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Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts

{{Short description|Organization supporting excellence in 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.{{cite web|title=Awards and Honours|url=http://www.atlanticfilm.com/festivals/atlantic-film-festival/awards-honours|work=Atlantic Film Festival Website|publisher=Atlantic Film Festival Society|accessdate=1 December 2011}}

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.{{cite news|title=Michael Weir Awards|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/230935/Michael-Weir/awards|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714201313/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/230935/Michael-Weir/awards|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2012|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|accessdate=1 December 2011}}

Atlantic Film Festival Michael Weir Award for Outstanding Atlantic Screenplay

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style="text-align:center;"|2007Chaz Thorne, Clement VirgoPoor Boy's Game{{cite web|title=27th Atlantic Film Festival Winners|url=http://www.atlanticfilm.com/media/archive/27th-atlantic-film-festival-winners|work=Atlantic Film Festival website|publisher=Atlantic Film Festival|accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web|title=Virgo's Poor Boy's Game wins major prizes at Atlantic Film Festival|url=http://www.screendaily.com/virgos-poor-boys-game-wins-major-prizes-at-atlantic-film-festival/4034777.article|work=Screen Daily|publisher=Emap Ltd.|accessdate=1 December 2011}}
style="text-align:center;"|2008Justin Sims, Sherry WhiteDown to the Dirt{{cite web|title=28th Atlantic Film Festival Awards|url=http://www.atlanticfilm.com/category/affa-topics/atlantic-film-festival?page=4|work=Atlantic Film Festival website|publisher=Atlantic Film Festival|accessdate=30 November 2011}}
style="text-align:center;"|2009Andrew BushBackshift{{cite web|title=29th Atlantic Film Festival Announces Its Complete List of Canadian Film Award Winners|url=http://www.atlanticfilm.com/media/archive/29th-atlantic-film-festival-announces-its-complete-list-canadian-film-award-winners|work=Atlantic Film Festival Website|publisher=Atlantic Film Festival|accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web|last=Lipscombe|first=Kristen|title=Film fest hands out hardware for behind the scenes players|url=https://www.metro.us/news/film-fest-hands-out-hardware-for-behind-the-scenes-players/tmWiiB---52gOxBv6HK5xk|work=Metro News|publisher=Metronews|date=28 September 2009|accessdate=16 July 2018}}
style="text-align:center;"|2010Michael AmoWhirligig{{cite web|title=Awards for Whirligig|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1619889/awards|work=Internet Movie Database|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=30 November 2011}}{{cite web|last=Titley|first=Hillary|title=AFF gives out major prizes|url=http://www.thecoast.ca/HaliwoodInsider/archives/2010/09/25/major-prizes|work=The Coast Weekly|publisher=Coast Publishing|accessdate=1 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905142230/http://www.thecoast.ca/HaliwoodInsider/archives/2010/09/25/major-prizes|archivedate=5 September 2014}}
style="text-align:center;"|2011Thom FitzgeraldCloudburst{{cite web|last=Knox|first=Carsten|title=Winners of the 31st Atlantic Film Festival announced|url=http://www.thecoast.ca/HaliwoodInsider/archives/2011/09/24/winners-of-the-31st-atlantic-film-festival-announced|work=The Coast Weekly|publisher=Coast Publishing Ltd|accessdate=30 November 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011042134/http://www.thecoast.ca/HaliwoodInsider/archives/2011/09/24/winners-of-the-31st-atlantic-film-festival-announced|archivedate=11 October 2011}}{{cite web|last=Bradbury|first=Tara|title=Locals win at Atlantic Film Festiva|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Arts---Life/Entertainment/2011-09-26/article-2759706/Locals-win-at-Atlantic-Film-Festival/1|work=The Telegram|publisher=GTC Transcontinental Inc.|accessdate=1 December 2011}}{{cite news|title=Charlie Zone wins at Atlantic film fest|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/charlie-zone-wins-at-atlantic-film-fest-1.1082334|work=CBC News|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=1 December 2011|date=26 September 2011}}
style="text-align:center;"|2012Jason BuxtonBlackbird{{cite news|last=Nemetz|first=Andrea|title=Blackbird continues to soar with three AFF awards|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/137985-blackbird-continues-to-soar-with-three-aff-awards|accessdate=6 October 2012|newspaper=The Chronicle Herald|date=21 September 2012}}

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