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1. AFCOOP NEWS 2. WORKSHOPS 3. SCREENINGS AND EVENTS 4. AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES & CONTESTS 5. FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINES 6. COMMUNITY NEWS7. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

1. AFCOOP NEWS

AFCOOP Volunteer Orientation Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015, 1- 2pm AFCOOP Office Want to get involved with AFCOOP? Looking to become a Full Member? Want to get those volunteer hours in?Come and join our lovely volunteer coordinator, Sahar Yousefi, for the volunteer orientation. To registeremail: [email protected]

AFCOOP's Writers' Perspective The Writers’ Perspective incorporates elements of discussion of screenwriting structure and conventions,feedback on individual projects and, hopefully, the occasional visit from other writing professionals from outsideof the world of screenwriting to shed light on storytelling. This group is open to AFCOOP members and non-members alike and the meetings take place the second Wednesday of every month. Best of all it's FREE!

The schedule for the next two meetings is:

May 13th, 6pm- 9pm June 10th, 6pm- 9pm

Facilitated by Brett Hannam. Email Brett to confirm your attendance: [email protected]

Graduating Film School Membership Are you graduating from film school this year? You’re eligible for a FREE AFCOOP membership! Get access toaffordable equipment, facilities and workshops and join a community of like-minded filmmakers!



In order to redeem your FREE AFCOOP membership you need to: - Do 10hrs of volunteer work at AFCOOP - Get voted in at an AFCOOP General Meeting (next meeting is Jan. 29th at 6:30pm)

Contact AFCOOP’s Volunteer Coordinator Sahar for more info on how to volunteer atAFCOOP: [email protected] You have 6 months after graduating to claim your membership.

HIFF 2015 - June 10th - 13th www.hiff.ca

HIFF 2015 Trailer Now Online The Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival is just one month away and the full schedule will be online soon!Get a sneak peak at this year's selections by watching the HIFF mash-up trailer(https://youtu.be/VQcmCPecxi8). HIFF 2015 showcases the best independent films from near and far from June 10-13 at Neptune Theatre’sScotiabank Studio Theatre. For the first time, all AFCOOP Full Members and Lifetime Members will receive a freepass to the festival.

Stay tuned to HIFF.ca, Twitter (@HIFF2015), and Facebook (facebook.com/HalifaxFilm) for announcements ofvisiting filmmakers, featured local shorts, and visiting programmers.

AFCOOP Member News

Congratulations to AFCOOP Members Nicole Steeves, Sahar Yousefi, and Struan Sutherland whose film,Namas-Die, is in the top 15 for Cine-Coup's Film Accelerator Program!

Namas-Die is competing to win $1 Million in production financing and a release in Cineplex Theatres. The filmis a horror-comedy featuring an all-female cast.

The Namas-Die team are the last group from Atlantic Canada in the running and their success depends onvotes, shares, and posts. Support them in their quest for the top!

http://www.cinecoup.com/cc/canada-2015/explore?advancement=3

AFCOOP would also like to congratulate our members and friends who took home awards at the InauguralScreen Nova Scotia Awards!

Best Feature Film Winner: Relative Happiness (Alan Collins)

Best Short Film Winner: Kreb (Tim Tracey)

Best Animated Music Video Winner: Joel Mackenzie, Yelling in Sleep (Rich Aucoin)

Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role: Mary-Colin Chisholm - Cast No Shadow



Honourable Mention: 28 Feet – Life on a Little Wooden Boat (Kevin Fraser & Melani Wood)

2. WORKSHOPS

Registration is Now Open for NEW Spring Workshops

ARTIST TALKS & SCREENINGS May 19, 2015 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm $10.00 (member) / $20.00 (non-member)

Animators Becka Barker, Tim Tracey and Peter Stevenson will introduce their respective practices and screensamples of their work. Following this introduction participants will have the opportunity to register for hands-on workshops in digital and celluloid-based animation.

Instructors: Becka Barker, Tim Tracey and Peter Stevenson

INTRO TO DIGITAL ANIMATION May 26, 2015 - 6pm - 9pm $40.00 (member) / $55.00 (non-member)

This workshop will introduce participants to the art of digital stop-motion animation. Following a brief overviewof the history of animation, participants will be thrown head first into hands-on training and practice. Learn tocreate storyboards and shooting scripts for your projects, and then apply that knowledge to the creation ofshort animated works using a special application for tablet and smartphones.

Instructor: Peter Stevenson

INTRO TO CELLULOID ANIMATION May 28, 2015 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm $40.00 (member) / $55.00 (non-member)

This workshop will introduce participants to experimental animation on 16mm film via two easy-to-learnmethods: working with an Oxberry animation stand and cameraless animation. Once the standard for analogueanimation, the Oxberry is still loved by experimental animators and celluloid enthusiasts. Cameraless animationinvolves drawing, etching, or painting images directly onto 16mm film. Both the Oxberry and cameralessanimation give filmmakers an opportunity to engage with film as a tactile medium.

Instructor: Becka Barker

PACKAGE DEAL! Sign up for all three and save $15.00 (member) / $10.00 (non-member)

FREE Info Session

How to Apply to Film Festivals – Free Info Sessions May 21st, 2015 - 6pm

AFCOOP will host a free workshop / info session in partnership with the Atlantic Film Festival on how to submit



your film to film festivals. The session will be lead by AFF programmer Jason Bowdry, and there will be lots ofhelpful tips and tricks!

Facilitator: Jason Bowdry

REGISTER ONLINE @ afcoop.wildapricot.org/workshops

FOR MORE INFO EMAIL: [email protected] CALL (902) 405 4474

Strategic Arts Management Workshops

1496 Lower Water St., Suite 424, Halifax. www.strategicarts.org

Ready, Set, Tour: Are You Ready?

Thursday, May 28, 201512:00 PM – 1:00 PM

So you’ve got a stellar show. What more do you need to tour?

This SAM Workshop will explore the resources—financial, inter-personal, human, and more—that you’ll need totour your work, and give you the tools you need to assess your own tour readiness now and in the future.Led by Gillian Reid, a Strategic Arts Management service provider, and resident representative of SAM Clientsat contact events.

All workshops are located at the SAM Offices, 1496 Lower Water St., Suite 424, Halifax. There is a $10 fee perperson per workshop. Space is limited.

Residencies, Workshops & Practicums at The Banff Centre

http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs

Adventure Filmmakers' Workshop November 2 - 9, 2015

An exceptional chance for independent and emerging filmmakers to turn their project into reality, under theguidance of two of the world's premier adventure filmmakers. All during the world-renowned Banff MountainFilm & Book Festival!

