AFCOOP UPDATES - Grant Deadline - Nov 28, 2024

AFCOOP GRANT DEADLINE, LOCAL SCREENINGS, HIFF SUBMISSIONS +

November 28, 2024

Good afternoon folks! The filmmaker grants deadline is fast approaching. Please note that we are no longer using a Google Form for the application submission after experiencing technical difficulties. Please see a guideline document located on the website that will give you instructions on submissions. Fall workshops round up very soon with the final class being the sold-out Dark Room Safety with filmmaker, Dawn George! 🎞️🚨🧪

AFCOOP is looking forward to opening up the light-leak proofed doors to the public very soon. Stay tuned via the newsletter and social media for the latest updates. In the meantime, get prepped by shooting some 3378 stock. Pick up a roll today!

DEADLINE: December 1st, 2024

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. For all grants, the individual applying must hold ownership and creative control of the project. Only Nova Scotia residents are eligible for grants, with the exception of the Analogue Film Grant which is open to filmmakers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

âś± Submit directly to Henry by email at [email protected] using the Application Guidelines for reference.

Applications will be accepted online only up until 11:59pm on December 1, 2024.

FIRST THING GRANT

Provides resources and training to make your first film including:

• $500 in-kind gear and facilities (valued at regular rates)
• “Intro to Filmmaking in Nova Scotia” workshop
• 2 x workshops of your choice
• Associate Membership
• 3 x 1hr meetings with an AFCOOP mentor

Eligibility: Open to all applicants including non-members. This grant is intended for filmmakers with little or no experience. If you have made a few shorts on your own but feel like you would benefit from this support then you are certainly still eligible

SUPER-8 BURSARY

Covers all costs associated with shooting a short Super-8 film including:

• Two rolls of colour or b&w Super-8 film from the AFCOOP fridge (exact stocks may vary, however we will try to accommodate specific requests)
• Super-8 camera rental (duration is flexible depending on the needs of the project)
• Shipping to and from the lab
• Film processing at a professional film lab
• Digitization (this will be done in house at AFCOOP unless the filmmaker wishes to pay extra for a professional frame-by-frame scan at the lab)

Eligibility: Open to all applicants including non-members. This grant is suitable for beginners as well as established filmmakers. Super-8 is an accessible entry-level analogue format and AFCOOP staff will provide a camera tutorial/refresher if needed.

FEEDBACK LOOP

Provides professional mentorship from an AFCOOP member or community member for a project you are developing. Examples of types of support you might request include: production feedback from a producer or production manager, script feedback from a screenwriter, or feedback on your rough-cut from an editor. Mentors will be selected from senior AFCOOP members and the community based on the nature of your project. You are welcome to apply with a specific person in mind, however, we can’t guarantee we will be able to match you with that individual.

Eligibility: Open to all applicants including non-members.

ANALOGUE FILM GRANTS

Provides resources for the production of a project involving analogue film (Super-8, 16mm or 35) including:

• $500 cash project support
• $2000 equipment in-kind gear and facilities (valued at regular rates)
• Ability to be covered under AFCOOP’s production insurance if needed

Eligibility: AFCOOP Full Members only.

INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS GRANT

Provides resources for the production of an independent film project including:

• $500 cash project support
• $2000 equipment in-kind gear and facilities (valued at regular rates)
• Ability to be covered under AFCOOP’s production insurance if needed

Eligibility: AFCOOP Full Members only. Please note that if this funding is being combined with other grants from Arts NS or Canada Council you will need to indicate if those grants are confirmed or pending and indicate how you would proceed with the project without that support.

FLEAPIT CINEMA HOSTS SHORT & FEATURE SCREENING FOLLOWED BY ARTIST-TO-ARTIST TALK WITH FILMMAKERS, HEATHER YOUNG & BEN PETRIE

Get your calendars out! Woof woof! Coming up on Thursday, December 5th, Fleapit Cinema is hosting a screening of Heather Young’s (never-before screened in Halifax) FNC Carte Blanche short film, The Night is the Hardest Time (2018) to play ahead of Ben Petrie’s feature debut, The Heirloom. BOTH filmmakers will be in attendance and have an artist-to-artist talk following the screening.

Here’s how filmmaker and MDFF co-founder and curator, Kazik Radwanski describes the film:

The film follows a neurotic couple whose relationship is brought to the edge when Millie, a traumatized rescue whippet, enters their life. Surprising, raw, sweet, and devotedly funny, The Heirloom draws from Petrie and Glowicki’s real-life Torontonian relationship to produce a hilarious and intimate metafictional chamber piece about a couple teetering between calamity and commitment. The film had its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

Tickets are $10+/PWYC and live at carbonarc.ca.

Presented by Fleapit Cinema, courtesy of MDFF, in collaboration with Carbon Arc Cinema.

Fleapit is a programming collective bringing off-beat & experimentally driven Canadian cinema to Kjipuktuk (Halifax). For more, visit Fleapit Cinema on Instagram: @fleapit.cinema.

STOCK IS IN STOCK
Pick up 100’ rolls of 250D and 500T at the co-op today!

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

THE ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS HIRING

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.

FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Sending your film to the Niagara Custom Lab 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 Tuesday, December 3.

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

TRIVIA QUESTION

Canada’s first narrative feature film was shot in Nova Scotia long before AFCOOP. What was the film and the name of the production company that created it?

Answer to last week’s question: 3378 stock! Available to purchase at the co-op.

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.