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Atlantic International Film Festival
The Atlantic International Film Festival is a major international film festival held annually in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada since 1980. AIFF is the largest Canadian film festival east of Montreal, regularly premiering the region's top films of the year, while bringing the best films of the fall festival circuit to Atlantic Canada. In 2017, the festival rebranded itself as the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, with the FIN blending a dual reference to a fish's fins due to Halifax's connection to the ocean fisheries, and the conclusion of a film. In 2023, the festival dropped the "FIN", and returned to its previous branding as the Atlantic International Film Festival. Events AIFF holds multiple events throughout the year. The Atlantic International Film Festival is an 8-day event, screening films from Canada and around the world, and showcasing Atlantic Canadian films and artists. During the first three days of the Festival, AIFF simultaneously runs AIFF Partners, an inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were Amalgamation (politics), amalgamated in 1996: History of Halifax (former city), Halifax, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Bedford, and Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Halifax County. Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada, with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University (Halifax), Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agricult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake Hands With The Devil (2007 Film)
''Shake Hands with the Devil'' is a 2007 Canadian war drama film starring Roy Dupuis as Roméo Dallaire, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in August 2007. Based on Dallaire's autobiographical book '' Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda'', the film recounts Dallaire's harrowing personal journey during the 1994 Rwandan genocide and how the United Nations didn’t heed Dallaire's urgent pleas for further assistance to halt the massacre. The film received 12 nominations at the 28th Genie Awards and tied with the film ''Eastern Promises'' for most nominations. Film production and planned release A co-production of Barna-Alper Productions, of Toronto, and Halifax Film Company, of Nova Scotia, the movie was directed by Roger Spottiswoode (''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''And the Band Played On'') and filmed in part on location in Kigali, Rwanda, from mid-June to early August 2006 before returning to Halifax for its "final shoot". A press c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk (; born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama '' Edgemont'', she became most known for her roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011), also as Catherine Chandler in The CW sci-fi series '' Beauty & the Beast'' (2012–2016) and as Joanna Hanley in the CBC/CW legal drama series '' Burden of Truth'' (2018–2021). She has also starred in movies such as '' Snow White: The Fairest of Them All'' (2001), '' Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'' (2009) and ''Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy'' (2011). Early life Kreuk was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Deanna Che and Peter Kreuk, two landscape architects. Her father is of Dutch descent. Her mother is of Chinese descent, born in Indonesia; her maternal grandmother was Chinese Jamaican. Her mother and grandmother lived in Singapore and the Solomon Islands before settling in Vancouver. She has a younger sister, Justine Kreuk. Kreuk trained in karate a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Sinclair (actor)
Adam Sinclair (born 18 April 1977) is a Scottish film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Jackson in ''Boyz Unlimited and'' starred in the television series ''Mile High'' and has appeared in supporting roles in films like '' Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj''. Personal life Sinclair is originally from East Kilbride, Scotland. He met his wife, Michelle Kath, in Hawaii while working on the set of ''To End All Wars''. Michelle is the daughter of Terry Kath, a founding member of the rock band Chicago, former stepdaughter of actor Kiefer Sutherland. Sinclair lives with his wife near Venice Beach, California. The couple have two sons, Hamish and Robert Quinn. Selected filmography *''Boyz Unlimited'' as Jason Jackson (1999) *''To End All Wars'' as John (2001) *''Hollyoaks: Movin' On'' as Jake (2001) *'' As If'' as Dan Parker (11 episodes between 2001–2002) *''Mile High'' as Will O'Brien (38 episodes between 2003–2005) *''Holby City'' as Alan Thomas (2005) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Boyd (actor)
William Nathan Boyd (born 28 August 1968), professionally known as Billy Boyd, is a Scottish actor and musician. He played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings'' (2001–2003), Barret Bonden in '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003) and Glen and Glenda (later G.G. Valentine) in the '' Child's Play'' film ''Seed of Chucky'' (2004) and second season of the television series ''Chucky'' (2022). Early life Boyd was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to William and Mary Boyd, who both died a year apart when Boyd was in his early teens. He worked as a bookbinder for six years before pursuing an acting career. After graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, he went on to perform with St Andrews Repertory and the Traverse Theatre. Career Acting Boyd started his career appearing in ''Taggart'' (1996), ''The Soldier's Leap'' (1998), and ''Urban Ghost Story'' (1998). He also appeared in the 7:84 Theatre Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, earning the award for Best Supporting Actress for the biopic ''My Left Foot'' (1989). She also appeared in films such as '' The Field'' (1990), '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), '' So I Married An Axe Murderer'' (1993), '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994), '' A Time to Kill'' (1996), ''Veronica Guerin'' (2003), ''Inside I'm Dancing'' (2004) and ''Albert Nobbs'' (2011). In 2008, Fricker was honoured with the inaugural Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival. In 2020, ''The Irish Times'' ranked her 26th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time. Early life Fricker was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother, "Bina" (née Murphy), was a teacher at Stratford College, and her father, Desmond Frederick Fricker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloudburst (2011 Film)
