Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts

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

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

  1. ↑ "Awards and Honours". Atlantic Film Festival Website. Atlantic Film Festival Society. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Michael Weir Awards". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "27th Atlantic Film Festival Winners". Atlantic Film Festival website. Atlantic Film Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Virgo's Poor Boy's Game wins major prizes at Atlantic Film Festival". Screen Daily. Emap Ltd. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "28th Atlantic Film Festival Awards". Atlantic Film Festival website. Atlantic Film Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "29th Atlantic Film Festival Announces Its Complete List of Canadian Film Award Winners". Atlantic Film Festival Website. Atlantic Film Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Lipscombe, Kristen. "Film fest hands out hardware for behind the scenes players". Metro Halifax. Metronews. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Awards for Whirligig". Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  9. ↑ Titley, Hillary. "AFF gives out major prizes". The Coast Weekly. Coast Publishing. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  10. ↑ Knox, Carsten. "Winners of the 31st Atlantic Film Festival announced". The Coast Weekly. Coast Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  11. ↑ Bradbury, Tara. "Locals win at Atlantic Film Festiva". The Telegram. GTC Transcontinental Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "Charlie Zone wins at Atlantic film fest". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  13. ↑ Nemetz, Andrea (21 September 2012). "Blackbird continues to soar with three AFF awards". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
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