Bahamas International Film Festival
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]
| Location | Various |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Language | English and others |
| Website | www |
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
The following is a list of awards given at the Bahamas International Film Festival.[5]
Grand Jury
| 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  .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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  |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2010 | Hello Lonesome Adam Reid |
The Athlete Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew  |
Budrus Julia Bacha |
Contact Zone Gustavius Smith  |
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| 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  |
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| 2017 | Interlude Bernard Tanguy |
Liyana Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp   |
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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
| Year | Best Narrative | Best Documentary |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Best Feature | Best Short | Special Mention(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Amos Ferguson: Match Me If You Can Karen Arthur, Thomas Neuwirth |
Five Bones K. Tyler Johnston |
Tall Tale of An Accidental Tourist |
Honors
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
- 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.
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