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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Best British Independent Film Panel: I Am Not a Witch
For young Shula, being accused of witchcraft is just the beginning. She is dragged – sometimes literally – into a world of superstition and prejudice, in which her best interests seem to be the last concern. On our #BIFA2017 Best British Independent Film Panel, Variety Chief UK Critic Guy Lodge, director Chanya Button, producer Rienkje Attoh, actress Chloe … Continued
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Sunday, October 21, 2018
BIFA Presents: Calibre
BIFA Presents the Netflix Original Film, Calibre, with special cast and crew Q&A. Two lifelong friends on a hunting trip in Scotland find their nerves, and their morals, ruthlessly tested after a harrowing turn of events. Staring Jack Lowden and Martin McCann, Calibre is the taut, merciless and deeply affecting feature debut by major new … Continued
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
BIFA Announces New Programme of Unconscious Bias Training for All Voters
BIFA, in partnership with Creative Skillset, today announce the introduction of a bespoke programme in Training for Unconscious Bias to be initiated in preparation for the 2018 awards.
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Monday, July 2, 2018
BIFA Rule Changes 2018
See the new rules and eligibility requirements for BIFA 2018.
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
International Women’s Day 2018
Celebrating BIFA’s Female Filmmakers Not that you need one, but International Women’s Day is a perfect excuse to support female filmmakers by watching their films. With the weekend coming up, it’s an opportunity to line up a whole swathe of female-focussed film watching. Here are eight feature films, four fiction and four docs, directed … Continued
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Monday, February 26, 2018
From BIFA to BAFTA
The Changing Face of British Film Awards By Ben Dalton The BAFTAs have passed for another year, and the most high-profile event in the British film calendar left few surprises. Most categories went the way of the bookies favourite, so much so that Best Actor presenter Salma Hayek slipped a joke about Frances McDormand … Continued
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Saturday, December 9, 2017
A Letter from the BIFA Board
By Chairman of the BIFA Board of Directors, Laurence Green. Like the films it would go on to celebrate, the British Independent Film Awards started life as that slenderest of things: a mere idea. When Elliot Grove and Suzanne Ballantyne decided quite spontaneously to hold a party in late 1998 in order to celebrate … Continued
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Friday, December 8, 2017
BIFA 2017: Discoveries
In many ways, the Discovery Award is at the core of what BIFA does: dedicated to shining a light on the work of independent filmmakers that are working outside of the mainstream, it rewards innovation, uniqueness of vision, maverick filmmaking and risk-taking, generally in fiction films with a budget under £500k. Sponsored by the … Continued
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Diary of a BIFA voter
…There are more of us than you think!… This has been my first year as a BIFA voter, and I’m so excited to have been part of this process of supporting independent British film. I was on the Best Director and Best Screenplay subgroup; for anonymity I won’t divulge my demographic, but I was … Continued
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Gold Rush: BIFA 2017 Box Office Analysis
Charles Gant celebrates a year of debut filmmaker breakout success at the UK box office When the British Independent Film Awards nominations were announced on November 1, the achievement of three films in particular was obviously apparent. Many titles scored multiple nominations, but only Lady Macbeth, God’s Own Country and I Am Not a … Continued
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
British Newcomers
Newcomers are essential to the regeneration of cinema – they bring new stories, but also new ways of telling old stories. Fundamental to our ethos at BIFA is promoting those who do not have an extensive body of work behind them, but who have made something that shows skill, passion and promise for more … Continued
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Best British Independent Film Panel: God’s Own Country
Francis Lee’s emotional Yorkshire-set drama God’s Own Country took cinemas by storm earlier this year. Our panel, comprising of Variety UK Chief Critic Guy Lodge, director Chanya Button, producer Rienkje Attoh, actress Chloe Pirrie and casting director Amy Hubbard. Like what you see? Subscribe to our Youtube channel to get more of these videos as … Continued
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