Apply by: August 12

Fugitives of the Creative Economy: A One-day Workshop on the Labour and

Resistance of Young Culture Workers in Precarious Times 10:30am-4:30pm Saturday 13 June, 2015 The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 5521 Cornwallis Street



Presented by the Radical Imagination Project and the Khyber Centre for the Arts:

It’s no secret: work in the cultural sector is tough, especially for young people. From the pressure of workingcontract-to-contract to constant government cutbacks to arts funding, from the rise of unpaid internships to therising cost of rent, from competing for the scraps to the persistence of sexism, racism and other forms ofoppression, the enthusiasm for the “creative city” and “creative class” is rarely matched by reality. Rather,we’re made into fugitives of the creative economy.

Beyond simply rehearsing the dimensions of this terrible situation our one-day workshop aims to bring youngcultural workers together to imagine and build alternatives. From artists to dancers to poets to film-makers toeditors to animators to journalists to actors to curators to writers, we have a common struggle against aprecarious economy and austerity politics that place culture on the chopping block, that renders our labour lesssecure, more precarious and more exploitative, and that seems willing to sacrifice young workers of all sorts onthe altar of money.

Yet let’s not forget or belittle the joys of creation,collaboration and experimentation, nor lose sight of how theexploitation of cultural workers is intimately connected to other, often more brutal exploitation of workers herein Canada and around the world. Instead, let’s talk about practical and empowering methods of resisting andthriving. Let’s build solidarity towards a different future.

This one-day workshop will begin in the morning with a panel of speakers outlining the nuances of theproblem. Break-out groups will offer an opportunity for use to talk about common problems and brainstormsolutions. In the afternoon we’ll form into interest groups and come up with schemes.

Hopefully, there will be momentum to actualize these plans going forward, but even if all we achieve is amoment of solidarity and critical discussion,we’ll have succeeded in challenging the order of loneliness,poverty,competition and silence that surrounds work in the cultural sector.

3. SCREENINGS AND EVENTS

Mixed Media Monthly- A speaker series about Art and the business of Art. nsalis.com Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis St, Halifax, NSDoors Open: 6pm | Speakers will begin at 6:30pm

Join us for an exciting line-up of speakers this coming year! Taking place on the third Thursday of the month,talks will last between 1.5 and 2 hours. Members of the general public are welcome! Any one of any age orinterest is welcome to attend. The talks will be educational and informational with a focus on practical tips andlegal info. More detailed information about each talk is provided on our website.

Coming up next:

You and the Courts: A short intro to self-advocacy

May 21, 2015, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm



In partnership with the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia Speaker: Julien Matte, Federal Department ofJustice

Bonus! Check out the Art Gallery for free on Thursday evenings before coming to the Speaker Series. $10 perperson or entire series pass only pay $55 Register online in advance or in person using cash or credit cards

Mix, mingle and network with other artists in your field as well as the speakers. After each session, join us at the Old Triangle Restaurant (5136 Prince Street) for networking and socializing. To register or for more upcoming events, visit nsalis.com

Long Shadows at Dawn: The Art of Film Noir http://artgallery.dal.ca/events/filmvideo.html Curated by Ron Foley MacDonald

Now recognized as one the most influential of filmmaking styles, Film Noir was often dismissed in its own timeas genre-heavy urban crime drama. With its creeping shadows, wet streets, addled subjectivity and loomingsense of betrayal, Noir realized the dark underside of America’s postwar triumphalism. Populated by losers,tough guys and femmes fatales, Noir sports stylized dialogue, ruthless action and an existential world view thatresonates deeply with today’s sense of everyday despair.

In this sampling of Film Noir Classics, we proceed from the beginning—just before the US entry into WWII—right up to Noir’s end at the beginning of the 1960s when a new, hopeful era starts and the genre experiencesits eclipse.

SCREENINGS WEDNESDAYS AT 8 PM - FREE ADMISSION

UPCOMING:

13 May - Touch of Evil

Orson Welles, USA, 1958, 110 minutes. A corrupt border cop gets involved in a kidnapping. Charlton Heston,Marlene Dietrich, Janet Leigh, and Welles himself star in this late Noir masterpiece graced by its classic eight-minute opening shot.

3 June - Odds Against Tomorrow

Robert Wise, USA, 1959, 96 minutes. Harry Belafonte stars in one of the final films in the Noir cycle, a heist-gone-wrong flick that directly addresses race issues, all to a cool Modern Jazz Quartet soundtrack.

The Khyber Centre For The Arts- Art In Fest http://artinfest.org/ May 21st- 24th, 2015

ART IN FEST is a standalone festival of multi-disciplinary contemporary art based in Halifax, suffused with thespirit of the OBEY Convention and presented in partnership with the Khyber Centre for the Arts. Thefestival will be showcasing all new and intriguing works from local artists Craig Leonard, Brandon Brookbank +Kyle Alden Martens, as well as by national artists Francesca Tallone, Emily Pelstring and Katherine Kline.



Emily Pelstring is an artist and animator who obtained her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and herMFA from Concordia University. Emily’s work includes numerous music videos and concert visuals and has beenshown internationally in galleries and film festivals.

Katherine Kline is currently doing her doctorate in Communication Studios at Concordia, where she studiesthe psychoanalytic unconscious and ecological theory. Kline plays music in Dreamcatcher with BlakeHargreaves, and works with artists Leyla Majeri and Emily Pelstring.

Brandon Brookbank + Kyle Alden Martens are a collaborative duo that has been working together since2011. Both are recent graduates from media arts programs at NSCAD University. They use objects of banalityto create gestural references to their own identities within society.

Francesca Tallone is a Montreal-based photographer and curator. She has exhibited her work throughoutNorth America and Europe, and has curated work in the US, Germany, Ukraine and Canada. While living inHalifax, she co-directed Gallery Deluxe Gallery for 2 years, and has since been curating online galleries andlarge exhibits in Montreal. Wanderlust is one of her biggest inspirations.

Craig Leonard is an artist, musician (with Catbag and Guilt) and teacher at NSCAD University since 2006.

For a full listing of events go to: http://artinfest.org/

Women in Film and Television - Atlantic's Annual General Meeting June 12th, 2015 wift-at.com

Our AGM will be an chance to look back on the year we've had, get excited for what's ahead, and celebrate theamazing women in our industry with food and great friends.

