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Monday, March 4, 2024

24/25 Applications open for BIFA Springboard: Producers

      What is Springboard? BIFA Springboard is an annual programme to support UK based filmmakers who are currently working on their second feature film. The programme offers training, mentoring and networking whilst building a cohort of filmmakers at a similar career level. Running annually since 2020, this iteration is specifically for producers. BIFA … Continued

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Sunday, December 3, 2023

BIFA 2023 Winners Announced

ALL OF US STRANGERS WINS 7 AWARDS INCLUDING BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR MIA MCKENNA-BRUCE TAKES BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE FOR HOW TO HAVE SEX, PAUL MESCAL, SHAUN THOMAS ARE BEST SUPPORTING NATHAN STEWART-JARRETT AND GEORGE MACKAY WIN BEST JOINT LEAD PERFORMANCE FOR FEMME ANATOMY OF A FALL WINS BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM Sunday 3 December … Continued

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Friday, December 1, 2023

We Are Parable to receive 2023 Special Jury Prize

Each year, the BIFA jury identify an industry figure or organisation that they believe should be recognised with the coveted Special Jury Prize and, in the spirit of BIFA’s celebration of the under-acknowledged, the award honours the unsung heroes of the film industry – those who have left an indelible mark on the landscape of … Continued

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The 2023 Juries have been announced

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the wealth of film industry talent that are sitting on the juries for its 2023 Awards. Onscreen stars including Nick Frost, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Emily Beecham, Sheila Atim, Paapa Essiedu and Kate Dickie, and filmmaking talent including Georgia Oakley, Kathryn Ferguson and J Blakeson, will decide the 2023 … Continued

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Lolly Adefope and Kiell Smith-Bynoe to host the BIFA 2023 ceremony

We’re excited to announce that the hilarious Lolly Adefope and Kiell Smith-Bynoe will be gracing the stage to host BIFA 2023. We spoke to Lolly and Kiell, who gave us a flavour of what to expect on the night. Our co-hosts with the co-most will be steering us expertly through the different categories, helping us … Continued

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Friday, November 24, 2023

Stephen Graham to receive BIFA’s 2023 Richard Harris Award

STEPHEN GRAHAM OBE TO RECEIVE THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD AT THE BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2023 Previous winners include Samantha Morton, Riz Ahmed, Chiwetel Ejiofor    The Richard Harris Award recognises an outstanding contribution by an actor to British film. It has previously been bestowed upon, amongst others, Samantha Morton, Riz Ahmed, Kristin Scott Thomas, … Continued

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Monday, November 20, 2023

The BIFA 2023 Craft Category Winners

FIRST BIFA WINNERS ANNOUNCED WINNERS OF 10 CRAFT CATEGORIES REVEALED ALL OF US STRANGERS WINS THREE AWARDS TWO AWARDS EACH FOR FEMME, THE KITCHEN WINS FOR ENYS MEN, HOW TO HAVE SEX, RYE LANE   The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the winners of its ten film craft categories. The winners were announced … Continued

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

The BIFA 2023 Nominations have been announced

2023 BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED DEBUT FILMS LEAD NOMINATIONS WITH 16 FOR RYE LANE AND 14 FOR SCRAPPER ALL OF US STRANGERS ALSO RECEIVES 14 NOMINATIONS HOW TO HAVE SEX HAS 13 NOMINATIONS, FEMME TAKES 11 AND THE END WE START FROM HAS 9 26 BRITISH FEATURE FILMS RECOGNISED WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED … Continued

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

BIFA 2023 Longlists | Breakthrough Performance

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist for Breakthrough Performance sponsored by Netflix. Renowned for spotting tomorrow’s stars today, 2023’s highly anticipated longlist features outstanding performers from some of the UK’s most talked about independent films of the year. Previous nominees and winners of this category include Ben Whishaw, Jamie Bell, Naomi … Continued

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Monday, October 23, 2023

BIFA 2023 Longlists | Best British Short Film

BIFA is proud to announce the 2023 Best British Short Film longlist. The 16 exceptional shorts listed below were chosen by BIFA voters from over 300 entries and showcase some of the best new shorts – and most exciting new and established shorts filmmakers –  in the UK today. The final five nominations in each … Continued

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

BIFA 2023 Longlists | Best Documentary

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film. 15 films are longlisted for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film with 5 of this year’s longlisted films by first time directors also longlisted for BIFA Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary, alongside films from established … Continued

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

BIFA 2023 Longlists | Best International Independent Film

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist for Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger. 17 films are longlisted for the category, which highlights the very best acclaimed and award-winning independent film from around the world and this year includes films from Todd Haynes, Aki Kaurismäki, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ira Sachs and … Continued

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