Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts

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The Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts is an organization that supports excellence in the arts, in memory of artist Michael Weir. The Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts sponsors awards that honour artistic excellence, including an annual award at the Atlantic Film Festival. [1]

Michael Weir was raised in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was an artist, writer, performer, and editor. He was an accomplished film editor, having been twice honored by the Atlantic Film Festival and nominated for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Genie Award. [2]

Atlantic Film Festival Michael Weir Award for Outstanding Atlantic Screenplay

YearWinnerFilm
2007 Chaz Thorne, Clement Virgo Poor Boy's Game [3] [4]
2008Justin Sims, Sherry White Down to the Dirt [5]
2009Andrew BushBackshift [6] [7]
2010Michael Amo Whirligig [8] [9]
2011 Thom Fitzgerald Cloudburst [10] [11] [12]
2012 Jason Buxton Blackbird [13]

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