HIFF Dailies • DAY ONE
HIFF 2021 IS HERE!
The 15th annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival is upon us, and we're thrilled to take in four days of beautiful, boundary-pushing cinema online together—and it's all available RIGHT NOW! We've also got a stellar program of virtual artist talks, panels and discussions ahead of us. Be sure to check the HIFF Dailies each morning so you don't miss a thing!
Our entire 2021 film lineup is available for viewers in Atlantic Canada from now until midnight June 27, with our shorts programs and retrospectives available nationwide.
Once you start a film, you'll have 24 hours to watch it. Individual tickets for each film are available for $10 ($5 for Associate, Full and Lifetime AFCOOP members), or you can see everything with a $30 pass! Check out our full film lineup below.
TODAY'S LIVE EVENTS
FREE!
Thursday, June 24 • 8 PM
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Pull out your most breathable linens, wide-brimmed hats, and espadrilles to kick off summer in style at HIFF's opening night (virtual) garden party on June 24, 8–10 p.m.! Join us on Gather as we saunter around the lush pixels and think fondly of festivals past while gazing across the digital river. See old friends, meet new ones, enjoy our surprise-filled scavenger hunt, and toss back a gimlet* or two!
*BYOGimlet
FEATURES
NOW STREAMING IN ATLANTIC CANADA
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SHORTS PROGRAMS + RETROSPECTIVES
NOW STREAMING ACROSS CANADA
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EVENTS COMING UP
DAY THREE • JUNE 26
FREE!
Saturday, June 26 • 1 PM
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In the past five years, Nova Scotia filmmakers have made waves across the country and internationally with limited resources and boundless innovation. In honour of HIFF’s 15th anniversary we’ll speak to some of the artists behind those films—and whose shorts are part of the festival’s retrospective—about the challenges and victories they’ve experienced. Solomon Nagler will lead the discussion with guests Cory Bowles (Black Cop), Seth A. Smith (The Crescent), Ashley McKenzie (Werewolf), Bretten Hannam (North Mountain) and Heather Young (Murmur).
FREE!
Saturday, June 26 • 3 PM
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Directors Courtney Stephens and Pacho Velez took a 16mm camera across America for three years, visiting more than 60 pieces of the Berlin Wall that were salvaged and shipped overseas to become public monuments, personal collectibles, and corporate lobby decoration. The film that resulted is The American Sector, “a revelatory experience...a concise and elegantly crafted road trip” (The Hollywood Reporter). Stephens and Velez will discuss the film’s making and take questions from the audience.
DAY FOUR • JUNE 27
FREE!
Sunday, June 27 • 11 AM
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Funding a film in Nova Scotia is a unique challenge, no matter your experience level. Representatives from key organizations—Lori McCurdy (Telefilm Canada), Rohan Fernando (The National Film Board), and Mickey Quase (Communities, Culture and Heritage’s Screenwriters Development Fund)—will discuss their respective programs and funds, how local artists can access them, and what's changed since COVID.
FREE!
Sunday, June 27 • 1 PM
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The journey of a short film is curious and unpredictable. The reasons for making them also run the gamut—for a director to learn how to manage a set; to relay an artistic vision that does not need a feature-length runtime; to work toward making a feature; as one tenet of a larger artistic practice. And then where do they go once they’ve travelled the festival circuit? Filmmakers will be on hand to discuss why they make short films and how those fit into their larger goals. Moderated by Stephanie Joline, participants include Sophy Romvari (Still Processing), Vincent Toi (Aniskha), and Kevin Hartford (Breakout).
HIFF 15TH ANNIVERSARY SHIRT
Celebrate 15 years of HIFF with this special anniversary T-shirt!
Shirts are $20 and available for pick up at the HIFF office or can be shipped anywhere in Canada for +$5.
Orders will ship by June 24, 2021. If you choose to pick up your shirt at the HIFF office, we’ll notify you when pick up is available.
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