June 12th 5:30pm - 7:00pm AGM 7:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hours Rogue's Roost Quarter Deck 5435 Spring Garden Rd

If you are interested in running for the Board of Directors and you have yet to get in touch please send us anemail at info@wift-at.com.

4. AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES & CONTESTS

BravoFACTUAL http://www.bravofact.com ;; Next Deadline: TBA In September 2013, Bravo introduced BravoFACTUAL awards to be granted by the BravoFACT(Foundation toAssist Canadian Talent) jury for the production of short form documentary projects. Selected projects will beeligible to apply for up to a maximum $50,000 in production funding. Following the same mandate as for



scripted BravoFACT shorts, BravoFACTUAL projects will reflect themes, large and small, produced by directorsand producers from across Canada. There are two deadlines annually. The next deadline will be April 1st, 2015.

MuchFACT http://musicnovascotia.ca/funding/videofunding#sthash.rf5pbUWG.dpuf A Foundation To Assist Canadian Talent, was created in 1984 concurrent with the launch of MuchMusic, whichcommitted a percentage of its gross annual revenues to stimulate the production of new Canadian musicvideos. Two years later, when MusiquePlus went on the air, it also became a sponsor, as did MuchMoreMusicwhen it launched in 1998. The launch of MuchMore (formerly known as MuchMoreMusic) also marked thecreation of PromoFACT, an Electronic Press Kit and website production fund for Canadian artists, independentrecord labels and artist management companies.

MuchFACT is now funded entirely by MuchMusic and MuchMore (formerly MuchMoreMusic). Originally namedVideoFACT, the company changed its name to MuchFACT in September, 2009. Along with the name change,MuchFACT expanded its PromoFACT EPK program to include not only traditional EPKs, but also digital musicvideos, digital EPKs or other digital music related content intended for viral distribution.

Upcoming deadlines: Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:59 PM EST Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:59 PM EST Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:59 PM EST

For more information, contact rob.bakker (at) bellmedia.ca See More at: http://musicnovascotia.ca/funding/videofunding#sthash.rf5pbUWG.dpuf

National Screen Institute http://www.nsi-canada.ca/ Do you have a TV series in development with a Canadian broadcaster? NSI plans advanced transmedia trainingcourse. NSI Transmedia is an advanced training course we’ve been planning for four writer/producer teams with a TVseries in development with a Canadian broadcaster.

The course will be led by digital marketing and analytics for transmedia expert Annelise Larsonand cross-mediainnovation facilitator Sue Biely. Training includes two days with transmedia thought-leader Jeff Gomez (Pirates of theCaribbean, Tron, Halo, Avatar) who will work directly with the teams on their specific projects.

Do you have a team ready to take this course? Note: you must have a TV series in development with aCanadian broadcaster.

To discuss how this training opportunity might work for you or your company, contact NSI’s director ofprogramming Brendon Sawatzky at brendon.sawatzky@nsi-canada.ca or 204-957-8480.



Arts Nova Scotia Funding and Awards http://cch.novascotia.ca

Grants to Individuals

http://cch.novascotia.ca/investing-in-our-future/arts-nova-scotia/grants-individuals ;;

The program supports the creation of new works by professional artists in all disciplines including fine crafts,

literary, visual, media and performing arts. It also promotes a broad understanding and appreciation of art and

artists through professional development, creation and presentation of work. Individual artists may submit one

application per grant per deadline. To encourage equitable distribution of funds, artists can only receive one

Creation Grant in a 12-month period.

Application Date by: May 15 / December 15 (each year)

Canada Council Grants

Grants to Film and Video Artists: Scriptwriting Grants, Production Grants and Research/Creation Grants

http://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/grants-to-film-and-video-artists-scriptwriting-

grants-production-grants-research-creation-grants

Program Description

The Grants to Film and Video Artists program supports Canadian professional independent artists who use

cinema and video as a mode of artistic expression, and provides them with opportunities for creative renewal

and for production of independent film and video works.

The program offers three components: Scriptwriting Grants, Production Grants andResearch/Creation Grants.

To ensure the vitality and continued excellence of media arts, Canada Council for the Arts grants help support

individual Canadian artists committed to the practice of film and video in a film/video as independent artist-

controlled media art forms.

Only independent artworks are eligible to this program. This program does not support work created for the

cultural industries of commercial film and television. Independent means that the artist initiates and is the

driving force behind the proposed project. The artist must maintain complete creative and editorial control over

the work, ownership of the final work and receive a significant part of the revenues generated by the work.

Deadline(s)

1 March

1 October

Travel Grants to Media Arts Professionals

http://canadacouncil.ca/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/travel-grants-to-media-arts-

professionalsProgramDescription

Travel Grants to Media Artists

Travel grants assist Canadian professional independent media artists to travel for events or activities important



to the development of their artistic practice or career. This component covers presentation and professionaldevelopment travel.

Travel Grants to Independent Media Arts Curators and Critics This component of the program assists Canadian, professional, independent media arts curators and critics totravel outside their home region. It covers research, professional development and presentation travel.

This program also offers an International Residencies pilot component.

Deadline(s) Any time before your departure date. Applicants who wish to have the results before their departure shouldapply at least ten weeks in advance.

The Canada Council for the Arts will not accept applications postmarked after the departure date of your travel,incomplete applications or those submitted by fax or email.

For more information: Michèle Stanley Media Arts Program Officer1-800-263-5588 or 613-566-4414 ext. 5251

Nova Scotia Talent Trust http://nstalenttrust.blogspot.ca/2014/09/congratulations-to-2014-nstt.html

Nova Scotia Talent Trust gives out 75,000 in Scholarships to 51 Nova Scotia Emerging Artists- The Nova ScotiaTalent Trust has recently given out $75,000 in scholarships to emerging Nova Scotia artists in the fields ofdance, theatre, media (film) studies, music, visual and literary arts. The 51 successful scholarship recipientswere chosen from a field of 107 applications from two deadlines, 1 March and 1 May 2014. 5 of the 51scholarships are supported by the NS Arts Endowment Fund in the amount of $2,000 each.

The Film and Media Arts recipients this year were Gwyneth Christoffel, Halifax, and Sam deCoste, Halifax.

4Cs Foundation project Grants http://www.4csfoundation.com/content/grants

The 4Cs Foundation provides grants for community-led art-based projects and Neighbourhood Placemakingprojects that focus on fostering connections between children and others in their community.

