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Friday, June 12, 2020

Friday 19 June: Daphne Live

Join us for a live watch party of the BIFA-nominated DAPHNE with Peter Mackie Burns, Emily Beecham and Nick Emerson! On Friday 19 June, starting at 7:20pm BST, we’ll watch DAPHNE together and listen to Emily, Peter and Nick as they talk about their experience of making the film. After the film is finished, we … Continued

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Rules & Eligibility Updates 2020

entries to the british independent film awards 2020 ARE NOW OPEN. Here are key changes and updates to our rules and eligibility criteria that entrants should know about.   BIFA and COVID-19 We are committed to ensuring that we continue to support the British independent film community. We have adapted the way we work to … Continued

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Friday, June 5, 2020

Wednesday 10 June: Only You Live

Join us for a live watch party of the BIFA-winning ONLY YOU with Harry Wootliff, Josh O’Connor, Matthieu de Braconier and Rachel Dargavel!   On Wednesday 10 June, starting at at 7:20pm BST, we will all watch ONLY YOU together and listen to Harry, Josh, Matthieu and Rachel as they talk about their experience of … Continued

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Friday, May 22, 2020

Wednesday 27 May: Bait Live with cast and crew

Join us for a live watch party of the BIFA-winning BAIT with director Mark Jenkin, actors Ed Rowe and Mary Woodvine, production and costume designer Mae Voogd, and producers Linn Waite and Kate Byers. . ‘Bait looks set to become one of the defining British films of the year, perhaps the decade.’ Mark Kermode . On … Continued

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

Friday 15 May: The Death of Stalin Live in partnership with the British Red Cross

Join us for a live watch party of the BIFA-winning THE DEATH OF STALIN with director Armando Iannucci, actor Jason Isaacs, cinematographer Zac Nicholson and other guests!   On Friday 15 May, starting at at 7:20pm BST, we will all watch THE DEATH OF STALIN together and listen to Armando, Jason, Zac and others as … Continued

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

UNCONSCIOUS BIAS TRAINING 2020/21

  GROUNDBREAKING TRAINING FOR DECISION-MAKERS IN BRITISH FILM Piloted with BIFA voters in 2018, our Unconscious Bias training programme was designed to help voters recognise and mitigate against potential subliminal biases in their film watching and voting process, such as genre, budget, commerciality, reputation of the gender and race of key creatives or lead actors. … Continued

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Monday, April 27, 2020

Thursday 30 April: Berberian Sound Studio Live with Peter Strickland, Toby Jones, Nic Knowland & Shaheen Baig

Registrations for this event have now closed.   Join us for a live watch party of the BIFA-winning BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO with director Peter Strickland, lead actor Toby Jones, cinematographer Nic Knowland and casting director Shaheen Baig!   On Thursday 30 April, starting at at 7:20pm, we will all watch BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO together on … Continued

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Tuesday 14 April: For Sama Live with Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts

Join us for a live ‘watch party’ of BIFA and BAFTA-winning documentary FOR SAMA with directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts!   On Tuesday 14 April, starting at at 7:20pm, we will all watch FOR SAMA together on the Channel 4 website and listen to Waad and Edward’s commentary on their film.   After the … Continued

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Monday, March 30, 2020

#Lockdown: Where to Watch 200 BIFA-winning films online

Since 1998, 204 feature films have been awarded a BIFA. Here’s Where you can watch (nearly) all of them:   Tile Year Genre BFI Player Other platforms Amazon Prime Video iTunes Sky Google Play For Sama 2019 Doc 4OD Amazon Prime Video iTunes The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 Only You 2019 Curzon Home … Continued

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Monday, March 30, 2020

#Lockdown: Watch BIFA-nominated shorts here

Check out some of the best British short films of the last 10 years:   THE DEVIL’S HARMONY Dir/Wri. Dylan Holmes Williams  –  Wri. Jess O’Kane  –  Prod. Nathan Craig NOMINEE – Best British Short Film, supported by BFI NETWORK, 2019 SERIOUS TINGZ Dir/Wri. Abdou Cissé  –  Wri. Kieran Kenlock  –  Prod. Matt Ellingham NOMINEE … Continued

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Job Opportunity: Awards & Events Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION BIFA is recruiting a full time member of staff to join its team. The Awards & Events Coordinator manages the viewing and voting process for the Awards and is responsible for all communications with entrants, voters and committees, as well as helping coordinate and manage other aspects of BIFA’s day-to-day activities and broader … Continued

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Monday, January 20, 2020

2020 CSA & BIFA EUROPEAN ARTIOS AWARDS RECIPIENTS

WORKING TITLE AMONGST RECIPIENTS OF 2020 EUROPEAN ARTIOS AWARDS JASON ISAACS TO HOST DINNER FOR BIFA-LONGLISTED NEW TALENT AND KEY INDUSTRY FIGURES   We are delighted to announce that we are once again partnering with the Casting Society of America (CSA) to celebrate their European Artios Awards in London. Guests at the event, hosted at … Continued

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