22/08/2024
This is not a drill! The FINAL deadline to enter your short film to BIFA 2024 is this Friday 23 August.
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The British Independent Film Awards highlight and celebrate the best independent British film and filmmakers
The British Independent Film Awards highlight and celebrate the best independent British film and filmmakers and the best future prospects. We shine a light on and provide access to the best British independent film audiences have and haven’t heard of. Nominees and winners are selected by the industry – every eligible film is watched and discussed, making BIFA the only truly credible source for th
e best in British independent film. Previous winners of the prestigious Best British Independent Film Award include Ex Machina, Pride, Tyrannosaur, The King’s Speech, Moon, Control, Slumdog Millionaire and This Is England.
14/08/2024
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.
07/08/2024
Did you know we're more than just an awards ceremony?
As well as running our annual awards and acting as British independent film's biggest fangirl, BIFA has partnered with We Are Bridge to provide our 2023 cohort of longlisted Breakthrough Performers with a bespoke package of support.
Running over six months, and informed by industry consultations, the programme will include sessions covering career development, wellbeing, casting, safeguarding and financial literacy in order to equip our cohort with the tools they need for a sustainable career in the industry.
In order to deliver this full package of support to the Breakthrough Performers, we are seeking help from our industry friends and supporters who share our desire to build an equitable and inclusive industry for all talent.
Interested in supporting our programme? Learn more: https://www.bifa.film/about/bifa-wab/
23/07/2024
Attention applicants! 🚨 🚨 🚨
Due technical issues, applications already submitted have not been recorded. We're really sorry about this.
If you have already applied, please fill in the form again via the same link.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Want to help shape the future of independent film? 💫
There’s only two weeks left to apply to be a BIFA board member for 2024. If you’re experienced in the areas of filmmaking, distribution, sponsorship or fundraising, we want to hear from you!
We welcome applications from all, but are especially keen to receive applications from those in groups currently under-represented within the work force in the film industry.
Application deadline: Friday 2 August
Apply here: https://www.bifa.film/news/board-member-recruitment-2024/
19/07/2024
Want to help shape the future of independent film? 💫
There’s only two weeks left to apply to be a BIFA board member for 2024. If you’re experienced in the areas of filmmaking, distribution, sponsorship or fundraising, we want to hear from you!
We welcome applications from all, but are especially keen to receive applications from those in groups currently under-represented within the work force in the film industry.
Application deadline: Friday 2 August
Apply here: https://www.bifa.film/news/board-member-recruitment-2024/
31/05/2024
Weekend plans sorted ✅
Bertrand Bonello’s The Beast is out today in cinemas. George MacKay and Léa Seydoux star in this love story that crosses time and space, with plenty of AI thrown in.
Head to watch.bifa.film to find a screening near you.
08/05/2024
Presenting your Springboard: Producers 24/25 cohort. 🌀
Blaise Singh
Georgia Goggin
Jessica Levick
Jon Tarcy
Juliet Dowling
Juliette Larthe
Liam Coutts
Lorine Plagnol
Margaret McGoldrick
Margot Douglas
Martin Wallace
Nisha Mullea
Olga Kavtreva
Paula Comley
Reine Issa
Savannah James-Bayly
Victoria Bavister
This is an exciting group of emerging producers who have original and impressive work in their first films. We’re welcoming them onto a ten month programme of support, mentoring, networking and development sessions to help them as they progress towards their second features.
The programme is supported by ScreenSkills and The Wiggin Charitable Foundation, with The Film and TV Charity and One Hundred Shoreditch as venue partners.
Learn more https://www.bifa.film/springboard/springboard-producers-2024/
19/04/2024
Happy Friday! It’s Swede Caroline day 🥕
Head to cinemas to see this BIFA longlisted carrot-y caper, guaranteed to have you laughing alot(ment).
Head to watch.bifa.film to find a screening near you.