Our current focus is in working with community-based organizations to support projects that bring childrentogether with members of their community. We are interested in projects that will build stronger communityconnections by working together side-by-side over a sustained period of time, and that result in a publiclyaccessible artwork.

Please note: We do not fund individual artists or Events (including art projects or activities at an Event). Wealso no longer support one time projects.



For more information, please email or call the office: (902)422-4805 or [email protected]

NSI announces new program in partnership with Shaw Media http://www.nsi-canada.ca/2015/02/nsi-announces-new-program-in-partnership-with-shaw-media

The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) is pleased to announce a new, one year, $200,000 partnership

with Shaw Media.

This agreement sees the return of the $1,000 Shaw Media Fearless Female Director award in the NSI Online

Short Film Festival and a brand new course, the Shaw Media Diverse TV Director program, which will launch in

early March. The course is designed for participants with directing experience who are interested in directing

scripted television.

The Shaw Media Fearless Female Director award is presented to the best film by a female director fourtimes a year. Recent winners include Ashley McKenzie, Emily Jenkins and Lindsay MacKay.

Shaw Media Diverse TV Director This course provides female, Aboriginal and visible minority directors ready to make the leap to TV series

direction with development training and job shadowing for up to four participants. The program includes an

intense bootcamp in Toronto and a four-week director job shadowing experience on the set of a series in

production.

OPEN CALL for ARTICLES- Digital Aesthetica E-Book http://www.m0us310n.net/file/guidelines.html

We welcome proposals for both chapters and case studies from academics, photographers, artists and other

visual practitioners. We are seeking for contributions that deal with a wide range of issues in connection with

the impact of computing communication processes on the internet within the production and reception of Art.

Submissions deadline: June 15, 2015 Review and decision concerning acceptance: October 2015

Submissions: Using the submit form in our website, all submissions must include a 400-words abstract, a ZIP with the

manuscript and a short CV (Word or OpenOffice).

All manuscripts must be written in English, doubled-spaced throughout, with 1" margins on all sides, typed

using 12pt Times New Roman font. Contributions should have a 4000 to 7000 words extension and MUST follow

our manuscript preparation guidelines;; otherwise, they will not be accepted.

MYPROJECTORLAMPS IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR FIRST SHORT FILM CONTEST! myprojectorlamps.com

Deadline: May 15th, 2015

ELIGIBILITY:



This competition is open to any independent or student filmmaker in the United States, Canada, Europe,

Australia, Japan, Mexico or India. Works will be considered for competition only if they are of a total running

time of 5 minutes or less, and were completed after January 1, 2014. Our committee reserves the right to

determine the eligibility of any project.

SUBMISSIONS:

Films can only be submitted to MyProjectorLamps by providing a link to your short film on YouTube in the entry

form. You should also include a link to www.myprojectorlamps.com/contest.html in the video description on

YouTube. A completed entry form must be submitted with each project. Multiple submissions by the same

director and/or Production Company are accepted, but each film must be accompanied by a separate completed

form. Unsigned entry forms will be rejected. The entry must also include the following: film description (50

words or less), complete production credits, film logline, director's headshot, and a short director's bio (50

words or less). By submitting this material and signing the release form, you acknowledge MyProjectorLamps'

right to use any material for commercial use.

DEADLINE:

The submission deadline for entries in the 1st annual MPL short film competition is May 15th, 2015. Winner will

be announced on our website on June 1st, 2015. Films uploaded after the designated deadlines have no

guarantee of being viewed for consideration.

JUDGING:

Entries for the MyProjectorLamps Short Film Contest will be judged based on the number of votes they receive.

The entry with the most votes will win the grand prize. First runner up will be the entry with the second most

votes, and second runner up will be the entry with the third most votes.

AWARDS:

The grand prize winner will be announced on our website on February 16th, 2015. The awards are: GRAND

PRIZE--$2,000 (USD) 1st RUNNER UP--$400 (USD) 2nd RUNNER UP--$100 Amazon Gift Card

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

Entrants will be required to, and must sign and submit, an Entry Agreement. The Entry Agreement and

Certification Statement are available at: www.MyProjectorLamps.Com. The Entry Agreement must be signed on

behalf of all members of the Entrant, and each member hereby authorizes, and by participating herein further

authorizes, the ER to so sign on their behalf. **** No nudity, graphic violence, or explicit language, please.

**** Additional contest details can be found on the Short Film Contest page at:

www.myprojectorlamps.com/contest.html Upon submission of the video on YouTube please email a copy of the

signed Entry Agreement directly to: [email protected]. Please include "Short Film Contest"

in the subject line of your email.

AKA artist-run is currently seeking submissions for exhibitions/proposals ofinnovative, experimental contemporary artwork in any visual media for the upcomingprogramming season. http://akaartistrun.com/

Deadline: May 31 2015.



Submissions are reviewed annually by a rotating programming committee. We encourage all applicants to read

AKA’s Mandate and Vision Statement before applying.

AKA is committed to exploring emerging practices that speak to, reflect and encourage dialogue in our

culturally diverse community, including work in all media by local, national and international artists. AKA pays

artist fees at or (when possible) above the CARFAC national average and is an active member of the Plains

Association of Artist-Run Centres.

Submissions GuideSubmissions as a single PDF document are encouraged. AKA artist-run only accepts digital submissions via

email: [email protected] with subject heading: AKA Submission 2015.

Please ensure ALL FILES contain your NAME.

Submission packages should include:

1. Exhibition or project DESCRIPTION (max one-page)

2. CV with contact information

3. IMAGE LIST (titles, dimensions, dates, media)

4. Support Material

a of maximum of 15 JPEGs at no larger than 1024 x 768, 1 MB

images must be numbered, titled and include your last name, and correspond to the image list, example:

01LastNameRedPainting.jpg

RGB, or grayscale colour mode files only (no CMYK)

Do not submit images embedded in programs such as: iphoto, Powerpoint, and formats other than JPEG of PDF.

IF you are submitting time-based work:

a maximum of 15 minutes* of time-based work (.mov, .mp4, .avi or link to Youtube, Vimeo or Flickr)

*If you are submitting a combination of images and time-based work, subtract one digital still for every 2

minutes of time-based work submitted.

