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AFCOOP Updates - February 27th, 2025
Submissions, screenings, and new gear!
FEBRUARY 27th, 2025
Submissions, screenings, and events!
Did you smell it or hear it? Maybe feel it? Spring… is it just around the corner? The Big Defrost in the Great Harbour is underway.Halifax Black Film Festival starts this week. Also, we have some new gear! Keep reading to learn more. |  |
NEW GEAR!
We now have B7Cs, fresh c-stands, and lots of sandbags for all your film set needs! Order today at afcoop.ca!
THE FINAL FILM 5 TRAINEE WORKSHOP! SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN ABOUT G&E, BUT NO TRAINEE SPOTS LEFT! | Weekend, March 1/2 – Lighting & Grip Intensive – 10am – 5pm ($150) We’re also looking for a volunteer to take some pictures at the workshop this weekend. This is an opportunity to attend for free, get some volunteer hours with the co-op, or a discount on your next rental. Interested? Email Henry! [email protected] |
WHAT’S SCREENING THIS WEEK?
The Gullspång Miracle A divine premonition leads two sisters to buy an apartment in the small town of Gullspång. To their surprise, the seller looks identical to their older sister who died by suicide 30 years earlier. What begins as an eerie story of family reunification soon becomes a Pandora’s Box as all three women’s lives spiral out of control. A deeply peculiar but riveting documentary from Sweden. The Girl with The Needle Danish with English subtitles A Danish true-crime drama about a young factory worker who, abandoned and pregnant, meets a woman who runs an underground adoption agency for unwanted children. Tomorrow, 6:30 PM Sunday, February 23, 5:30 PM - half-capacity screening | The Halifax Black Film Festival starts tomorrow and goes until March 4th! Oscars are Tuesday! Are you tuning in? Poll below:
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CBC SHORT FILM FACE OFF 2025 SEASON
Short Film Face Off is back for its 18th season! This national television series is made up of 4 one-hour episodes that showcase emerging filmmakers from across Canada.  | Each season, nine short films are chosen from submissions from every region in the country and are broadcast on the program. The winner receives $30,000 toward their next film from Telefilm Canada. Learn more about applying by checking out their website here. The deadline for submissions is March 21st. |
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES & SUBMISSIONS
Submissions for the 45th Atlantic International Film Festival are open! Alumni discount available, contact [email protected] |  |
 | SUBMISSIONS FOR HIFF 2025 We're seeking bold, boundary-pushing independent cinema from new and unique voices. Selected films will screen at the 19th annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, taking place May 28–31, 2025, at the Bus Stop Theatre. |
SJIWFF36 Submissions are Open Submissions for the 36th St. John's International Women's Film Festival are open! Women (trans and cisgender) and gender-diverse people from anywhere in the world are welcome to submit their short and feature-length films for consideration via Film Freeway. Earlybird deadline: March 17th. |  |
Call for submissions to the Academy’s Executive Residency Program  | The Executive Residency Program is a Canadian Academy initiative dedicated to providing industry access for mid-career professionals who identify as Black, Indigenous, or persons of colour, in order to influence a change in the next generation of executives and decision makers. The eight-month national program matches high-level Advocates (such as VPs, Executive Producers, Development/Production Executives) with emerging leaders, providing insight into how creative and business decisions are made on an executive level. Deadline is Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6PM AST. |
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 edition of CBC New Indigenous Voices, presented by the National Screen Institute. Now in its 21st year, the program has been a cornerstone of the National Screen Institute’s training initiatives for over two decades. CBC New Indigenous Voices offers 14-weeks of full-time, immersive training for Indigenous creators aged 18 and over to learn from industry experts and gain hands-on experience in the essential elements of film and television. |  The National Screen Institute is seeking 10 emerging Indigenous creators from across Canada to participate. Applications close on March 27, 2025 at 12 p.m. CT. |
The Disability Screen Office is looking for a Programs Manager. In this role, you will work closely with our team to drive the implementation of our strategic programs. You will also support the ongoing operations and growth of the DSO Programs department. |  Deadline to apply: March 7, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET. |
Sending your film for processing?
AFCOOP mails a package to our partnered lab on the first Tuesday of every month.
You can drop the film off anytime to our technical coordinator, Cody at anytime! The next mail day is March 4th!
For more information on getting your film processed, email Cody: [email protected]
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.