Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative
1531 Grafton Street, Suite 101 B3J 2B9 Halifax, NS, Canada

AFCOOP LOST & FOUND: 1) Hard drive found at AFCOOP. Contains disks for CBC, NR4, Cougar Projects; Community Foundations; Shrimp Fishery; Blue Beach Fossils; Blue Sharks; Gaspereau Fishery. 2) Another hard drive. Contains the disks Liocracy QT Exports; Liocracy Archives.... If one or both of these HDs belong to you, contact Josh at [email protected] to schedule a pickup!

Atlantic filmmakers! HIFF is now accepting short film submissions from artists based in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI or Newfoundland and Labrador for our 2021 Atlantic Auteurs program. Online screeners onlysubmit through FilmFreeway. MORE INFO: https://bit.ly/3nDXjTz

DEADLINE DAY: Today is the last day to apply for HIFF's programming committee! Priority for this call will be given to applicants who self-identify as Black, Indigenous or as a Person of Colour. MORE INFO + APPLICATION HERE: https://bit.ly/35wdgoB

Looking to get involved in film festival programming? Join HIFF's own Tori Fleming, Tara Taylor (The Emerging Lens Film Festival), Emily Orr (FIN Atlantic Inter...national Film Festival) and host Tara Thorne for an online chat covering everything you need to know! JAN 6 6PM7:30PM on ZOOM REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/38hljrr

Hey everyone, might you consider filling out the HIFF 2020 survey? Your feedback helps us tune our programming and events to your interests and make HIFF the best it can be! Fill out the survey here: https://bit.ly/35LMwB0

Registration is now open for AFCOOP's 48 Hour Holiday Film Challenge! Check out the details in the event below:

AFCOOP has 3 free double passes to Elevation Pictures' new feature, AMMONITE, featuring Academy Award winner Kate Winslet and Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan. The film is set in 1840s England, and follows the story of acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and her intense, life-altering relationship with a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea. AMMONITE premiered at Cannes Film Festival this year, played at TIFF and several Canadian film festivals, and is already gaining Oscar buzz for Kate Winslet’s excellent performance. To win one of the 3 double passes in the comments list another historical drama featuring either Kate Winslet or Saoirse Ronan. The first three different answers will get the tickets! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbSC7C9Iatk

Panel: Racebending in film and TV BIPOC Filmmakers and Television show writers continue to fight against Racebending The changing of a character's perceived race or ethnicity during the adaptation of a work from one medium to another. This has been a longstanding practice to discriminate against people of colour historically used in Hollywood and also seen here in Canada. This panel will discuss what can be done to ensure that the casting remains consistent with the creator...’s vision. With Karen King (moderator), Corey Bowles, Stefan Varna, Marsha Greene and Sudz Sutherland. Join us at the 16th Montreal Black Film Festival edition (ONLINE)! Get your ALL ACCESS PASS now & Get Access to ALL the Films: https://montrealblackfilm.com/en/

Congrats to the winners!!

TONIGHT! The final info session about FILM 5 is happening on Zoom at 6pm. There's still time to register if you'd like to take part. Iain MacLeod, the program coordinator will be there to answer questions about your application - due Oct. 5th. Register to get the Zoom link!

HIFF DAILIES DAY THREE It's HIFF's third day, we've made it to the weekend, and things are getting undeniably real. Today's lineup is simply jam-packed with panels, shorts and features, and filmmaker Q+As! Find everything you need to know right here: https://bit.ly/3f6j63F

The Atlantic Auteurs Shorts Program goes live in one hour! This year’s lineup contains an eclectic variety of genres and approaches, with 10 brand-new films from both newly discovered voices and some of HIFF’s most beloved alumni. WATCH HERE: https://bit.ly/3eVHHrZ

BLACK STORIES MATTER - How to Get More Authentic Black Stories Produced on Film and TV? Canadian television and film still has not made a significant space for Black artists, nor does it adequately reflect the 22 %of Canadians who are people of colour when it comes to who’s both behind and in front of the camera. Characters who are BIPOC tend to exist in the margins they give the appearance of diversity, but they exist in white worlds and their stories are told largely by w...hite writers. This panel will look at ways to ensure that Black stories are kept authentic when being produced or picked up by television distributors. With: Catherine Verdon- Diamond (moderator), Ella Cooper, Jennifer Holness, Sabine Daniel, Alicia K. Harris Join us at the 16th Montreal Black Film Festival edition (ONLINE)! Get your ALL ACCESS PASS now & Get Access to ALL the Films: https://montrealblackfilm.com/en/

