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BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS live from 6.00pm on Sunday 7th
December.
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will be able to host the live stream on their websites and invite their
audiences to join the celebrations, live from Old Billingsgate where guests are
expected to include Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Timothy Spall and Olivia Colman.
The
Awards will be hosted by Simon Bird, star of THE INBETWEENERS and will be
honouring the very best in British Film.
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The public are able to view the
Awards ceremony live on YOU TUBE:
The 2014 nominations are as follows:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Sponsored by Moët & Chandon
’71
Calvary
Mr Turner
Pride
The Imitation Game
BEST DIRECTOR
Sponsored by AllCity &
Intermission
John Michael McDonagh – Calvary
Lenny Abrahamson – Frank
Matthew Warchus – Pride
Mike Leigh – Mr Turner
Yann Demange
– ’71
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT
DIRECTOR]
Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe – Catch Me Daddy
Hong Khaou – Lilting
Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard – 20,000 Days on
Earth
Morgan Matthews – X+Y
Yann Demange – ’71
BEST SCREENPLAY
Sponsored by BBC Films
Graham Moore – The Imitation Game
Gregory Burke
– ’71
John Michael McDonagh – Calvary
Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan – Frank
Stephen Beresford – Pride
BEST ACTRESS
Sponsored by M.A.C Cosmetics
Alicia Vikander – Testament of Youth
Cheng Pei Pei – Lilting
Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
Sameena Jabeen Ahmed – Catch Me Daddy
BEST ACTOR
Sponsored by Movado
Asa Butterfield – X+Y
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Brendan Gleeson – Calvary
Jack O’Connell – ’71
Timothy Spall – Mr Turner
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Dorothy Atkinson – Mr Turner
Imelda Staunton – Pride
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Frank
Sally Hawkins – X+Y
Sienna Guillory – The Goob
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sponsored by St Martins Lane
Andrew Scott – Pride
Ben Schnetzer – Pride
Michael Fassbender – Frank
Rafe Spall – X+Y
Sean Harris – ‘71
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Ben Schnetzer – Pride
Cara Delevingne – The Face of An Angel
Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle
Liam Walpole – The Goob
Sameena Jabeen Ahmed – Catch Me Daddy
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
’71
20,000 Days on Earth
Catch Me Daddy
Lilting
The Goob
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris Wyatt – Editing – ’71
Dick Pope – Cinematography – Mr Turner
Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Catch Me Daddy
Stephen Rennicks – Music – Frank
Tat Radcliffe – Cinematography – ’71
BEST DOCUMENTAR Y
20,000 Days on Earth
Next Goal Wins
Night Will Fall
The Possibilities Are Endless
Virunga
BEST BRITISH SHORT
Crocodile
Emotional
Fusebox
Keeping
Up With The Joneses
Slap
The
Kármán Line
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Blue
Ruin
Boyhood
Fruitvale
Station
Ida
The
Babadook
THE RAINDANCE AWARD
Flim: The Movie…
Gregor
Luna
Keeping Rosy
The Beat Beneath My Feet
THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding
contribution by an actor to British Film)
Emma
Thompson
THE VARIETY AWARD
Benedict
Cumberbatch
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Announced
at the Moët British Independent Film Awards on Sunday 7th December
Now in its 17th year, the
Awards were created by Raindance in 1998
and set out to celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British
filmmaking, to honour new talent, and to promote British films and filmmaking
to a wider public.
Previous winners of the prestigious Best British Independent Film
Award include METRO MANILA, TYRANNOSAUR,
THE KING’S SPEECH, MOON, CONTROL, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, THE CONSTANT GARDENER and THIS IS ENGLAND.
Proud
supporters and patrons of The Moët British Independent Film Awards include Mike Figgis, Tom Hollander, Adrian Lester,
Ken Loach, Ewan McGregor, Helen Mirren, Samantha Morton, James Nesbitt, Michael
Sheen, Trudie Styler, Tilda Swinton, Meera Syal, David Thewlis, Ray Winstone
and Michael Winterbottom.
The Moët
British Independent Film Awards would like to thank all its supporters,
especially: Moët & Chandon, 3 Mills Studios, BBC Films, M.A.C
Cosmetics, Movado, Raindance, St Martins Lane, Soho House, Swarovski, Variety,
AllCity, Intermission.
