canadian festivals and institutions - whether it was the lack of credentials or connections, or the work proposes a unique or contrarian perspective, or the work challenges aesthetic or social/political norms. Whatever.

Call For Films: NSI Short Film Festival http://www.nsi-canada.ca Deadline: September 21st, 2015 $4,750 in cash awards are available to be won through the festival including a new cash prize: the $1,500 Blue Ant Media Documentary Award for best doc. Films made after January 2010 are eligible for submission. Films are being accepted until September 21.

6. COMMUNITY NEWS

YOUR HOME MOVIES ARE NEEDED FOR ART ! Halifax media artist wants your old super 8 film movies for a NOCTURNE art at night 2015 event.

Do you have some old home movies on Super 8 film ? Contribute them and they could be a part of a very cool, fun, innovative and collaborative project to be presented one night only, Saturday October 17, 2015. If any part of your home movie is chosen for the project, you will receive a professionally made digital version to keep. All original film will be returned and lovingly cared for while in the artists’ hands. See your past be a part of Art.

Please deliver Super 8 home movies to: The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, 5663 Cornwallis St #101, Halifax, between 10 AM and 5 PM weekdays.

DEADLINE for DELIVERY is September 28th, 2015. Questions ? email [email protected]

Nocturne: Art at Night details here: http://nocturnehalifax.ca/about/

Kodak Celebrates 50 years of Super 8! http://www.kodak.ca/ek/CA/en/corp/default.htm Fifty years ago, Kodak introduced Super 8 mm. This “super” format solved some of the challenges of standard 8mm, which launched https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 14/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate a few decades earlier. Regardless of those hurdles, 8 mm cameras became a common sight at family parties, special events, and vacation destinations by the 1950s. But with the invention of the 50-foot cartridge in 1965, anyone could shoot without interruption for a much smaller investment. Suddenly everyone was a filmmaker!

Many of today's great filmmakers — Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, David Fincher, Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, Michael Bay and Christopher Nolan — got their “start” creating Super 8 movies in their back yards. This powerful little format has gone on to forge an emotional path into the hearts of many artists and filmmakers over the decades. And its unique look is still revered today.

Super 8 has also made its mark in Hollywood, with numerous commercials, music videos, branded entertainmentutilizing the small gauge film. You may have noticed its unique look on recent episodes of American Idol, American Horror Story, and The Americans. This small format provides a distinct look for big pictures as well, such as the Oscar®-winning JFK, The Fighter and Argo, as well as the upcoming I Saw the Light. And documentaries, such as Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and Brand: A Second Coming, rely on Super 8 footage to tell their stories.

This will be a big year for Super 8 mm with the Logmar camera arriving, the first new Super 8 camera to hit the market in 30 years. It combines analog and digital technology, with features guaranteed to excite the pros as well as the consumer. Perhaps one will find its way into the hands of the next great filmmaker!

We look forward to celebrating this special occasion with all of the Super 8 fans and filmmakers around the globe, and seeing the innovative images that continue to be created to entertain our visual palates.

Read more: http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Publications/InCamera/Sections/The_StoryBoard/Happy_50th_Birthday_Super_8.htm#ixzz3lOEt5BGP

Nova Scotia film community launches locations website to promote industry, address void www.filmnovascotia.ca ; Nova Scotia’s film and television community has launched a website to showcase and promote film locations, service companies and talent in an effort to reinvigorate an industry suffering from provincial government cuts imposed last spring.

The site – www.filmnovascotia.ca – is now live, the result of several weeks of mostly volunteer work spearheaded by long-time locations manager Shaun Clarke and the Directors Guild of Canada-Atlantic Region.

“There is very little production happening right now, and nothing on the books, during what might otherwise have been one of the busiest seasons in years. So we have set up a website and we are offering locations services to producers considering Nova Scotia for their productions,” said Clarke.

“We are providing location and scouting services that were previously provided by the now-shuttered government-run Film & Creative Industries Nova Scotia. The website is intended to fill that gap.”

Believed to be the only non-government-sponsored site of its kind in North America – a de facto film commission – www.filmnovascotia.ca offers a locations photo gallery, a highlight reel courtesy of Egg Studios, filmography and links to film-union websites, equipment houses, service providers and Nova Scotia Business Inc., which is managing the new Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund.

“The only productions that have gone ahead since the government cuts in April are projects that came in under the previous film tax credit. Meanwhile, the industry is booming elsewhere in Canada, due to the low Canadian dollar and competitive incentive programs,” said James Nicholson, Business Agent for DGC-ARC.

“Film crew are leaving town, and local producers are having difficulty getting projects off the ground,” he said. “But we intend to prove to the provincial government and the public that this is a vibrant, viable industry that provides a positive financial impact for the province. NSBI is co-operating fully in this initiative, but we are not waiting on government. This needs to happen now.”

