2023 Atlantic International Film Festival

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2023 Atlantic International Film Festival
Opening film The Queen of My Dreams by Fawzia Mirza
Closing film Flora and Son by John Carney
Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Founded1980
Festival dateSeptember 14–21, 2023
Website atlanticfilmfestival.ca
Atlantic International Film Festival
2022

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]

Contents

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] Following the conclusion of the official in-person festival, the Atlantic Canadian films from the program were also made available on a dedicated streaming platform for three additional days to help publicize the films in the rest of the region. [2]

Awards

AwardFilmRecipient
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 ActingMother's SkinBriar Ainslie
Who's Yer Father? Susan Kent
Best Atlantic DocumentaryCelestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwainErin Foster, Sue Johnson
Best Atlantic Short DocumentarySongs of Unama'kiDawn Wells, Jeff Miller
Best Atlantic Short FilmMother's SkinLeah Johnston
Best Atlantic Short Film, Honorable MentionFather ArchieTodd Fraser
Michael Weir Award for Best Atlantic Screenwriting Sweetland Christian Sparkes
Best Atlantic CinematographerMitata (Grandfather)Desmond Simon
Best Atlantic Editor The King Tide Justin Oakey
Best Atlantic Original ScoreEvelynDevon Ross

Official selections

Gala Presentations

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Flora and Son John Carney United States, Ireland
The Queen of My Dreams Fawzia Mirza Canada
Sweetland Christian Sparkes Canada

Reel East Coast Shorts

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Province
Escape the UsualColby ConradNova Scotia
Evelyn Millefiore Clarkes Prince Edward Island
Father ArchieTodd FraserNew Brunswick
The Healing JarAndreas CassNewfoundland and Labrador
Hebron RelocationHolly AndersonNewfoundland and Labrador
Mother's SkinLeah JohnstonNova Scotia
Slay Kevin Hartford Nova Scotia

Narrative New Waves

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Backspot D. W. Waterson Canada
Banel & Adama Banel et Adama Ramata-Toulaye Sy France, Senegal, Mali
Boca ChicaGabriella Athena MosesDominican Republic
Doubles Ian Harnarine Canada
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant Ariane Louis-Seize Canada
I Used to Be Funny Ally Pankiw Canada
In Flames Zarrar Kahn Canada
Richelieu Pier-Philippe Chevigny Canada
Seagrass Meredith Hama-Brown Canada
The Settlers Los ColonosFelipe Gálvez HaberleChile, Argentina, France, Denmark, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Sweden, Germany
With Love and a Major Organ Kim Albright Canada

World Cinema

English titleOriginal titleDirector(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'iNew 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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Deliver UsCru Ennis, Lee Roy KunzUnited States
Raging Grace Paris Zarcilla United Kingdom
Red Rooms Les Chambres rouges Pascal Plante Canada

Classics Restored & In Focus

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Grand Seduction Don McKellar Canada
John and the Missus Gordon Pinsent Canada
Life Classes William D. MacGillivray Canada
The Mother and the Whore La maman et la putain Jean Eustache France

Documentaries

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Against the TideSarvnik KaurIndia
Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World Marusya Bociurkiw Canada
Celestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwainSue Johnson, Eryn FosterCanada
The Elephant 6 Recording Co,C.B. StockflethUnited States
I Lost My Mom J'ai placé ma mère Denys Desjardins Canada
In the Quiet and the DarkNance AckermanCanada
InnocenceGuy DavidiDenmark, 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 sõsaradAnna HintsEstonia, France, Iceland
Someone Lives Here Zack Russell Canada
Songs of Unama'kiDawn Wells, Jeff MillerCanada
Stolen TimeHelene KlodawskyCanada
Swan Song Chelsea McMullan Canada
UnsyncableMegan WennbergCanada

Shorts

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
6 Minutes per Kilometre6 minutes/kmCatherine BoivinCanada
27 Flóra Anna Buda France, Hungary
48 HoursAzadeh MoussaviIran
All the Days of MayTous les jours de mai Miryam Charles Canada
Aphasia Aphasie Marielle Dalpé Canada
Atlantis Zoé Pelchat Canada
Blueberries for IrisZoe ClelandCanada
CarnavalJustine MartinCanada
Daughter of the SeaNicole Gormley, Nancy KwonUnited States
Electra Daria Kashcheeva Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
EntréeAkshay ShirkeCanada
Favourite Only ChildJuliette PoitrasCanada
The GazeStacy GardnerCanada
Gold and MudConor DooleyUnited States
Human ResourcesRessources humainesTrinidad Plass, Titouan Tillier, Isaac WenzekFrance
I Have No Tears and I Must CryLuis Fernando PuenteUnited States
I Promise You ParadiseParadis Morad Mostafa France, Egypt, Qatar
In BetweenClara PrévostCanada
In the Garden of TulipsJulia ElihuUnited States
Joie de vivreDadaCanada
KletteMichael AbayBelgium
A Love Letter to Léopold L. FoulemLettre d’amour à Léopold L. Foulem Renée Blanchar Canada
Madeleine Raquel Sancinetti Canada
MamitaLuis MoliniéCanada
MickeyStevey HunterCanada
The MiracleNienke DeutzBelgium
Miserable Miracle Ryo OrikasCanada
Miss Campbell: Inuk TeacherHeather CampbellCanada
Mitata (Grandfather)Desmond SimonCanada
Modern GooseKarsten WallCanada
Nun or Never!Heta JäälinojaFinland
PaybackJesse HarleyCanada
The Score 97.9Violet Shoshana PaskCanada
Shallots and GarlicBawang Merah Bawang Putih Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto Canada
Signal and NoiseJess Shane, Katie MatthewsCanada
The SkatesLes Patins Halima Ouardiri Canada
Starry-EyedEmma MacCabeCanada
Summer 96Été 96Mathilde BédouetFrance
Summer of 2000 Été 2000 Virginie Nolin, Laurence Olivier Canada
Things Unheard OfRamazan KilicTurkey
Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie Nicole Bazuin Canada
Two ApplesBahram JavaheryCanada
The VacationJarreau CarrilloUnited States
The WavesYoung YumiSouth Korea
WolfKathleen DorianCanada

References