The Coast is hosting a number of blogs on its site, offering insight into local artists’ process, including poet and musician Tanya Davis and theatre company Wit’s End. Now joining them is Eva Madden-Hagen, award-winning Halifax filmmaker who has directed short films (including What Remains) and TV series (CBC’s Land & Sea episode Winter Wave […]
Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative
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On becoming a Filmmaker in Residence
It was the end of June and I had my head in the oven when Chris Spencer-Lowe from the Atlantic Filmmaker’s Co-op called. No, I wasn’t trying to off myself—and even if I was, my electric oven wasn’t going to do the trick. My husband and I were moving out of our apartment and it […]
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AFCOOP hosts an equipment flea market
As the Haliwood Insider announced last week, Atlantic Filmmaker’s Cooperative (afcoop.ca) is in the process of moving to new digs on Conwallis Street. As the move goes forward, they’re selling off a bunch of stuff they’ll no longer have room for in the new space. What that equipment might be exactly is still a bit […]
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AFCOOP moves to north end Halifax
[image-1] After 12 years upstairs in the CBC Radio Building on Sackville, the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative has found a new home. As of the beginning of June, you’ll be able to find them at the Regal Building, 5663 Cornwallis Street, that once housed the Yoga Loft. According to AFCOOP’s “BIG Email,” the non-profit will miss the hub of activity at the former location. To wit: “The CBC has been a generous and supportive host and AFCOOP has benefited immensely from the space, resources and general friendliness of the CBC staff and the fellow tenants through the years including the Centre
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Amanda Dawn Christie shares her work in progress
Amanda Dawn Christie has been the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-Op Artist in Residence through 2010. This is your last chance to see what she’s been up to, her final screening and presentation. Healing the Final Cut is the work-in-progress talk she’s giving this Saturday, March 19 at 2 PM at the CBC Radio Room (5600 Sackville […]