Last week, the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative aka AFCOOP announced the 2016 winners of the Film 5 program in which aspiring and emerging directors, producers and crew produce a five-minute film from script to budget to star-studded premiere. With two phases — Program Development (Phase I) and Production (Phase II) — participants experience the full range […]
Film 5 program
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How dead is Nova Scotia’s film biz?
Last April’s budget announcement kicked off a tumultuous time for Nova Scotia’s film industry. The Liberal government slashed the film tax credit, the foundation of the film industry in many other provinces. After much backlash and a very successful PR campaign headed by Screen Nova Scotia, the previous uncapped tax credit, estimated to be worth […]
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Art notes: Khyber Member Awards, FILM 5 & CFAT
Notes from the Arts Desk * * * * * PARTY ALERT & AWARDS NIGHT The Khyber Centre for the Arts invites you to a general meeting on Friday, September 4 (6pm, free) to fill you in on the future of the Khyber Centre. You are then warmly invited to stay for the Community BBQ and […]
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Producers wanted
So read the classifieds in the latest news email from the Atlantic Filmmakers’ Co-op. It seems several young filmmakers need producer partners for this year’s FILM 5 program. Having briefly flirted with that role myself, several years back, I have to say the lack of aspiring producers is disappointing. Clearly, we all want to be […]