




AFCOOP Works in Progress
Ever wanted to talk about an idea for a film but didn’t know where to go to get started? Or perhaps you’re having trouble with the second draft of your latest screenplay? Maybe you’re struggling with a new rough cut of your film? Sound familiar? We’ve all wanted someone to

AFCOOP Archives goes live on June 13!
The AFCOOP Archives will go live on June 13 with hours of films from the co-op’s 50-year history. All available to stream for FREE!

Post-Pro To Go
AFCOOP is excited to announce a new Full Member benefit, POST-PRO TO GO, which will provide Full and Lifetime Members with free remote access to fully licensed post-production software.

AFCOOP’s 2022 Talent to Watch Nomination
AFCOOP is pleased to announce our nomination to this year’s Telefilm Talent to Watch program is SO NOT PUNK ROCK by writer/director Sam Horak and producer Andrew Cooper.

DIY DOC
After the success of last year’s One New Day participatory documentary program, we have decided to make it a permanent part of our programming lineup, though with a name change to DIY Doc.

WorkPrint — May 2022
In this issue, Sylvia Mok talks about her upcoming short Good Grief, the first film made through the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival’s Open Field Grant.
AFCOOP acknowledges that we are located in Kjipuktuk in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw People. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaw, Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet), and Passamaquoddy Peoples first signed with the British Crown in 1726. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaw and Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. We are all treaty people.