News & Events
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
BIFA Announces 2019 Programme of Unconscious Bias Training
Training is now open to non-voters Programme supported by Screenskills and Endeavor BIFA has today announced that its Unconscious Bias Training programme will return in 2019 and will be offered to new BIFA voters and also opened up to any non-voters engaged in judging the work of others within the screen industries. This year’s … Continued
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Friday, June 21, 2019
BIFA 2019 Feature Film Entries Open
We are now accepting feature film entries for our 2019 awards ceremony. There are a few small changes that you need to know about: Entry deadlines & Fees Starting this year we’ll be charging entry fees for some films, under some conditions. BIFA has grown enormously over the last four years; we now have … Continued
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Thursday, June 20, 2019
BIFA welcomes new Board members Dan Brooke & Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, sets 2019 date
the 2019 ceremony will take place on Sunday 1 December, with nominations to be announced on Wednesday 30 October. We’re excited to welcome two new appointments to our Board: former Channel 4 Chief Marketing Officer Dan Brooke and Irish film producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly. Dan will replace chairperson Laurence Green, Founding Partner of the … Continued
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
The Big Day – Q&A
Thursday 13th June saw us in Manchester, screening the five films nominated for our Best British Short Film award in 2018 with our partners BFI NETWORK and Film Hub North. Following the screening, we sat down for a Q&A with the writer and producer from winning short The Big Day, Michelle Stein and Kellie … Continued
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Friday, May 24, 2019
BIFA 2019 Short Film Entries Open
WE ARE now accepting entries for the Best British Short Film award, supported by BFI NETWORK, for THE 2019 awards ceremony. There are a few small changes that you need to know about: Entry deadlines & fees Entering a short film to BIFA is still free for the majority of the time that … Continued
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Monday, December 3, 2018
Winners 2018
The Favourite wins 10 including Best British Independent Film Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz win Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Joe Cole and Alessandro Nivola named Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Two BIFAs each for American Animals, You Were Never Really Here and debut Ray & Liz Roma named Best International Independent Film London, … Continued
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Sunday, December 2, 2018
Horace Ové: Winner of the BIFA Special Jury Prize 2018
Every year, the BIFA jury take a break from their bickering over best director and arguments about the acting categories to identify a figure that they believe is deserving of their Special Jury Prize. This year’s recipient is Horace Ové.
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Saturday, December 1, 2018
Meet Our Host: Russell Tovey
In anticipation of Sunday night’s award ceremony, Joe Utichi got the chance to catch up with our host for the evening: the lovely Russell Tovey.
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Saturday, December 1, 2018
International Outlooks
The best international independent films of this year really captured the sense of doom and foreboding at this moment in time. Interestingly, the themes they explore – such as poverty, injury and totalitarianism – are all viewed through the lens of family, lending each tale a timeless, universal quality.
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Friday, November 30, 2018
Here Again: Lynne Ramsay
Lynne Ramsay has only made four feature films since her debut with Ratcatcher in 1999, but each one has made a splash at the BIFAs. “I think I went there for the first time probably 20 years ago,” the Scottish director recalls. “It’s always been a really nice evening. I think it’s important to have … Continued
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Friday, November 30, 2018
Stranger than Fiction: Bart Layton
Bart Layton first crossed Bifa’s radar with The Imposter in 2012. This year American Animals, with 11 Bifa nominations, is the second most nominated film of the night. We speak to Bart about his film.
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Friday, November 30, 2018
Fresh Talent
You’d be forgiven for thinking that 2018 might see some sort of natural ebb on the British debut front, and you’d also be wrong. The achievements of the nominees in this year’s New Talent categories are a proud testament to the talent and abilities of Britain’s new generation of filmmakers.
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