The Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) has announced its full 2026 program, featuring 113 films from Atlantic Canada, across Canada, and around the world for its 46th edition, taking place September 16 to 23 at Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane in Halifax. This year’s lineup includes five World Premieres, alongside Canadian and North American premieres, with highlights including Jenna MacMillan’s THE SNAKE, Glen Gould’s directorial debut JEFFREY’S TURN, 111 ECHOES FROM HALIFAX, SMASH & GRAB: THE REBEL LENS OF MIKE JONES, and Cannes Palme d’Or winner FJORD. Beyond screenings, AIFF 2026 will feature Gala presentations, special events, panels, industry programming, the AIFF Filmmaker Lab, and AIFF Online. AIFF Insider early ticket access begins August 13 at 11 a.m. AST, with tickets available to the general public August 14 at 11 a.m. AST.

AIFF Partners returns for its 29th edition with Arctic Lens: A Circumpolar Spotlight, bringing together leading producers, financiers, broadcasters, and industry executives from around the world to explore Indigenous storytelling, Arctic collaboration, and the future of international co productions.

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The Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) has announced the World Premiere of 111 Echoes From Halifax as its Opening Night Gala film for the 2026 festival. Running September 16–23, AIFF 2026 will launch with this powerful drama inspired by the Swissair Flight 111 tragedy, while Early Bird festival passes and ticket packages are now available for a limited time.

Explore the visual identity of AIFF 2026 — a bold, cinematic journey across Atlantic Canada. From iconic landscapes to a unified design system, discover how this year’s festival captures the spirit of place, story, and connection.

This year, we are pleased to premiere the AIFF Filmmaker Lab, presented by RBC Emerging Artists. Participating in this lab are 11 multi-talented, unique filmmakers from the Atlantic region.

June’s selection explores sport as more than competition, highlighting stories of resilience, identity, and belonging. Through athletes, communities, and landscapes across Canada, these films reveal the powerful ways sport shapes our lives on and off the field.

The 17th annual AIFF Kids Youth Competition brought together outstanding short films by young creators across Atlantic Canada, culminating in a vibrant screening event at Cineplex Park Lane in Halifax.

From documentary to animation, this year’s finalists showcased remarkable creativity and talent, with winners selected by an expert jury and audience members through a record-breaking People’s Choice vote. The future of storytelling in Atlantic Canada is brighter than ever.