The following awards for the 26th Atlantic Film Festival were presented Friday, September 22 in the Bluenose Room at the Delta Halifax.
Atlantic Awards
Best Atlantic Short ($5,000 service package)
Sponsored by Eyes Post Group and open to all Atlantic work 60 minutes and under.
Winner: Justin Simms - Punch-Up at a Wedding
Honourable Mention: Jackie Torrens - Pickled Punk
Best Atlantic Feature
Sponsored by the Atlantic Film Festival
Winner: Camelia Frieberg - A Stone's Throw
Michael Weir Award for Best Original Screenplay ($1,500 cash)
Sponsored by Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts
Winner: Justin Simms - Punch-Up at a Wedding
Rex Tasker Documentary Award ($1,000 cash)
Sponsored by National Film Board of Canada and open to all Atlantic documentaries.
Winner: Nance Ackerman & Ed Buchanan - Cottonland
Ed Higginson Cinematography Award ($12,500 equipment and service package)
Sponsored by Sim Video and William F White International Inc.
Winner: Alain Dupras - Cottonland
Best Director ($1,000 cash)
Sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada
Winner: Tie
Justin Simms - Punch-Up at a Wedding
Nance Ackerman & Ed Buchanan - Cottonland
PowerPost Craft Awards:
Best Art Direction ($500 cash to award recipient, $10,000 services to director)
Sponsored by PowerPost
Winner: Stephen Osler - Young Triffie
Best Editing ($500 cash to award recipient, $10,000 services to director)
Sponsored by PowerPost
Winner: Angela Baker - Heads Up!
Best Sound Design ($500 cash to award recipient, $10,000 services to director)
Sponsored by PowerPost
Winners: Fred Brennan, Steve Munro, David Pellerin, Jim Rillie - A Stone's Throw
Best Original Score ($500 cash to award recipient, $10,000 services to director)
Sponsored by PowerPost
Winner: Sandy Moore - Dinner for One
CBC Award
Sponsored by CBC Television
Winners: Barrie Dunn, Michael Volpe & Mike Clattenburg
Canadian Awards
Best Canadian Short ($2,000 cash, $3,000 film stock)
Sponsored by Kodak Canada Inc.
Winner: Megan Martin - Ninth Street Chronicles
Honourable Mention: Jamie Travis - The Saddest Boy in the World
Best Canadian Feature ($10,000 service package)
Sponsored by Panavision
Winner: Philippe Falardeau - Congorama
Best Canadian Documentary
Sponsored by the Atlantic Film Festival
Winner: Jennifer Baichwal - Manufactured Landscapes
Best Actor
Sponsored by the Atlantic Film Festival
Winner: Patrice Robitaille - Cheech
Best Actress
Sponsored by the Atlantic Film Festival
Winner: Tie
Genevieve Bujold - Délivrez-Moi
Juliette Gosselin - Délivrez-Moi
Celine Bonnier - Délivrez-Moi
The Linda Joy Media Arts Awards were also presented Friday, September 22, during the 26th Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax.
CBC Television Script Development Award
Winner: Lois Brown and Justin Simms (NL) - Hypergraphia
Joy Award
Winner: Jason Buxton (NS) - Wasteland
Joy Post Award
Winner: Ariela Pahlke (NS) - Burning Rubber
Newfoundland Joy Award
Winner: Jordan Canning & Christian Sparkes (NL) - Blood Stains
Colin Barnhill Memorial Award
Winner: Jim McSwain (NS) & Connell Smith (NB)
The New Brunswick Joy Award will be presented in November at the Silver Wave
Festival in Fredericton.
24.09.2006 | Editor's blog
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