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The Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival is a weird and challenging “gem-finder”

The 18th edition of the festival is set to take place this weekend at the Bus Stop Theatre

By Julie Lawrence

The Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival (HIFF) began partially as a response to the Atlantic International Film Festival, or rather, a response to what the Atlantic International Film Festival wasn’t. It was a place to show cool, innovative films that were often left off the program of more mainstream festivals. Eighteen years later, it’s still going exactly as it started...