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]

Bahamas International Film Festival
LocationVarious
Founded2004
LanguageEnglish and others
Websitewww.bintlfilmfest.com

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)
2004 Modern Maverick Award:
Love Me If You Dare
Yann Samuell FranceBelgium
Torchlight Award:
Dorian Blues
Tennyson Bardwell United States
20 Fingers
Mania Akbari
Iran
Whisky Romeo Zulu Argentina
Roger Corman
2005 Antibodies
Christian Alvart
Germany
Zozo
Josef Fares
SwedenLebanonDenmarkUnited KingdomCzech RepublicNetherlands
La sierra
Scott Dalton, Margarita Martinez
ColombiaUnited States
2006 Half Nelson
Ryan Fleck
United States
Chronicle of an Escape
Adrián Caetano
Argentina
Encounter Point
Ronit Avni, Julia Bacha
State of PalestineUnited States
Premium United States
2007 I'm Through with White Girls
Jennifer Sharp
United States
In the Valley of Elah
Paul Haggis
United States
Iron Ladies of Liberia
Daniel Junge, Siatta Scott Johnson
LiberiaSouth AfricaUnited States
Rose
Hoku Uchiyama
United States
2008 Cold Lunch
Eva Sørhaug
Norway
Lion's Den
Pablo Trapero
ArgentinaSouth KoreaBrazilSpain
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
SenegalFranceEgyptUnited States
Gone Fishing
Chris Jones
United Kingdom
2010 Hello Lonesome
Adam Reid
United States
The Athlete
Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
Ethiopia
Budrus
Julia Bacha
State of PalestineUnited States
Contact Zone
Gustavius Smith
The Bahamas
2011 Restless City
Andrew Dosunmu
United States
VIPs
Toniko Melo
Brazil
Marathon Boy
Gemma Atwal
United KingdomIndia
Homecoming
Gursimran Sandhu
United States
Better Mus' Come Jamaica
Zero Percent United States
2012 Maybe Tomorrow
Michael Wolfe
United States
Between Us
Dan Mirvish
United States
Mulberry Child
Susan Morgan Cooper
United States
Brigidy Bram
Toby Lunn, Laura Gamse
The Bahamas
Apartment in Athens ItalyGermany
Baseball in the Time of Cholera Haiti
2014 Leave to Remain
Bruce Goodison
United Kingdom
Wheels
Donavon Thomas
United States
Poverty, Inc.
Michael Matheson Miller
United States
Perfect Day
Derrick L. Sanders
United States
Tobacco Burn United States
In the Clouds Argentina
2015 Somewhere in the Middle
Lanre Olabisi
United States
Showing Roots
Michael Wilson
United States
India's Daughter
Leslee Udwin
United KingdomIndia
More Than God
Kev Cahill
Republic of Ireland
A Beautiful Now United States
Terra Incognita Brazil
2016 Live Cargo
Logan Sandler
The BahamasUnited States
9 Rides
Matthew A. Cherry
United States
The House on Coco Road
Damani Baker
GrenadaUnited States
Replika
Luc Walpoth
Switzerland
2017 Interlude
Bernard Tanguy
France
Liyana
Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp
EswatiniUnited StatesQatar
My Enemy, My Brother
Ann Shin
Canada
Owen
Kelly Pike
United States
I Am Shakespeare:
The Henry Green Story
United States
2018 Sprinter
Storm Saulter
JamaicaUnited States
Capernaum
Nadine Labaki
Lebanon
Wrestle
Suzannah Herbert
United States
Lalo's House
Kelley Kali
HaitiUnited States
Ovum United States
2019 Quest: The Truth Always Rises
Santiago Rizzo
United States
Doing Money
Lynsey Miller
United Kingdom
The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion
Lisa Cortés, Farah X
United States
The Wind Phone
Kristen Gerweck
United States
Black Hat United States
Night Song Hungary
Silence United Kingdom
2021 Jumbo
Zoé Wittock
FranceBelgiumLuxembourg
Small Time
Niav Conty
United States
My Blood is Red
Thiago Dezan, Graciela Guarani,
Marcelo Vogelaar

BrazilUnited Kingdom
Ashmina
Dekel Berenson
Nepal
Three Blades Haiti

Audience awards

Year Best Narrative Best Documentary
2004 One Love
Rick Elgood, Don Letts
JamaicaUnited KingdomNorway
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion
Tom Peosay
United States
2006 Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits
Larry Blamire
United States
Eleutheran Adventure
Kareem Mortimer
The Bahamas
2010 The Athlete
Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew
Ethiopia
Bouncing Cats
Nabil Elderkin
United StatesUganda
2011 Better Mus' Come
Storm Saulter
Jamaica
On The Wings of Men
Calvin Dwight Harris
The Bahamas
2012 The Story of Luke
Alonso Mayo
United StatesPeru
Rising From Ashes
T.C. Johnstone
RwandaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited States

First Look

Year Best Feature Best Short Special Mention(s)
2011 Amos Ferguson: Match Me If You Can
Karen Arthur, Thomas Neuwirth
The Bahamas
Five Bones
K. Tyler Johnston
The Bahamas
Tall Tale of An Accidental Tourist The Bahamas

Honors

Bahamian Tribute Award

  • 2009: Gavin McKinney

Career Achievement Award

Rising Star Honoree

Shining Star Tribute

Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Award

Tribute Award

References

  1. Tsang, Denise; Kazeroony, Hamid H.; Ellis, Guy (19 June 2013). The Routledge Companion to International Management Education. Routledge. p. 262. ISBN 9781134112425.
  2. "thebahamasweekly.com - RBC sponsors $10,000 to 2016 BIFF Youth Film Workshop". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. "'Carol', 'Janis: Little Girl Blue' bookend Bahamas fest". Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2015 - MovieMaker Magazine". 2 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. "Press". Bahamas International Film Festival. Retrieved 3 February 2022.


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