British Independent Film Awards

That's a wrap for #BIFA2024. 💙 A huge congratulations to all this year's winners and nominees. See the full list: https://www.bifa.film/awards/2024/winners-nominations

They came. They saw. They conquered. ✨ All the action from this year's #BIFA2024 red carpet.

The stage is set. The red carpet is ready. It's almost time for #BIFA2024. 🌟

Connor Swindells and Ella Kemp announce the 2024 craft category winners

BIFA and Letterboxd are excited to present the #BIFA2024 craft category winners. Co-hosted by actor Connor Swindells and Letterboxd's own Ella Kemp from Sea Containers in London, we're taking you on a journey through each category celebrating all things craft. 🎭 Best Casting sponsored by Casting Society and Spotlight 🎥 Best Cinematography sponsored by Kodak and Molinare 🎽 Best Costume Design 🎞 Best Editing 🔥 Best Effects 💄 Best Make-Up & Hair Design 🎵 Best Music Supervision 🎻 Best Original Music sponsored by Universal Music Publishing Group 🎨 Best Production Design sponsored by ATC and Broadsword 🎛 Best Sound Head to bifa.film to find full information on the winners and tune into BIFA's Instagram on Sunday 8 December for ceremony and red carpet highlights, and to find out winners of the other 2024 categories. 🎥 produced by Studio Danvers

We've scoured the globe for the best independent films so you don't have to. 🌎 It's the #BIFA2024 longlist for Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger. About Dry Grasses All We Imagine as Light Àma Gloria Anora Bye Bye Tiberias Crossing A Different Man The Girl With the Needle I'm Still Here Julie Keeps Quiet La Chimera No Other Land The Remarkable Life of Ibelin The Seed of the Sacred Fig Sing Sing For full information on all the films, visit https://www.bifa.film/news/bifa-2024-international-longlist-announced/ . . . . . 'All About Me' performed by ELA Courtesy of Method Music/Screenwrk Music and Universal Music Publishing Group

Ready to learn something new? 💭 Presenting the longlist for #BIFA2024 Best Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film. The Contestant COPA 71 The Cranes Call The Flight of Bryan Grand Theft Hamlet Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything STRIKE: An Uncivil War Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other Wilding Witches For full information on all the films, visit https://www.bifa.film/news/bifa-2024-documentary-longlist-announced/ . . . . 'Love Keeps Coming' performed by Moan A Lisa Courtesy of Method Music/Screenwrk Music and Universal Music Publishing Group

The future of film has arrived. ☄️ Presenting the #BIFA2024 new talent longlists. Breakthrough Producer sponsored by Pinewood and Shepperton Studios Beth Allan - Tummy Monster Hollie Bryan, Lucy Meer - The Ceremony Mark David - Catching Dust Balthazar de Ganay, James Bowsher - Santosh Robert Ford - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Helen Gladders - Tuesday Savannah James-Bayly - Layla Virginia Gilbert, Barry Castagnola - Reawakening John McKay - Falling Into Place Nisha Mullea - Last Swim Jacob Swan Hyam - Bring Them Down Ben Toye - Treading Water Jeremy Warmsley, Chiara Ventura - Witches Chloe White - The Stimming Pool Rebecca Wolff - Grand Theft Hamlet Best Debut Screenwriter sponsored by Film4 Christopher Andrews - Bring Them Down Luna Carmoon - Hoard James Krishna Floyd - Unicorns Jed Hart - Restless Karan Kandhari - Sister Midnight Jack King - The Ceremony Rich Peppiatt - Kneecap Daina O Pusić - Tuesday Sandhya Suri - Santosh Mrs & Mr Thomas - The Assessment The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by BBC Film Amrou Al-Kadhi - Layla Christopher Andrews - Bring Them Down Luna Carmoon - Hoard Lucy Cohen - Edge of Summer James Krishna Floyd - Unicorns Stuart Gatt - Catching Dust Karan Kandhari - Sister Midnight Jack King - The Ceremony Rob Morgan - Stopmotion Sasha Nathwani - Last Swim Rich Peppiatt - Kneecap Daina O Pusić - Tuesday Joshua Trigg - Satu - Year of the Rabbit Best Debut Director - Feature Documentary David Allen - Wilding Georgia Bradburn, Lucy Walker, Benjamin Brown, Sam Chown Ahern, Robin Elliot Knowles - The Stimming Pool Duncan Cowles - Silent Men Carla J Easton, Blair Young - Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane - Grand Theft Hamlet Manon Ouimet, Jacob Perlmutter - Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other Rachel Ramsay - Copa 71 Clair Titley - The Contestant Franc Vissers - I’m Still Here Find full information on all the films 🔗 www.bifa.film/news/bifa-

Coming to a screen near you 💫 Introducing the #BIFA2024 longlist for Breakthrough Performance sponsored by Netflix. Nykiya Adams, Bird Jason Buda, Bird Susan Chardy, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Joe Gill, Treading Water Bilal Hasna, Layla Deba Hekmat, Last Swim Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Hoard Ruaridh Mollica, Sebastian Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Kneecap JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Kneecap Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Kneecap Jason Patel, Unicorns Find full information on all the films https://www.bifa.film/news/bifa-2024-breakthrough-performance-longlist-announced/ . . . . 🎵 'Power' performed by Sofylias courtesy of UMPG

It's time to get excited. The #BIFA2024 longlists are coming! We're announcing the all important lists across social - here's where to look 👀 Thurs 17 Oct: Breakthrough Performance via BIFA Fri 18 Oct: Debut Director via Directors Notes, Debut Screenwriter, Breakthrough Producer, Debut Director – Documentary via BIFA Mon 21 Oct: Best British Short Film via Minute Shorts Tues 22 Oct: Best Documentary, Best International Independent Film via BIFA Weds 23 Oct: Raindance Maverick Award via Raindance

Ever wondered what it's like to direct your first feature? For our latest Talking Film, Moin Hussain takes us through the highs and lows of directing his debut feature Sky Peals, and the films that influenced the development of the story. 👽 Sky Peals takes us to eerie night shifts at a motorway service station, as Adam Muhammed begins to suspect he may descend from an alien species. Head to watch.bifa.film to find a screening near you.

BIFA & We Are Bridge: Breakthrough Performers Programme

We're bridging the gap 🌉 Following industry consultation, We Are Bridge & BIFA have developed a programme of support for the performers longlisted in the Breakthrough Performance category in addition to sessions to support those responsible for looking after new and emerging talent. Running over six months, the programme includes sessions covering career development, wellbeing, casting, safeguarding and financial literacy, aiming to equip the performers for long term careers. Learn more and how you can support the programme: https://www.bifa.film/about/bifa-wab/

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