A screening at the 12th Annual Lunenburg Doc Fest. Photo: Lunenburg Doc Fest/Instagram.
The 12th annual Lunenburg Doc Fest wrapped with five days of packed screenings, industry events, and more than $35,000 in awards presented to filmmakers.
The festival opened with the East Coast premiere of Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted, followed by a live performance from Swamp Dogg that set the tone for a weekend of energy and connection.
Closing night featured the Canadian premiere of Silver Screamers, which drew a full house.
Among the highlights was the Launch Pitch Contest, which awarded $5,000 in cash and more than $15,000 in services to Labrador filmmaker Katelyn Jacque to support her next short documentary.
Halifax-born filmmaker Ben Proudfoot, an Academy Award winner, also made a strong showing.
His film The Eyes of Ghana won both the Atlantic Canadian Filmmaker Award and the Pamela Segger Canadian Feature Documentary Award, receiving praise for its storytelling and recognition of Nova Scotia talent.
Other winners included The Granny and Fishes for Best International Short, The Muse by Wanda Nolan for Best Canadian Short, and Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk for Best International Feature. Audience awards went to The Muse and The Last Ride Home.
Festival director Walter Forsyth said the support of sponsors and the community is helping build “a legacy of celebrating stories that matter.”
