AFCOOP Updates - December 6th, 2024

December 06, 2024

Those downtown this morning heard the cannon firing and bells tolling at 9:04 am. On this day in 1917, The Great Harbour was faced with a sudden flash of absolute destruction. Today we reflect on the impact of the Halifax Explosion, which changed the lives of the people and landscape of this city forever. The Nova Scotia archives has digital scans of film footage taken by photographer and cinematographer, W.G. MacLaughlan (whose pictures are featured here).


Learn more about the history of the explosion by reading the Maritime Museum’s article and seeing their permanent exhibition at 1675 Lower Water St, which in their own words “describes not just the event of the Halifax Explosion, but the local and international response to the shocking disaster.”

FALL WORKSHOPS COMPLETED!

Thank you to everyone who came out to our fall workshops finale, Dark Room Safety Workshop with Dawn George on Wednesday! Next up will be the FILM 5 trainee workshops, which we will announce in next week’s newsletter. Stay tuned to learn more.

 AFCOOP HOLIDAY GEAR SPECIAL

The cooperative last day open is Thursday, December 19th and will re-open Tuesday, January 7th, 2025. We are offering a special deal for those looking to capture some video, film, or audio over the holidays!

When you rent gear over the holiday closure, you will receive an additional 50% off! YES, this half-off stacks with your membership discount!

For example, you could rent out the Canon C300 and the Sennheiser XSW-D Lav to capture interviews with loved ones, see the following breakdown:
Rental period from 12/19/2024 - 01/07/2025
$960 with 75% off = $548.57, with an additional 50% off, new total: $274.28 for nineteen-days. WOW!

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

For all those folks buzzing to shoot analog, now’s the perfect time. When you purchase stock from the co-op, we’ll give you a FREE camera rental over the holidays. Capture your friends and family on celluloid while bringing in the new year!

We have 100’ rolls of 250D, 500T, & Tri-X in stock. These stocks can be sent out to our partnered labs for processing and scanning. We typically send out our batches the first Tuesday of each month. The next batch will be sent on January 7th, 2025. Use the code: Holiday2024 at check out!

Questions? Reach out to Tech Coord, Cody Chandler, [email protected] / 902-405-4474.

Note: the offer only applies to Super 8, Bolex, and the Scoopic. (Light Meter Not Included)

Pictured is the vibrant crowd at Tara Thorne’s AIFF screening of LAKEVIEW!

THE ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS HIRING

December 9th is the final day to apply! Our friends over at AIFF are looking for someone to join their team in a full-time and permanent role as the Development Manager:

The Development Manager is responsible for fund development activities for the Atlantic International Film Festival including government grants, corporate sponsorships, in-kind community partnerships, donations and membership revenue.

Check out the full job posting here!

FOR ENTRY + FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

Call for Submissions: Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival
HIFF SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Apply now on Film Freeway!

Call for Submissions: Animation Festival of Halifax
Animation Festival of Halifax #14 • May 8-10 2025
Submissions are OPEN. They’re programming new animation, independent Canadian short films and international feature films. Learn more here.

A reminder that the Amplified Voices Development Fund is currently accepting applications. The updated guidelines, application form, and related templates are all available on the Screen NS website HERE.

The deadline for applications is December 20, 2024.

The Amplified Voices Development Fund will provide funding and training to develop high-quality creative content to a level that can attract partners, financing, and distribution. Companies may submit an application to the fund to receive one of a limited number of grants to assist them with their project development activities.

The fund is part of the Amplified Voices Development Program, which provides an opportunity to advance the skills of emerging writers and producers from underrepresented communities in Nova Scotia. The fund will grant non-repayable funding contributions to a maximum of $20,000 for each eligible project. SNS may fund 100% of the project’s eligible expenditures through the program.

If you have questions about the fund, please contact Danya Knowles, Industry Services Coordinator: [email protected] / 902-229-1499

FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Sending your film for processing? Going forward, AFCOOP will be mailing materials to the lab on the first Tuesday of every month.

Although we’re sending materials once a month, you can drop them off to our technical coordinator Cody Chandler anytime! Be sure to drop yours off before the next mail day on Jan 7th!

For more information on getting your film processed, email Cody: [email protected]

TRIVIA QUESTION

What year did the Dawson City Film Find happen?

Answer to last week’s question: Evangeline (1914), produced by the Canadian Bioscope Company of Halifax (est. 1912). This is a lost film; no copies of it exist to public knowledge. Maybe there’s a reel deep under some other Dawson City permafrost…

Ad for the film in the Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1914), published in New York by the Chalmers Publishing Company

AFCOOP’s Filmmakers Job Board is a place to connect with filmmakers and film crews looking for work, or volunteers looking to gain experience in Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.

Submitting to the AFCOOP Job Board is totally free! All posts are subject to approval by AFCOOP staff and will be reviewed before they appear on the site.

Note: You don't have to create an account to post a job. If you wish, simply enter your email to sign up at the time of job submission.

See it all HERE!

ABOUT AFCOOP: Established in 1974 the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is a non-profit, community organization dedicated to supporting the production and presentation of independent film and moving-image-based work in a collaborative, learning environment.

AFCOOP acknowledges that we are located and operate in Kjipuktuk, in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaq, Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet), and Passamaquoddy Peoples first signed with the British Crown in 1726. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaw and Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. We are all treaty people.