The British Independent Film Awards have moved to the new date of Tuesday November 30th.

BIFA have decided that it is time to move further into the year and therefore be able to include for consideration all British films showing at the major UK based film festivals.

The new date of November 30th will mean that BIFA still kick off the international awards season.

With regard to films being considered for the awards this change will only affect award eligibility dates. The new dates of films to be considered for 2004 will be: 1st October 2003 to 30th November 2004. All other eligibility criteria remain the same. For more information on submitting a film go to the Rules section of this website.

British Independent Film Awards 2004 – The Hammersmith Palais – Tuesday 30 November, from 7.15pm.

For further information, please contact Phil Symes at The PR Contact Tel: 020 7323 1200 / Fax: 020 7323 1070 Email: philsymes@theprcontact.com

For updated news, check out the BIFA website on: www.bifa.org.uk