09/04/2024
Two for Tuesday 👥
📸: Tom Hollander and Olivia Williams at the BIFA Nominations announcement, 2003.
02/04/2024
Toolkits, advice, training ✏️
'Thank you again so much for this opportunity, it was truthfully very enlightening.'
- Session participant
We run subsidised training programmes to support workers on-set and in the wider industry, covering topics such as Unconscious Bias, Fair Recruitment and Inclusivity in the Workplace, and Anti-Bullying and Harassment. These modules have also seen input from PACT, Directors UK, BAFTA, and BFI.
The courses provide participants with e-learning modules, followed by a live session with an expert trainer. In 2020/21, we delivered training to over 2,540 people, with 97% of Unconscious Bias Training participants saying that the course will make them reconsider their biases in the future.
Find out more about how you can support BIFA https://www.bifa.film/about/support-bifa/
26/03/2024
Producer?🚨 Don't forget to apply to BIFA Springboard, our programme to support second time feature film producers.
The 28 March deadline is fast approaching - so go, go, go!
https://www.bifa.film/news/24-25-applications-open-for-bifa-springboard-producers/
20/03/2024
Grab some tissues, the biggest tear-jerker of 2024 is here 🥺 Andrew Haigh’s All Of Us Strangers is now available to stream on Disney+.
The film scooped up a whopping 7 trophies at BIFA back in December, including Best British Independent Film, with nominations for Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy. 🏆
07/03/2024
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/
04/03/2024
Calling all producers! 🚨 Applications for 24/25 BIFA Springboard: Producers are now open.
BIFA Springboard is an annual programme to support UK based filmmakers who are currently working on their second feature film, offering training, mentoring and networking.
Running annually since 2020, this iteration is specifically for fiction producers. The programme will offer a mixture of technical and professional training, mentoring, networking and access to resources, so that the participants will be better equipped to deal with the huge variety of challenges they face on a daily basis.
The programme is supported by the ScreenSkills Film Skills Fund with support from The Wiggin Charitable Foundation.
https://www.bifa.film/news/24-25-applications-open-for-bifa-springboard-producers/
01/03/2024
(Sand)worm your way into independent film 🪱
It will come as no surprise that Dune: Part Two is out today, but did you know the cast of this sandy blockbuster have their roots firmly in independent film?
🏆 Zendaya graced the (virtual) BIFA ceremony in 2020 to present Rocks with the trophy for Best British Independent Film
🌸 Florence Pugh is a multi-nominated and BIFA-winning performer, with indie classics such as Fighting With My Family, Lady Macbeth and The Wonder under her belt
🍸 Rebecca Ferguson starred alongside Meryl Streep in the BIFA nominated Florence Foster Jenkins
🦞 Léa Seydoux appeared in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster, the BIFA-winning precursor to Poor Things and International winner Blue Is The Warmest Colour
👫 Charlotte Rampling starred in 45 Years, another Andrew Haigh gut-wrencher for your watchlist
23/02/2024
Indie film for life ✊
Join us over the next few weeks as we dig into our archives and bring you film memories from some of the iconic films and names to come through BIFA since its beginnings in 1998.
The British independent film industry is responsible for producing such iconic films as Billy Elliot, Slumdog Millionaire, The Favourite, Bend It Like Beckham, Get Out, American Honey and Trainspotting.
Free from the commercial demands of their blockbuster counterparts, independent films take risks, using innovative techniques to explore big ideas and sensitive social issues, with an outsider spirit.
At BIFA, we’re proud to champion independent film.
22/02/2024
'It's all about heart' 💙
Independent film is home to some of the boldest, most creative voices in British filmmaking, providing a route to market outside of the major studio system.
Without independent film, we would lose the stories of ordinary people facing the challenges of what it means to be human.
At BIFA, we’re proud to champion independent film. Find out more about BIFA and how you can support us https://bit.ly/4bPaGdS
19/02/2024
Have you watched Tyger yet? 🐯🗻
Director Alexander Milo Bischof talks about the spirit of independent film, what it means to tell a story on a shoestring, and taking inspiration from Shane Meadows.
