We’re excited to announce the longlist for Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger.
15 films are longlisted for the category, which highlights outstanding independent film from around the world and this year includes films including Sean Baker’s acclaimed Anora and La Chimera from Alice Rohrwacher.
The final five nominations in each category will be announced Tuesday 5 November across BIFA’s website and social media channels. Winners will be revealed at the 27th BIFA ceremony at Roundhouse on Sunday 8 December.
Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger
ABOUT DRY GRASSES Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Akin Aksu, Ebru Ceylan
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff
ÀMA GLORIA Marie Amachoukeli, Bénédicte Couvreur
ANORA Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
BYE BYE TIBERIAS Lina Soualem, Nadine Naous, Jean-Marie Nizan
CROSSING Levan Akin, Mathilde Dedye
A DIFFERENT MAN Aaron Schimberg, Christine Vachon, Vanessa McDonnell, Gabriel Mayers
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE Magnus von Horn, Line Langebek, Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski
I’M STILL HERE Walter Salles, Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega, Maria Carlota Bruno, Rodrigo Teixeira, Martine De Clemont-Tonnerre
JULIE KEEPS QUIET Leonardo van Dijl, Ruth Becquart, Gilles Coulier, Gilles De Schryver, Wouter Sap
LA CHIMERA Alice Rohrwacher, Carlo Cresto-Dina, Paolo Del Brocco
NO OTHER LAND Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN Benjamin Ree, Ingvil Giske
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG Mohammad Rasoulof, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner
SING SING Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Monique Walton
