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Monday, February 15, 2021
BIFA LAUNCH THIS IS MY CINEMA | THE BIFA PODCAST
STARTING ON MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY HOSTED BY RHIANNA DHILLON AND MICHAEL LEADER This Is My Cinema is an audio exploration into the cinematic haunts, memories and experiences of some of the very best talent in the British film community and the cinema experiences that made them who they are today. Guests include Morfydd Clark (Saint … Continued
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Monday, February 1, 2021
TOM FELTON TO HOST ONLINE BIFA CEREMONY
Winners will be announced on 18th February Ceremony will be livestreamed The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced that Tom Felton will be hosting the presentation of the winners on Thursday 18th February 8pm. The winners will be announced during a fun and freewheeling 45 minute programme hosted by Tom live from Wales … Continued
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Monday, January 25, 2021
CRAFT WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR BIFA 2020
Winners of nine craft categories announced Two wins each for His House and Misbehaviour Awards for The Father, Mogul Mowgli, The Reason I Jump, Rocks, Saint Maud The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the first of this year’s award winners for its nine film craft categories. Remi Weekes’ chilling debut His House, which … Continued
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
BIFA Springboard: Trailer Talk with Intermission Film
On Thursday 17 December, Charlotte Dwan, Senior Producer at Intermission Film, hosted an exclusive creative marketing session for BIFA Springboard entitled Trailer Talk! Charlotte unpacked the creative, financial, and practical processes involved in making marketing assets, shining a spotlight on recent BIFA nominees and winners to illustrate her examples. With a focus on understanding an … Continued
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Monday, December 21, 2020
BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS JURIES ANNOUNCED
Filmmakers Sarah Brocklehurst, Tom Harper, Peter Mackie Burns, actors Samuel Adewunmi, RuhtxjiaÏh Bèllènéa and presenters Reggie Yates and Yinka Bokinni will serve on the 23rd British Independent Film Awards juries, whose full line-ups were unveiled today. Under the direction of producer Sarah Brocklehurst, whose film Animals was BIFA-nominated in 2018, the Main Jury this year … Continued
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR BIFA 2020
WATCH THE LIVESTREAM OF THE NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT HERE Saint Maud leads with 17 nominations His House follows with 16 nominations, Rocks has 15 Calm With Horses receives 10 nominations, Mogul Mowgli has 7, The Father has 6 27 British feature films nominated Winners will be announced in early February 2021 London, Wednesday 9 December: Saint … Continued
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Monday, December 7, 2020
FILM4 CELEBRATE THE BIFA 2020 Emerging Womxn Filmmakers
BIFA were excited to welcome the 2020 emerging womxn filmmakers to a very special Zoom event celebrating their achievements. Hosted by journalist Anna Smith, the event invited womxn filmmakers long listed in the Debut Director, Debut Screenwriter and Breakthrough Producer categories to meet one another, hear from a panel of industry experts and discuss … Continued
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Friday, December 4, 2020
BFI NETWORK CELEBRATE THE BIFA 2020 SHORTS LONG LIST
BIFA were thrilled to welcome long listed filmmakers for the 2020 Best British Short Film Award to a very special Zoom event. Although we were apart, there was very much a spirit of togetherness, with help from supporters Champagne Taittinger and BFI Network. The filmmakers were joined by a panel of industry experts, who answered … Continued
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
#THISISOURCINEMA Ticket Competition
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN CINEMA TICKETS Missing films on the big screen? Tell us why you love your local cinema, for the chance to win a pair of cinema tickets. Lockdown won’t last forever, and the big screen will be ready to welcome you back! 1. Like/follow @BIFA_film on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook 2. Share a photo or … Continued
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Monday, November 23, 2020
RAINDANCE DISCOVERY AWARD LONG LIST 2020
BIFA and Raindance are proud to announce the long list for this year’s Raindance Discovery Award. This award showcases innovation, uniqueness of vision and maverick filmmaking in films with budgets under £500,000. Discover the full list of brilliant films below: Body of Water – Lucy Brydon, Dan Cleland, Jeannette Sutton Justine – Jamie Patterson, Jeff Murphy, … Continued
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Friday, November 20, 2020
BEST DOCUMENTARY LONG LIST 2020
Today BIFA is thrilled to announce the long list for its Best Documentary category, celebrating the finest independent non-fiction films of the year. Take a look at the full list below. The Art of Political Murder – Teddy Leifer, Paul Taylor, Regina K Scully The Australian Dream – Daniel Gordon, Stan Grant, Sarah Thomson, Nick … Continued
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM LONG LIST 2020
Today BIFA announced this year’s long list in its highly-competitive Best International Independent Film category, sponsored by Champagne Taittinger. Discover the 17 best new independent films from around the world: About Endlessness – Roy Andersson, Johan Carlsson, Pernilla Sandström Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Kasper Dissing The Assistant – Kitty … Continued
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