Bahamas International Film Festival
Location | Various |
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Founded | 2004 |
Language | English and others |
Website | www |
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a non-profit film festival held in the Bahamas. Open to both locals and international visitors, the festival was founded by Leslie Vanderpool in 2004.[1]
BIFF also hosts a youth film workshop that aims to provide young Bahamians with information and resources on filmmaking.[2]
The 2015 BIFF showcased several women-driven films such as Carol and Janis: Little Girl Blue.[3]
BIFF was listed among the 25 coolest film festivals in the world by MovieMaker Magazine.[4]
Awards
[edit]The following is a list of awards given at the Bahamas International Film Festival.[5]
Grand Jury
[edit]Year | New Visions | Spirit of Freedom Narrative | Spirit of Freedom Documentary | Short Film | Special Mention(s) |
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2004 | Modern Maverick Award: Love Me If You Dare Yann Samuell ![]() ![]() Torchlight Award: Dorian Blues Tennyson Bardwell ![]() | 20 Fingers Mania Akbari ![]() | Whisky Romeo Zulu ![]() Roger Corman | ||
2005 | Antibodies Christian Alvart ![]() | Zozo Josef Fares ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | La sierra Scott Dalton, Margarita Martinez ![]() ![]() | ||
2006 | Half Nelson Ryan Fleck ![]() | Chronicle of an Escape Adrián Caetano ![]() | Encounter Point Ronit Avni, Julia Bacha ![]() ![]() | Premium ![]() | |
2007 | I'm Through with White Girls Jennifer Sharp ![]() | In the Valley of Elah Paul Haggis ![]() | Iron Ladies of Liberia Daniel Junge, Siatta Scott Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() | Rose Hoku Uchiyama ![]() | |
2008 | Cold Lunch Eva Sørhaug ![]() | Lion's Den Pablo Trapero ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Gone Fishing Chris Jones ![]() | |
2010 | Hello Lonesome Adam Reid ![]() | The Athlete Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew ![]() | Budrus Julia Bacha ![]() ![]() | Contact Zone Gustavius Smith ![]() | |
2011 | Restless City Andrew Dosunmu ![]() | VIPs Toniko Melo ![]() | Marathon Boy Gemma Atwal ![]() ![]() | Homecoming Gursimran Sandhu ![]() | Better Mus' Come ![]() Zero Percent ![]() |
2012 | Maybe Tomorrow Michael Wolfe ![]() | Between Us Dan Mirvish ![]() | Mulberry Child Susan Morgan Cooper ![]() | Brigidy Bram Toby Lunn, Laura Gamse ![]() | Apartment in Athens ![]() ![]() Baseball in the Time of Cholera ![]() |
2014 | Leave to Remain Bruce Goodison ![]() | Wheels Donavon Thomas ![]() | Poverty, Inc. Michael Matheson Miller ![]() | Perfect Day Derrick L. Sanders ![]() | Tobacco Burn ![]() In the Clouds ![]() |
2015 | Somewhere in the Middle Lanre Olabisi ![]() | Showing Roots Michael Wilson ![]() | India's Daughter Leslee Udwin ![]() ![]() | More Than God Kev Cahill ![]() | A Beautiful Now ![]() Terra Incognita ![]() |
2016 | Live Cargo Logan Sandler ![]() ![]() | 9 Rides Matthew A. Cherry ![]() | The House on Coco Road Damani Baker ![]() ![]() | Replika Luc Walpoth ![]() | |
2017 | Interlude Bernard Tanguy ![]() | Liyana Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp ![]() ![]() ![]() | My Enemy, My Brother Ann Shin ![]() | Owen Kelly Pike ![]() | I Am Shakespeare: The Henry Green Story ![]() |
2018 | Sprinter Storm Saulter ![]() ![]() | Capernaum Nadine Labaki ![]() | Wrestle Suzannah Herbert ![]() | Lalo's House Kelley Kali ![]() ![]() | Ovum ![]() |
2019 | Quest: The Truth Always Rises Santiago Rizzo ![]() | Doing Money Lynsey Miller ![]() | The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion Lisa Cortés, Farah X ![]() | The Wind Phone Kristen Gerweck ![]() | Black Hat ![]() Night Song ![]() Silence ![]() |
2021 | Jumbo Zoé Wittock ![]() ![]() ![]() | Small Time Niav Conty ![]() | My Blood is Red Thiago Dezan, Graciela Guarani, Marcelo Vogelaar ![]() ![]() | Ashmina Dekel Berenson ![]() | Three Blades ![]() |
Audience awards
[edit]Year | Best Narrative | Best Documentary |
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2004 | One Love Rick Elgood, Don Letts ![]() ![]() ![]() | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion Tom Peosay ![]() |
2006 | Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits Larry Blamire ![]() | Eleutheran Adventure Kareem Mortimer ![]() |
2010 | The Athlete Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew ![]() | Bouncing Cats Nabil Elderkin ![]() ![]() |
2011 | Better Mus' Come Storm Saulter ![]() | On The Wings of Men Calvin Dwight Harris ![]() |
2012 | The Story of Luke Alonso Mayo ![]() ![]() | Rising From Ashes T.C. Johnstone ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
First Look
[edit]Year | Best Feature | Best Short | Special Mention(s) |
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2011 | Amos Ferguson: Match Me If You Can Karen Arthur, Thomas Neuwirth ![]() | Five Bones K. Tyler Johnston ![]() | Tall Tale of An Accidental Tourist ![]() |
Honors
[edit]Bahamian Tribute Award
- 2009: Gavin McKinney
Career Achievement Award
- 2005: Spike Lee
- 2006: Nicolas Cage
- 2007: Daryl Hannah
- 2008: Laurence Fishburne
- 2011: Heather Graham
- 2013: Danny Glover
- 2017: Grace Jones
Rising Star Honoree
- 2007: Naomie Harris
- 2008: Anna Faris
- 2009: Sophie Okonedo
- 2011: Zoë Kravitz
Shining Star Tribute
- 2012: Sydney Tamiia Poitier
- 2014: Debra Messing
- 2017: Michael K. Williams
Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Award
- 2016: Cicely Tyson
Tribute Award
- 2014: Chaz Ebert
References
[edit]- ^ Tsang, Denise; Kazeroony, Hamid H.; Ellis, Guy (19 June 2013). The Routledge Companion to International Management Education. Routledge. p. 262. ISBN 9781134112425.
- ^ "thebahamasweekly.com - RBC sponsors $10,000 to 2016 BIFF Youth Film Workshop". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "'Carol', 'Janis: Little Girl Blue' bookend Bahamas fest". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2015 - MovieMaker Magazine". 2 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Press". Bahamas International Film Festival. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links
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