Created by Raindance
Notes to the editor:
* iconic signature trophy designed by Fredrikson Stallard,
created by Swarovski.
In recognition of Moët & Chandon’s generous contribution
as headline sponsor, the 2014 event is referred to as The MOËT British Independent
Film Awards.
Moët & Chandon is the champagne
of success and glamour since 1743. Renowned for its achievements, firsts and
legendary pioneering spirit, Moët & Chandon is the Maison that introduced
champagne to the world. Synonymous with the most venerable of traditions and
the most modern of pleasures, Moët & Chandon has celebrated life’s most
triumphant moments with grandeur and generosity for more than 270 years.
The Champagne of Cinema
For nearly a century, Moët & Chandon
has celebrated the glamour and the red carpet magic of international cinema.
The Maison is a strong and long-time supporter of film awards and ceremonies,
such as the Golden Globes, and the International Film Festivals in Venice and
San Sebastian to name a few.
Images and
video from the 2014 Awards ceremony are available to download from
http://www.image.net/MoetBIFA2014
For press information regarding The Moët
British Independent Film Awards contact Emma McCorkell or Caragh Cook at
Organic:
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caragh.cook@organic-publicity.co.uk
+44 (0)
203 372 0976 / +44 (0) 203 372 0986
For
press information regarding Moët & Chandon contact Anna Budel:
+44 (0)20 7808 4458
For further information on MBIFA, visit www.bifa.org.uk
For further information on Moët &
Chandon, visit http://moet.com
For further information on Raindance, visit www.raindance.org
Current Rules & Eligibility:
All films must be submitted for consideration by September
19th 2014.
A feature film will be eligible for an Award if:
It is intended for theatrical release, AND has had a public
screening to a paying audience either on general release in the UK OR has
screened at a British-based film festival between 1st December
2013 and 30th November 2014.
Where there is any major studio substantially funding a film,
the total budget must not exceed $20M. Films are not defined as “independent”
strictly on the terms of financing.
It has been produced or majority co-produced by a British
company OR is in receipt of at least 51% of its budget from a British source or
sources OR it qualifies as a British Film under the DCMS guidelines
AND includes sufficient creative elements from the UK
A feature film must be no less than 70 minutes in length.
Films that have been entered previously are not eligible.
Re-issues of previously released films are not eligible.
Best British Feature Documentary. In 2003 the British
Independent Film Awards introduced this new award. Eligible films must be
non-fiction. They should be photographed in actual occurrence, or employ
partial re-enactment, stock footage, stills, animation, stop-motion or other
techniques, as long as the emphasis is on fact and not on fiction. (Further
eligibility criteria as with other feature films above).
Best International Independent Film. BIFA also consider
foreign independent films. Foreign films must have a British theatrical release
during the eligibility period stated above
The Douglas Hickox Award is to be given a British
director for their debut feature film. The estate of
Douglas Hickox shall present a cheque for £500 to
the winner.
British Short Film Award submissions: Any British short film
that has been accepted as part of the Official Selection at one of BIFAs
recognised film festivals [See bifa.org.uk] OR has won an award during the
eligibility period. Any variations are at the sole discretion of BIFA. A short
film must be no longer than 40 minutes (including credits).
All eligible films submitted for consideration will be
viewed by the BIFA Pre-Selection Committee. Members vote by secret
ballot firstly to draw up a long list then again to determine the nominations.
All nominated films are then viewed by an independent Jury appointed each year.
The winners are announced during the evening of the Awards Ceremony. [See
Voting Policy]
The Special Jury Prize will be decided entirely at the
Jury’s discretion.
The Variety Award recognises an actor, director, writer
or producer who has helped to focus the international spotlight on the UK
The Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to
British Film by an Actor (male/female) to be decided by the Advisory Committee
with the input of the Harris family.
Under exceptional circumstances, inclusion and consideration
of films which do not strictly comply with the above criteria will be subject
to the discretion of the British Independent Film Awards Advisory Committee.
All decisions made by BIFA and its members are final and no
correspondence will be entered into as to why particular entries were or were
not nominated.
– See more at: http://www.bifa.org.uk/rules-of-eligibility#sthash.MjftRUXf.dpuf
For further information on MBIFA, visit www.bifa.org.uk