Tyger is now available to stream on Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube, Google and iTunes.
In partnership with Stave Hill Films.
18/01/2024
A big shout and congrats out to the British indies repped in this year’s BAFTA nominations 😘
🚲Scrapper
💕Rye Lane
🔥If The Streets Were On Fire
🌎Earth Mama
☀️How To Have S*x
🏙️All Of Us Strangers
❓Is There Anybody Out There?
🇺🇬Bobi Wine: The People’s President
14/01/2024
'I started internally weeping' 😭
With Wonka out in cinemas now and the upcoming 20th anniversary of Peep Show's first episode, we caught up with Paterson Joseph for our latest BIFA Film Club to discuss his favourite films, and how he feels about new audiences discovering his iconic turn as Johnson in Peep Show many years on.
05/01/2024
Cue the music 🎵
Composer of BIFA nominated Raging Grace Jon Clarke talks about working with the British Filipino Haraya Choir and how this collab was vital in creating a film about the joy of a lived experience.
Raging Grace is out now in cinemas. 🍿 www.modernfilms.com/raginggrace
04/01/2024
Something to brighten up the first grey January week of 2024 🌟
Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding was released on this day in 2001. The film won a BIFA for Best International Independent Film 🏆
Monsoon Wedding is now available to stream.
27/12/2023
Some of our faves from the photobooth.
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21/12/2023
Today we're remembering Jonathan Gales, who sadly passed away in 2022. Jonathan won the BIFA for Best Effects this year for his incredible work on The Kitchen as the film's VFX Creative Director.
He built the intricate and immersive world of the film and designed many of the models that made up The Kitchen and its depiction of a future London. Jonathan worked on The Kitchen over 10 years and was one of the founding partners of Factory Fifteen along with Kibwe Tavares and Paul Nicholls.
He will be greatly missed by the independent film community.
If you would like to donate, you can contribute to the fundraiser set up by Jonathan's family to honour his life and legacy. https://supportus.fhhv.cc/donation/jonathan-gales
11/12/2023
2023. Year of the suit.🕴️
📸: Scott Garfitt/Ash Knotek/David Fisher/Shutterstock
08/12/2023
Back stage but front of our minds 😊
📸: Scott Garfitt/Shutterstock
📸: Nikki Willis
07/12/2023
You’re going to want to watch every second of this one.
Two screen legends grace as Jodie Comer presents Stephen Graham with the Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution by an actor to British Film.
We’re not crying, you are 🥹❤️
07/12/2023
A few more in the spotlight.💡
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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/
'It's all about heart' 💙 Independent film is home to some of the boldest, most creative voices in British filmmaking, providing a route to market outside of the major studio system. Without independent film, we would lose the stories of ordinary people facing the challenges of what it means to be human. At BIFA, we’re proud to champion independent film. Find out more about BIFA and how you can support us https://bit.ly/4bPaGdS
Alexander Milo Bischof talks about making Tyger on a shoestring
Have you watched Tyger yet? 🐯🗻 Director Alexander Milo Bischof talks about the spirit of independent film, what it means to tell a story on a shoestring, and taking inspiration from Shane Meadows. Tyger is now available to stream on Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube, Google and iTunes. . . . . In partnership with Stave Hill Films.
‘I’m going over the cliff with them!’ 🚗 Shaun Dooley (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Saltburn) and Dylan Edwards (GameFace, Wanderlust) visited the BIFA Film Club to tell us about their cinematic go-tos, from Kes to Blazing Saddles to Thelma and Louise. Tyger is now available to stream on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google, YouTube and iTunes.
‘Ariel was literally hanging off a cliff’ 🏔 Director Alexander Milo Bischof and cinematographer Ariel Artur break down a scene from Tyger, discussing Margate, seagulls and protecting the language of the film. Tyger is available from 12 February on Prime Video, Google and iTunes. . . . In partnership with Stave Hill Films.
