Category Archives: Film Festivals

The AFX Animation Festival of Halifax is on now!

May 7, 2021 flawintheiris

In its 10th year, the AFX brings short and feature animation to Haligonian audiences in the spirit of Helen Hill, the beloved animator who lived in Nova Scotia for years. The program runs through Friday and Saturday online — with material for all ages and just for adults — and it's all free. Amongst the…Read More

National Canadian Film Day 2021 / Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival

April 21, 2021 flawintheiris

Today, April 21st, 2021, is National Canadian Film Day. Go here to see where free screenings are available today across the county. If you are so inclined, please watch some Canadian cinema today. If not today, then check out a Canadian film this week, or even just some time this year. We're so overwhelmed by…Read More

The Halifax Black Film Festival returns

February 22, 2021 flawintheiris

This year is the fifth edition of the Halifax Black Film Festival, running from Tuesday, February 23 through to Sunday, February 28. No surprise it's all online this year, as so many festivals are these days. The festival is the brainchild of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, which runs the Black Film Festivals in Montreal and…Read More

#DevourTheFoodFilmFest2020 — Devour is here!

October 23, 2020 flawintheiris

The annual food and film festival Devour is back in Wolfville this week — it's been running since Monday, the opening gala was Thursday night, and events will continue until Sunday — and this year they've managed a hybrid festival, providing a series on in-person events as well as an online program of screenings.…Read More

Hellifax Horror Fest preview

October 13, 2020 flawintheiris

There's a new film festival in town, and it's spooky. The Hellifax Horror Fest screens an international collection of the best short films to scare the pants off you. The executive directors are film guys Angus Swantee and Walter Forsyth, whose names should be familiar to anyone who's worked in the local biz, and they're…Read More

Books of Blood review — Don’t bother cracking the spine

October 6, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Brannon Braga | Written by Braga and Adam Simon, based on the books by Clive Barker | 108 min | Hulu This review was written during the 2020 FIN Atlantic Film Festival, but the folks at Hulu got in touch to suggest an embargo two days after the review was published in September.…Read More

#LDF2020 Review — iHuman

September 28, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Tonje Hessen Schei | 99 min This is a very bleak look at our possible fate given the rapid development of artificial intelligence. This documentary travels the planet, speaking to scientists and researchers on a future that could be amazing — AI could solve a lot of our problems — but, according to…Read More

#LDF2020 Review — The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

September 26, 2020 flawintheiris

The Lunenburg Doc Fest is underway — all online, of course — and I'll be posting about what I see with the hashtag #LDF2020. Directed by Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan | 105 min The Corporation (2003) was an left-leaning, eye-opening documentary that explored the idea of corporations having all the rights of the individual.…Read More

#FIN2020 Closing Night Gala review — Another Round (Druk)

September 25, 2020 flawintheiris

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg | Written by Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm | 115 min After he set the world alight with The Celebration (Festen) and as a shining light of the Dogme95 movement, Danish auteur Vinterberg spent a few years in the cinematic hinterlands with films that people didn't like (It's All About Love, Dear…Read More

#FIN2020 Reviews — Shorts!

September 24, 2020 flawintheiris

At this year's FIN Atlantic International Film Festival I've taken in a couple of full shorts programs, and then a few other random shorts that caught my eye, all available online. There's more time to watch them now the the program has been extended to Sunday, given concern around Post-Tropical Storm Teddy, which didn't end…Read More