Artspace’s Annual Call for Submissions

https://artspace-arc.submittable.com/submit

Deadline: June 5, 2015, 5pm

Artspace is dedicated to presenting work from contemporary artists working in a variety of disciplines. The

centre strives to present art that reflects and promotes the diversity of cultural and political perspectives that

shape contemporary art practices. Submissions from emerging, mid-career and senior artists whose works are

alternative, experimental and/or critically engaged are welcome. The centre welcomes submissions from

individual artists, curators, and collectives to apply with new or existing exhibition proposals.

Nocturne: Art at Night is Gearing Up for the 2015 Festival- Oct 15 & 17

www.nocturehalifax.ca

Deadline June 6th, 2015 @ 5pm



We are pleased to announce that former Nocturne Chair, Rose Zack, will be this year’s curator. Rose brings apassion for Nocturne and its cultural legacy to Halifax for the 2015 festival.

Application information can be found on our website – www.nocturnehalifax.ca. ;;

The "Get Your Shorts On" competition is on!

http://www.shelburnefilmexpo.com/submissions-1.htmlDeadline: August 1st, 2015

Get your friends, or get your family, or get your pets, and get to shooting (with your camera, that is). And iffriends, family or pets don't fit your story, set out on a quest to find those things that do.

Whether live action, animation or documentary, the story you want to tell and the way you want to tell it isentirely up to you.

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES

Length: Filmmakers are encouraged to limit their productions to eight minutes (8:00) or less. If you believe yoursubmission warrants a longer running time, you are free to submit it along with an appeal for consideration.Judges will make the final determination.

Content: Subject matter is open, but films should be able to qualify for a 14A rating as defined by the Maritime FilmClassification Board: Suitable for viewing by persons 14 years of age and older. Persons under 14 must beaccompanied by an adult. May contain: violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scenes.

Deadline:

The deadline for submissions to the 2015 SFE “Get Your Shorts On” Competition is August 1, 2015.

Format: Finished videos should be in one of the following customary video file formats: .MOV or .MP4 (with HDconversion).

Judging Process: The SFE “Get Your Shorts On” Competition will be judged by a panel of professionals in the film, television andentertainment industries. Films will be rated in 16 different categories, both technical and creative.

Entry Fee:

This is a free competition. C'mon, if that doesn't help you “get your shorts on,” what will?

WIFT-AT All Access Pass Award

http://www.wift-at.com/#!all-access-pass-sub/c1glh

WIFT-AT is seeking applications from members for its 4th All Access Pass Award!

This award is not limited to filmmakers, but is open to deserving female members working in screen-basedmedia whose has reached the point where it is deemed the award will be useful in furthering the trajectory oftheir career.



What is the All Access Pass Award?Full delegate access to all film festivals in Atlantic Canada and Women Making Waves 2016, travel funds andhotel accommodations, mentoring and support to propel you forward in your career!

Apply today. Where will the All Access Pass take you?http://www.wift-at.com/#!all-access-pass-sub/c1glh

The 2015 Screenwriter Mentor Experience.http://www.screenwritermentorexperience.org/#!how-to-enter/cbcyDEADLINE: June 30, 2015 or at 100 entries

Aspiring Canadian Writers Contests (ACWC) recognizes and develops unpublished Canadian writers by providingmentoring opportunities with acclaimed, published writers. ACWC launched in April 2012 with the Aspiring Canadian Poets Contest, supported by Vancouver Poet Laureate,Evelyn Lau. The poetry contest has run on an annual basis since 2012, followed by a one-time contest for unsigned singer-songwriters in 2014, supported by Songwriters Association of Canada. Now, in 2015, we are thrilled to announce our contest for aspiring short film screenwriters, The 2015Screenwriter Mentor Experience! We are proud to be a Supporting Sponsor of the Toronto ScreenwritingConference, April 11 to 12. Browse our site to learn about our Contest Judge & Mentor, Industry Mentor, prizes, and how to enter. ContactACWC at [email protected].

Movie Central Script to Screenhttp://www.nsi-canada.ca/courses/script-to-screen/

Submissions will open on June 8, 2015. The call will close when we reach 200 complete submissions.

What is Script to Screen?Script to Screen is a writer-oriented development program funded by Movie Central and delivered by theNational Screen Institute.

The program is designed to provide emerging and established screenwriters with the financial and creative toolsto develop audience-friendly feature film concepts.

The program will identify up to a maximum of five gifted writers and help shape their ideas from the earlystages of development through to a polished, production-ready script with viable market interest.

Movie Central would like to encourage writers to submit family feature film proposals. To support this initiative,one of the awards will go to a family-oriented project.

Please note: the call is only open to the first 200 complete submissions.



5. FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINES

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Festival du nouveau cinéma http://www.nouveaucinema.ca/#/programmation/soumissions Deadline: May 31st, 2015

Each year, the Festival du nouveau cinéma presents around 300 feature and short films, interactive works andperformances from over 50 countries during 11 days of festivities, and offers over $30,000 in cash and servicesto the winners of national and international competition.

Today, the Festival is looking for films, interactive works and performances for its 44th edition wich will runfrom October 7 to 18, 2015 in Montreal!

Send us your works BEFORE JUNE 1st, 2015 to maybe be part of the Festival this year!

Early bird rate before April 30, 2015!

Two easy ways to submit a short or feature film on line: - via Zone Festival - via Withoutabox

For more information, you can write to [email protected]

The 13th Annual Regent Park Film Festival – Call For Submissions is Now Open! http://regentparkfilmfestival.com/film-submissions/Deadline: June 12th, 2015

Regent Park Film Festival is Toronto’s only free-of-charge, multi-cultural, film festival dedicated toshowcasing the best local and international film and video works. The stories we celebrate resonate with theinner city, community-driven, trans-national, transient context of Regent Park, as well as with other similarcommunities all over the world.

The Regent Park Film Festival is in its 13th year of connecting community and film to present a uniquefestival experience for audiences and filmmakers alike. All activities at the Regent Park Film Festival are free-of-charge;; we provide free childcare and pay artist fees.

The 13th Annual Regent Park Film Festival will take place Nov 18th – 21st, 2015.

How can I submit? For guidelines on how to submit, visit our website: http://regentparkfilmfestival.com/film-submissions/.

Deadline for submissions? Please submit your film by Friday, June 12th 2015 (No Entry Fee).

Call for Submissions- Lunenburg Doc Fest



www.LunenburgDocFest.com

Deadline: May 31st, 2015

Lunenburg Doc Fest seeks submissions for its second annual event, September 25-27, 2015. The Festivalencourages aspiring and established filmmakers to submit documentaries for consideration.

