The unofficial before/after party for AFF’s Atlantic Shorts IV and V! Come help AFCOOP celebrate the premier of the FILM 5 films and all the AFCOOP made films in the festival! Refreshments will be provided.
AFCOOP Fall General Meeting
6pm – 7pm
FILM 5 Party
7pm – 1am
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.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 16th, 2010!
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 EXTENDED TO AUGUST 16th, 2010!
Now open to residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island!
She Writes Short Shorts: A Summer Screenwriting Intensive for Women
Deadline for submissions: Monday, July 12th 5pm.
The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op (AFCOOP) in conjunction with the FILM 5 program and Women in Film and Television – Atlantic (WIFT-AT) is pleased to present a summer screenwriting intensive with screenwriter Tricia Fish, (New Waterford Girl).
The program is designed to foster talent among emerging female screenwriters in the Atlantic region. The workshop will take place in two weekend intensives, Aug. 14th/15th and 28th/29th 2010. Applicants will apply with a short film script suitable for a five – seven minute film. A jury of local screenwriters will select up to ten scripts to be developed through the workshop. Scripts can be any genre.
As part of his AFCOOP Filmmaker in Residence, Tarek Abouamin will be holding open visitations during the Month of March. They will be
Mondays: 4PM to 6 PM
Wednesdays: 4PM to 6PM
These sessions will allow the public to directly interact with Mr. Abouamin one on one as he edits his film Gawab.
You need not pre- register, simply come to the CBC building, 5600 Sackville st. during Mr. Abouamin’s hours and ask security for AFCOOP.
Call AFCOOP at 420-4572 for details.
Click here for more information on Tarek Abouamin and the AFCOOP Filmmaker in Residence Program.
The next deadline for AFCOOP’s bi-yearly OPEN GRANT is MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 5PM.
This is an ongoing grant that was established decades ago. Its purpose is to support the production of independent films by AFCOOP members. There are only two deadlines per year now so make sure you get your application in.
Click here for more info.
AFCOOP FILMMAKER IN RESIDENCE TO SHARE HIS FILM WITH HALIFAX
The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is pleased to present Tarek Abouamin as AFCOOP’s first Filmmaker in Residence.
Mr. Abouamin will be giving the first in a series of free public works in progress talks on THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th, at 7 PM in the CBC Radio Room, South park st. entrance of the CBC Radio Building, 5600 Sackville st. In this open talk, entitled “Gawabawat: an archive of family”, Mr. Abouamin will share his creative approach, thoughts and experiences during the envisioning and recent shooting of his documentary short film Gawab. He will also be screening a selection of raw footage from the film.
Mr. Abouamin will follow this talk with two more public presentations in March as he edits and works on Gawab. He will also hold Open Studio sessions for those interested during the month of March. As a whole, this residency will provide an excellent opportunity for filmmakers and those interested in film to gain valuable insight into the creation of a documentary as it is being made.
ABOUT TAREK ABOUAMIN
Tarek Abouamin is an Egyptian-Nova Scotian filmmaker and professor of film production at NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His intensely emotional cinematography has been showcased in award winning films. Abouamin’s various interests have lead to creative explorations in multiple medias: radio, architecture, theatre, and photography. A retrospective presentation of Abouamin’s photography premiered in Egypt at the Cairo Opera House in December 2009.
His current project, the AFCOOP Filmmaker in Residence (FIR) project GAWAB, is a filmic representation of a letter in the form of a short documentary about family, loss, and identity.
ABOUT THE AFCOOP FIR
The aim of the AFCOOP Filmmaker In Residence Program is to provide a 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.
For more details on the Filmmaker in residence program click here.
To read the interview with Mr. Abouamin for WORKPRINT, click here.
