Music and Image | Atlantic Film Festival

Music & Image (M&I), a partnership with the East Coast Music Association is dedicated to the professional development and promotion of East Coast music, and designed to bridge the gap between music and film through professional development sessions, one-on-one meetings between artists and music supervisors and exciting showcase performances. Music & Image is active throughout the year, both in Canada and the United States, attending events, monitoring industry activity and creating opportunity.

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The 31st Atlantic Film Festival’s Music & Image Conference presents Soundtracks & Stories: Songwriters Circle, Sept. 18

(Halifax, NS) -- The 8th annual Music & Image Conference, a component of a year-round partnership between the Atlantic Film Festival and the East Coast Music Association, announces Soundtracks & Stories: Songwriters Circle at The Carleton in Halifax, Sunday, September 18 at 8 p.m., as part of the 31st Atlantic Film Festival (Sept. 15-24).

Soundtracks & Stories: Songwriters Circle, a songwriter showcase sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Canada, will feature Atlantic Canadian musicians, Meaghan Blanchard (PE), Julie Doiron (NB), Andrew James O’Brien (NL), Ian Sherwood (NS) and host, Kim Stockwood (NL).

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The 31st Atlantic Film Festival’s Music & Image Conference announces program for September 15-18

Halifax, NS) -- The 8th annual Music & Image Conference, a component of a year-round partnership between the Atlantic Film Festival and the East Coast Music Association, announces the program for its four-day conference in Halifax, Sept. 15-18 as part of the 31st Atlantic Film Festival (Sept. 15-24).

“We currently have 29 confirmed international buyers attending the conference which is up 12 from last year,” said Andrea Dawson Thomas, director of operations for the Atlantic Film Festival. “These buyers are coming from New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and the United Kingdom and represent shows like “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Private Practice”, “Californication”, “Modern Family”, “Brothers & Sisters”, “Republic of Doyle”, “Flashpoint” and last year's Oscar-winning film, The Social Network. This conferences holds some promising opportunities for all participating musicians and filmmakers.”

Some of the hot topics for this year’s conference include music publishing, licensing music for film, branding, as well as preparing for and planning music for your film.

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Strategic Partners tackles private financing, brand integration and transmedia during 2011 panel events

(Halifax, NS, August 30, 2011) Strategic Partners 2011 blows the lid off the most pressing issues facing today’s film and television co-production landscape.

Private financing, branded content and transmedia are the panel discussion topics at the Atlantic Film Festival’s co-production market focusing on feature film, television fiction and multi-platform projects, set for Halifax Sept. 15-18.

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The 31st Atlantic Film Festival announces Festival of Hits, September 15-24

(Halifax, NS) -- The 31st annual Atlantic Film Festival proudly launches its stellar program featuring 189 films, including a first-look at the international films of this festival season, a local program filled with Atlantic Canada’s top film-making talents and a fantastic line up of special events and parties over ten days in Halifax, September 15-24.

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The 11th annual alFresco filmFesto presents the "Summer of Murray," July 22 – August 26

Produced by the Atlantic Film Festival, the 11th annual alFresco filmFesto, a free outdoor summer film series, presents "Summer of Murray." Paying tribute to actor and comedian, Bill Murray six fantastic films will be shown on Fridays, from July 22 to August 26, on the Halifax Waterfront.

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