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1. AFCOOP NEWS2. WORKSHOPS3. SCREENINGS AND EVENTS4. AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES & CONTESTS5. FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINES6. COMMUNITY NEWS7. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

1. AFCOOP NEWS

AFCOOP's Fall General Meeting Oct. 22nd, 6:30pm

AFCOOP Office

Come meet other filmmakers and find out what AFCOOP has planned for the coming season! Anyone looking to become a Full

Member of AFCOOP at this meeting should contact the co-op in advance to confirm their eligibility.

Volunteer Orientation Wednesday, Oct. 7th, 2015, 1- 2pm

AFCOOP Office

Want to get involved with AFCOOP? Looking to become a Full Member? Want to get those volunteer hours in? Come and join our

lovely volunteer coordinator, Sahar Yousefi, for the volunteer orientation. To register email: [email protected]

AFCOOP's Writers' Perspective The Writers’ Perspective incorporates elements of discussion of screenwriting structure and conventions and feedback on individual

projects. This group is open to AFCOOP members and non-members alike and the meetings take place the second Wednesday of

every month. Best of all it's FREE!

The next meetings is: October 14th, 6pm-9pm

Graduating Film School Membership Are you graduating from film school this year? You’re eligible for a FREE AFCOOP membership! Get access to affordable equipment,

facilities and workshops and join a community of like-minded filmmakers!

In order to redeem your FREE AFCOOP membership you need to:

- Do 10hrs of volunteer work at AFCOOP

- Get voted in at an AFCOOP General Meeting.

Contact AFCOOP’s Volunteer Coordinator Sahar for more info on how to volunteer at AFCOOP: [email protected]

You have 6 months after graduating to claim your membership.

Come get your #NSFILMJOBS signs! AFCOOP has a boat-load of #NSFILMJOBS signs to put on your lawn. They are available by donation to Screen Nova Scotia in the

AFCOOP Office 10am - 5pm Monday - Friday.



Job Call: Education Coordinator AFCOOP is accepting applications for the contract position of Education Coordinator. This position is funded through the JCP programand applicants must be eligible for JCP in order to apply.

Deadline for applications is Oct. 9th, 5pm 2015.

CONTRACT: Nov. 2nd 2015 – April 29th 2016

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Education Coordinator will assist with the development and implementation of AFCOOP’s Winter Filmmaking Workshop Series. Inconjunction with AFCOOP’s Education Committee, the Education Coordinator will plan, schedule, promote, facilitate and report on allthe workshops in the series.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE FULL JOB CALL.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Oct. 9th, 5pm 2014

TO APPLY: Please send a resume and cover letter via email to: [email protected] with the subject line “Education Coordinator”.

FILM 5 Program Call for ApplicationsNova Scotia’s elite training opportunity for emerging filmmakers

Deadline for Applications: Monday Oct. 5th 2015 5pm

The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative invites emerging Nova Scotia filmmakers to apply to the FILM 5 Program 2015/16. FILM 5 is aprofessional development program for directors, screenwriters and producers culminating in the opportunity to produce a short, five-minute film.

The deadline for applications is Monday Oct. 5th, 2015 at 5pm. The program begins in early November. Application packages can bedownloaded at on the FILM 5 page.

Through the program, up to four teams (writer, director and producer) will be awarded cash and services to produce a five-minutefilm. Participants will attend intensive workshops and receive mentorship from professional filmmakers. Past FILM 5 instructors andmentors include director Deanne Foley (Relative Happiness), producer Marc Almon (Blackbird) and director/writer Andrea Dorfman(Heartbeat).

To be eligible, applicants must be residents of Nova Scotia, have completed basic film training and demonstrate a commitment topursuing filmmaking at a professional level.

Now celebrating its 20th Anniversary, FILM 5 has helped launch the careers of the region's most prolific and successful filmmakersincluding Thom Fitzgerald (Cloudburst, The Hanging Garden), Andrea Dorfman (Heartbeat, Love That Boy), Andrew Bush (Rollertown,Picnic Face), Deanne Foley (Relative Happiness), and Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun) to name only a few.

Check out our Facebook page and FILM 5 web-page at www.afcoop.ca/film-5

Info Session

Monday, Sept. 28th, 6pmAFCOOP Office, 5663 Cornwallis Street, Suite 101Come get your last minute application questions answered.For more information contact AFCOOP 902 405 4474 ex. 3 or [email protected]

FILM 5 is presented by the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative with the assistance of Telefilm Canada. FILM 5 sponsors include: PSAtlantic, William F White International, SIM Digital, 902 Post, The PostMan Post-Production Studio, Kodak, Cinelab, IATSE 849, IATSE667, Directors Guild of Canada, Trew Audio, the Atlantic Film Festival Association and The Coast.

FILM 5 20th Anniversary Screening + Party at the AFF!Sept. 23rd



Screening: 6:45pm at Park Lane CinemaParty: 8pm - midnight at the AFCOOP OfficesJoin past and present FILM 5 cast and crew in a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of AFCOOP's FILM 5 program.

Screening will include:

The Wake of Calum MacLeod - Marc Almon & Nona McDermid Super Science - Joel MacKenzie & Mark Purdy Rhonda’s Party - Ashley McKenzie, Nelson MacDoanld & Christine Comeau War Poet - Paul McNeil & John Feron Wound Up - Andrea Dorfman & Margaret Harrison Green - Heather Young & Brittany Amos I Am Syd Stone - Denis Theriault & Colin Davis

PLUS this year's FILM 5 films:

Bound - Daniel Boos & Lynn Matheson Paper Thin - Jeff Parker & Dominic Fagan Una Forma de Partir - Joshua Young & Charles McLearn Sleeping Beauty - Sarah Gignac & Andrea Levesque

Congratulations to all the AFCOOP Members Screening at the 35th Atlantic Film Festival!

