Temperatures keep heating up in Halifax as summer’s arrival looms, but one corner that’s already red-hot? The city’s film and TV sector, which is riding an ever-rising wave according to statistics from the province (“The film industry contributed about $180.8 million to Nova Scotia’s economy in 2021-22 up from about $78 million in 2019-20 and […]
Morgan Mullin
Morgan was the Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Coast, where she wrote about everything from what to see and do around Halifax to profiles of the city’s creative class to larger cultural pieces. She started with The Coast in 2016.
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Everyseeker 2023 announces first names for festival lineup
Everyseeker—the wild, weird, boundary-pushing music and art festival that always punches above its weight—announced a list of names that’ll be performing at this year’s event in a newsletter it sent out this week. While show details for the fest—which is slated to run from June 14-18—are still TBD, we’re excited at the sight of some […]
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The Screen Nova Scotia awards crowned its 2022-2023 winners
On Saturday night, the who’s who of local film poured into Casino Nova Scotia’s Schooner Room, a sold-out crowd of industry insiders ready to see what Nova Scotian films would be crowned by Screen Nova Scotia’s annual awards. Here’s a recap of who won what: Best Feature Film went to Ashley McKenzie’s second feature, Queens […]
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Halifax producer Terry Greenlaw has new film, Wildhood director Bretten Hannam funds new movie, and more in this week’s film news
Another week, another call for “action” on film sets across the city as shooting season heats up. As the local film and TV sector continues to grow—in a press release from last May, the province says “the film industry contributed about $180.8 million to Nova Scotia’s economy in 2021-22”—Team Coast is keeping tabs on new […]
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What does the Hollywood writers’ strike mean for Nova Scotia film?
The first Hollywood work stoppage in 16 years—the film and TV industry’s first strike since 2007—has brought many productions to a halt, and even late-night shows like Saturday Night Live have gone dark. As the Writers Guild of America—which represents 11,500 TV and film writers, according to The New York Times—goes up against major Hollywood […]
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Art from the Amazon and the Arctic arrives at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Even though the third floor of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s north building is closed to the public, a cacophony of noise fills the space. Competing chanting from two nearby video installations cross over one another, while the adjoining hallway’s vermillion-red walls are loud enough to register over both. Around the corner, a dozen […]
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Halifax has Broadway fever. Thankfully, Neptune’s here to help satisfy our craving.
It’d be a stretch, really, to say that director Jeremy Webb has lived the real-life version of his latest play, Neptune’s season-closing musical Billy Elliot, the story of a young ballet dancer in 1980s England going against his parents and peers to chase his dream. But it’s no reach at all to say Webb can […]
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Comedy saved my life. Seriously.
While a sense of triumph usually waits until the end of a performance, there’ll be a quiet, thrumming victory felt from the moment comedian Alva Sparkles takes the stage at Yuk Yuk’s on May 10. As host and MC of The Best Medicine—a show she created that’s giving all proceeds to the Mental Health Foundation […]
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The Beaches announce Halifax concert October 20
Punchy alt-rock powerhouse The Beaches are no stranger to Halifax, confessing from The Seahorse stage back in 2018 that early hit “T-Shirt” was about a guy who was a Dal student at the time. (“Don’t tell him,” vocalist-bassist Jordan Miller added. Sorry to blow the secret now, Miller!) They’ve also played the Scotiabank Centre, warming […]
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Halifax wins big at the 2023 East Coast Music Awards
There’s never been a shortage of proof that Halifax is a music city. It’s pouring out of the front door of Gus’ Pub seven nights a week, bubbling up from the basement of the Seahorse every weekend, spilling out onto Argyle Street thanks to The Carleton—and that’s all in a roughly 20 minute walk around […]
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Trailer Park Boys wrap and pawnshop guy comes back in this week’s film news
Another week, another call for “action” on film sets across the city as shooting season heats up. As the local film and TV sector continues to grow—in a press release from last May, the province says “the film industry contributed about $180.8 million to Nova Scotia’s economy in 2021-22”—Team Coast is keeping tabs on new […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2023 Scotia Festival of Music
Thirteen concerts with 19 world-acclaimed musicians across 15 days: the Scotia Festival of Music has spent the last 44 years making Halifax a top destination in the worlds of chamber and classical music. No matter if you’re an expert on the genre or more of a newbie, you’ll find lots to satiate your hungry ears here. […]