Lunenburg Doc Fest celebrates the art of documentary, creating an enriching cultural experience and place ofconnection between filmmakers and film enthusiasts in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lunenburg, NovaScotia, Canada.

The Festival strives to present original and inspiring films from across the globe with particular interest in shortand feature-length documentaries that fall within one or more of the following categories: Atlantic, Canadian,International, Environmental, Political, Art, Youth/Family and Docudrama.

Deadlines:

Early Bird April 30, 2015 Regular May 31, 2015 Final July 1, 2015

Films selected for screening during Lunenburg Doc Fest will receive an honorarium. One feature lengthdocumentary will win a juried award. Go to www.LunenburgDocFest.com/submissions/ for additionalinformation.

Lunenburg Doc Fest www.LunenburgDocFest.com \Box 1951, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 Canada 902-634-3633 / 902-527-9094 [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LunenburgDocFest Twitter: @LunenburgDocFes Filmfreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/LunenburgDocFest

Call for Entries: Vancouver International Film Festival - Canadian Features & Shorts www.viff.org Deadline: June 26th, 2015

Founded in 1982, The Vancouver International Film Festival is one of the largest and most successful filmfestivals in North America. In 2014, 349 films (including 219 features) played on nine screens. By the time our16-day festival had wrapped, 144,000 attendees had been dazzled by some of the best films from more than70 countries.

Named one of MovieMaker's "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," VIFF is now accepting submissions of bothfeature and short films from any genre for its 2015 festival, which runs September 24-October 9. Featuring thework of both established and emerging filmmakers, this will once again be a spectacular showcase of cinema inone of the world’s most beautiful cities. Furthermore, VIFF’s celebrated Canadian Images series remains thelargest exhibition of new Canadian cinema in the world.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES AND ENTRY FEES



Earlybird Deadline – May 29, 2015 $40 – Canadian Narrative or Nonfiction Feature (over 20 minutes in length) $20 – Canadian Narrative or Nonfiction Short (20 minutes and under)

Regular Deadline – June 26, 2015 $50 – Canadian Narrative or Nonfiction Feature (over 20 minutes in length) $25 – Canadian Narrative or Nonfiction Short (20 minutes and under)

(Filmmakers submitting through Withoutabox.com receive a $5 discount on entry fees.)

The LIDF is calling for films for programming in 2014/15.

http://www.lidf.co.uk/ ;;

The Call for Films is open and international. All subject matter is considered. Feature length and Short films(less than 40min) are accepted. First time and established filmmakers all welcome. Films must be producedafter July 1st 2012.

The LIDF has been selected as a qualifying film festival by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences. Recipients of the festival’s prize in the Documentary Short Subject category will qualify forconsideration at the Annual Academy Awards® (OSCAR®) without the standard theatrical run, provided thefilm otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

Among the new initiatives to be unveiled are: • LIDF Touring Festival • Educational Resources Film Catalogue • A ‘Conversation’ page for filmmaker on the LIDF web-site. Useful for promotion of current and future projects- including crowd-funding options • Reduced entry cost to the new Oxford Documentary Film Festival (2014 launch) - with no need to resubmityour film • Ideas Exchange

We look forward to seeing your films.

To submit your film to the LIDF, read the Regulations, and Frequently Asked Questions goto: http://www.lidf.co.uk/ ;;

Outlier Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions for the 2015 http://outlierfilmfestival.com/new-products/

Outlier Film Festival takes place in Halifax, NS. It is the first festival of its kind on the East Coast of Canada.Focusing on the genres of cult, fantasy, experimental, documentary, horror, and science fiction, the organizersare drawing on selections from across our region and around the world to compile a diverse collection of worksthat challenge, delight, and disturb.



Outlier Film Festival acknowledges the support of Arts Nova Scotia. The festival's sponsors include StrangeAdventures, Obsolete Records, Pro Skateboards & Snowboards, Film & Creative Industries NovaScotia, Garrison Brewing, Octopi Computers, and Village Sound. For more information on Outlier, visit: http://outlierfilmfestival.com Media Contact: Matt Charlton Pigeon Row [email protected]

35th Atlantic Film Festival - 2015 Call For Entry http://atlanticfilm.com/

The Atlantic Film Festival is now pleased to make a Call for Entry to the 35th Annual Atlantic Film Festivaltaking place September 17-24, 2015.

FEES AND ENTRY DEADLINES:ATLANTIC CANADA Early Submission Deadline ($25 fee): May 15th, 2015 Final Deadline ($30 fee): June 12th, 2015Late Deadline ($40 fee): June 19th, 2015 Extended Deadline ($50 fee): June 26th, 2015

FEES AND ENTRY DEADLINES: CANADA AND THE WORLD Early Submission Deadline ($35 fee): May 15th, 2015 Final Deadline ($40 fee): June 12th, 2015Late Deadline ($50 fee): June 19th, 2015 Extended Deadline ($60 fee): June 26th, 2015

Submissions for the 2015 Festival will be accepted through both FilmFreeway and Withoutabox.

Submissions for the 11th Annual Bay Street Film Festival are now OPEN. http://www.baystreetfilmfestival.ca/the-festival/submissions/

We are accepting submissions through a new service called FilmFreeway, through which the submission feeswill all be at student-priced rates for our 2015 festival submissions ($10.00 cheaper than last year’s submissionfees through Withoutabox). We encourage you to submit through FilmFreeway, where you can upload yourscreener directly for HD viewing, and the like. You may also mail your submission and all required materials toour office directly.

Please do NOT send your submission through courier service (e.g. FedEx®) that will require a signature upondelivery – this can delay your submission’s arrival. Please send by standard post or by courier service thatoffers delivery without signature to 314 Bay Street, ATTN: Bay Street Film Festival, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1S1,



Canada. Contact us at [email protected] with any issues or questions.

Friday, April 24, 2015 - Late Deadline Student/ FilmFreeway Fee $25.00

Friday, May 15, 2015 - Extended Deadline Student/ Film Freeway Fee $30.00

Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival 2015 www.cabbagetownshortfilmandvideofestival.com

Screening: Friday, September 11, 2015

Deadline for entries: July 31, 2015

The Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival is a juried show.

No entry fee required. Submissions must be no longer than 15 minutes.

For more information and 2014 Application form visit: www.cabbagetownshortfilmandvideofestival.com

Please email your completed, scanned application in PDF format and a

link to a password protected, downloadable Lo-Res mp4 file, Vimeo file

(along with the password!) to: [email protected] by July 31, 2014.

