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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
THE BEST NEW BRITISH SCREENWRITERS OF 2019
It’s hard to imagine that the Debut Screenwriter award, sponsored by Film4, has only been awarded three times at BIFA. The award was introduced in 2016, when it was given to Rachel Tunnard for her debut feature Adult Life Skills. Since then, it’s been awarded to Francis Lee (2017, God’s Own Country) and Bart Layton … Continued
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Monday, November 25, 2019
Kristin Scott Thomas: Peerless
Every year, the Richard Harris award at the BIFAs is one of the most special moments of the night, recognising the work of a distinguished and talented actor or actress. By James Mottram In 2019, it’s the turn of the peerless Kristin Scott Thomas, a three-time BIFA nominee who has been working on stage … Continued
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Monday, November 25, 2019
The Raindance Discovery Award 2019
Since 1992, the Raindance Film Festival tagline has been “Discover. Be discovered.” This Raindance mantra inspired Elliot Grove and Suzanne Ballantyne of Raindance to launch BIFA in 1998 to celebrate emerging British talent. The Raindance Discovery Award embodies the core component of independent film and all that Raindance and BIFA stand for. We look … Continued
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Friday, November 15, 2019
Craft winners announced for BIFA 2019
Three wins for The Personal History of David Copperfield Two awards for Beats One award each for Wild Rose, Judy, For Sama and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon All other winners to be announced Sunday 1 December The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the first of this year’s award winners for … Continued
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Thursday, November 14, 2019
THE FIVE BEST DIRECTORS OF BRITISH FILMS OF 2019
In 2017 and 2018, the same five films were nominated across BIFA’s Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best British Independent Film awards. This year there are nine films nominated across those three categories, and only one common nominee between Best Screenplay and Best Director; make of that what you will, but we like to think … Continued
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
THE FIVE BEST BRITISH SCREENWRITERS OF 2019
The films nominated for the BIFA Best Screenplay award this year are testaments to their writers’ skills and creativity, and to the British film industry’s local roots and international outlook and success. Nominees include the transatlantic tale of a Glaswegian woman who dreams of being a country singer (Wild Rose by Nicole Taylor); a tense … Continued
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Monday, November 11, 2019
Dame Kristin Scott Thomas: The BIFA 2019 Richard Harris Award
We are delighted to announce today that Dame Kristin Scott Thomas will be this year’s recipient of the Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film, in recognition of her long and illustrious career. The award will be presented to her at the 2019 awards ceremony to be held at Old Billingsgate on Sunday … Continued
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Nominations Announced for BIFA 2019
Watch our livestream of the nominations announcement here The Personal History of David Copperfield leads with 11 nominations Wild Rose follows with 10 nominations, In Fabric has 9 and The Souvenir has 8 Beats, Judy and documentaries For Sama and Diego Maradona have 5 nominations each 38 British feature films nominated Winners will be … Continued
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Friday, October 25, 2019
Best British Short Film Long List 2019
BIFA is proud to announce the long list for the 2019 Best British Short Film award, supported by BFI NETWORK. The 17 films listed below were chosen from over 300 entries. Discover the best new shorts – and most exciting short filmmakers – the UK has to offer! Anna – Dekel Berenson, Merlin Merton, … Continued
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Raindance Discovery Award Long List 2019
For the first time this year, BIFA and Raindance are proud to announce the long list for the Raindance Discovery Award. This award showcases innovation, uniqueness of vision and maverick filmmaking in films with budgets under £500,000. Discover these gems for yourself below: A Bump Along the Way – Shelly Love Bait – Mark Jenkin Children … Continued
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Monday, October 21, 2019
Best International Independent Film Long List 2019
Today BIFA announced this year’s long lists in its highly-competitive Best International Independent Film category, sponsored by Champagne Taittinger. Discover the 17 best new independent films from around the world: Apollo 11 Ash Is Purest White Atlantics Eighth Grade I Lost My Body Marriage Story Monos Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady … Continued
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
New Talent Long Lists 2019
Today BIFA announced this year’s long lists in its influential new talent categories for new writers, directors, producers and actors. Discover this year’s batch of extremely talented new British filmmakers and performers below: The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director), sponsored by kodak & pinewood Shelly Love – A Bump Along the Way Will Becher, … Continued
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