Atlantic Features Noon Gun - Caley MacLennan *FILM 5 Alumnus North Mountain - Bretten Hannam *FILM 5 Alumnus Your Money or Your Wife - Iain MacLeod and Brittany Amos *FILM 5 Alumnus

Atlantic Broadcast Studio Black - Corey Bowles & William D. MacGillivray

Script Pitch In the Woods - Jesse Harley *FILM 5 Alumnus Wrestle Island - Glen Matthews

CBC Shorts Gala Alien Love Story - Ron McDougall *FILM 5 Alumnus First Weekend - Megan WennbergUna Forma de Partir - Joshua Young & Charles McLearn *FILM 5 A Suicide at the Gun Range - Stephanie Clattenberg *FILM 5 Alumnus

Atlantic Shorts Take Your Bow - Megan WennbergWind Through a Tree - Seth Smith A Horse Throat - Jenna Marks Bound - Daniel Boos & Lynn Matheson *FILM 5 My Younger Older Sister - Leah Johnston Alia - Raghed Charabaty Paper Thin - Jeff Parker & Dominic Fagan *FILM 5 Sleeping Beauty - Sarah Gignac & Andrea Levesque *FILM 5 The Canoe - Alex Balkam & Jessica Murwin 4 Quarters - Ashley McKenzie & Nelson MacDonald *FILM 5 Almuni Doggie Bag - Lulu Keating Feverish - Nicole Steeves *FILM 5 Alumnus Hidden Window - Greg Jackson *FILM 5 Alumnus Gun Shy - Brittany Amos *FILM 5 Alumnus The Cat’s Inn - Claire Fraser Brandon Voyer - Punk Rock Gypsy Christ - Josh Owen How to Dispose of a Corpse - Urs Frei Round Trip - Hilary Titley



2. WORKSHOPS

Copyright Issues for Filmmakers - FREE talk Oct. 8th, 6pm AFCOOP Office In partnership with the Artists Legal Information Society (ALIS) Alayna Kolodziechuk will present a talk on the implications of found-footage, footage in the public domain and general copyright issues related to aspiring filmmakers.

Alayna R. Kolodziechuk is a lawyer providing customized legal services and plain-language advice to many small businesses and start-ups, including artists and designers across a variety of disciplines. Alayna is a sessional lecturer at Dalhousie University (Introductionto Business Law). She is also frequently invited to guest lecture at educational institutions and by industry associations on topicssuch as copyright, contracts, technology, and privacy law.

NSCAD School of Extended Studies: FALL 2015http://nscad.ca/en/home/schoolofextendedstudies/adultfall2015/default.aspxMake ART this Fall! NSCAD’s School of Extended Studies has courses for both ADULTS and YOUTH, no experience necessary! Registeronline at nscad.ca or call 902.494.8185.

Free Workshop, Free Admission for 12 and Under, and $1000 Bursary: Lunenburg Doc Fest’s YouthProgram Lunenburg Doc Fest presents an expanded and enhanced Youth Program this month. Adding to the popular free Youth Workshopfor 13 to 18 year olds, the Festival is offering a $1000 school bursary and free admission to the Youth Screening for anyone 12 andunder.

Starting this weekend (running September 12, 13 and 19, 20), the Youth Workshop will teach kids to make their own shortdocumentaries then showcase their work at the festival along with the feature film, I Am Eleven, an "insightful, funny and movingdocumentary portrait of childhood."

NEW this year, Lunenburg Doc Fest is pleased to offer free admission to youth 12 and under for the Youth/Family program,which includes the premieres of short documentaries created during the free Youth Documentary Workshop plus the I Am Elevenfilm.

From an orphanage in India, to a single-parent household in inner-city Melbourne, to bathing with elephants in Thailand, I AmEleven explores the lives and thoughts of children from 15 countries. I Am Eleven weaves together deeply personal and at timeshilarious portraits of what it means to sit at this transitional age. These young minds provide us with a powerful insight into the futureof our world. The screening takes place at 1:00pm, The Pearl Theatre, 37 Hall Street, Lunenburg.

Also NEW in 2015, Lunenburg Doc Fest will award a bursary of $1,000 to a Nova Scotian student, attending post-secondary filmstudies. In addition to the bursary, a Film Pass granting access to all feature documentary screenings on September 26 and 27, 2015,will be awarded.

"We strive to offer something for everyone, including the youth,” states Debra Beers, Co-Chair of the Festival. “Our communityencourages youth to participate in this festival and it is our pleasure to create opportunities that will educate, entertain and inspirethem.”

For more information, to register for the free workshop, apply for the bursary or buy tickets to the screening go tohttp://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/. Deadline for the bursary is September 16, 2015.

3. SCREENINGS AND EVENTS

The 35th Atlantic Film Festival announces Atlantic Program www.atlanticfilm.com



September 17th- 24th

The 35th annual Atlantic Film Festival proudly launches its program of Atlantic Canadian film selections, including the much-anticipated Atlantic Gala, to be presented over eight days in Halifax, September 17-24.

