29th Atlantic Film Festival - Atlantic Program Preview
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The Atlantic Program kicks off on Friday, September 18, at the Oxford Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia with the Atlantic Gala presentation of Love and Savagery sponsored by Desjardins Financial Security.
Over 70 titles from all four Atlantic Canadian provinces are part of this year's Atlantic Program.
Love and Savagery, a film by director John N. Smith and writer Des Walsh, is set during the late 1960s and tells the story of an intense romance when a young, Newfoundland geologist with Irish roots falls for the most beautiful girl in a small rural Irish town who's set on entering a religious life in the local nunnery and hospital.
Download the full list of Atlantic Canadian Features here
Films by female Atlantic Canadian filmmakers also feature prominently in the program. Two emmerging female directors from Newfoundland will
screen films at the Festival - First time feature film director Adriana Maggs will screen Grown Up Movie Star along with Sherry White's Crackie.
Look for an exclusive feature write up on these two filmmaker's in the 29th Atlantic Film Festival Limited Edition Program Guide on sale September 2nd!
In addition to features there will also be 10 programs of Atlantic Canadian short films taking place over the 10 days of the Festival. At the lead of the shorts programs is the CBC Atlantic Shorts Gala talking place on Tuesday, September 22, at the Oxford Theatre. This Gala collection of eight films includes Conscript, the new short by Jacob Owens, Day with the Dead by Justin Madol, and Super Science by Joel MacKenzie.
Download the full list of Atlantic Canadian Shorts here
Sounds Atlantic - The Novaks to Open for The Arkells at the NBC Universal Canada Opening Night Party
Newfoundland's The Novaks will help kick off the Festival opening for The Arkells
at Halifax's Metro Centre, September 17. Tickets to the opening night party are $25, for more information click here
