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AFCOOP Updates - June 19, 2026
Screenings, events, opportunities, and more!
CITY SURVIVAL | 1985 | dir. Lulu Keating | WATCH NOW ON THE AFCOOP ARCHIVES
đ Mark your calendars! Our Annual General Meeting will be on July 30th. đď¸ AFCOOP is lending our space to our friends at WIFT-AT tonight for their Summer Mixer! WIFT-AT members are invited to come by tonight between 7-9 PM | đż There will be a free screening and community consultation at Carbon Arc to discuss the state of independent film exhibition in Halifax. Details below! 𪢠Upcoming screenings, job opportunities, and community events below! |
AFCOOP Annual General Meeting on July 30th
Mark your calendars! The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperativeâs Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 30th at 6:30 PM. Hosted at AFCOOPâs office at 1800 Argyle St, we will be going over the last year of activity at the cooperative, and goals for the upcoming year. Our general meetings are open to the public. We will also vote in new members AND LIFETIME MEMBERS (10+ years) at this meeting. For those interested in becoming a member of AFCOOP or securing their lifetime membership, reach out to Henry at [email protected] by Wednesday, July 29th. | Perks of membership? 75% discount on gear rentals, free access to our editing suites, discount on film scanning with the AMP Lab, discounts on workshops, voting rights at our general meetings, opportunities to submit an advert to our bi-weekly newsletter, and more! As always, after the meeting, there will be ⨠light refreshments ⨠and a chance to connect with everyone. Swing by, and bring a friend interested in filmmaking too! |
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 DETENTION! |
Co-written by Halifax's own Mark Palermo, Detention (2011) is a meta-horror, sci-fi comedy that follows a group of eccentric high schoolers in Grizzly Lake whose prom night turns deadly when their classmate is murdered by "Cinderhella," an iconic movie killer brought to life. The teens are trapped in a school-wide detention and must figure out the killer's identity before theyâand the worldâare destroyed. |
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THE MATRIX
The Wachowskis | USA | 1999 | 136m
WACHOWSKIS RETROSPECTIVE 2/3: There are few films more influential on the 21st century action blockbusters than The Matrix. When this film was released in 1999, it went off like a bomb and it quickly became impossible to talk about the cinematic canon of science-fiction filmmaking without mentioning it. . SPEED RACER: June 27th |
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 PUBLIC SCREENING | FREE ENTRY |
All are invited to share their thoughts and have their say at an Open Community Consultation we are hosting ahead of work on a new Five-Year Strategic Plan for Carbon Arc Cinema! We'll be screening a brand new short documentary titled "Pop-up cinema: how this unconventional theatre brings people together in Halifax" about Carbon Arc, commissioned by the CBC and directed by Gareth Wasylynko. After the screening, there will be an open community consultation with Sonya Yokota William in attendance. Yokota William is director of the Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors, or NICE - and Carbon Arcâs new Strategic Planning Consultant. |
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DEAD LOVER (IN STINK-0-VISION!)
Grace Glowicki | Canada | 2026 | 84m
A lonely gravedigger (played by director Grace Glowiki) who reeks of death is unlucky in love until she meets a poet named Lover at the funeral of his sister. He canât get enough of her enchanting odor but their passionate romance ends in tragedy; he drowns at sea and only his severed finger remains. Maybe true love canât die if science intervenes! Experiments ensue, but if youâre going to play Frankenstein, you need to be prepared for unintended consequencesâŚ. ââŚDesire is foremost on these charactersâ minds. Everyone wants to sleep with someone, even if they have to re-create them from a severed finger.â- Murtada Elfadl, Variety |
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Every One Every Day: We have 3 documentaries left from our four-part documentary series that explores anti-racism, decolonization, belonging, and our relationships to land, community, and recreation. Each evening includes a film screening followed by a facilitated group discussion where we can reflect, learn from one another, and unpack the themes together. | June 25 Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Location:Every One Every Day Neighbourhood Shop | 2169 Gottingen Street |
NOWADAYS PRESENTS DIAMONDTOWN AND SURPRISE PINK Double Record Release with RumĂŠ Kover (solo) Massive night at the Woodside Tavern celebrating the release of Diamondtownâs What We Always Were and Surprise Pinkâs Surprise Pink. Make room on your shelves!!!!! | RumĂŠ Kover will be starting the show! |
AIFF Hiring: Industry Programs Manager Contract
The Atlantic International Film Festival is currently accepting applications for the contract position of INDUSTRY PROGRAMS MANAGER for AIFF 2026. The Industry Programs Manager is responsible for the planning and execution of industry programming including: AIFF Partners, the Filmmaker Lab, and public industry programming. The Industry Programs Manager will work with key stakeholders, locally, nationally and internationally to facilitate programs and initiatives designed to strengthen, promote and diversify the screen-based industry in Atlantic Canada. | Employment: 3.5 month contract, July - October To apply for the Industry Programs Manager position, please forward a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Please have Industry Programs Manager in the subject line. Deadline: July 2, 2026 Learn more about the position here: https://atlanticfilmfestival.ca/employment-2026-summer |
PAGE 1 THEATRE: QUEER ARTS FUND
The Queer Arts Fund (QaF) was created to support Queer artists across Nova Scotia, through the distribution of micro-grants. Inspired by the âTaste For Lifeâ fundraiser, organized by AIDS organizations, we will be working with local Queer-owned restaurant/food service businesses, to host a dinner event - Eat Your Arts Out - in November 2026. Tickets from this event will go towards the QaF. We are also working with non-food service businesses who would like to donate a portion of their sales from a particular product sold that day. |  |
Are you a Queer restaurant or cafe owner? Do you have a non-food service business? Would you like to donate an item for our silent auction? There are many different ways to get involved.
University of New Brunswick: Certificate in Contemporary Management in Arts & Culture
Now entering its fifth year, the University of New Brunswickâs Certificate in Contemporary Management in Arts and Culture (CMAC) is a part-time, fully online, 10-month program designed for current or aspiring arts and culture managers, early-career professionals, arts and culture workers or artists moving into management roles. The program focuses on practical skills for todayâs context in areas such as leadership, governance, planning, operations, financial management, fundraising, marketing, advocacy, and community engagement. Participants learn through online coursework, virtual discussions, interviews with sector experts, and a capstone project. |  The program is cohort-based and limited to 15 participants. The next cohort begins Sept. 8, 2026. Applications are due July 10, 2026, and enrolment is limited. Learn more: https://www.unb.ca/cma/cmac/ |
Antigonight Festival | Nocturne Halifax | Windsor International Film Festival |
Antigonight 2026 is exploring the ways in which our tides could turn for the better. âTurning Tidesâ asks artists and guests to explore their relationships to nature, the wilderness and the water, and consider how our environment informs our arts practices and the ways we relate to the world around us. Antigonight is a free, annual, night festival of interactive arts in Antigonish, Lânuewaâki (Miâkmaâki)/Nova Scotia. Sept 18 & 19, 2026. | Don't miss the deadline to apply for Nocturne's 2028 Festival Curator position! Submit your expression of interest by July 6th. Full posting linked in our bio! The Festival Curator will develop a vision/theme for the festival and will curate the Anchor Project program. Nocturneâs Anchor Project program consists of site-specific installations and performance art activations at sites across Halifax and Dartmouth. | WIFF is a nationally recognized, industry-leading cultural destination, with an admissions of 50,000+ in 2025. The upcoming festival is scheduled for October 29 to November 8, 2026, and intends to present more than 300 screenings across 4 screening venues throughout downtown Windsor. |
Apply by: July 5, 2026 | Apply by: July 6, 2026 | Deadline to apply: July 20th |