Sarah MacLeod on the 5th Annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival

By Sarah MacLeod


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Film enthusiasts gathered in the Regency Ballroom at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax to celebrate Atlantic Canadian female filmmakers and their new works on April 7th during the 5th Annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival.

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PEI Pulse January 2011

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Here’s what’s on the go in PEI:

  • The Island Media Arts Festival is looking for submissions. They would really like to receive films from as many folks from the Atlantic Provinces as possible!   More info can be found on the Island Media Arts Festival website.

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Provincial Pulses

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Here’s what’s on the go in Atlantic Canada:

  • Best Boy Entertainment is now casting for men and women over the age of 18 for dramatic re-enactments for the television series PET ER, scheduled to be filmed February – April 2011. (NL)

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Introducing the WIFT Wave Awards

 Introducing the WIFT Wave AwardsIn keeping with one of WIFT-Atlantic’s primary goals, to celebrate the work of Atlantic women in the Screen Industry, the WIFT-AT Board is happy to announce the first WIFT Wave Awards which will be handed out Sunday, March 6th at the Women Making Waves Awards Brunch.

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December Greetings from the Board

From Jan Miller, Chair

 December Greetings from the Board

Happy Holidays from the Board of WIFT Atlantic

Just wanted to catch everyone up on the activities of the WIFT-AT Board. It has been a very busy few months with so many Board members double and triple tasking to help this fledgling organization fly. Every Board member sits on and is actively involved in at least 1, if not 2 (or 3!) Committees to ensure that every province has a voice and is well represented.

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See You at the 1st Annual Women Making Waves Weekend

Women Making Waves

March 4th- 6th, 2011
Marching forth into the future!

This March, to coincide with International Women’s Day (March 8th), Women in Film and Television Atlantic (WIFT-AT) is proud to announce our first annual Women Making Waves weekend, in partnership with Mount Saint Vincent University, located in the beautiful Bedford Basin.

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Are You Ready to DIWO – Do It With Others?

Do It Yourself (DIY) filmmaking not your style? Why not try Do It With Others? Or DIWO.

DIWO is the acronym adopted by IndieGogo, an online social marketplace designed to connect filmmakers, artists, or projects with fans and utilize the power of  crowd-sourcing for project funding, recruiting, and promotion.

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DIY Film Distribution

AKA tears of  the new independent filmmaker.

proceed and be boldsm DIY Film DistributionTrue story. Two years ago, I found myself crying pitifully alone (yes, 28 years old and crying) on a train hurtling through Chicago. I had just come from a Self-distribution for Film Workshop put on by Yvonne Welbon through the Independent Feature Project.

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Development Committee Report December 2010

It’s been a very exciting first few months for the Development Committee.  We have great representation from all four Atlantic Provinces including Gretchen Kelbaugh (NB), Martha Cooley (NS), Louise Lalonde (PEI) and Jill Knox-Gosse (NF).  We’ve hit the ground running in order to prepare for WIFT-AT’s first big weekend event: Women Making Waves.

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“Faith Fraud and Minimum Wage” opens Friday Dec 3rd 2010

Come Out This Weekend & Support ATLANTIC Film!

“Faith Fraud and Minimum Wage” opens Friday Dec 3rd 2010 at Empire Theatres Bayer’s Lake, Halifax, NS

faithfraudposter “Faith Fraud and Minimum Wage” opens Friday Dec 3rd 2010When the image of Jesus seems to appear on the donut shop where she works, teenaged Casey’s life is forever changed. Yearning to escape from the hopeless, pious boondock which she calls home, Casey tries to “spin” this hoax into her own fortune, fame & farewell. If only her estranged father would notice: but that might take a real miracle.

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