''Cloudburst'' is a 2011 Canadian-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald and starring Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker. The film is an adaptation of Fitzgerald's 2010 play of the same name. ''Cloudburst'' premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 16, 2011."A queer Thelma and Louise story" . '''', September 13, 2011. It opened in a limited release in Canada on December 7, 2012. Plot Stella and Dotty are an older lesbian couple from Maine who embark on a[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kimball
Paul Andrew Kimball (born January 2, 1967) is a Canadian film and television producer, writer and director, and politician, who resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Kimball's projects include several documentary films about UFOs. Education Kimball graduated as a University Scholar from Acadia University in 1989 with an Honors degree in history and political science, and then from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in 1992. Career From 1992 until 1997 he worked as a musician and producer in Halifax, founding both Tall Poppies and Julia's Rain. In 1997, Kimball was employed as a special consultant by Halifax-based film production company Salter Street Films. He then served as the Program Administrator for the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation until May 1999, after which he founded the Halifax-based film and television production company Redstar Films Limited. Kimball has served as the President of the Nova Scotia Film and Television Producers Association, a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corridor (2010 Film)
''The Corridor'' is a 2010 Canadian horror film directed by Evan Kelly and starring Stephen Chambers, James Gilbert, David Patrick Flemming, Mary-Colin Chisholm and Nigel Bennett. Plot Friends on a weekend excursion follow a path into a forest that leads to death and horror. A group of high school friends reunite years later for a weekend of partying and catching up on old times. Isolated deep in the snow-covered forest, they stumble upon a mysterious corridor of light. Like a drug, the corridor's energy consumes them, driving them to the point of madness. One by one, they turn on each other, taking their evil to the next level. Mayhem leads to murder as they race to outlast each other, and the corridor's supernatural powers. Cast * Stephen Chambers as Tyler Crawley * James Gilbert as Everett Manette * David Patrick Flemming as Chris Comeau * Matthew Amyotte as Robert 'Bobcat' Comeau * Glen Matthews as Jim 'Huggs' Huggan * Mary-Colin Chisholm as Pauline Crawley * Nigel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trigger (2010 Film)
''Trigger'' is a 2010 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Bruce McDonald and starring Molly Parker and Tracy Wright as Kat and Vic, former rock stars reuniting their band Trigger for the first time since their retirement."How the film Trigger underwent a sex change" '''', September 11, 2010. The film was originally planned in the late 1990s as a companion film to McDonald's '' Hard Core Logo'', which would have starred |
Bruce McDonald (director)
Bruce McDonald (born May 28, 1959) is a Canadian film and television director, writer, and producer. Born in Kingston, Ontario, he rose to prominence in the 1980s as part of the loosely-affiliated Toronto New Wave. McDonald has directed more than a dozen features films over the course of his three-decade-long filmmaking career. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' has called him an "iconoclastic filmmaker". Several of his films, ranging from mockumentaries to horror films, have attracted cult followings. His most notable films include ''Roadkill'' (1989), '' Highway 61'' (1991), '' Hard Core Logo'' (1996), ''Pontypool'' (2008), ''Trigger'' (2010), and '' Hellions'' (2015). ''Hard Core Logo'' has been frequently ranked amongst the greatest movies ever to come out of Canada. Early life McDonald was born in Kingston, Ontario, and later moved to Toronto, where he graduated from film school at Ryerson University. At Ryerson, he made the short films ''Merge'' (1980) and ''Let Me See...'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countdown To Liquor Day
''Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day'' (also known as Simply ''Trailer Park Boys 2'') is a 2009 Canadian mockumentary black comedy crime film directed by Mike Clattenburg, and based on the Canadian television series ''Trailer Park Boys''. It is the second film in the ''Trailer Park Boys'' franchise, following '' Trailer Park Boys: The Movie'' (2006). ''Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day'' is a conclusion to " Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys", the television special that ended the series after its seventh season. The film follows the characters of Ricky ( Robb Wells), Julian ( John Paul Tremblay) and Bubbles ( Mike Smith) as they return to a life of crime after being released from prison. ''Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day'' premiered in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the 29th Atlantic Film Festival; it was released theatrically in Canada on September 25, 2009. It received mixed reviews; some critics praised it for staying faithful to the television series, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
