The Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts is an organization that supports excellence in the arts, in memory of artist Michael Weir. The Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts sponsors awards that honour artistic excellence, including an annual award at the Atlantic Film Festival.[1]
Michael Weir was raised in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was an artist, writer, performer, and editor. He was an accomplished film editor, having been twice honored by the Atlantic Film Festival and nominated for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Genie Award.[2]
Atlantic Film Festival Michael Weir Award for Outstanding Atlantic Screenplay
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chaz Thorne, Clement Virgo | Poor Boy's Game[3][4] |
| 2008 | Justin Sims, Sherry White | Down to the Dirt[5] |
| 2009 | Andrew Bush | Backshift[6][7] |
| 2010 | Michael Amo | Whirligig[8][9] |
| 2011 | Thom Fitzgerald | Cloudburst[10][11][12] |
| 2012 | Jason Buxton | Blackbird[13] |
References
edit- ^ "Awards and Honours". Atlantic Film Festival Website. Atlantic Film Festival Society. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Michael Weir Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "27th Atlantic Film Festival Winners". Atlantic Film Festival website. Atlantic Film Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Virgo's Poor Boy's Game wins major prizes at Atlantic Film Festival". Screen Daily. Emap Ltd. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "28th Atlantic Film Festival Awards". Atlantic Film Festival website. Atlantic Film Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "29th Atlantic Film Festival Announces Its Complete List of Canadian Film Award Winners". Atlantic Film Festival Website. Atlantic Film Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Lipscombe, Kristen (28 September 2009). "Film fest hands out hardware for behind the scenes players". Metro News. Metronews. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Awards for Whirligig". Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Titley, Hillary. "AFF gives out major prizes". The Coast Weekly. Coast Publishing. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Knox, Carsten. "Winners of the 31st Atlantic Film Festival announced". The Coast Weekly. Coast Publishing Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Bradbury, Tara. "Locals win at Atlantic Film Festiva". The Telegram. GTC Transcontinental Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Charlie Zone wins at Atlantic film fest". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Nemetz, Andrea (21 September 2012). "Blackbird continues to soar with three AFF awards". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2012.