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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Samantha Morton honoured with the Richard Harris Award
SAMANTHA MORTON TO RECEIVE THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD AT THE BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2022 Previous winners include Riz Ahmed, Kristin Scott Thomas, Chiwetel Ejiofor The Richard Harris Award recognises an outstanding contribution by an actor to British film. It has previously been bestowed upon, amongst others, Riz Ahmed, Kristin Scott Thomas, Judi Dench, … Continued
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Friday, November 18, 2022
BIFA 2022 Craft Winners
FIRST WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS WINNERS OF 10 CRAFT CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED THREE WINS FOR AFTERSUN AWARDS FOR BLUE JEAN, FLUX GOURMET, LIVING, MEDUSA DELUXE, MEN, MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS AND THE WONDER The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the first of this year’s award winners for its ten … Continued
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
2022/23 Springboard Cohort Announced
BIFA announces cohort for the 2022 Springboard programme The programme supports emerging writers, directors and producers Springboard was designed in response to a direct need to support filmmakers beyond early success after it was found over 70% of filmmakers entering BIFA in 2018/19/20 had not completed a second feature two years later, including … Continued
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Friday, November 4, 2022
BIFA 2022 Nominations
BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2022 NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED CELEBRATING BIFA’S 25TH YEAR WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW PERFORMANCE, DEBUT AND MUSIC CATEGORIES WOMEN DOMINATE PERFORMANCE, WRITING AND DIRECTING CATEGORIES DEBUT FILMS LEAD NOMINATIONS WITH 16 FOR AFTERSUN AND 13 FOR BLUE JEAN THE WONDER FOLLOWS WITH 12 NOMINATIONS LIVING RECEIVES 9 NOMINATIONS, FLUX GOURMET HAS 7 … Continued
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
BFI London Film Festival 2022
BIFA’s Melisa Bakir hit the red carpets of LFF to tell us about the best new independent releases to look out for in a cinema near you. This year’s BFI London Film Festival was packed with countless new British independent voices, including several films which can also be found on the 2022 BIFA longlists. We … Continued
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Monday, October 24, 2022
BIFA 2022 Longlists | New Talent Categories
28 FICTION AND 14 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES LONGLISTED 16 DIRECTORS LONGLISTED FOR BIFA’S INAUGURAL BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR – FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD 15 NEW PERFORMERS RECOGNISED 7 LONGLISTED FILMMAKERS WILL JOIN BIFA SPRINGBOARD 28 fiction and 14 documentary features have been longlisted in the British Independent Film Awards’ (BIFA) prestigious New Talent categories, including in a … Continued
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Friday, October 21, 2022
BIFA 2022 Longlists | Best International Independent Film
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger. 17 films are longlisted for Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger and between them have already amassed a raft of top prizes from this year’s premier international festivals. Three of this year’s international titles are … Continued
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Friday, October 21, 2022
BIFA 2022 Longlists | Best Feature 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, exploring diverse subjects and stories from across the globe – some, years in the making. Eight of this year’s longlisted documentaries are directed by women. … Continued
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
BIFA 2022 Longlists | Raindance Discovery Award
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist for The Raindance Discovery Award, awarding 12 standout films, comprising six features and six documentaries. The award highlights innovation, uniqueness of vision, maverick filmmaking and risk-taking, with a budget under £500k and no, or very limited, theatrical distribution deals in place. A Clever Woman Jon … Continued
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
BIFA 2022 Longlists | Best British Short Film Award
BIFA is proud to announce the 2022 Best British Short Film longlist, supported by BFI NETWORK. The 17 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. A … Continued
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Monday, September 26, 2022
Job opportunity: Archive Assistant
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Applications open for Springboard 22/23
BIFA’s yearly programme designed to support writers, directors and producers to continue and develop their careers is once again open for applications. Springboard was designed in response to a direct need to support filmmakers beyond early success after it was found over 70% of filmmakers entering BIFA in 2018/19/20 had not completed a second … Continued
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