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The 2023 edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival , the 43rd edition in the event's history, took place from September 14 to 21, 2023 in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada .[1]
Some screenings at the festival were disrupted by Tropical Storm Lee , but the festival was not cancelled and all affected screenings were rescheduled for another time.[2] [2]
Award
Film
Recipient
Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Canadian Feature
The King Tide Christian Sparkes
Best Atlantic Canadian Director
Sweetland
Joan Orenstein & David Renton Award for Outstanding Performance in Acting
Mother's Skin Briar Ainslie
Who's Yer Father? Susan Kent
Best Atlantic Documentary
Celestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain Erin Foster, Sue Johnson
Best Atlantic Short Documentary
Songs of Unama'ki Dawn Wells, Jeff Miller
Best Atlantic Short Film
Mother's Skin Leah Johnston
Best Atlantic Short Film, Honorable Mention
Father Archie Todd Fraser
Michael Weir Award for Best Atlantic Screenwriting
Sweetland Christian Sparkes
Best Atlantic Cinematographer
Mitata (Grandfather) Desmond Simon
Best Atlantic Editor
The King Tide Justin Oakey
Best Atlantic Original Score
Evelyn Devon Ross
Official selections [ edit ] Gala Presentations [ edit ] Reel East Coast Shorts [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Province
Escape the Usual Colby Conrad
Nova Scotia
Evelyn Millefiore Clarkes Prince Edward Island
Father Archie Todd Fraser
New Brunswick
The Healing Jar Andreas Cass
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hebron Relocation Holly Anderson
Newfoundland and Labrador
Mother's Skin Leah Johnston
Nova Scotia
Slay Kevin Hartford
Nova Scotia
Narrative New Waves [ edit ] World Cinema [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
About Dry Grasses Kuru Otlar Üstüne Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey, France, Germany, Sweden
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet France
La Chimera Alice Rohrwacher Italy, France, Switzerland
Close to You Dominic Savage Canada, United Kingdom
Days of Happiness Les Jours heureux Chloé Robichaud Canada
The Delinquents Los delincuentes Rodrigo Moreno Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile
Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Aki Kaurismäki Finland, Germany
Fitting In Molly McGlynn Canada
The King Tide Christian Sparkes Canada
Monster 怪物
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan
The Old Oak Ken Loach United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Perfect Days Wim Wenders Japan
The Promised Land Bastarden Nikolaj Arcel Denmark
Red, White & Brass Damon Fepulea'i
New Zealand
Seven Veils Atom Egoyan Canada
Suze Dane Clark , Linsey Stewart Canada
Tautuktavuk (What We See) Carol Kunnuk , Lucy Tulugarjuk Canada
Tótem Lila Avilés Mexico, Denmark, France
Who's Yer Father? Jeremy Larter Canada
Late Night Visions [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Deliver Us Cru Ennis, Lee Roy Kunz
United States
Raging Grace Paris Zarcilla
United Kingdom
Red Rooms Les Chambres rouges Pascal Plante Canada
Classics Restored & In Focus [ edit ] Documentaries [ edit ]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Against the Tide Sarvnik Kaur
India
Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World Marusya Bociurkiw Canada
Celestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain Sue Johnson, Eryn Foster
Canada
The Elephant 6 Recording Co, C.B. Stockfleth
United States
I Lost My Mom J'ai placé ma mère Denys Desjardins Canada
In the Quiet and the Dark Nance Ackerman
Canada
Innocence Guy Davidi
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Israel
Invisible Beauty Bethann Hardison , Frédéric Tcheng United States
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe Robert McCallum Canada
Orlando, My Political Biography Orlando, ma biographie politique Paul B. Preciado France
A Quiet Girl Adrian Wills
Canada
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Savvusanna sõsarad Anna Hints
Estonia, France, Iceland
Someone Lives Here Zack Russell Canada
Songs of Unama'ki Dawn Wells, Jeff Miller
Canada
Stolen Time Helene Klodawsky
Canada
Swan Song Chelsea McMullan Canada
Unsyncable Megan Wennberg
Canada
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
6 Minutes per Kilometre 6 minutes/km Catherine Boivin
Canada
27 Flóra Anna Buda France, Hungary
48 Hours Azadeh Moussavi
Iran
All the Days of May Tous les jours de mai Miryam Charles Canada
Aphasia Aphasie Marielle Dalpé Canada
Atlantis Zoé Pelchat Canada
Blueberries for Iris Zoe Cleland
Canada
Carnaval Justine Martin
Canada
Daughter of the Sea Nicole Gormley, Nancy Kwon
United States
Electra Daria Kashcheeva Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
Entrée Akshay Shirke
Canada
Favourite Only Child Juliette Poitras
Canada
The Gaze Stacy Gardner
Canada
Gold and Mud Conor Dooley
United States
Human Resources Ressources humaines Trinidad Plass, Titouan Tillier, Isaac Wenzek
France
I Have No Tears and I Must Cry Luis Fernando Puente
United States
I Promise You Paradise Paradis Morad Mostafa
France, Egypt, Qatar
In Between Clara Prévost
Canada
In the Garden of Tulips Julia Elihu
United States
Joie de vivre Dada
Canada
Klette Michael Abay
Belgium
A Love Letter to Léopold L. Foulem Lettre d’amour à Léopold L. Foulem Renée Blanchar Canada
Madeleine Raquel Sancinetti Canada
Mamita Luis Molinié
Canada
Mickey Stevey Hunter
Canada
The Miracle Nienke Deutz
Belgium
Miserable Miracle Ryo Orikas
Canada
Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher Heather Campbell
Canada
Mitata (Grandfather) Desmond Simon
Canada
Modern Goose Karsten Wall
Canada
Nun or Never! Heta Jäälinoja
Finland
Payback Jesse Harley
Canada
The Score 97.9 Violet Shoshana Pask
Canada
Shallots and Garlic Bawang Merah Bawang Putih Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto Canada
Signal and Noise Jess Shane, Katie Matthews
Canada
The Skates Les Patins Halima Ouardiri Canada
Starry-Eyed Emma MacCabe
Canada
Summer 96 Été 96 Mathilde Bédouet
France
Summer 2000 Été 2000 Virginie Nolin, Laurence Olivier
Canada
Things Unheard Of Ramazan Kilic
Turkey
Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie Nicole Bazuin Canada
Two Apples Bahram Javahery
Canada
The Vacation Jarreau Carrillo
United States
The Waves Young Yumi
South Korea
Wolf Kathleen Dorian
Canada
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