Switch Hfx Sept 20th 12pm- 4pm http://switchhfx.ca/ Open Street Sundays encourages people to enjoy Halifax in a new way by walking, biking and moving around safely and comfortably on a 2km route.

Switch Hfx will be happening along Agricola Street from Young st to Cunard on Sunday September 20th 12pm – 4pm. There is an amazing collection of local community groups, businesses and volunteers coming together to activate the route and we hope that you https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate 15/18 2/5/2016 https://afcoop.wildapricot.org/Sys/EmailTemplate/EditPreviewTemplate will join us!

Check our facebook page for a detailed route map:https://www.facebook.com/Switchhfx?fref=ts

A CALL FOR #NSFILMJOBS STORIES http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=990cca95e51513f19d25bf70c&id=5bd825fe9b With the summer almost over, the Nova Scotia Legislature will be soon resuming for fall sessions. In advance of this, both the NDP and PC caucus are looking to keep the Nova Scotia film & television industry front and centre as they prepare for the fall session. To do this, they need YOUR help.

Both parties are in the process of gathering #NSFILMJOBS stories to share on the legislature floor. We are asking you to read their messages below, and then share with them the impact the changes to the Film Tax Credit (along with the loss of Film & Creative Industries Nova Scotia) has had on your livelihood and families. Please only send your story to one party – we are trying to avoid duplicates, as we want both parties to be able to read different letters.

It's important to keep this issue in the spotlight as we continue to fight for the future of the industry, including the many significant problems the new film incentive program does not address, such as the loss of Film & Creative Industries NS, and the accompanying disappearance of equity funding and development programs.

Sincerely,

The Screen Nova Scotia Political Action Committee

AFCOOP Lifetime Member Michael Ray Fox's feature film is now available!

ROAMING, a feature motion motion picture produced in Nova Scotia, is now available on iTunes, GooglePlay, Vimeo OnDemand, Hulu, and IndieFlix! And if you prefer to watch movies 'the old fashioned way', you can buy Roaming on DVD through Barnes & Noble.

This website shows you all the available channels you can see Roaming - Click http://www.michaelrayfox.com/roaming/

DVD Barnes & Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-roaming-michael-ray-fox/26037809

Download Vimeo OnDemand - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/30430/118621322 Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Roaming?id=zGJnHiOC0jU iTunes (USA) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/roaming/id1004017816

Streaming Hulu - http://www.hulu.com/watch/691670 IndieFlix - https://indieflix.com/indie-films/roaming-41926/

Don't forget to Like Us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/roamingfilm

7. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Job Call: Education Coordinator

AFCOOP is accepting applications for the contract position of Education Coordinator. This position is funded through the JCP program and applicants must be eligible for JCP in order to apply.

Deadline for applications is Oct. 9th, 5pm 2015.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE FULL JOB CALL.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Oct. 9th, 5pm 2014

TO APPLY: Please send a resume and cover letter via email to: [email protected] with the subject line “Education Coordinator”.

Sponsorship Specialist (Consultant position) Full-Time – CANADA Location: CANADA – preferably Toronto Contract type: Consultancy – temporary (3 to 6 months based on results) http://www.imaa.ca/ Deadline: Sept. 15th, 2015

IMAA is looking for suitable candidate capable of filling a sponsorship consultancy position. As a Sponsorship Specialist, your goal will be to secure a long-term partnership with a Title Sponsor and other interested parties to fund the Canadian Independent Media Arts Prize. You are responsible for communicating information about the Prize to potential donors in an effective and efficient way. Significant experience in the domain is required.

How to apply: If you are an experienced Sponsorship Specialist with a proven record of success in attracting sponsorships for non-profit organizations, please submit your resume and a cover letter with three references to: [email protected] and [email protected].

Deadline: September 15th, 5PM (Eastern time)

For more information: http://www.imaa.ca/

Media Management Co-ordinator http://journeymanfilm.com/opportunity-post/hiring-media-management-co-ordinator/ Deadline: Sept. 14th, 2015

We are currently looking for an incredibly organized and technically savvy post-production expert to join the team as our full time Media Management Co-ordinator.

This is a full time position. Your salary will align with your experience and the value you bring to us, and we offer a comprehensive health and insurance benefits package to all staff. The company also currently has an employee incentive profit sharing program in place for which you would be eligible.

This position will begin in Fall 2015 as soon as we can find the right candidate. Please submit your application before Sept. 14, 2015; although, we intend to keep this competition open until we find the perfect fit.

Please send us a letter that demonstrates how you connect to our company story, along with a resume with links to relevant work, and any questions, to [email protected]. We sincerely thank anyone who takes an interest in our company, although only those applicants to be interviewed will be contacted.

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