Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts explained

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

YearWinnerFilm
2007Poor Boy's Game[3] [4]
2008Justin Sims, Sherry White Down to the Dirt[5]
2009Andrew Bush Backshift[6] [7]
2010Michael Amo Whirligig[8] [9]
2011Cloudburst[10] [11] [12]
2012Blackbird[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awards and Honours. Atlantic Film Festival Website. Atlantic Film Festival Society. 1 December 2011.
  2. News: Michael Weir Awards. https://archive.today/20120714201313/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/230935/Michael-Weir/awards. dead. 14 July 2012. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 1 December 2011.
  3. Web site: 27th Atlantic Film Festival Winners. Atlantic Film Festival website. Atlantic Film Festival. 30 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Virgo's Poor Boy's Game wins major prizes at Atlantic Film Festival. Screen Daily. Emap Ltd.. 1 December 2011.
  5. Web site: 28th Atlantic Film Festival Awards. Atlantic Film Festival website. Atlantic Film Festival. 30 November 2011.
  6. Web site: 29th Atlantic Film Festival Announces Its Complete List of Canadian Film Award Winners. Atlantic Film Festival Website. Atlantic Film Festival. 30 November 2011.
  7. Web site: Lipscombe. Kristen. Film fest hands out hardware for behind the scenes players. Metro News. Metronews. 28 September 2009. 16 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Awards for Whirligig. Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. 30 November 2011.
  9. Web site: Titley. Hillary. AFF gives out major prizes. The Coast Weekly. Coast Publishing. 1 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140905142230/http://www.thecoast.ca/HaliwoodInsider/archives/2010/09/25/major-prizes. 5 September 2014.
  10. Web site: Knox. Carsten. Winners of the 31st Atlantic Film Festival announced. The Coast Weekly. Coast Publishing Ltd. 30 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011042134/http://www.thecoast.ca/HaliwoodInsider/archives/2011/09/24/winners-of-the-31st-atlantic-film-festival-announced. 11 October 2011.
  11. Web site: Bradbury. Tara. Locals win at Atlantic Film Festiva. The Telegram. GTC Transcontinental Inc.. 1 December 2011.
  12. News: Charlie Zone wins at Atlantic film fest. CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 December 2011. 26 September 2011.
  13. News: Nemetz. Andrea. Blackbird continues to soar with three AFF awards. 6 October 2012. The Chronicle Herald. 21 September 2012.

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