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BIFF Announces Jury For Shorts Competition
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] has announced the jury members who will adjudicate the festival’s prestigious Bermuda Shorts Competition. Director Mike Newell, whose credits include Four Weddings and a Funeral and Harry Potter and the Goblets of Fire, will chair the jury. He will be joined by filmmaker Amanda Renee Knox, whose film... Read more of this article
Students Attend ‘Books To Film Programme’
The Bermuda International Film Festival “Books to Film Programme” had a full house, hosting students from Francis Patton School, Somersfield, Warwick Academy, Bermuda Institute and Victor Scott. Two Bermudian authors, Tashel Bean and Zoe Dyson, were introduced to a delighted, attentive audience of over 350 children, who were also introduced... Read more of this article
Bermuda Short Films Competition Continues
The prestigious Bermuda Shorts Competition continues over lunch-time at the Speciality Cinema II from 12.15-1:45 pm through Friday March 15th. Documentary shorts screen Saturday and a Family Short Film selection is featured on Sunday. Ticket are available on Biff.ptix.bm and at the Ptix person at the door. The Shorts Sets are $10 [plus ptix fee] so... Read more of this article
BIFF ‘Talks With Film Professionals’ Panelists
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] announces that it will hold four panel discussions about the film business as part of its annual ‘Talks with Film Professionals’ series. The panels will take place daily from Tuesday March 12 through Friday March 15 in the City Hall lobby lounge, Hamilton, beginning at 530pm. Film screenings will begin... Read more of this article
BIFF Film Festival To Kick Off On Sunday
The 22nd edition of the Bermuda International Film Festival kicks off Sunday and Monday with a focus on emerging Bermudian film talent, including the world premieres of two documentary films. The festival opens at 4pm on Sunday with the world premiere of the documentary film The Isles of the Queen: Bermuda, followed at 6pm by the sold-out special event,... Read more of this article
‘Reel Talk’ For Senior & Middle School Students
Part of the 2019 Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] is ‘Reel Talk,’ an event aimed at screening “socially impactful films” for senior and middle school students. A spokesperson said, “An important part of BIFF 2019 is inviting teenagers to view short films narrative live action films which portray topics in usually... Read more of this article
BIFF Add Virtual & Augmented Reality Category
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] and Hub Culture have announced the creation of BIFF Immersive, a new category for virtual reality, augmented reality and gaming as part of the Festival. “BIFF Immersive is presented by Ven, Hub Culture’s global digital currency, with an award of 5,000 Ven for the winning entry in the category,”... Read more of this article
BIFF “Book To Film” Programme For Students
The Bermuda International Film Festival programme for students, teachers and schools will take place during the festival with all schools sent an invitation and about 1,000 students expected to attend the programme. A spokesperson said, “The BIFF Academy for BIFF 2019 is sponsored by The Butterfield Foundation and is free to the schools thanks... Read more of this article
BIFF To Honour Newell With Prospero Award
The Bermuda International Film Festival will honour British director Michael Cormac [Mike] Newell with the Prospero Award for Excellence in Film at the 22nd edition of the festival, March 10-17. Mr Newell will receive the Prospero Award – named after the protagonist in William Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest — at the festival’s Awards Celebration... Read more of this article
BIFF To Focus On Bermudians In Film Industry
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] will open this year’s festival with a focus on Bermudian actors, directors and producers. Four events will take place on Sunday, March 10 and Monday, March 11 in the Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. On the festival’s opening day at 4 pm, Bermuda itself takes centre... Read more of this article
BIFF To Host Evening With Actress Lana Young
On March 10th, the Bermuda International Film Festival will be featuring Bermudian actress Lana Young in an evening entitled “An Evening with Lana Young”, with the event set to include a screening of her most recent feature film, Bentley’s Will, followed by an interview with her and an audience Q&A. The event promotion said, “Lana... Read more of this article
Bermuda International Film Festival Line-Up
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] announces its line-up of narrative feature and documentary feature films screening at the festival from March 10 to 17. All films will screen at Earl Cameron Theatre, City Hall, with the exception of Bentley’s Will, which will screen in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration... Read more of this article
BIFF 2019 Invitation To Students & Schools
Preparations for the 22nd Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] are well underway, promising to make it event to remember with a spectacular array of films, with the BIFF Academy again set to hold two programs aimed at students. Nicky Gurret Artistic Director of BIFF, said, “BIFF will take place from 10 March to 17 March, 2019, and it has an... Read more of this article
BIFF Flix To Screen ‘The Wife’ On February 6
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] will screen drama ‘The Wife’ starring Golden Globe winner Glenn Close at the next installment of its monthly series, BIFF Flix. The film will screen at the Speciality Cinema in Hamilton on Wednesday February 6 at 6.30 p.m. Tickets, $15, are on sale now at www.ptix.bm. If available, tickets will also... Read more of this article
BIFF To Screen Documentary ‘Mr. Soul!’ On Jan 9
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] is to screen a documentary about a pioneering black television producer who ushered giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage in the United States. Mr. Soul! – Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV, screening as part of the festival’s recently re-launched... Read more of this article
BIFF To Screen “Colette” On December 5
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] is launching a monthly film series with a screening of Colette starring Keira Knightley and Dominic West. The film will screen at the Speciality Cinema in Hamilton on Wednesday December 5 at 6.30 p.m. Tickets, $15, are on sale now at www.specialitycinema.bm and at the cinema’s box office. Based on the... Read more of this article
