Atlantic Film Festival
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The Atlantic Film Festival is an international film festival
held in Halifax, Nova Scotia
, Canada.
Held annually, the ten-day celebration of film and video
from Atlantic Canada
and around the world is committed to screening an inspiring and engaging collection of films and videos from Canada and the world. The AFF is now considered one of the top film festivals in Canada.http://www.atlanticfilm.com/affa_general.php#
As the regional film and television industry continues to flourish, the Atlantic Film Festival plays a strategic role as the leading forum for film and video in Atlantic Canada. Internationally, the Festival continues to develop its status as a gateway to the North American market. The Inspired Series is a presentation of panels, discussions, master class, keynote addresses, luncheons and one-on-one meeting opportunities.
, an international co-production market focusing on film & TV and early stage projects that is limited to 200 top industry players from around the world. In the spring, the AFFA holds the ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth, a 5-day event designed to engage, entertain and educate young people. alFresco filmFesto is the AFFA's outdoor summer film series held on the Halifax waterfront.
's Afghan Luke
closed it. Thom Fitzgerald
's Cloudburst
won the People's Choice Audience Award for Best Film of the Festival and Michael Melski's Charlie Zone won the Atlantic Canada Award for Best Feature. A number of high profile actors including Brenda Fricker
, Billy Boyd, Adam Sinclair
, Kristin Kreuk
and Famke Janssen
were in attendance.
was the opening film for the festival.
was named best Canadian documentary.
, directed by Zacharias Kunuk
and Norman Cohn
was the opening film. Susanne Bier
's film After the Wedding
was the closing film.
" directed by Thom Fitzgerald
with star Chloë Sevigny
in attendance.
" directed by Daniel MacIvor
.
" directed by Thom Fitzgerald
with stars Olympia Dukakis
and Rejean Cournoyer
in attendance.
Atlantique, established by Steven James May in 2001 and closed in 2010, provided a venue for filmmakers rejected by the Festival to screen their work.http://rejectsalon.tripod.com
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
held in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada.
Held annually, the ten-day celebration of film and video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
from Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
and around the world is committed to screening an inspiring and engaging collection of films and videos from Canada and the world. The AFF is now considered one of the top film festivals in Canada.http://www.atlanticfilm.com/affa_general.php#
As the regional film and television industry continues to flourish, the Atlantic Film Festival plays a strategic role as the leading forum for film and video in Atlantic Canada. Internationally, the Festival continues to develop its status as a gateway to the North American market. The Inspired Series is a presentation of panels, discussions, master class, keynote addresses, luncheons and one-on-one meeting opportunities.
Events
The Atlantic Film Festival Association (AFFA) holds four events throughout the year. The Atlantic Film Festival is a 10-day event, screening films from Canada and around the world, and showcasing Atlantic Canadian films and artists. During the first three days of the Festival, AFFA simultaneously runs Strategic PartnersStrategic Partners
Strategic Partners is an annual international film co-production market, held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The event has been held annually since its inception in 1998, and is held simultaneously with the first three days of the Atlantic Film Festival...
, an international co-production market focusing on film & TV and early stage projects that is limited to 200 top industry players from around the world. In the spring, the AFFA holds the ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth, a 5-day event designed to engage, entertain and educate young people. alFresco filmFesto is the AFFA's outdoor summer film series held on the Halifax waterfront.
Attendance
The 2005 festival experienced a 24 per cent attendance increase from the previous year with 29,400 in overall attendance, including 28 sold-out screenings and events. In 2007 attendance was up 18 per cent over 2006, with a record-setting 33,500 people taking part in the 27th annual event.2011 Atlantic Film Festival
Rollertown by Andrew Bush opened the festival and Mike ClattenburgMike Clattenburg
Mike Clattenburg is a Canadian TV and film director best known as creator/director of the TV comedy series Trailer Park Boys , and This Hour Has 22 Minutes...
's Afghan Luke
Afghan Luke
Afghan Luke is a 2011 Canadian film directed by Mike Clattenburg. The central character, Luke Benning , is a journalist investigating the possible mutilation of corpses in Afghanistan, a country that appears increasingly incomprehensible and surreal as Luke undergoes a series of bizarre...
closed it. Thom Fitzgerald
Thom Fitzgerald
Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald is an award winning American-Canadian film director as well live theater director.-Life:Fitzgerald was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He moved with his mother and brother, Timothy Jr., to Bergenfield, New Jersey,...
's Cloudburst
Cloudburst (2011 film)
Cloudburst is a film by Canadian writer and director Thom Fitzgerald, which premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 16, 2011...
won the People's Choice Audience Award for Best Film of the Festival and Michael Melski's Charlie Zone won the Atlantic Canada Award for Best Feature. A number of high profile actors including Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker is an Irish actress of theatre, film and television. She had appeared in more than 30 films and television roles...
, Billy Boyd, Adam Sinclair
Adam Sinclair (actor)
Adam Sinclair is a Scottish film and television actor. Sinclair is originally from East Kilbride but now lives near Venice Beach, California with his disc jockey wife Michelle Kath, and son Hamish.- Filmography :*Boyz Unlimited as Jason Jackson...
, Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk is a Canadian actress and producer, known for her portrayal of Lana Lang in the American television series Smallville. She was also a regular cast member on the Canadian teen drama Edgemont, and has starred in movies such as Eurotrip and Street Fighter: The Legend of...
and Famke Janssen
Famke Janssen
Famke Beumer Janssen is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. She is known for playing the villainous Bond girl Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye and Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men film series .- Early life and education :...
were in attendance.
2009 Atlantic Film Festival
September 17 to the 26th, the festival screened 235 films (selected from over 1,500 entries). Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor DayTrailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day is a 2009 Canadian mockumentary comedy/crime film directed by Mike Clattenburg. It is the second film based on the Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys, following 2005's Trailer Park Boys: The Movie...
was the opening film for the festival.
2007 Atlantic Film Festival
Shake Hands With The Devil, a dramatization from Halifax-based Oscar-winning producer Michael Donovan, and multi-award-winning producer Laszlo Barna, opened the 27th Atlantic Film Festival on Thursday, September 13, 2007. The Bodybuilder and IThe Bodybuilder and I
The Bodybuilder and I is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by Bryan Friedman, taking viewers on a journey into the subculture of geriatric bodybuilding as the filmmaker tries to reconnect with his father...
was named best Canadian documentary.
2006 Atlantic Film Festival
Held from September 14 to 23, 223 films were screened during the 10 day event, a festival record. The Journals of Knud RasmussenThe Journals of Knud Rasmussen
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen is a 2006 Canadian-Danish film about the pressures on the traditional Inuit culture when explorer Knud Rasmussen introduces European cultural influences. Produced by Isuma, the film was directed by Zacharias Kunuk, who also directed the award-winning Inuit film...
, directed by Zacharias Kunuk
Zacharias Kunuk
Zacharias Kunuk, is a Canadian Inuk producer and director most notable for his film Atanarjuat, the first Canadian dramatic feature film produced completely in Inuktitut...
and Norman Cohn
Norman Cohn
Norman Rufus Colin Cohn FBA was a British academic, historian and writer who spent fourteen years as a professorial fellow and as Astor-Wolfson Professor at the University of Sussex.-Life:...
was the opening film. Susanne Bier
Susanne Bier
Susanne Bier is a Danish film director best known for her feature films Brothers, After the Wedding and the Academy-Award-winning In a Better World.-Life and work:Susanne Bier was born to Jewish parents in Copenhagen, Denmark...
's film After the Wedding
After the Wedding
After the Wedding is a 2006 Danish drama directed by Susanne Bier, starring Mads Mikkelsen and Sidse Babett Knudsen. The film was a critical and popular success and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but lost out to The Lives of Others.In 2009 it was announced that...
was the closing film.
2005 Atlantic Film Festival
Opened with "3 Needles3 Needles
3 Needles is a 2005 Canadian drama film directed by Thom Fitzgerald. The title, refers to the three main characters who make a deal with the Devil in order to survive a global epidemic...
" directed by Thom Fitzgerald
Thom Fitzgerald
Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald is an award winning American-Canadian film director as well live theater director.-Life:Fitzgerald was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He moved with his mother and brother, Timothy Jr., to Bergenfield, New Jersey,...
with star Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Stevens Sevigny is an American film actress, fashion designer and former model. Sevigny gained reputation for her eclectic fashion sense and developed a broad career in the fashion industry in the mid 1990s, both for modeling and for her work at New York's Sassy magazine, which labeled her...
in attendance.
2004 Atlantic Film Festival
The opening night film was "Wilby WonderfulWilby Wonderful
Wilby Wonderful is a 2004 film by Daniel MacIvor. The film is a comedic drama about 24 hours in the life of the small town of Wilby, where the municipal festival is in preparation. It focuses on the changes occurring in the lives of several different inhabitants as development comes to the island...
" directed by Daniel MacIvor
Daniel MacIvor
Daniel MacIvor is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director and film director. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and educated at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and then at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario....
.
2003 Atlantic Film Festival
Opened with "The EventThe Event (film)
The Event is a 2003 drama film directed by Thom Fitzgerald. It tells the story of Matt Shapiro who has died in Manhattan, resulting in an aborted 9-1-1 call...
" directed by Thom Fitzgerald
Thom Fitzgerald
Thomas "Thom" Fitzgerald is an award winning American-Canadian film director as well live theater director.-Life:Fitzgerald was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He moved with his mother and brother, Timothy Jr., to Bergenfield, New Jersey,...
with stars Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis is an American actress. In 1987, she won an Academy Award, BAFTA, and a Golden Globe for her performance in Moonstruck...
and Rejean Cournoyer
Rejean Cournoyer
Réjean Cournoyer is a Canadian actor and singer, and was raised in a bilingual, Mormon home. After graduating from Mount Saint Vincent University with a degree in public relations, and leaving Mormonism, he began working at the Charlottetown Festival, then made his way to Toronto in 1995 to...
in attendance.
Salon des Refusés
Salon des RefusésSalon des Refusés
The Salon des Refusés, French for “exhibition of rejects” , is generally an exhibition of works rejected by the jury of the official Paris Salon, but the term is most famously used to refer to the Salon des Refusés of 1863.-Background:...
Atlantique, established by Steven James May in 2001 and closed in 2010, provided a venue for filmmakers rejected by the Festival to screen their work.http://rejectsalon.tripod.com