Paterson Joseph | BIFA Film Club
'I started internally weeping' 😭 With Wonka out in cinemas now and the upcoming 20th anniversary of Peep Show's first episode, we caught up with Paterson Joseph for our latest BIFA Film Club to discuss his favourite films, and how he feels about new audiences discovering his iconic turn as Johnson in Peep Show many years on.
Composer Jon Clarke talks about Raging Grace's use of the British Filipino Haraya Choir
Cue the music 🎵 Composer of BIFA nominated Raging Grace Jon Clarke talks about working with the British Filipino Haraya Choir and how this collab was vital in creating a film about the joy of a lived experience. Raging Grace is out now in cinemas. 🍿 www.modernfilms.com/raginggrace
To celebrate the release of BIFA nominated Raging Grace, DoP Joel Honeywell talks about how he reflected the constantly evolving power dynamic in a genre blended feature. Raging Grace is out now in cinemas. 🎦
Two glorious minutes of Lolly Adefope and Kiell Smith-Bynoe hosting BIFA 2023. ⏰
Two for Tuesday. 👯♂️ George MacKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett win the #BIFA2023 trophy for Best Joint Lead Performance for their roles in Femme.
Gangster, pirate, legend. The iconic roles of Stephen Graham. 💪 Stephen Graham has been awarded the BIFA 2023 Richard Harris Award for an outstanding contribution by an actor to British film. Find out more information and a full list of BIFA 2023 winners at bifa.film.
You’re going to want to watch every second of this one. Two screen legends grace #BIFA2023 as Jodie Comer presents Stephen Graham with the Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution by an actor to British Film. We’re not crying, you are 🥹❤️
We're red carpet ready, and the brightest stars in independent film are on their way. It's nearly time for #BIFA2023. 🌟
#BIFA2023 Nominations
Presenting the exceptional #BIFA2023 nominees. Discover all of this year's nominees, and tune in on Sunday 3 December to find out the winners 🏆 https://bit.ly/46Wux89 🎞 Intermission Film 🎵 'Vertigo' performed by Griff courtesy of UMPG
#BIFA2023 longlist for Breakthrough Performance sponsored by Netflix
Coming to a screen near you.🌟 We're excited to bring you the #BIFA2023 longlist for Breakthrough Performance sponsored by Netflix. JOE ANDERS Bonus Track JEDAIAH BANNERMAN The Kitchen LE'SHANTEY BONSU Girl LOLA CAMPBELL Scrapper CARLY-SOPHIA DAVIES The Eternal Daughter DAVID JONSSON Rye Lane PRIYA KANSARA Polite Society MIA MCKENNA BRUCE How To Have Sex KEENAN MUNN-FRANCIS Black Dog TEMILOLA OLATUNBOSUN Pretty Red Dress VIVIAN OPARAH Rye Lane SAMUEL SMALL Bonus Track FREDDY SMITH Suicide Kelly DAVE TURNER The Old Oak ALIN UZUN Scrapper For full information on all the films, head to: https://www.bifa.film/news/bifa-2023-longlists-breakthrough-performance ---- 🎵'Wide Awake' Performed by Karen Harding Courtesy of UMPG and Ultra Records Ltd
#BIFA2023 longlist for Best Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film
These are as real as it gets. 🎥 Presenting the #BIFA2023 longlist for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film. ANOTHER BODY BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT HIGH & LOW: JOHN GALLIANO IF THE STREETS WERE ON FIRE IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? LYRA NAME ME LAWAND THE NETTLE DRESS OCCUPIED CITY THE PIGEON TUNNEL RED HERRING TISH WHILE WE WATCHED WHITE NANNY BLACK CHILD YOUR FAT FRIEND For full information on all the films, head to: www.bifa.film/news/bifa-2023-longlists-best-documentary/ ---- 🎵'For Your Love' Performed by Karen Harding Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Group and Ultra Records Ltd