"The promotion and support of the best and brightest working here in Atlantic Canada is more important than ever," said JasonBeaudry, Program Director. "We couldn’t be more excited about the 2015 Atlantic program. These films are made with our ownstories in our own voices, and as a whole they are a celebration of who we are and where we live."

See Full festival line-up here

Carbon Arc starts its sixth year!

We're busy programming another terrific collection of Canadian, independent, and international films, screening every Friday fromSeptember 25 (just after the Atlantic Film Festival) to the end of November. (And we'll be back in the New Year!)

Due to the popularity of last season's line-up, we're screening many of the new season's movies two times on the scheduled Fridays,at 7pm and 9:30pm.

More information about the fall slate is available at carbonarc.ca and at our Facebook page.) We look forward to seeing you onSeptember 25! Ex Paradise Film Society members, you can get one free popcorn at each screening until next August! And, if you'reinterested in volunteering with us, return this form and we'll schedule you some shifts.

Please consider getting advance tickets. Available via PayPal or Credit Card www.carbonarc.ca/tickets or by reserving a ticket [email protected]

Coming Up...

Fri Sept 25 | 7pm | 9:30pm THE SECOND MOTHER Anna Muylaert | Drama | 2015 | 112 min | Brazil (Portuguese with English subtitles) A live-in maid struggles with her role in the household when her spirited daughter comes to visit.

Fri Oct 2 | 7pm | 9:30pm WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE Hiromasa Yonebayashi Animation | 2014 | 103 min | Japan A young girl visits the seaside, discovering ghosts and a secret from her past.

Fri Oct 9 | 7pm | 9:30pm PHOENIXChristian Petzold | Thriller | 2015 | 98 minGermany (German with English subtitles) A Jewish woman in post-war Germany investigates whether it was her husband who turned her over to the Nazis.

Doors open 6:30pm & 9pm | $7

Canadian Art Therapy Association to hold Conference for the first time in Halifax, NS

Oct. 16- 18th, 2015 www.CanadianArtTherapy.org The Canadian Art Therapy Association is glad to announce that their 36th annual conference will be held at the Lord Nelson Hotel inHalifax, Nova Scotia from October 16-18, 2015.

The conference will inform participants about how art therapy can enhance Resilience and support Recovery after a life-changingexperience such as a profound loss, serious illness, civil unrest and other possible traumatizing events.

The conference is open to all and registration starts July 1st. More information can be found at www.CanadianArtTherapy.org.



Lunenburg Doc Schedule Announced! http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/tickets/ September 25th to 27th

Lunenburg Doc Fest proudly presents the full schedule for its second annual festival, taking place September 25th to 27th, with tenscreenings, a gala reception, Q&As, a brunch, a panel and more. Featuring guest filmmakers and films from around the world, thisyear’s lineup promises something for everyone and is sure to educate, entertain and inspire. Press release attached.

Purchase individual tickets or Festival Passes at http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/tickets/ or at the Festival Box Office, 139Montague Street, Lunenburg, while quantities last.

Bill Darnell, co-founder of Greenpeace, will join The Festival as special guest presenter for the documentary, How to Change theWorld. Bill will introduce the film and participate in a post-screening Question & Answer session on Saturday, September 26.

How to Change the World trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuo8VoHqWaM

Canadian Premiere – “Requiem for the American Dream”

September 25th, 2015

Requiem for the American Dream will have its Canadian premiere at the 2015 Lunenburg Doc Fest on Friday, September 25. The film,featuring Noam Chomsky – one of the world’s preeminent thought leaders, is a riveting exposé of the coordinated campaign toconcentrate wealth and power into the hands of a select few. The documentary’s director/producer, Kelly Nyks, will be a presentingguest of The Festival.

Festival Passes including the gala screening and reception, which sold out quickly last year, are available for purchase online athttp://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/tickets/ or at

the Festival Box Office, 139 Montague Street, Lunenburg, while quantities last.

The Lunenburg Doc Fest runs September 25-27, 2015. The Opening Night Gala is made possible with the generous sponsorship of theOld Fish Factory Restaurant & Ice House Bar.

See the full festival line-up at: http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/

Power Lines Animation Project Screening https://www.facebook.com/events/470466266467877/ Sept 28, 6:30PM

The Centre for Art Tapes’ Power Lines Animation Project, facilitated by Animator Sam DeCoste, led participants through an 8-weekanimation training and mentorship opportunity. The goal was for each participant to create a short animated works as eitherfigurative or literal interpretations on the theme of ‘power lines’. The following films are the results.

Artists:

Robyn BadgerTori FlemingLorna KirkJessica MurwinDeanna Sparks

Halifax Central Library Spring Garden Road Monday September 28th, 6:30PM

4. AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES & CONTESTS



AFCOOP Filmmaking Grants

AFCOOP’s filmmaking grants support the production of local independent films through in-kind equipment and resources. There are

grants that are open to the public as well as some that are only open to AFCOOP Full Members.

There are two deadlines per year - August 1st and December 1st

The First Thing Supplies and training to make your first film including:

$500 in-kind gear and facilities (valued at commercial rates)

"Intro to Filmmaking in Nova Scotia" workshop

2 x workshops of your choice

Associate Membership

3 x 1hr meetings with an AFCOOP mentor

For: Beginner filmmaker with little to no filmmaking experience.

Up to 2 per deadline.

Feedback Loop A chance to get feedback about your project for your choice of expert.

The grant includes:

3 x 1hr mentorship meetings with your choice of an experienced screenwriter, director, producer, editor or cinematographer.

