Category Archives: Film Festivals

The Atlantic Film Festival wraps

I'm here to tell you I survived another year. I flagged a little in the middle but came through strong in the homestretch.It was a great fest, and I think a popular one, with a bunch of sold-out screenings. The audience award went to Thom Fitzgerald's Cloudburst and there were five screenings of Roller Town.…Read More

Festival fatigue already?

Yes, it's only Day 3 of the Atlantic Film Festival. I've only seen a half-dozen shorts and maybe seven features, but I can already feel it in my head and in my bones. It's something I always forget about the festival even though I've covered it since 2004. It's partly the rushing around, the schmooze…Read More

2011 Atlantic Film Festival

For Halifax film lovers, this is Christmas: 10 days of films screened at downtown cinemas.Lots of local pictures—the Atlantic Shorts programs are always packed—and new features by regional filmmakers are also hot tickets: check out the AFF Guide in this week's issue of The Coast, where I am film editor, for my story on Picnicface,…Read More