Press Releases

Atlantic International Film Festival Announces 2025 Award Winners

(September 15, 2025) The 45th edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) boasts a growth in audience attendance and community engagement as they announce the 2025 award winners on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Coming together to celebrate the best in Atlantic film, award winners were selected by a jury; winners include feature film, and short film categories.

Atlantic International Film Festival Announces Special Industry Guests for 2025 Festival Program

(September 8, 2025) The Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) welcomes filmmaker Andy Hines, musician Adam Baldwin, and rising star Auden Thornton of Little Lorraine to the 2025 festival for a special ticketed event, ‘The Stormy Haul: Panel with Little Lorraine’. The special event is free, open to the public, and takes place on September 14 at 11:30 a.m. AST ahead of the film’s encore screening at Cineplex Cinemas, Park Lane.

Unveiling Full Program of the 45th Atlantic International Film Festival Films and Events!

(August 13, 2025) The 45th Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) announces the full 2025 program, showcasing 108 feature and short films at Halifax’s Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane from Wednesday September 10 to Wednesday September 17.

The Atlantic International Film Festival announces full festival program for event, September 11 - 18 in Halifax

(August 14, 2024) The 44th Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) is proud to announce the 2024 program, showcasing 96 feature and short films at Halifax’s Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane from Wednesday September 11 to Wednesday September 18.

Atlantic International Film Festival announces three regional World Premieres for event in Halifax, September 11-18

(July 24, 2024) The Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) proudly announces three World Premieres for the 2024 festival, running September 11-18. In anticipation of the official full program announcement next month, the programming team is excited to announce Atlantic Canadian-made feature length films, MONICA’S NEWS, SKEET and LAKEVIEW.

Atlantic International Film Festival To Host CMPA Indiescreen Awards; Brings Back Festival Music House With Music Nova Scotia

(June 3, 2024) The 44th edition of Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) welcomes the CMPA Indiescreen Awards, bringing the celebration of independent producers from across Canada to Halifax as part of AIFF Partners.

Announcing Our 2024 AIFF Kids Youth Film Competition Winners!

(June 3, 2024) The Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) is excited to announce the award winners from the 2024 AIFF Kids Youth Film Competition. This longstanding event returned to an in-person format for the first time in 5 years, with the finalist screening and awards presentation taking place Sunday, May 26 at Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane.

For The Love Of Film: Our 2023 Program Is Here!

(August 16, 2023) Celebrating standout Atlantic Canadian and national films and international award-winners, the 43rd Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) will showcase 115 feature and short films, in a focused and more tightly curated program, at Halifax’s Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane from Thursday, September 14 to Thursday, September 21.

AIFF Brand Returns To Its Roots

(July 26, 2023) Returning to its roots, the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) is pleased to unveil a new logo and brand for the organization. The rebrand focuses on the legacy name of Atlantic International Film Festival, accompanied by the initials AIFF.