Atlantic International Film Festival announces three regional World Premieres

The Atlantic International Film Festival has announced three World Premieres for the 2024 festival, running September 11-18.

In anticipation of the official full program announcement next month, the programming team has announced Atlantic Canadian-made feature length films, Monica's News, Skeet and Lakeview.

Monica's News is a debut feature from filmmaker Pamela Gallant, who draws on childhood memories as a paper carrier in PEI to speak to the issues of today, crafting an empathetic portrait of the resilient women who fought for equality in her community.

Seven years in the making, Nik Sexton’s Skeet tracks the unlikely friendship of an ex-con and a Syrian newcomer as they face their demons and seek a fresh start in Newfoundland.

And Lakeview is the sophomore feature from Halifax’s Tara Thorne. This film captures a girls’ weekend in all its tumultuous glory, as a group of exes reassess their relationships to one another in the wake of a divorce.