Submissions for the AIFF Kids Youth Film Competition are open! Submit a film that is 5 minutes or less for a chance to win fantastic awards and prizes, and see your work on the big screen. Free to enter, open to Atlantic Canadians 18 and under.

Submissions for the 45th Atlantic International Film Festival are now open! Accepting Canadian and international films, feature and short length, AIFF screens in Halifax, NS from September 10-17, 2025.

Attention NS Teachers and Educators: AIFF Kids School Tour is back this March, be sure to Save the Date and subscribe to our mailing list for ongoing updates and info!

A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life - Sugarcane, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie - is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. Presented in partnership with the NS Human Rights Commission, screening free online December 3-10.

The AIFF Development Manager is responsible for fund development activities for the Atlantic International Film Festival including government grants, corporate sponsorships, in-kind community partnerships, donations and membership revenue.

The Teachers Advisory Committee (TAC) is essential in helping our team select AIFF Kids School Tour films that connect with curriculum, Grades Primary - 12, as well as update educational resources that facilitate critical discussions. Apply to volunteer via the TAC questionnaire form today!

To celebrate Halloween around the corner, we’re running down some horror favourites from AIFFs past to commemorate some of our creepiest in-person screenings, as well as offering a few suggestions on what fans of those films should check out next. 

8 days, and more than 100 films: there’s so much to fit into one festival week! Take it easy this weekend and catch up on screenings you might have missed—from the comfort of your home.