These meetings are meant for you to gain feedback on your project. Mentors will be selected from senior AFCOOP members and the

community based on the nature of your project.

For: Anyone.

Up to 2 per deadline.

Celluloid Creation Grant The Celluloid Creation Grant provides you with resources and support to make a film-based project shot or finished (or both!)

on Super-8, 16mm or 35mm film.

The grant includes:

$2,000 in kind equipment(film cameras, lights, etc. valued at commercial rates)

$250cash towards film stock,processing, shipping and transfer

Up to 3000ft of film from the AFCOOP film freezer (35mm, 16mm) (colour or b&w) based on availability

For: AFCOOP Full Members.

Up to 1 per deadline

Independent Filmmakers Grant The Independent Filmmakers Grant provides equipment and resources to make a digital-based project.

The grant includes:

$2,000 in kind equipment rental (C300 camera, sound recording equipment, lighting etc. valued at commercial rates)

$250 cash towards your production costs (crew, cast, art dept. food, etc.)


Equipment must be used by a qualified operator. In order to be cleared on this gear you (or you operator) need to have either taken

a workshop on it or prove your competency to the Technical Coordinator in advance of your booking.




Post-Production Grant AFCOOP has a full service post-production suite. This is your chance to use it for your next project.

Includes:

2 weeks unlimited access to AFCOOP’s media suite (Final Cut Studio 7, AVID Symphony, Adobe CS6 and Pro Tools).Booking is for consecutive weeks (with some flexibility)



HOW TO APPLY

Application forms can be downloaded on-line or can be picked up in person at the AFCOOP office.

BravoFACTUAL http://www.bravofact.com ;; Next Deadline: September 25th, 2015 In September 2013, Bravo introduced BravoFACTUAL awards to be granted by the BravoFACT(Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent)jury for the production of short form documentary projects. Selected projects will be eligible to apply for up to a maximum $50,000 inproduction funding. Following the same mandate as for scripted BravoFACT shorts, BravoFACTUAL projects will reflect themes, largeand small, produced by directors and producers from across Canada. There are two deadlines annually. The next deadline will be April1st, 2015.

MuchFACT http://musicnovascotia.ca/funding/videofunding#sthash.rf5pbUWG.dpuf A Foundation To Assist Canadian Talent, was created in 1984 concurrent with the launch of MuchMusic, which committed apercentage of its gross annual revenues to stimulate the production of new Canadian music videos. Two years later, whenMusiquePlus went on the air, it also became a sponsor, as did MuchMoreMusic when it launched in 1998. The launch of MuchMore(formerly known as MuchMoreMusic) also marked the creation of PromoFACT, an Electronic Press Kit and website production fund forCanadian artists, independent record labels and artist management companies.

MuchFACT is now funded entirely by MuchMusic and MuchMore (formerly MuchMoreMusic). Originally named VideoFACT, the companychanged its name to MuchFACT in September, 2009. Along with the name change, MuchFACT expanded its PromoFACT EPK programto include not only traditional EPKs, but also digital music videos, digital EPKs or other digital music related content intended for viraldistribution.

Upcoming deadlines: Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:59 PM EST

For more information, contact rob.bakker (at) bellmedia.ca See More at: http://musicnovascotia.ca/funding/videofunding#sthash.rf5pbUWG.dpuf

Arts Nova Scotia Funding and Awards

Grants to Individuals http://cch.novascotia.ca/investing-in-our-future/arts-nova-scotia/grants-individuals ;; The program supports the creation of new works by professional artists in all disciplines including fine crafts, literary, visual, mediaand performing arts. It also promotes a broad understanding and appreciation of art and artists through professional development,creation and presentation of work. Individual artists may submit one application per grant per deadline. To encourage equitabledistribution of funds, artists can only receive one Creation Grant in a 12-month period.



Application Date by: May 15 / December 15 (each year)

Canada Council Grants Grants to Film and Video Artists: Scriptwriting Grants, Production Grants and Research/Creation Grants

http://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/grants-to-film-and-video-artists-scriptwriting-grants-production-grants-

research-creation-grants

The Grants to Film and Video Artists program supports Canadian professional independent artists who use cinema and video as a

mode of artistic expression, and provides them with opportunities for creative renewal and for production of independent film and

video works.

The program offers three components: Scriptwriting Grants, Production Grants andResearch/Creation Grants.

To ensure the vitality and continued excellence of media arts, Canada Council for the Arts grants help support individual Canadian

artists committed to the practice of film and video in a film/video as independent artist-controlled media art forms.

Only independent artworks are eligible to this program. This program does not support work created for the cultural industries of

commercial film and television. Independent means that the artist initiates and is the driving force behind the proposed project. The

artist must maintain complete creative and editorial control over the work, ownership of the final work and receive a significant part

of the revenues generated by the work.

Deadline(s)

1 March

1 October

Travel Grants to Media Arts Professionals http://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/travel-grants-to-media-arts-professionalsProgramDescription Travel grants assist Canadian professional independent media artists to travel for events or activities important to the development of

their artistic practice or career. This component covers presentation and professional development travel.

Travel Grants to Independent Media Arts Curators and Critics

This component of the program assists Canadian, professional, independent media arts curators and critics to travel outside their

home region. It covers research, professional development and presentation travel.

This program also offers an International Residencies pilot component.

Deadline(s)

Any time before your departure date. Applicants who wish to have the results before their departure should apply at least ten weeks

in advance.