Or mail a labeled NTSC DVD with a completed application form to: Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival

Attention: Gina Dineen

383 Sackville Street

Toronto, ON, Canada M5A 3G5

For further information please call (416) 924-3514

2015 Call for Film & Video Submissions - Asinabka Festival www.asinabkafestival.org

Deadline: May 15, 2015

The 4th annual Asinabka Festival will be taking place in Ottawa, Ontario, August 19-23, 2015. The Festival is

currently seeking works from independent filmmakers, any film or video that tells First Nations, Métis, or Inuit

stories, or focuses on international Indigenous issues, is eligible. Submissions can be in any genre

(documentary, drama, animation, experimental etc.) or any length, and must be finished works. Preference will

be given to new works produced within the last two years.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Format: Film and video submissions must be on a DVD, a QuickTime or MP4 file, or an internet link to the works online

location.

Application: All submissions must include the following:

1. A short bio of the artist, director, and/or producer

2. A brief description of the work being submitted (no longer than 1 page).

3. Your contact information, year of production, format, running time, language(s), province or country of



origin, premiere status (i.e. has it premiered in Canada, a Canadian city, or internationally), and 3 still images

from the submission (at least 300 DPI, .in JPG, .PNG or. TIFF format).

Email submissions are welcome. There is no submission fee.

2015 DEADLINE: Friday, May 15, 2015 *Submissions must be received or post-marked by this date to be considered for the 2015 Festival.

Mail Submissions To: PO Box 307, Station A Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 8V3

Contact us: Phone: 613-889-9559

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.asinabkafestival.org

The BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015 is open for entries.

www.asff.co.uk/submit Deadline May 31, 2015

Submit your short films for a chance to win screenings at the festival (5-8 November), plus many more great

prizes and awards that will get your work noticed by industry, filmmakers and thousands of film fans.

There will also be masterclasses, networking opportunities, talks and Q&As to engage with industry leaders,

such as BAFTA, Channel 4 and Association of Camera Operators.

ASFF 2015 Prizes: - Screenings at the BAFTA Qualifying ASFF 2015

- All film are in competition

- Awards for Best Film in each category and People’s Choice

- Eligibility to enter the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)

- Screenings in various guest programmes at other film festivals

- Screenings as part of ASFF Film Tour

- Editorial in Aesthetica Magazine and on Aesthetica’s online channels (180,000 readership worldwide)

Genres accepted: advertising, animation, artists’ film, comedy, dance, documentary, drama, experimental,fashion, music video and thriller. Running times up to 30 minutes.

Entries close 31 May 2015. To enter visit www.asff.co.uk/submit

Twitter:

Enter #films to @asffest accepting #drama #documentary #comedy + many more to win #festival screenings

& #awards www.asff.co.uk/submit

The Montreal Stop Motion Festival Our Call for Entries is now open!

http://stopmotionmontreal.com/en/rules.html

Deadline: June 28th, 2015

We are actively seeking stop motion short films for this year's MSMFF. This year, the MSMFF broaden its



horizons and now accepting film submissions with Object Animation and Pixilation. The Call for Entries will endon June 28th, 2015, at 11:59 EST. We look forward to seeing your work!

Please visit the Rules and Regulations page of our website for information concerning eligibility, dates andaccepted formats.

Lunenburg Doc Fest - Call for Submissions lunenburgdocfest.com Deadline: May 31st, 2015

Lunenburg Doc Fest seeks submissions for its second annual event, September 25-27, 2015. The Festivalencourages aspiring and established filmmakers to submit documentaries for consideration.

Lunenburg Doc Fest celebrates the art of documentary, creating an enriching cultural experience and place ofconnection between filmmakers and film enthusiasts in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lunenburg, NovaScotia, Canada.

The Festival strives to present original and inspiring films from across the globe with particular interest in shortand feature-length documentaries that fall within one or more of the following categories: Atlantic, Canadian,International, Environmental, Political, Art, Youth/Family and Docudrama.

Deadlines: Early Bird April 30, 2015 Regular May 31, 2015 Final July 1, 2015

Films selected for screening during Lunenburg Doc Fest will receive an honorarium. One feature lengthdocumentary will win a juried award.

Go to www.LunenburgDocFest.com/submissions/ for additional information.

Lunenburg Doc Fest www.LunenburgDocFest.com \Box 1951, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 Canada 902-634-3633 / 902-527-9094 [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LunenburgDocFest Twitter: @LunenburgDocFes Filmfreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/LunenburgDocFest

Take part in North America's Largest Commuter Film Festival Submit Silent, 60-Second Film, Video, Animationwww.torontourbanfilmfestival.com ;;



The 9th annual Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) returns to subway platform screens across Toronto fromSeptember 12 - 20, 2015. Enter for free until May 31. Final deadline is June 30, 2015. Submit now.

The TUFF call for submissions is open to Canadian and international filmmakers and accepts all genres of silent,one-minute film, video, and animation of interest to an urban audience.

TUFF pays screening fees and selected films are eligible for cash prizes and awards, including a $3,000 topprize and a $2,500 award from the City of Toronto for the best emerging GTA film that takes an inspired viewof the city.

This year TUFF is also accepting film, video and animation submission for the TUFF Local Stories programme,which will appear on the Pattison Onestop network of screens in malls across Canada. 'TUFF Local Stories' willfeature work by Canadians that examine, explore, critique, or show love for their own hometowns in creativeways. The audience for 'TUFF Local Stories' includes over 5 million mall visitors a week across the country.

Free Submission: Before June 1, 2015Paid Submission: $20 CAD as of June 1, 2015NEW Final Deadline: June 30, 2014

Visit the TUFF website for festival information, submission details, and to upload your film.www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com ;;

The Air Canada enRoute Film Festival Announces Call for Submissionswww.enroutefilm.comDeadline: May 31st, 2015 Air Canada officially announced it is inviting Canadian film students and emerging filmmakers to enter its ninthannual short film festival! Each year, a celebrity and industry jury selects the best short films from acrossCanada and broadcasts them to an international audience on Air Canada’s enRoute in-flight entertainmentsystem. The winner of Best Short Film will receive a $5,000 cash prize, courtesy of presenting sponsor CineplexEntertainment. Other awards include Achievement in Direction, Achievement in Cinematography, Achievementin Animation and Achievement in Documentary. All award winners will win an all-inclusive trip to the 2016Berlin International Film Festival, courtesy of Air Canada. Achievement award winners will also receive specialprizing designed to help kick start their careers in the industry, courtesy of our award partners the DirectorsGuild of Canada, William F. White International Inc., the National Film Board of Canada and the Hot DocsCanadian International Documentary Film Festival. Selected films will be broadcast on Air Canada’s personal seatback entertainment system and viewed bymillions of Air Canada customers around the world. A free public screening and awards celebration will be heldin Toronto at the end of the year to honour the winners. Additional screenings and special events will take placein Vancouver and Montreal showcasing the selected films. The festival is free to enter. To view full festival rules and regulations and to submit your film, please visitwww.enroutefilm.com. Submissions will be accepted until Sunday, May 31.



