AFCOOP Updates - July 2nd, 2025

Grants, awards, a new residency, upcoming AGM and fast-approaching deadlines!

July 03, 2025

🎬 Henry will be at YouthNet overseeing the film summer camp from July 8-11. He’ll still be available by email, so if you’re looking to get in touch, reach out to [email protected].

🌀 Reminder that the AFCOOP awards and grant deadline is August 1st! Learn more on our website under Funding and Opportunities!

📆 Our AGM is on Thursday, July 24th at 6:30pm.

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In celebration of the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative darkroom opening after years in development, AFCOOP is thrilled to announce a national call for submissions to its two-week analog-focused paid residency in November 2025.

This paid opportunity will give the participant access to AFCOOP's darkroom lab, analog editing suite, the incredible analog gear collection including 8, 16, and 35mm motion picture film cameras, an Oxberry Animation Stand, projectors, a JK Optical Printer and more! They’ll also receive 400' of 3378 stock.

Residency period:

November 4th — 18th, 2025

Submission deadline:

Friday, July 25th, 2025 at 11:59 pm AST.

Learn more about the residency and how to apply by going to afcoop.ca/analog-film-residency-2025/

This residency has been made possible with the generous support of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

FLEAPIT CINEMA

TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT

VOLUME 4 SHORTS: TORONTO UNDERGROUND
Various directors | Ontario | 2021-2024 | 71m


Short films return to Fleapit with a high-energy lineup from up-and-coming Toronto DIY filmmakers!

Films featured:
"Taking the Piss" (2024) dir. Christina Dovolis & Tavis Putnam
"MUSCLE MONSTERS" (2024) dir. Kalil Haddad
"Abgad Hawaz" (2024) dir. Robin Riad
"The Straight Ball" (2022) dir. Nate Wilson & Eugene Koltyarenko
"A Year of Staring at Noses" (2023) dir. K. Knox
"Please Love Me" (2024) dir. Lea Rose Sebastianis
"Every Other Weekend" (2024) dir. Mick Robertson & Margaret Rose
"The Sweater" (2024) dir. Maziyar Khatam

Disclaimer: Depictions of blood

Tickets $10.95 ($10 cash at the door if available)

GOING DOWN
Haydn Keenan | Australia | 1982 | 94m


Recently restored Aussie cult classic! Four friends live together and barely scrape by in suburban Sydney until one gets her hands on some money, kickstarting a final night out on the town that none will ever forget.

A shocking and frequently hilarious window into the party and music scene in early 1980s Sydney, the film's appeal lies in its authenticity, anarchic energy, and fantastic sense of style.

CARBON ARC

THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS
Agbajowo Collective | Nigeria, South Africa, Germany, USA | 2024 | 101m


Jawu, a young mother from a waterfront slum in Lagos, stumbles upon a bag of corrupt blood money and takes it. She must become a unifying force in a community that stands to lose everything.

The Agbajowo Collective is a collective of Nigerian and international filmmakers who worked together to deliver an activist film inspired by real life events.

 
SWEETIE
Jane Campion | Australia | 1989 | 97m

A portrait of the hazardous relationship between the buttoned-down, superstitious Kay and her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, Sweetie, and on their family’s profoundly rotten roots.

A feast of colorful photography and captivating, idiosyncratic characters, this tough and tender film heralded the emergence of gifted New Zealand director Jane Campion, as well as a renaissance of Australian cinema, which would take the film world by storm in the nineties.

WIFT-AT MENTOR MATCH DEADLINE TOMORROW!

This program connects selected WIFT-Atlantic members with hand-picked Canadian screen industry professionals who suit their interests, experience, and goals for an eight-month mentorship! Click here to learn more and apply.

CFAT MEDIA ARTS SCHOLARHIP

Call for applications for CFAT’s six-month education and mentorship opportunity for emerging artists! Learn more by going to their website here.

Deadline to apply is July 25th, 2025

SCREEN NS AMPLIFIED VOICES PRE-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Applications are now open for Screen Nova Scotia’s Amplified Voices Development Program provides an opportunity to advance the skills of emerging writers and producers from underrepresented communities in Nova Scotia. The program accelerates the creative and professional development of producers and writers through training and the creation of early-stage project-related deliverables.

Visit their website HERE for important details on the training/workshop schedule, eligibility criteria, and application requirements. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2025.

SJIWFF HIRING


SJIWFF is hiring a Communications Coordinator to support marketing and communications for our 36th Festival and Industry Forum. If you are energized by a festival's exciting, fast-paced needs, enjoy working as part of a collaborative team, and are eager to bring creativity to your work, we invite you to apply!

Click the graphic to learn more.

Deadline to apply: July 25th

 

CHARLOTTETOWN FILM FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS


The Charlottetown Film Festival is a 5-day event held in Charlottetown, PEI, from October 15-19, 2025. Hosted by Club Red Productions, the Festival features an incredible variety of local, national, and international documentaries, genre fare, and dramas.

SENDING FILM FOR PROCESSING?

AFCOOP mails a package to our partner lab on the first Tuesday of every month!

You can drop the film off anytime to our technical coordinator, Cody at anytime!

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.