Two Carbonear youth win film award

The Atlantic International Film Festival has announced eight award winners as part of the 2023 FIN Kids Youth Film Competition.

The People’s Choice Award went to two youth filmmakers in Carbonear, Tristan Jenkins and Cameron Jenkins for the film Dance Chose Me.

Each award-winning film will receive a piece of film equipment that they can use to continue making movies.

"We were thrilled to have had 36 short films from bright, young filmmaking teams from across the Atlantic region compete in the FIN Kids Youth Competition this year," says Lisa Haller, Director of Programming. "The 15 finalist films ranged from comedy and drama to sci and documentary and showcased the budding talent and creativity of the next generation of filmmakers."

The event premiered on Monday, June 12 on the AIFF’s YouTube channel and ran until Sunday, June 18.

A complete list of the videos can be found here.