The Canada Council for the Arts will not accept applications postmarked after the departure date of your travel, incomplete

applications or those submitted by fax or email.

For more information:

Michèle Stanley

Media Arts Program Officer

1-800-263-5588 or 613-566-4414 ext. 5251

Cultivate: Creative Development Grantshttp://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/cultivate-creative-development-grants#eligibility

The Cultivate: Creative Development Grants program provides support to individual artists who are Deaf, have disabilities and/or are

living with mental illness to pursue research, creation and production projects in dance, inter-arts, media arts, music, theatre, visual

arts and/or writing/literary arts, leading to a new artistic work or body of work intended for public presentation, exhibition, publication

or distribution.



There are two categories of support:

Research/Creation Grants provide artists the time and resources to explore, develop and/or create a new artistic work or body ofwork. This may include the research and development of ideas, concepts, themes or techniques. A completed work or publicpresentation is not required.

Production Grants support the production of a new work or body of work (which may also include a development or creation phase).Production projects must include a public presentation or exhibition of the work or, in the case of a sound recording, film, video, audioor new media production, include a concrete dissemination plan.

Deadline(s)

15 September: Pilot program for the year 2015 only

Submit to Indiewire's Project of the Day Contest

http://www.indiewire.com/article/submit-to-indiewires-project-of-the-day-contest-20150702

Making a movie? Want instant fame and adoration? Maybe even a prize? Then please, step right up and fill out our form to beconsidered as Indiewire's Project of the Day.

You can be a part of crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo or Seed&Spark;; you can be doing it all on your own. Whateverthe case, we want to help filmmakers and other creators gain exposure.

If you're selected as a Project of the Day, you'll get at least two shots at glory: Once when we publish the profile of your film andagain at the end of the week, when we ask readers to vote for the POTD they liked best. That POTD will go on for another vote at theend of the month.

As for prizes, the winner of Project of the Month will get a reported feature story about their project on Indiewire and will be eligiblefor Project of the Year. The Project of the Year winner for 2015 will get bragging rights, a story announcing the news and the chanceto attend The TFI Filmmaker and Industry Meetings during the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016.

For more information or to submit: http://www.indiewire.com/article/submit-to-indiewires-project-of-the-day-contest-20150702

2016 Mayworks Halifax Festival - Call for submissions

http://mayworkshalifax.ca/DEADLINE: October 1st, 2015

Mayworks Halifax is a multi-disciplinary arts festival open to the general public. It aims to help build a culture and society thatcelebrates and recognizes the history and struggle of the working people of Nova Scotia. The annual festival spans a period of timebefore and after May 1st of every year, the internationally recognized Worker's Day, and serves as an extended celebration of theday's significance to all workers and those seeking justice.

Submissions need not be directly focused on work, labour or unions. Mayworks Halifax programs works of art that address broadthemes of social and environmental justice. Any submissions that address issues of inequality and injustice, or give voice tomarginalized communities will be considered. Under-represented groups and those disadvantaged at work and in society areparticularly encouraged to apply.

Mayworks Halifax programming is not limited to any medium for artistic expression. The festival has programmed works of music,theatre, cinema, printmaking, painting, photography, literature, spoken word and more. We are eager to further diversify ourprogramming.

For submission forms: http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

DEADLINE: October 1st, 2015

For questions, email: [email protected]

Lunenburg Doc Fest Bursary



http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/bursary/Deadline: Sept. 16th, 2015

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia — The Festival proudly announces the Lunenburg Doc Fest bursary of $1,000 to be awarded to a student,residing in Nova Scotia, who is planning to attend postsecondaryfilm studies.

Lunenburg Doc Fest aims to champion an emerging filmmaker and promote artistic achievement byassisting the student with the opportunity to gain valuable training.

"Lunenburg Doc Fest is thrilled to be presenting a bursary for secondary film education," states Debra Beers, Co-Chair of the festival."This goes hand in hand with our free Youth Program, which presents training for up to 12 students this summer and a Youthscreening at our festival in September."

In addition to the bursary, a Film Pass granting access to all feature documentary screenings on September 26 and 27, 2015, will beawarded.

The bursary application can be found at http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/bursary/ ;;

Deadline for application is September 16, 2015.

To nominate a student or apply for the bursary, please complete and submit the Bursary Application via email [email protected] or by mail to Box 1951, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0.

The successful applicant will be announced following the Lunenburg Doc Fest Youth Program screening at The Pearl Theatre, 37 HallStreet, Lunenburg, on Sunday, September 27, 2015.

The Canada 150 Fundhttp://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1424795454758

The goal of the Canada 150 Fund is to create opportunities for Canadians to participate in local, regional, and national celebrationsthat contribute to building a sense of pride and attachment to Canada.

A limited number of high impact, large-scale projects that are national in scope will also be supported through the Canada 150 Fundas Signature Initiatives.

Eligibility details

Eligible funding recipients under the Canada 150 Fund include the following types:

Canadian not-for-profit organizations, including corporations, trusts, cooperatives and unincorporated associations;;Canadian business corporations, including partnerships, trusts and joint ventures where projects are non-commercial in nature;;Canadian schools;; and,Canadian municipal governments and their institutions.Federal departments, agencies and institutions, Provincial and Territorial governments and their institutions, private individuals andpolitical parties are not eligible under the Canada 150 Fund.

There is no established deadline to submit a funding application under the Canada 150 Fund.

