Stephen Dunn’s drama and recent Toronto selection earned the filmmaker Best Atlantic Director and Best Atlantic Screenwriter honours at the 35th annual event in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Closet Monster

The festival ran in Halifax from September 17-24 and winners were announced at the The Industry Awards Reception on Sunday.

The winners include:

Best Atlantic Feature
Undone, Director X

Best Atlantic Short
4 Quarters, Ashley McKenzie

Best Atlantic Documentary
Strange And Familiar: Architecture On Fogo Island, Katherine Knight and Marcia Connolly

Best Atlantic Short Documentary
The Weir: Fishing Fundy’s Giant Tides, Jerry Lockett

Best Atlantic Animation
Alien Love Story, Ron McDougall

Best Atlantic Director
Closet Monster (pictured), Stephen Dunn

Best Atlantic Screenwriter
Closet Monster, Stephen Dunn

Best Atlantic Cinematographer
Strange And Familiar: Architecture On Fogo Island, Marcia Connolly

Best Atlantic Original Score
North Mountain, Lukas Pearse and Mike Ritchie

Joan Orenstein Award for Outstanding Performance by Actress
Your Money Or Your Wife, Meredith MacNeill

David Renton Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor
Your Money Or Your Wife, Craig Brown.



 

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