The 2025 edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival, the 45th edition in the event's history, is scheduled to take place from September 11 to 18, 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]
The first films in the program were announced on July 25, with the full program announced on August 13.[2]
The festival will open with Bretten Hannam's film At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te’kmujue’katik) and close with Bill Condon's Kiss of the Spider Woman, with Andy Hines's Little Lorraine serving as the centrepiece Atlantic Gala.[2]
Official selections
Gala Presentations
Reel East Coast Shorts
| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Province
|
| Louis |
Akshay Shirke |
Canada
|
| The Muse |
Wanda Nolan
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| A Place to Wait and Watch |
Vaida Nairn
|
| A Soft Touch |
Heather Young
|
| talking to humans about the end of the world |
Millefiore Clarkes
|
| Wolverine and Little Thunder: An Eel Hunting Adventure |
Alan Syliboy
|
World Cinema
| English title
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Original title
|
Director(s)
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Production country
|
| The Blue Trail |
O Último Azul |
Gabriel Mascaro |
Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands
|
| Blueberry Grunt |
Sherry White |
Canada
|
| Dancing on the Elephant |
Julia Neill, Jacob Z. Smith |
Canada
|
| Dreams (Sex Love) |
Drømmer |
Dag Johan Haugerud |
Norway
|
| Hangashore |
Justin Oakey |
Canada
|
| The History of Sound |
Oliver Hermanus |
United Kingdom, United States
|
| It Was Just an Accident |
یک تصادف ساده |
Jafar Panahi |
Iran, France, Luxembourg
|
| The Love That Remains |
Ástin Sem Eftir Er |
Hlynur Pálmason |
Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France
|
| Lovely Day |
Mille secrets mille dangers |
Philippe Falardeau |
Canada
|
| The Mastermind |
Kelly Reichardt |
United States
|
| Mile End Kicks |
Chandler Levack |
Canada
|
| My Son Came Back to Disappear |
Mon fils ne revint que sept jours |
Yan Giroux |
Canada
|
| Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie |
Matt Johnson |
Canada
|
| Nouvelle Vague |
Richard Linklater |
France
|
| Peak Everything |
Amour Apocalypse |
Anne Émond |
Canada
|
| A Poet |
Un poeta |
Simón Mesa Soto |
Colombia
|
| A Private Life |
Vie Privée |
Rebecca Zlotowski |
France
|
| Raptures |
Rörelser |
Jon Blåhed |
Sweden, Finland
|
| Sentimental Value |
Affeksjonsverdi |
Joachim Trier |
Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
|
| Sound of Falling |
In Die Sonne Schauen |
Mascha Schilinski |
Germany
|
| Steal Away |
Clement Virgo |
Canada, Belgium
|
| The Things You Kill |
Alireza Khatami |
Turkey, Poland, France, Canada
|
| What We Dreamed of Then |
Taylor Olson |
Canada
|
| Wrong Husband |
Uiksaringitara |
Zacharias Kunuk |
Canada
|
Narrative New Waves
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production country
|
| Blue Heron |
Sophy Romvari |
Canada
|
| DJ Ahmet |
Georgi M. Unkovski |
North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia
|
| Follies |
Folichonneries |
Éric K. Boulianne |
Canada
|
| For Worse |
Amy Landecker |
United States
|
| Lucky Lu |
Lloyd Lee Choi |
Canada, United States
|
| Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) |
Joel Alfonso Vargas |
United States
|
| My Father's Shadow |
Akinola Davies Jr. |
United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria
|
| Pinch |
Uttera Singh |
India
|
| Sleepless City |
Ciudad sin sueño |
Guillermo Galoe |
Spain, France
|
| A Useful Ghost |
ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ |
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke |
Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany
|
| Vermillion |
Amy Trefry |
Canada
|
Late Night Visions
In Focus
Documentaries
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production country
|
| Agatha's Almanac |
Amalie Atkins |
Canada
|
| Another Light on the Road: Robert Frank and June Leaf's Canadian Home |
Katherine Whalen, John Parlante |
Canada, United States
|
| The Dating Game |
Violet Du Feng |
United States, United Kingdom, Norway
|
| The Eyes of Ghana |
Ben Proudfoot |
United States
|
| Folktales |
Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady |
United States, Norway
|
| Ghosts of the Sea |
Les enfants du large |
Virginia Tangvald |
Canada, France
|
| John Candy: I Like Me |
Colin Hanks |
United States
|
| Life After |
Reid Davenport |
United States
|
| Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery |
Ally Pankiw |
Canada
|
| Niñxs |
Kani Lapuerta |
Mexico, Germany
|
| The Pitch |
Michèle Hozer |
Canada
|
| Shari & Lamb Chop |
Lisa D'Apolito |
United States
|
| Videoheaven |
Alex Ross Perry |
United States
|
| Yanuni |
Richard Ladkani |
Germany, Brazil, Canada, United States, Australia
|
Shorts
| English title
|
Original title
|
Director(s)
|
Production country
|
| And, Scene |
Brianna Russell |
Canada
|
| Anita Louise and the Wild Women |
Arena Alamino |
Canada
|
| Astro |
Tim Ewalts |
Netherlands
|
| A Bear Remembers |
Linden Zhang, Hannah Knight |
United Kingdom
|
| Beneath Which Rivers Flow |
Ali Yahya |
Iraq
|
| Bread Will Walk |
Alex Boya |
Canada
|
| Brenda and Baxter |
Leah Johnston |
Canada
|
| Debaters |
Alex Heller |
United States
|
| Dike Bar |
Amy Siegel |
Canada
|
| Disco Fever |
Kevin Hartford |
Canada
|
| Dish Pit |
Anna Hopkins |
Canada
|
| Eel |
Wayne Burns |
Canada
|
| Elvira |
Sarah Segal-Lazar |
Canada
|
| Feed |
Nancy Urich |
Canada
|
| (for once I dreamed of you) |
Kate Solar |
Canada
|
| Hypersensitive |
Hypersensible |
Martine Frossard |
Canada
|
| Imprint |
Duncan Major |
Canada
|
| The Loon |
Le Huard |
Paula Bourgie |
Canada
|
| La Mayordomía |
Martin Edralin |
Canada
|
| More Than Happy |
Wei Keong Tan |
Singapore
|
| Mourning Rituals |
Annaka Gale |
Canada
|
| No Matter the Weather |
Beau temps, mauvais temps |
Florence Lafond |
Canada
|
| Oh Yeah! |
Nick Canfield |
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland
|
| Oliver |
Andrew Strickland |
Canada
|
| An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks |
Kayla Abuda Galang |
United States
|
| Orbits |
Orbites |
Sarah Seené |
Canada
|
| Ordinary Life |
Futsu no seikatsu |
Yoriko Mizushiri |
France, Japan
|
| Paradaïz |
Matea Radic |
Canada
|
| Power |
Jordan Canning |
Canada
|
| Promise in the Ground |
Ally Bowes, Ariel Mackenzie, Linus Mulherin |
Canada
|
| Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts |
Shervin Kermani |
Canada
|
| RAT+CAMMIE=FOREVER |
Marissa Sean Cruz |
Canada
|
| Retirement Plan |
John Kelly |
Ireland
|
| Rumble |
Pidikwe |
Caroline Monnet |
Canada
|
| Scars We Love |
Les Belles cicatrices |
Raphaël Jouzeau |
France
|
| She Raised Me |
Ben Lewis |
Canada
|
| The Spin Disturber |
L'Empêcheuse de tourner en rond |
Hélène Lebon |
Canada
|
| Susana |
Amandine Thomas, Gerardo Coello Escalante |
Mexico, United States
|
| Sweetie |
Taylor Olson |
Canada
|
| Le Tour du Canada |
John Hollands |
Canada
|
| Year of the Dragon |
Giran Findlay-Liu |
Canada
|
| Zari |
Shruti Parekh |
United States, India
|
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