#BIFA2023 Best International Independent Film Longlist
This is the best world has to offer, literally. 🌍 We're excited to reveal the #BIFA2023 longlist for Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger. 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL ANATOMY OF A FALL THE DELINQUENTS EO FALLEN LEAVES FREMONT HOLY SPIDER KOKOMO CITY MAY DECEMBER MONSTER PASSAGES PAST LIVES RETURN TO SEOUL SAMSARA SHAYDA SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD WAR PONY For full information on all the films, head to: www.bifa.film/news/bifa-2023-longlists-best-international-independent-film/ ------ 🎵'Strong' Performed by Romy & Fred Again Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Group and Young/Beggars Music
#BIFA2023 New Talent Longlists
Presenting the most exciting, up-and-coming independent film talent in the UK. We're thrilled to bring you our new talent longlists. 🧑💻Breakthrough Producer sponsored by Pinewood & Shepperton Studios ADAM DEACON, JAZZIE ZONZOLO Sumotherhood CHI THAI Raging Grace FARAH NABULSI, SAWSAN ASFARI The Teacher FLEUR NIEDDU, EDWARD LOVELACE, SAM ARNOLD, BEYAN TAHER, NEIL ANDREWS Name Me Lawand GANNESH RAJAH If the Streets Were on Fire GEORGIA GOGGIN Pretty Red Dress JULIET DOWLING The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry JULIETTE LARTHE In Camera LORINE PLAGNOL Dalton’s Dream MEDB RIORDAN, SHIRLEY O'CONNOR, SAVANAH LEAF Earth Mama SAM RITZENBERG, MYLES PAYNE Femme SOPHIE COMPTON, REUBEN HAMLYN Another Body THEO BARROWCLOUGH Scrapper YVONNE ISIMEME IBAZEBO Rye Lane 📝 Best Debut Screenwriter sponsored by Film4 ADURA ONASHILE Girl ALEX MACKEITH The Lesson ANGELI MACFARLANE LOLA CHARLOTTE REGAN Scrapper DANIEL KALUUYA The Kitchen DIONNE EDWARDS Pretty Red Dress FARAH NABULSI The Teacher MOIN HUSSAIN Sky Peals MOLLY MANNING WALKER How To Have Sex NAQQASH KHALID In Camera NATHAN BRYON, TOM MELIA Rye Lane NIDA MANZOOR Polite Society PARIS ZARCILLA Raging Grace SAM H FREEMAN, NG CHOON PING Femme SAVANAH LEAF Earth Mama 🎬The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by BBC Film ADURA ONASHILE Girl CHARLOTTE REGAN Scrapper DIONNE EDWARDS Pretty Red Dress FARAH NABULSI The Teacher KIBWE TAVARES, DANIEL KALUUYA The Kitchen MAHALIA BELO The End We Start From MOIN HUSSAIN Sky Peals MOLLY MANNING WALKER How To Have Sex NAQQASH KHALID In Camera NEIL BOYLE, KIRK HENDRY Kensuke’s Kingdom NIDA MANZOOR Polite Society PARIS ZARCILLA Raging Grace PRASANNA PUWANARAJAH Ballywalter RAINE ALLEN-MILLER Rye Lane SAM H FREEMAN, NG CHOON PING Femme SAVANAH LEAF Earth Mama 🕵️Best Debut Director - Feature Documentary ALICE RUSSELL If the Streets Were on Fire CHLOE ABRAHAMS The Taste Of Mango CHRISTOPHER MORRIS A Year In a Field CHRISTOPHER SHARP Bobi Wine: The Peopl
🚴♀️ Only 4 days until Charlotte Regan’s Sundance-winning Scrapper is out in cinemas! Book your tickets now to see Harris Dickinson and Lola Campbell exclusively on the big screen from August 25: https://scrapper.film/
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