Listen Live

Listen Live

Submissions of Short Films Now Open for Antigonish Film Festival

Jul 23, 2026 | Local News

The Antigonish Film Festival is seeking submissions of short films from local filmmakers.
The films can be up to 15 minutes in length.
The coordinator of the Film Festival David Overmars, says the soft deadline for submissions is September 1st. The late deadline is September 10th.  The festival is free to submit.
Selected films will be presented during their curated 90-minute Short Film Program at the Antigonish Film Festival September 25th-26th.
For full submission guidelines, visit antigonishfilmconnection.ca.
More details about the film festival will be announced later.
The festival is in collaboration with Antigonish Culture Alive and its Antigonish Art After Dark Festival, and the Antigonish Performing Arts Series.

Other Local News Stories

Wreaths Laid at Sea from the 50th Seamen’s Memorial Service in Canso

Aug 17, 2026

Wreaths from the 50th Seamen's Memorial Service in Canso were laid at sea during a ceremony in Chedabucto Bay Sunday. The wreaths were collected by members of the Canso Lions Club and taken to Whitman's Wharf and passed out to local boats that participated in a boat...

Roadway Patching Starts this Week in Antigonish

Aug 17, 2026

The Town of Antigonish will be carrying out extensive roadway patching beginning on Tuesday. Work will start on Main Street near Elm and will continue by Court Street and College Street.  Parking restrictions will be in place and traffic control will be active. Work...

Boill water advisory ends for Mabou water users

Aug 14, 2026

The Municipality of Inverness County notified Mabou water system users that the water conservation directive and boil water advisory is no longer in effect. The Municipality offered thanks and appreciation to the Mabou & District Volunteer Fire Department for...

Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.