Mark Furey speaks with conviction about the bright future of movie-making in Nova Scotia. “The film and television incentive fund is here to stay,” says the provincial business minister. And you’ve gotta believe he believes it. Last April, after the Liberal budget killed the film funding program that had been luring major productions to the […]
Halifax filmmaking
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Behind the greens with Local Source Market
If you like your veggies, you may have seen Local Source Market’s newest seasonal video, in which a greens-starved skateboarder checks a tip for organic and local products. While the video is tongue-in-cheek funny, story behind it is actually, as they say, inspired by real events. “It felt too good to be true,” says Local […]
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Walter Forsyth at TIFF’s Talent Lab
Please donate to the Miranda July Fund. Halifax’s Walter Forsyth was one of 25 filmmakers chosen to be part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Talent Lab (September 9-12), an intensive program where lucky participants spent time with heavy-hitting industry professionals, like Tilda Swinton, Miranda July and Brian De Palma. On his way to a […]