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] 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]
| Award
|
Film
|
Recipient
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| 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
|
Reel East Coast Shorts
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| 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
|
| 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
|
Classics Restored & In Focus
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| 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 of 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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