2025 Atlantic International Film Festival

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2025 Atlantic International Film Festival
Opening film At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) by Bretten Hannam
Closing film Kiss of the Spider Woman by Bill Condon
Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Founded1980
Festival dateSeptember 10–17, 2025
Website atlanticfilmfestival.ca
Atlantic International Film Festival

The 2025 edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival , the 45th edition in the event's history, is scheduled to take place from September 11 to 18, 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [1]

Contents

The first films in the program were announced on July 25, with the full program announced on August 13. [2]

The festival will open with Bretten Hannam's film At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) and close with Bill Condon's Kiss of the Spider Woman , with Andy Hines's Little Lorraine serving as the centrepiece Atlantic Gala. [2]

Official selections

Gala Presentations

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
At the Place of Ghosts Sk+te’kmujue’katik Bretten Hannam Canada
Kiss of the Spider Woman Bill Condon United States
Little Lorraine Andy Hines Canada

Reel East Coast Shorts

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Province
LouisAkshay ShirkeCanada
The MuseWanda Nolan
A Place to Wait and WatchVaida Nairn
A Soft Touch Heather Young
talking to humans about the end of the world Millefiore Clarkes
Wolverine and Little Thunder: An Eel Hunting Adventure Alan Syliboy

World Cinema

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Blue Trail O Último Azul Gabriel Mascaro Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands
Blueberry Grunt Sherry White Canada
Dancing on the Elephant Julia Neill, Jacob Z. SmithCanada
Dreams (Sex Love) Drømmer Dag Johan Haugerud Norway
Hangashore Justin Oakey Canada
The History of Sound Oliver Hermanus United Kingdom, United States
It Was Just an Accident یک تصادف ساده Jafar Panahi Iran, France, Luxembourg
The Love That Remains Ástin Sem Eftir Er Hlynur Pálmason Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France
Lovely Day Mille secrets mille dangers Philippe Falardeau Canada
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt United States
Mile End Kicks Chandler Levack Canada
My Son Came Back to Disappear Mon fils ne revint que sept jours Yan Giroux Canada
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Matt Johnson Canada
Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater France
Peak Everything Amour Apocalypse Anne Émond Canada
A Poet Un poeta Simón Mesa Soto Colombia
A Private Life Vie Privée Rebecca Zlotowski France
Raptures RörelserJon BlåhedSweden, Finland
Sentimental Value Affeksjonsverdi Joachim Trier Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
Sound of Falling In Die Sonne Schauen Mascha Schilinski Germany
Steal Away Clement Virgo Canada, Belgium
The Things You Kill Alireza Khatami Turkey, Poland, France, Canada
What We Dreamed of Then Taylor Olson Canada
Wrong Husband Uiksaringitara Zacharias Kunuk Canada

Narrative New Waves

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Blue Heron Sophy Romvari Canada
DJ Ahmet Georgi M. Unkovski North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia
Follies Folichonneries Éric K. Boulianne Canada
For Worse Amy Landecker United States
Lucky Lu Lloyd Lee Choi Canada, United States
Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) Joel Alfonso VargasUnited States
My Father's Shadow Akinola Davies Jr. United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria
PinchUttera SinghIndia
Sleepless City Ciudad sin sueñoGuillermo GaloeSpain, France
A Useful Ghost ผีใช้ได้ค่ะRatchapoom BoonbunchachokeThailand, France, Singapore, Germany
VermillionAmy TrefryCanada

Late Night Visions

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Honey Bunch Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli Canada
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein United States
Portal to HellWoody BessUnited States

In Focus

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Anne of Green Gables Kevin Sullivan Canada
Closet Monster Stephen Dunn
Parsley Days Andrea Dorfman
Shadow Men Nos hommes dans l'ouest Renée Blanchar

Documentaries

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Agatha's Almanac Amalie Atkins Canada
Another Light on the Road: Robert Frank and June Leaf's Canadian HomeKatherine Whalen, John ParlanteCanada, United States
The Dating Game Violet Du FengUnited States, United Kingdom, Norway
The Eyes of Ghana Ben Proudfoot United States
Folktales Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady United States, Norway
Ghosts of the Sea Les enfants du largeVirginia TangvaldCanada, France
John Candy: I Like Me Colin Hanks United States
Life After Reid DavenportUnited States
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery Ally Pankiw Canada
NiñxsKani LapuertaMexico, Germany
The Pitch Michèle Hozer Canada
Shari & Lamb Chop Lisa D'ApolitoUnited States
Videoheaven Alex Ross Perry United States
Yanuni Richard Ladkani Germany, Brazil, Canada, United States, Australia

Shorts

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
And, SceneBrianna RussellCanada
Anita Louise and the Wild WomenArena AlaminoCanada
AstroTim EwaltsNetherlands
A Bear RemembersLinden Zhang, Hannah KnightUnited Kingdom
Beneath Which Rivers FlowAli YahyaIraq
Bread Will WalkAlex BoyaCanada
Brenda and BaxterLeah JohnstonCanada
DebatersAlex HellerUnited States
Dike BarAmy SiegelCanada
Disco Fever Kevin Hartford Canada
Dish Pit Anna Hopkins Canada
EelWayne BurnsCanada
ElviraSarah Segal-LazarCanada
FeedNancy UrichCanada
(for once I dreamed of you)Kate SolarCanada
HypersensitiveHypersensibleMartine FrossardCanada
ImprintDuncan MajorCanada
The LoonLe HuardPaula BourgieCanada
La Mayordomía Martin Edralin Canada
More Than HappyWei Keong TanSingapore
Mourning RitualsAnnaka GaleCanada
No Matter the WeatherBeau temps, mauvais tempsFlorence LafondCanada
Oh Yeah!Nick CanfieldUnited States, United Kingdom, Switzerland
OliverAndrew StricklandCanada
An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as BookmarksKayla Abuda GalangUnited States
OrbitsOrbitesSarah SeenéCanada
Ordinary Life Futsu no seikatsuYoriko MizushiriFrance, Japan
ParadaïzMatea RadicCanada
Power Jordan Canning Canada
Promise in the GroundAlly Bowes, Ariel Mackenzie, Linus MulherinCanada
Ramón Who Speaks to GhostsShervin KermaniCanada
RAT+CAMMIE=FOREVERMarissa Sean CruzCanada
Retirement PlanJohn KellyIreland
RumblePidikwe Caroline Monnet Canada
Scars We LoveLes Belles cicatricesRaphaël JouzeauFrance
She Raised Me Ben Lewis Canada
The Spin DisturberL'Empêcheuse de tourner en rondHélène LebonCanada
SusanaAmandine Thomas, Gerardo Coello EscalanteMexico, United States
Sweetie Taylor Olson Canada
Le Tour du CanadaJohn HollandsCanada
Year of the DragonGiran Findlay-LiuCanada
ZariShruti ParekhUnited States, India

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