Local non-profit reachAbility is now accepting short films for its first-ever Bluenose-Ability Film Festival, which will take place in Halifax from December 3 to 5. Launching on United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, BAFF is the first disability film festival in Atlantic Canada (joining disability festivals all over the world): The Bluenose-Ability Film […]
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Blackbird takes TIFF
Local filmmaker Jason Buxton’s dark drama Blackbird, took home TIFF’s prestigious best debut Canadian feature prize, sharing the win with Brandon “son of David” Cronenberg, who won for Antiviral. Buxton and Cronenberg each take a cash prize of $15,000. Go team Blackbird! We knew you could do it. Read more about Buxton’s film here and […]
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All hail your new Master(works finalists)
Sometimes art can be a hard racket to make bank on, but the five Lieutenant Governor Masterworks 2012 finalists have a chance to not only be recognized for their great work, but win a grand prize of $25,000, with the four finalists each receiving $3000. In alphabetical order, the talented crew of nominees are: Susan […]
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Writers write… and win prizes
Writing is a lonely art. But if you do it right, you will be heaped with praise. Why, just today The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) revealed the winners of the 35th Atlantic Writing Competition (AWC). Judges Susan White and Sue Carter Flinn (both past AWC winners); Devon Code, winner of the Writers’ Trust […]