ARTsPLACE call for exhibition proposals http://arcac-artsplace.weebly.com/submissions.htmlDeadline: October 15th, 2015

ARTsPLACE Artist-run Centre is seeking proposals from individual artists, collectives, or curators* for its 2016/17 exhibitionprogram**. ARTsPLACE is a non-profit artist-run centre dedicated to the presentation, development, and promotion of non-commercial art that is innovative and reflects current contemporary art forms and issues. ARTsPLACE supports a variety of artisticpractices and disciplines which are relevant to a diverse social and artistic community in a rural environment.

Deadlines 15th October each year.



Khyber 2015-16 + 2016-17

http://www.khyber.ca/submissions-3/Deadline: October 15th, 2015

The Khyber supports the exhibition of work in all media. The Khyber is committed to providing a flexible, interdisciplinary exhibitionspace for the presentation of non-commercial contemporary art. Our mission as an artist-run-centre is to foster critical thought insociety through the presentation of contemporary art which facilitates dialogue, encourages inquiry and supports social engagementby the public at large. The Khyber is devoted to research, risk and experimentation. We pay fees to artists according to CARFACstandards. Deadline: October 15th

Emerging Artist Project: A Handmade Assembly

http://www.handmadeassembly.com/Deadline: Sept 14th, 2015

Organized collaboratively by Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre and Mount Allison University’s Owens Art Gallery, A HandmadeAssembly invites artists, curators and others to lead discussions, facilitate workshops, initiate projects, open exhibitions, and share ina common thread, the handmade.

A Handmade Assembly is an initiative in response to the significant number of artists who have in recent years been using materialsand processes that are laborious, often intimate, and usually associated with traditional craft methods. The discourse surroundingthese practices is growing in turn as DIY aesthetics and ideals flood the mainstream. In appreciation of the handmade incontemporary culture, A Handmade Assembly is a venue for artists to discuss their practices and make new and necessary networks. Emerging artists from the Atlantic region who have completed their formal studies are eligible to apply. An artist fee will be paid. To apply, please send:

1. 10 images of your work2. A description of the proposed project and resulting exhibition (max 500 words)3. A brief bio (max 250 words)4. A current C.V. Applications can be sent to [email protected] by 5pm on Monday September 14, 2015. Please include the subject line 'emergingartist project'. Thank you.

For more information and to see other calls for proposals, please visit the website: www.handmadeassembly.com

Apply for WFF’s Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship

http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/industry/aboriginal-filmmaker-fellowshipDeadline: September 23rd, 2015

Whistler Film Festival’s (WFF) Aboriginal Filmmaker Fellowship has expanded into a three-day creative and business immersionexperience to be held from December 3 to 5 during the Whistler Film Festival + Summit.

Up to six emerging Aboriginal Canadian film artists with short film, webisode projects or television pilots will be accepted toparticipate. Short scripts in all genres can be submitted for consideration. Writers must be Canadian citizens and of Aboriginaldescent.

WFF is looking for projects with strong story, market potential and larger audience potential.

For more information visit: http://www.whistlerfilmfestival.com/industry/aboriginal-filmmaker-fellowship

Gallery Gachet is currently accepting proposals for our upcoming 2017 exhibition calendar.

http://gachet.org/submission-process/



Deadline: September 15th, 2015

Gallery Gachet supports artists who have experienced marginalization due to their mental health, addictions, trauma and/or abuseexperiences, by working for cultural and economic justice. It is not necessary that those submitting have experienced mental illnessor social marginalization personally, however the work must speak to our mandate in specific and interesting ways.

Our exhibition calendar features a range of art practices from contemporary to outsider to exhibitions representing community-engaged and social practice methods as well as a diversity of mediums: photography, video, performance art, drawing, 3D,installation, ceramics, textiles and more. For more information on Gachet’s vision and Basis of Unity, please seehttp://gachet.org/about.

We welcome proposals that challenge mental health stigmas, barriers to full social, cultural, and economic participation;; disability art;;art for social change;; as well as ideas that actively engage the community in your work. We look to create and maintaincollaborations within the mental health and cultural sectors, as well as our local Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. Exhibitions maythematically coincide with other events and festivals. We accept proposals for solo, group, juried, curated, or major exhibitionprojects;; as well as screenings, workshops, performances and collaborations.

We pay CARFAC fees, and provide support for openings, catering, marketing, A/V equipment, installation and a six-week exhibitionrun at Gallery Gachet.

For more information visit: http://gachet.org/submission-process/

5. FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINES

Outlier Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions for the 2015 http://outlierfilmfestival.com/new-products/ Outlier Film Festival takes place in Halifax, NS. It is the first festival of its kind on the East Coast of Canada. Focusing on the genres ofcult, fantasy, experimental, documentary, horror, and science fiction, the organizers are drawing on selections from across our regionand around the world to compile a diverse collection of works that challenge, delight, and disturb. Outlier Film Festival acknowledges the support of Arts Nova Scotia. The festival's sponsors include Strange Adventures, ObsoleteRecords, Pro Skateboards & Snowboards, Film & Creative Industries Nova Scotia, Garrison Brewing, Octopi Computers, and VillageSound. For more information on Outlier, visit: http://outlierfilmfestival.com Media Contact: Matt Charlton Pigeon Row [email protected]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: the8fest 2015

the8fest.comDeadline: Sept 30, 2015the8fest seeks your 8mm, Super-8, 9.5mm or other small gauge film projects (such as loops and installations) for our 2015installment next January 30th to February 1st.

