Atlantic Film Festival
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| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Language | International |
| Website | http://www.atlanticfilm.com/ |
The Atlantic Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada since 1980.
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 Partners, 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. The AFF Outdoor Film Experience, (formerly alFresco filmFesto) is the AFFA's outdoor summer film series held on the Halifax waterfront.
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.
Maudie was awarded Best Atlantic Feature and Ashley McKenzie won Best Director for Werewolf. This year's selections included Weirdos, Theatre Of Life, Juste La Fine Du Monde, Manchester by the Sea, Perfume War, and Exit Thread.
Across the Line (Previously titled Undone) was awarded Best Atlantic Feature.
Cast No Shadow was awarded Best Atlantic Feature and Best Director (Christian Sparkes).
There Are Monsters was awarded Best Atlantic Feature and Best Director (Jay Dahl).
Blackbird was awarded Best Atlantic Feature and Best Director (Jason Buxton). This year's festival also featured the premieres of Roaming, the first film produced through Telefilm Canada's First Feature Program, The Disappeared, and Paul-Émile d'Entremont's documentary Last Chance.
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