MIBFF BLACK MARKET: Meet the filmmakers This 2020 virtual edition will give you the opportunity to come and meet several Filmmakers of this year’s festival, in this interactive and informative panel. They will share their experiences and talk about the what and how of making their films.. With Josa Maule (moderator), Lanre Olabisi, Zoë Davidson, Barbara Asare-Bediako and Richard Pierre.... Don't miss the 16th Montreal Black Film Festival edition (online)! Get your pass now: https://montrealblackfilm.com//tic/buy-tickets-and-passes/

CONTEST TIME! AFCOOP has a pair of complimentary tickets to give away for THE NEST (this is a screening in a real movie theatre remember those?!). THE NEST is a family drama about an ambitious entrepreneur Rory (Jude Law) who persuades his American wife, Allison (Carrie Coon), and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the 1980s. But very soon this couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage. The film is directed by Canadian director Sean Durkin and was partly filmed in Ontario. The film will be opening in theatres across Canada playing now. To win the tickets be the first person in the comments to name one other film that Sean Durkin has directed. @ElevationPics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75FdB2nADyw&feature=emb_logo

The final Info Session before the deadline for FILM 5 is coming up Tuesday, Sept. 29th! Register to get the Zoom link and get your last minute FILM 5 questions answered!

Week two of IMAA AAMI's virtual Media Arts conference is this important conversation about Indigenous Digital Sovereignty with the Indigenous Matriarchs! These talks are FREE and anyone is welcome to join. Link is in the event.

As long as we have power this is happening tonight at 5pm! Join AFCOOP and FIN Atlantic International Film Festival staff and festival goers for a hang-out from 5pm - 7pm before the Reel East Coast Shorts Gala! There will be trivia and prizes from Spindrift Brewing Company

Tis the season, the grant writing season, and Women in Film and Television - Atlantic is offering a grant writing workshop with grant expert Becka Barker!

Screen Nova Scotia is accepting applications for the Nova Scotia Content Market. Deadline is Oct. 2nd. The Content Market is an industry event for emerging and established producers in Nova Scotia to meet with influential Canadian and U.S. broadcasters, distributors and studio executives. This market provides Nova Scotia producers with direct access to industry gatekeepers at the national and international level, across all genres.

What are you going to watch at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival tonight? AFCOOP still has 5 free tickets to regular screenings to give away! Respond in the comments and we'll send you one!

DOC Atlantic is celebrating DOC films at FIN-AIFF 2020. John Walker will moderate a panel of 10 filmmakers discussing their documentaries TONIGHT on Zoom. The event is free but registration is limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doc-at-fin-join-the-filmmakers

AFCOOP has 20 online vouchers for FIN Atlantic International Film Festival films (non-gala screenings)! If you'd like a voucher emailed to you - list what film you're excited about watching in the comments and your email (if we don't have your email already!) and we'll send you one. First come first served!

FILMMAKERS! This year's DOCK MARKET industry events transcend geographic boundaries! Access is free with the purchase of a $25 Cdn pass, which also includes 7... days of films. (USA friends, 7 of the feature docs and 20+ short docs are viewable in the USA.) *REGISTRATION DEADLINE TOMORROW, Sept 17 * The Dock Market 1-to-1 meetings Hot Docs Doc Ignite workshops Panels on 'International Distribution' and 'Festival Strategy' Round Tables Check out the INDUSTRY tab at Lunenburg Doc Fest for sessions and registration. Connect with decision-makers who can move your projects and careers forward. The Dock Market 1-to-1 meetings registration: http://lunenburgdocfest.com/industry/the-dock-market/ Register for all other industry sessions here: http://lunenburgdocfest.com/industry/hot-docs-roundtable/

DEADLINE TODAY at 5pm. Apply online for AFCOOP's introductory filmmaking program. No experience required. https://afcoop.ca/2020/07/film-1-call-for-applications/