After a highly successful move back into theatres, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival announces its award winners for the 2021 Atlantic Awards. These awards were decided on by a jury of Atlantic film professionals, and our partners and supporters have generously provided prizes for many of the awards.
RBC Script Development Winner
Sponsored by RBC, Telefilm Canada, and Nova Scotia Communities Culture and Heritage
Winner: Justin O’Hanley
The Secret of the Ridgemoor Resort
Best Atlantic Original Score
Presented by FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
Winner: Seth A. Smith
Tin Can
The Michael Weir Award for Best Atlantic Screenwriting
Presented by Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Winner: Bretten Hannam
Wildhood
Best Atlantic Cinematographer
Presented by Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Winner: Kevin A. Fraser
Tin Can
Best Atlantic Editor
Presented by Canadian Cinema Editors
Winner: Mathieu Bélanger & Jonathan Keijser
Peace by Chocolate
Best Atlantic Short
Sponsored by 902 Post
Winner: Baduk
Directed by Induk Lee
Produced by Kelsey Power
Joan Orenstein Award & David Renton Award for Outstanding Performance in Acting
Sponsored by Sky Talent Group
Winner: Avery Winters-Anthony
Wildhood
Best Atlantic Documentary
Sponsored by DOC Atlantic
Winner: The Silence (Le silence)
Directed by Renée Blanchar
Produced by Maryse Chapdelaine & Christine Aubé
Best Atlantic Short Documentary
Presented by FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
Winner: Nalujuk Night
Directed by Jennie Williams
Produced by Latonia Hartery, Kat Baulu & Rohan Fernando
Best Atlantic Director
Sponsored by William F. White International
Winner: Bretten Hannam
Wildhood
The Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Feature
Presented by FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
Winner: Wildhood
Produced by Julie Baldassi, Damon D'Oliveira, Bretten Hannam & Gharrett Patrick Paon
About FIN
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival is an eight-day celebration of film and media from around the world. FIN is committed to supporting quality cinema in Atlantic Canada by offering a first look at the best international films of the festival season and by showcasing excellence in local filmmaking. FIN champions Atlantic Canadian filmmakers and hosts special events to celebrate and bring our community together.
A not-for-profit organization, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival thrives because of its strong ties to the arts community and its dedicated body of volunteers. FIN began as a tiny, grassroots operation in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1981, relocating to Halifax the following year. Over four decades later, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival has evolved into one of Canada’s premier film festivals.
We acknowledge that the lands on which we gather are the traditional territories of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) Peoples, and the homelands of the Innu and Inuit of Labrador. We recognize the ancestral and continued ties of Indigenous Peoples to the lands and waters in the region known as Atlantic Canada.
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