The Charlottetown Film Festival OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

www.charlottetownfilmfest.comDeadline: Jun 30th, 2015

The Charlottetown Film Society is pleased to announce their latest project: The 1st Annual Charlottetown FilmFestival to be held Oct 16 to 18 at City Cinema in Charlottetown.

"The Charlottetown Film Society is excited to launch the Charlottetown Film Festival this fall with Cheryl Wagnerat the helm. Her experience as Curator of IMAF – The Island Media Arts Festival - gives this new effort a solidfoundation to what we see will be an on-going annual event for our city. " said Louise Lalonde, President. Sheadded that "this 'little festival of big dreams' is integral to creating opportunities for filmmakers to screen theirwork to an appreciative audience. And for audiences to discover the exceptional talent that exists here inAtlantic Canada. Plus it promotes Charlottetown as a cultural destination. " “ IMAF had a great 5 year run as a project of IMAC. But now I am thrilled to be part of this new initiative bythe Charlottetown Film Society .“ Cheryl Wagner reports. “ The focus in our first year will be short films - bothdramatic and documentary. But I also encourage creators of web series and music videos to submit as theseare such important platforms for emerging filmmakers. We’ll be saving you a seat at City Cinema Oct 16 to 18.“’

The Call for Submissions to The Charlottetown Film Festival opens on May 1st. There is no fee for submitting.Deadline for entries is June 30th at 11:59 PM.

The application form can be found on the website: www.charlottetownfilmfest.com. ;;

6. COMMUNITY NEWS

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING 2016 - DATES ANNOUNCED District 7 votes on how to spend $94,000 for a 3rd time Everyone in District 7, including children, are invited to come and help choose projects that will help build astronger community! Last year almost three hundred people voted to fund projects like Shelter NS’ communitygarden, Halifax Music Co-op, Gorsebrook Junior High School’s community garden project and Metro Non-ProfitHousing Association for the Morris House.

Voting Day - All District 7 residents can vote! Tuesday May 19th 6:00-9:00 pm - Halifax Central Library, Lindsay Children’s Room

PANEL DISCUSSION @ VANS visualarts.ns.ca June 2nd, 2015, 6pm

Artist Owned & Artist Run – Gallery Co-operatives



Panelists from local co-op galleries will share their experience about starting a gallery collectively, and what hassustained them as a group. The discussion will also aim to shed light on how co-op galleries support artists andthe broader community. For example, how does a co-op gallery function differently than a commercial gallery?And how do they support art and artists in the province?

Halifax: Tuesday June 2, 6pm, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, 1113 Marginal Road.

Live Art Dance and Wine Horizons Present a Guided Wine Tasting in Support of Live

Art Dance http://www.liveartdance.ca May 18, 2015 3:00-5:00pm

Seasons by Atlantica, 1980 Robie Street B3H 2N7

$50 per person - a tax receipt will be issued for part of the price

Tickets: Call 902-420-0003 or email [email protected]

Live Art Dance and Wine Horizons have partnered to present a Guided Wine Tasting in support of Live ArtDance. Join the owner of Wine Horizons, Kevin Schwenker, and the Live Art Dance team, at Seasons byAtlantica on May 18 for a unique sensory experience where you will learn about 8 wines from Kevin’s line. Getthe insider’s edge from this local aficionado on where and how his wines are made, what to look for whentasting wine, and how to trust your own instincts with wine.

Seasons’ own Chef Luis Clavel, a member of Culinary Team Canada, will be providing guests with someextraordinary amuse bouches to complement the wines, and our hosts, Seasons by Atlantica, provide abeautiful, bright and stylish space to celebrate the coming summer, catch up with friends and learn more aboutyour favourite beverage.

This event will be the first opportunity for Halifax audiences to learn about our next season and purchasesubscriptions at early bird prices. There will also be a raffle for prizes from local businesses. The money raisedhelps Live Art to continue to bring in world class dance companies such as Ballet BC, Out Innerspace DanceTheatre and more;; there’s no better way to finish off the first long weekend of the summer!

7. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Production Coordinator at Copernicus Studios

www.copernicus.ca

Department: Production ManagementTitle: Production Coordinator Report to: Andrew Holland/Murray Bain

Major responsibilities include:• Updating, maintaining, and distributing tracking spreadsheets• Ensure that Director feedback is made readily available to all necessary parties• Coordinating regular and one-off meetings (weekly with each episode and other needed meetings)



• Managing FTP file transfers (with IT dept.) ensuring that files for upload are organized within appropriately

named folders and that sent material transfers properly.

• Attend meetings with crew and supervisors, take accurate, detailed, clear and concise notes of required

resources, assets, and tasks needing to be done.

• Assist in the Storyboard breakdown process (i.e. take the animatic and make a list with the BG supervisor

and Builds Supervisor to determine how many original BGs need to be made, what assets are missing from the

received design pack, and making log lists for all the design elements that needed to be created in-house.) This

is a weekly task.

• Receive incoming material (i.e. client notes, images for reference, etc.), import into network and/or tracking

system, and communicate receipt of delivery to appropriate parties. Log and organize relevant details to ensure

that required information and materials are easily retrievable and or tracked.

• In partnership with the Production Accountant, develop effective reporting capabilities and formats for senior

management.

• Regular communication with the client regarding schedules, deliverables and address any budgetary or

scheduling concerns with upper management and partners.

Other responsibilities include:

• Track the work output of each department.

• Continually ensure that the most up-to-date information and tools are delivered to appropriate

individuals/departments within required timeframes.

• Sending out meeting invitations and agendas to the appropriate individuals, and ensuring that all required

parties attend.

• Set up telephone and video conferencing equipment as necessary.

• Use interpersonal skills to resolve conflict, promote a collaborative production environment, and foster an

atmosphere of cooperation and communication.

For more info contact:

Laura Holland

[email protected]

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