Bahamas International Film Festival

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

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

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.
  6. ^ The Bahamas Weekly News Team (19 December 2009). "Johnny Depp accepts Career Achievement Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival". www.thebahamasweekly.com.


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