WORKSHOPS – FALL 2010 SERIES NOW REGISTERING

AFCOOP’s FALL 2010 First Exposure Filmmaking Workshop Series is now open for registration! More than 20 workshops, courses, and intensives are scheduled to begin in September through to December. Space for each workshop is limited – so sign-up soon.

The popular Dramatic Film Lab also returns this fall and AFCOOP is also offering the new Guerrilla Film Lab, a six week immersion into handcrafted, DIY filmmaking, beginning in October.

To view the full line-up of Workshops, Courses and Intensives please CLICK HERE

FILM HISTORY CRASH COURSE: IDEAS IN FILM

This fall, AFCOOP is offering a fresh new slate of 10 film screenings and seminars called The Film History Crash Course: Ideas in Film. The most important points of film history will be examined in each two and a half hour class, which will include full screenings of complete films along with shorter excerpts. This series is hosted by Ron Foley Macdonald, Film Curator at the Dalhousie Art Gallery since 1988 and Senior Programmer at the Atlantic Film Festival.

Please CLICK HERE for more information.

AFCOOP 2010 ANNUAL SURVEY

Welcome to the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative’s 2010 Annual Survey! We want to know what makes AFCOOP relevant to you, as someone who accesses AFCOOP’s services.

Weigh in on such topics as: What gear do you want AFCOOP to buy? What workshops would you be interested in? Film or video? Facebook or Twitter?

Information collected will be used to develop a multi-year equipment-purchasing plan as well as to help shape the future direction of AFCOOP’s programs, grants, and general operations.

Please take a few minutes of your time to let us know how you feel about the co-op. All questions are optional – if you do not have an answer for a particular question please just leave the field blank and move on to the next question. Your responses will be kept confidential and will not be used for any purpose other than the research conducted by AFCOOP.

CLICK HERE FOR TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY

This survey will be available for completion until Tuesday August 31st. Thank you very much!

‘BRING YOUR OWN FILM’ SOCIAL SCREENING SERIES

Starting October 2010

AFCOOP’s new ‘Bring Your Own Film’ Social Screening Series is a bi-monthly open presentation platform and social mixing event for independent filmmakers and viewers.

BYOF seeks to erase the border between filmmaker and audience. Screenings will consist of works in progress, rough-cuts, or newly finished films by local filmmakers. Each screening will include a short intro by the filmmaker as well as ample time for discussion and feedback from the audience.

BYOF screenings offer a genuinely censor-free space — a level playing-screen for beginners and more experienced filmmakers alike; as well as a chance for experimentation and eccentricity, for unexpected collaborations and maverick creativity to find a voice and flourish.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND FILMMAKER IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM

AFCOOP is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the second AFCOOP Filmmaker In Residence Program.

The aim of the AFCOOP Filmmaker In Residence Program is to provide a Maritime filmmaker with the resources and guidance to create a completed work with the support and participation of the community and to involve the community in their filmmaking process.

click HERE for more information!  DEADLINE AUGUST 2nd, 2010

Now open to residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island!

AFCOOP INTRODUCES MENTORSHIP AWARD

Mentorship Award Logo

The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative is pleased to announce the launch of its inaugural award for excellence in film and media arts mentorship.

The AFCOOP Film & Media Arts Mentorship Award will be chosen by a jury of peers and presented annually to an individual from the Nova Scotia independent film and media arts community who, over the course of their career, has shown an extraordinary commitment to mentoring and supporting the next generation of filmmakers and media artists.

“Rarely is it recognized in the film community that there are individuals giving their time and experience to teach the next generation of filmmakers. The time is finally here”, said filmmaker and AFCOOP Chairperson Jeff Wheaton.

A call for nominations for the AFCOOP Film & Media Arts Mentorship Award is available below and is also available through AFCOOP’s office. Nominations must be received by December 31, 2010. The award will be presented at the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival in April 2011.

AFCOOP Mentorship Award Nomination Form 2010 OPT

HIFF 2011 – CALL FOR ENTRIES

The 5th Annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, which is scheduled to take place from April 3-9, 2011 in Halifax, Nova Scotia is seeking new films written or directed by Atlantic Canadian women to screen during its “Women In Film Atlantic Canada” showcase.  >Submission Form

The 5th Annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, is also looking for new films written or directed by Atlantic Canadians to screen during its “Atlantic Canada Showcase”.  >Submission Form