Director Seth Smith, producer Nancy Urich (full disclosure, Urich and I play in a band together) and screenwriter Darcy Spidle, the team behind CUT/OFF/TAIL Pictures, are back on their grind again, so rejoice. With a supremely spooky trailer for The Crescent, Smith continues to deal in the watery horror framework set down by 2012’s Lowlife, this […]
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Congrats to 2017’s finalists for the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award
Yesterday, the three finalists for the largest annual award to any work of art in Nova Scotia—the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award—were announced. The award was established by the Honourable Myra Freeman in 2005, and is meant to recognize “the excellence of a particular work of art or design from any media.” […]
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Teto Elsiddique named local shortlister for RBC Canadian Painting Competition
Fifteen finalists were announced for this year’s Canadian Painting Competition, and local artist Teto Elsiddique is among them (and sometime-local Ambera Wellmann. This still counts, right?). Now in its 19th year, the juried competition chose the finalists from 682 submissions. The winners will be announced on October 17, 2017, and all 15 artists will have their […]
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Watch Madelaine Petsch die in the Polaroid trailer
Remember when a bunch of us were freaking out because Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl Blossom herself) was in Halifax? The trailer for the film she was working on, Polaroid, is finally here. Kind of like The Ring but not, Polaroid tells is a horror flick about a group of teens who get killed one by one […]
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Move with FUSE
FUSE Festival Sat. July 1, 11am-5pm Halifax Common The inaugural FUSE Festival has announced its lineup of dancers set to perform at this year’s event. More than 20 groups are involved, with styles ranging from Highland dance to hip hop. The audience will even get a chance to try some moves. “The FUSE Festival is […]
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The Atlantic Film Festival is FIN it to win it
The Atlantic Film Festival is launching into its 37th year with a new name and big plans. From here on out, the annual event will be referred to as FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival. The festival teamed up with Revolve for the rebranding. FIN doesn’t stand for anything, but festival director Wayne Carter says its […]
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Our Common Woods resurrects trees through art
Our Common Woods unveiling Wednesday, June 21 at 10am The Halifax Commonthedeaneryproject.com Trees cut down during the North Park intersection redesign have been given a second life thanks to a new public art project. Our Common Woods is made up of five different art pieces on the Halifax Common. These wooden sculptures are made from […]
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Black Cop feature film crowdfunds post-production costs
The people behind a feature film about a Black police officer are crowdfunding the movie’s post-production costs in hopes of having it finished for festival season. The aptly named Black Cop is directed by Cory Bowles, based on the same premise as his short film of the same name. The short version recently screened at […]
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Sobey Art Award shortlister Ursula Johnson weaves cultural narratives
Ursula Johnson could be the first Atlantic Canadian to bring home one of the country’s most distinguished art awards. The shortlist of nominees for the 2017 Sobey Art Award were announced on Tuesday, out of a list of 25 artists from across Canada. Johnson hails from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The Sobey Art Award is considered […]
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Xara Choral Theatre searches for stories from the Halifax Explosion
Xara Choral Theatre Ensemble is calling for stories of women involved in relief efforts after the Halifax Explosion. The Hours Turn to Nothing, Xara’s collaboration with author Ami McKay, premiered in Halifax in April. Despite the evidence that women were needed and present following the explosion, they’ve largely been excluded from the narrative. “A number […]
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The Halifax Fringe Festival wants you to come off the beaten track
Cinq à Sept at Good Robot June 1, 5-7pm Good Robot Brewing The Atlantic Fringe Festival is going into its 27th year with a new name: The Halifax Fringe Festival. Executive director Lee-Anne Poole believes it will better represent the event, which she calls “one of the city’s biggest festivals that a lot of people […]
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2017 Atlantic Book Awards winners
Here’s a bit of good Canadian literary news for once: The ten winners of the 2017 Atlantic Book Awards were announced last night in a gala ceremony held in Paul O’Regan Hall at the Halifax Central Library. Hosted by CBC Radio’s Angela Antle, the gala concludes this year’s Atlantic Book Festival, which ran from May […]