Films can be:- Experimental, animated, personal, handmade- Diary and essay films, documentaries- Live performance and music mixed with film- Films from everyday culture - historical footage, home movies



the8fest exhibits all work on film. Works selected for the festival, therefore, must be finished on small-gauge film (8mm, Super-8, 9.5mm). We do not exhibit projects on video or digital.

the8fest uses professional small-gauge projection equipment including Elmo GS-1200 and ST-1200 models. Our technicians andprogrammers have many years experience specializing in small-gauge film formats and technology. The greatest care will be taken inhandling, previewing, and projecting films.

For more information or to submit: www.the8fest.com/

DEADLINE: September 30, 2014

Call For Submissions- Censured In Canadahttp://bit.ly/1KhFD93Deadline: Oct. 31, 2015

CENSURED IN CANADA is an underground film festival seeking to expose and fracture limits on expression in Canada, which hasbecome more resonant since the passing of Bill C-51.

This year, we premiered 21 films of diverse genres and styles over the Jan 24/25 weekend for our 2015 festival. Submissions for the2016 festival are open till Oct 31 (see http://bit.ly/1KhFD93 for more details)

We are seeking work from Canadian-based artists that have been rejected by Canadian festivals and institutions - whether it was thelack of credentials or connections, or the work proposes a unique or contrarian perspective, or the work challenges aesthetic orsocial/political norms. Whatever.

Call For Films: NSI Short Film Festivalhttp://www.nsi-canada.caDeadline: September 21st, 2015

$4,750 in cash awards are available to be won through the festival including a new cash prize: the $1,500 Blue Ant MediaDocumentary Award for best doc. Films made after January 2010 are eligible for submission. Films are being accepted untilSeptember 21.

6. COMMUNITY NEWS

YOUR HOME MOVIES ARE NEEDED FOR ART ! Halifax media artist wants your old super 8 film movies for a NOCTURNE art at night 2015 event.

Do you have some old home movies on Super 8 film ? Contribute them and they could be a part of a very cool, fun, innovative andcollaborative project to be presented one night only, Saturday October 17, 2015. If any part of your home movie is chosen for the project, you will receive a professionally made digital version to keep. All originalfilm will be returned and lovingly cared for while in the artists’ hands. See your past be a part of Art.

Please deliver Super 8 home movies to: The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, 5663 Cornwallis St #101, Halifax, between 10 AM and 5 PM weekdays.

DEADLINE for DELIVERY is September 28th, 2015. Questions ? email [email protected]

Nocturne: Art at Night details here:http://nocturnehalifax.ca/about/

Kodak Celebrates 50 years of Super 8!http://www.kodak.ca/ek/CA/en/corp/default.htmFifty years ago, Kodak introduced Super 8 mm. This “super” format solved some of the challenges of standard 8mm, which launched



a few decades earlier. Regardless of those hurdles, 8 mm cameras became a common sight at family parties, special events, andvacation destinations by the 1950s. But with the invention of the 50-foot cartridge in 1965, anyone could shoot without interruptionfor a much smaller investment. Suddenly everyone was a filmmaker!

Many of today's great filmmakers — Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, David Fincher, Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, Michael Bay andChristopher Nolan — got their “start” creating Super 8 movies in their back yards. This powerful little format has gone on to forge anemotional path into the hearts of many artists and filmmakers over the decades. And its unique look is still revered today.

Super 8 has also made its mark in Hollywood, with numerous commercials, music videos, branded entertainmentutilizing the smallgauge film. You may have noticed its unique look on recent episodes of American Idol, American Horror Story, and The Americans.This small format provides a distinct look for big pictures as well, such as the Oscar®-winning JFK, The Fighter and Argo, as well asthe upcoming I Saw the Light. And documentaries, such as Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and Brand: A Second Coming, rely onSuper 8 footage to tell their stories.

This will be a big year for Super 8 mm with the Logmar camera arriving, the first new Super 8 camera to hit the market in 30 years.It combines analog and digital technology, with features guaranteed to excite the pros as well as the consumer. Perhaps one will findits way into the hands of the next great filmmaker!

We look forward to celebrating this special occasion with all of the Super 8 fans and filmmakers around the globe, and seeing theinnovative images that continue to be created to entertain our visual palates.

Read more:http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Publications/InCamera/Sections/The_StoryBoard/Happy_50th_Birthday_Super_8.htm#ixzz3lOEt5BGP

Nova Scotia film community launches locations website to promote industry, address void

www.filmnovascotia.ca ;;Nova Scotia’s film and television community has launched a website to showcase and promote film locations, service companies andtalent in an effort to reinvigorate an industry suffering from provincial government cuts imposed last spring.

The site – www.filmnovascotia.ca – is now live, the result of several weeks of mostly volunteer work spearheaded by long-timelocations manager Shaun Clarke and the Directors Guild of Canada-Atlantic Region.

“There is very little production happening right now, and nothing on the books, during what might otherwise have been one of thebusiest seasons in years. So we have set up a website and we are offering locations services to producers considering Nova Scotia fortheir productions,” said Clarke.

“We are providing location and scouting services that were previously provided by the now-shuttered government-run Film & CreativeIndustries Nova Scotia. The website is intended to fill that gap.”

Believed to be the only non-government-sponsored site of its kind in North America – a de facto film commission –www.filmnovascotia.ca offers a locations photo gallery, a highlight reel courtesy of Egg Studios, filmography and links to film-unionwebsites, equipment houses, service providers and Nova Scotia Business Inc., which is managing the new Nova Scotia Film &Television Production Incentive Fund.

