the 2024 Longlists are here!
Tune into BIFA’s social and website to find out the longlists in some of this year’s categories:
17 October: Breakthrough Performance
18 October: Debut Director, Debut Screenwriter, Breakthrough Producer, Debut Director – Documentary
21 October: Best British Short Film
22 October: Best Documentary, Best International Independent Film
23 October: Raindance Maverick Award
![Shaun Thomas and Mia McKenna Bruce at BIFA 2023](https://bifa.imgix.net/web/2023/12/Copy-of-Shaun-Thomas_Mia-McKenna-Bruce_Credit-David-Fisher-Shutterstock_DF3_3959-scaled.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&ixlib=php-3.3.1)
SUPPORTING BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMERS
BIFA and We Are Bridge have developed a programme of support for the performers longlisted in the Breakthrough Performance category in addition to sessions to support those responsible for looking after new talent.
BIFA Springboard: Producers
BIFA’s flagship programme is back! The 24/25 edition will support fiction film producers, offering training, mentoring, networking and resources.
![The Cast of Winners at BIFA 2022](https://bifa.imgix.net/web/2024/05/IMG_0320v2-scaled.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&ixlib=php-3.3.1?auto=compress%2Cformat&ixlib=php-3.3.1)
The BIFA Podcast
Catch up on our limited podcast series, in partnership with Little White Lies. With hosts Leila Latif and Karis Aldridge, we celebrate the past, present and future of independent British cinema.
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![The Cast of Silent Twins at BIFA 2023](https://storage.googleapis.com/bifa-film/web/2023/10/Florence-Pugh_BIFA-2022.png)
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