So ends another AFF, with a bunch of happy film fans and even happier filmmakers. Lowlife's win constituted a whopping two times their original budget and generous filmmakers Jason Buxton and Jeff Wheaton donated their prizes to Telefilm/Film Nova Scotia First Feature Project and the NSCAD Film Program, respectively. See how great the film business is?
Best Atlantic Feature
$8,000 in services, sponsored by The Postman
Winner: Blackbird - Jason Buxton
Honourable Mention: The Disappeared - Shandi Mitchell
***Buxton donated his award to the recipient of the Telefilm/Film Nova Scotia First Feature Project
Best Atlantic Short
$500 cash, $1,000 services, sponsored by 902 Post
Winner: Better People - Mark O'Brien
Best Atlantic Director
$10,000 in services, sponsored by Panavision Canada
Winner: Jason Buxton - Blackbird
***Buxton donated his award to the recipient of the Telefilm/Film Nova Scotia First Feature Project
Best Atlantic Emerging Director
$500 cash, sponsored by OUTeast Film Festival
Winner: Ashley McKenzie - When You Sleep
Best Atlantic Cinematographer
$5,000 in services, sponsored by SIM Digital
Winner: Jeff Wheaton - Gravity and Grace
***Wheaton donated his award to the NSCAD Film Program as a scholarship
Best Atlantic Original Score or Song
$5,000 services, sponsored by Hideout Studios
Winner: Claude Fournier - Last Chance
Best Atlantic Sound Design
$500 cash, sponsored by HHB Canada
Winner: Andrew MacCormack - Here and Away
Best Atlantic Screenwriter
$1,500 cash, sponsored by Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts
Winner: Jason Buxton - Blackbird
The First Feature Project
Production Financing of $105,000 towards a first feature length film, sponsored by Telefilm Canada & Film NS
Winner: Bunker 6 - Writer/Director: Greg Jackson, Producer: Rebecca Sharratt, Mentor: Bill Niven
Script Development Award
$10,000 in development financing from Astral, sponsored by Telefilm Canada & Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund
Winner: The Magic of Boxer Connor - Wanda Nolan
RBC 10 x 10 Emerging Artist Award
$10,000 to be split between filmmaker & artist, sponsored by RBC Foundation
Winner: Crows- Director: Scott Simpson, Band: The Divorcees
Audience Award for Best Feature
$10,000 in post production colour correction services, sponsored by Creative Post & Theatre D Digital
Winner: Lowlife
Audience Award for Best Documentary
$10,000 in post production audio services, sponsored by Creative Post & Theatre D Digital
Winner: Revolution
Audience Award for Best Short
$10,000 in post production audio/video services, sponsored by Creative Post & Theatre D Digital
Winner: Lucky