“The only productions that have gone ahead since the government cuts in April are projects that came in under the previous film taxcredit. Meanwhile, the industry is booming elsewhere in Canada, due to the low Canadian dollar and competitive incentive programs,”said James Nicholson, Business Agent for DGC-ARC.

“Film crew are leaving town, and local producers are having difficulty getting projects off the ground,” he said. “But we intend toprove to the provincial government and the public that this is a vibrant, viable industry that provides a positive financial impact forthe province. NSBI is co-operating fully in this initiative, but we are not waiting on government. This needs to happen now.”

Switch Hfx Sept 20th 12pm- 4pm

http://switchhfx.ca/Open Street Sundays encourages people to enjoy Halifax in a new way by walking, biking and moving around safely and comfortablyon a 2km route.

Switch Hfx will be happening along Agricola Street from Young st to Cunard on Sunday September 20th 12pm – 4pm. There is anamazing collection of local community groups, businesses and volunteers coming together to activate the route and we hope that you



will join us!

Check our facebook page for a detailed route map:https://www.facebook.com/Switchhfx?fref=ts

A CALL FOR #NSFILMJOBS STORIES

http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=990cca95e51513f19d25bf70c&id=5bd825fe9bWith the summer almost over, the Nova Scotia Legislature will be soon resuming for fall sessions. In advance of this, both the NDPand PC caucus are looking to keep the Nova Scotia film & television industry front and centre as they prepare for the fall session. Todo this, they need YOUR help.

Both parties are in the process of gathering #NSFILMJOBS stories to share on the legislature floor. We are asking you to read theirmessages below, and then share with them the impact the changes to the Film Tax Credit (along with the loss of Film & CreativeIndustries Nova Scotia) has had on your livelihood and families. Please only send your story to one party – we are trying to avoidduplicates, as we want both parties to be able to read different letters.

It's important to keep this issue in the spotlight as we continue to fight for the future of the industry, including the many significantproblems the new film incentive program does not address, such as the loss of Film & Creative Industries NS, and the accompanyingdisappearance of equity funding and development programs.

Sincerely,

The Screen Nova Scotia Political Action Committee

AFCOOP Lifetime Member Michael Ray Fox's feature film is now available!

ROAMING, a feature motion motion picture produced in Nova Scotia, is now available on iTunes, GooglePlay, Vimeo OnDemand,Hulu, and IndieFlix! And if you prefer to watch movies 'the old fashioned way', you can buy Roaming on DVD through Barnes & Noble.

This website shows you all the available channels you can see Roaming - Click http://www.michaelrayfox.com/roaming/

DVD

Barnes & Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-roaming-michael-ray-fox/26037809

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Vimeo OnDemand - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/30430/118621322Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Roaming?id=zGJnHiOC0jUiTunes (USA) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/roaming/id1004017816

Streaming

Hulu - http://www.hulu.com/watch/691670IndieFlix - https://indieflix.com/indie-films/roaming-41926/

Don't forget to Like Us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/roamingfilm

7. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Job Call: Education Coordinator

AFCOOP is accepting applications for the contract position of Education Coordinator. This position is funded through the JCP programand applicants must be eligible for JCP in order to apply.

Deadline for applications is Oct. 9th, 5pm 2015.

CONTRACT: Nov. 2nd 2015 – April 29th 2016



GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Education Coordinator will assist with the development and implementation of AFCOOP’s Winter Filmmaking Workshop Series. In

conjunction with AFCOOP’s Education Committee, the Education Coordinator will plan, schedule, promote, facilitate and report on all

the workshops in the series.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE FULL JOB CALL.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Oct. 9th, 5pm 2014

TO APPLY: Please send a resume and cover letter via email to: [email protected] with the subject line “Education Coordinator”.

Sponsorship Specialist (Consultant position) Full-Time – CANADALocation: CANADA – preferably TorontoContract type: Consultancy – temporary (3 to 6 months based on results)http://www.imaa.ca/Deadline: Sept. 15th, 2015 IMAA is looking for suitable candidate capable of filling a sponsorship consultancy position.As a Sponsorship Specialist, your goal will be to secure a long-term partnership with a Title Sponsor and other interested parties tofund the Canadian Independent Media Arts Prize. You are responsible for communicating information about the Prize to potentialdonors in an effective and efficient way. Significant experience in the domain is required.

How to apply:If you are an experienced Sponsorship Specialist with a proven record of success in attracting sponsorships for non-profitorganizations, please submit your resume and a cover letter with three references to: [email protected] and [email protected].

Deadline: September 15th, 5PM (Eastern time)

For more information: http://www.imaa.ca/

Media Management Co-ordinatorhttp://journeymanfilm.com/opportunity-post/hiring-media-management-co-ordinator/Deadline: Sept. 14th, 2015

We are currently looking for an incredibly organized and technically savvy post-production expert to join the team as our full timeMedia Management Co-ordinator.

This is a full time position. Your salary will align with your experience and the value you bring to us, and we offer a comprehensivehealth and insurance benefits package to all staff. The company also currently has an employee incentive profit sharing program inplace for which you would be eligible.

This position will begin in Fall 2015 as soon as we can find the right candidate. Please submit your application before Sept. 14, 2015;;although, we intend to keep this competition open until we find the perfect fit.

Please send us a letter that demonstrates how you connect to our company story, along with a resume with links to relevant work,and any questions, to [email protected]. We sincerely thank anyone who takes an interest in our company, although onlythose applicants to be interviewed will be contacted.

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