Rise and shine everybody, it's day two of HIFF 2020!
Last night we got things started with two enchanting screenings and deeply thoughtful filmmaker Q+As. Today, we've got two more screenings coming your way, plus a very special online Artist Talk with Bait director Mark Jenkin at 1 p.m. Join us for the discussion—register HERE for the Zoom link.
It's finally here! The 14th annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival kicks off online tonight. While we wish we could meet in person, we're so excited to share this year's lineup of films and virtual gatherings with you, wherever you are.
Read MoreWe're just days away from kicking off the 14th annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, with a packed slate of online films, filmmaker Q+As, artist talks, and professional development sessions from November 12–15.
Read MoreOn November 14, HIFF is proud to present This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, the spellbinding new feature from Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese that took home Sundance's Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking.
Read MoreOn day three of HIFF 2020, we're proud to present So Pretty, the latest feature from Jessica Dunn Rovinelli about the lives of a polyamorous “proto-utopia” in New York City.
Read MoreOn day two of HIFF 2020, we're thrilled to present The Giverny Document (Single Channel), the triumphant, can't-miss visual poem from American filmmaker Ja'Tovia Gary.
Read MoreOn November 12, the 14th annual Halifax Independent Film Festival will kick off online with L.A. Tea Time, Canadian director Sophie Bédard Marcotte's endlessly charming doc tracking her cross-continent journey to meet artist Miranda July.
Read MoreGood news, everyone — HIFF is back! And we're moving online.
Read MoreFrom everyone at HIFF, thank you for making our 13th annual festival such a success!
Read MoreDay Three had its own wild energy. After two illuminating Masterclasses with Khalik Allah and Denis Côté, we celebrated the diverse work of Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson and hosted a packed-house for our Atlantic Auteurs shorts program screening.
Read MoreDay Two at HIFF was unreal. After the arresting double-feature of Black Mother and Répertoire des villes disparues and two deeply thoughtful filmmaker Q&As, it was tough to vacate the theatre in anything less than a blissed-out reverie. Eventually we spilled out into the night just in time to catch Toronto's basketball achievement.
Read MoreIs everyone up? Great, because the sun has risen on day two of HIFF!
Read MoreIt's time! The 13th annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival kicks off in Neptune Scotiabank Stage Theatre tonight at 6 pm with food, drinks, and two very special presentations: artist Séamus Gallagher's VR installation, haus of haraway, and Ursula Handleigh’s entrancing dual-film expanded cinema piece, In the space between memory and loss.
Read MoreOf course, the greatest advice we can give is to see it all. But for those who can’t, here’s a glimpse at this year’s films to help find what’s right for you.
Read MoreDirector Konstantina Kotzamani is one of the most exciting voices to emerge from the “Greek Weird Wave,” and HIFF is thrilled to present a retrospective of experimental short films from her eerily beautiful world on June 15 at 7 pm.
Read MoreHIFF is thrilled to announce our 13th annual festival will close with a screening of El Mar La Mar, filmmaker duo J.P. Sniadecki and Joshua Bonnetta's transcendent experimental doc.
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