Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 19, 2008 under Atlantic Film Festival | 
The awards for the 28th Atlantic Film Festival were presented Friday, September 19th in the Bluenose Room at the Delta Halifax. Winners are as follows:
Atlantic Awards
Best Atlantic Short
Winner: Bedroom - Jordan Canning
Best Atlantic Feature
Winner: Down to the Dirt - Justin Simms
Michael Weir Award for Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Down to the Dirt - Justin Simms, Sherry White
Rex Tasker Documentary Award
Winner: Norm - Kent Nason, Teresa MacInnes
Ed Higginson Cinematography Award
Winner: Passage - Kent Nason
Best Director
Winner: Passage - John Walker
CBC Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry
Winner: Bill Niven, Producer, Idlewild Films
PowerPost Craft Awards:
Best Art Direction
Winner: Growing Op - Taavo Soodor, Alan MacLeod
Best Editing
Winner: Treevenge - Jason Eisener
Best Sound Design
Winner: For Wendy - Jacquelyn Mills, Andreas Mendritzki
Best Original Score
Winner: Outside Afghanistan - David Christensen
Canadian Awards:
Best Canadian Short
Winner: Next Floor - Denis Villeneuve
Honourable Mention: Passages - Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Best Canadian Feature
Winner: C’est pas moi, je le jure! - Philippe Falardeau
Best Canadian Documentary
Winner: That’s My Time - Adamm Liley
Best Actor
Winner: C’est pas moi, je le jure! - Antoine L’Écuyer
Best Actress
Winner: Nurse.Fighter.Boy - Karen LeBlanc
Inspired Script:
Winner: Dot’s Will, Scott Simpson
International Award:
People’s Choice Award for Best Picture
Winner: to be announced at Empire Theatres’ Closing Night Gala Reception
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on August 28, 2008 under Atlantic Film Festival |
The 28th Atlantic Film Festival, happening September 11-20, 2008, announced today the array of 254 films that will be bringing the diverse and eclectic world on film to the East Coast.
“We are proud of the caliber of films, music, and industry sessions that we are bringing to Atlantic Canada in this, our biggest year yet,” said Gregor Ash, Executive Director. “The Festival this year continues its tradition of being a unique cultural event in the country that showcases the vast talent of Atlantic Canada while bringing films from across the country and world to Halifax.”
The festival kicks off on September 11th with the recently announced NBCUniversal Canada Opening Night Gala presentation of the film Blindness, a Canada-Brazil co-production that recently had its world premiere opening the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in May. Starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Gael Garcia Bernal and Alice Braga, Blindness was adapted from Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago’s novel by the Tony and Genie Award-winning Canadian Don McKellar. Tickets to the Opening Night Film are $15.
Following the screening the red carpet clad NBC Universal Canada Opening Night Party will transform downtown Halifax into the largest outdoor street party of the year. Over 3,000 guests will flood several blocks of historic Argyle Street, which will be closed off to allow for mixing, mingling and an exciting musical headlining performance by emerging star Justin Nozuka. Halifax locals El Viento Flamenco will open the show with their spicy Latin flavor. Tickets to the Opening Night Party are $25.
Closing the Festival on September 20 is the Empire Theatres Closing Gala screening and Canadian premiere of Summerhood, the feature film debut from Halifax filmmaker Jacob Medjuck. The hilarious film follows the story of a pivotal summer in the life of anine-going-on-10-year-old boy and features a memorable narration by John Cusack. Tickets to the film are on sale for $15. Read more of this article »