29th Atlantic Film Festival - Atlantic Program

29th Atlantic Film Festival - Galas, Special Presentations and Program Preview

Galas

Below is a quick list of all Galas at the 29th Atlantic Film Festival. Gala tickets provide access to both film screening and after reception. Tickets sell out quickly for our Gala events so be sure to pick up your ticket early. Registered Atlantic Film Festival Delegates can attend Galas with their Delegate Pass (Opening, Atlantic and Telefilm gala require a pre-ordered ticket).

For complete synopsis of each film be sure to pick up a copy of this year's Limited Edition Program Guide. This year's Guide contains exclusive content about many of our features including The Trotsky and Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day. The guide goes on sale with all other screening tickets, September 2.

NBC Universal Canada Opening Night: Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day

September 17, 2009 | Sponsored by: NBC Universal Canada

Tickets: Screening $25, Party $25, for more details click here

Atlantic Gala: Love and Savagery

September 18, 2009 | Sponsored by: Desjardins Financial Security

Telefilm Canada Gala: Cooking with Stella

September 19, 2009 | Sponsored by: Telefilm Canada

International Gala: Helen

September 20, 2009 | Sponsored by: Eastlink

CBC Atlantic Shorts Gala: 8 Shorts from Across Atlantic Canada

September 22, 2009 | Sponsored by: CBC

French Gala: Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky

September 23, 2009 | Sponsored by: Consulate General of France

Canadian Gala: Chloe

September 24, 2009 | Sponsored by: TicketPro Canada

Canwest Music & Image Gala: Suck

September 25, 2009 | Sponsored by: Canwest

Empire Theatres Closing Gala: The Trotsky

September 26, 2009 | Sponsored by: Empire Theatres

Special Presentations

Rogers Presents... A Series of Special Presentations

This year's Rogers Presents offers eight, "must-see" including: Bright Star directed by Jane Campion, Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, A Shine of Rainbows from director Vic Sarin, Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces, Micmacs directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, The Invention of Lying from director Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson, and Antichrist directed by Lars Von Trier.

For a full synsopsis of each film and schedule click here

Dalhousie Retrospective: Wim Wenders

One of this year's Strategic Partners co-production countries at the Festival is Germany, and no German filmmaker has a more international outlook than Wim Wenders. Starting Thursday, September 17, the Dalhousie Art Gallery opens it's doors to two of Wenders' most influential films along groundbreaking documentaries and aclaimed cinematic collaborations.

For a full list of titles and screening times click here

Full Program Preview

The 29th Atlantic Film Festival program is now available. Click on each heading below to download the films by their programming stream and be sure to come back September 2nd for full film synopsis and schedule available online through our Box Office.

Across the Globe

Atlantic Program
Canadian Perspectives - Features
Canadian Perspectives - Shorts
International Perspectives - Features
International Perspectives - Shorts