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]