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Halifax filmmaker Ben Proudfoot is crossing his fingers for a possible third Academy Award nomination in four years.

Twitter should X-amine how the Atlantic International Film Festival used its name change to “clearly and proudly say who we are, what we do.”

The Friday evening screenings are slated to begin at dusk, with gates at the Halifax Public Gardens opening an hour before the events begin. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs.

The Screen Nova Scotia alum takes over AFCOOP starting June 29.

More and more artistic directors are leaving Halifax's galleries and festivals, changing the cultural sector in the process.

Martha Cooley is the new secretary to AUC’s Board of Trustees and director of the North America office, bringing more than a decade of experience in effecting top-level priorities and collaborating with senior executives. 

13:16 For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defense Industry. These “agents of inequality” are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01%. In his book, "The Wealth Hoarders," inequality expert Chuck Collins interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is doing everything it can to create and entrench hereditary dynasties of wealth and power. He exposes the...

Martha Cooley Considers the Sociological Significance of Utter Ennui January 13, 2021 On a damp afternoon a few years ago, descending a stone ramp adjacent to a cobblestone lane, I slipped on a slick patch. Landing on my seat, I bounced upward and sideways off the ramp, rather like a cartoon character. After somehow revolving in midair, I descended to the lane beneath the ramp, where I went splat on my stomach, arms outspread. This mishap broke nothing but a tooth, yet for days afterward I was...