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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] 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
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 ]
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 ]
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
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 ]
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