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Library Screenings Of “Django Unchained”
The Bermuda National Library will be featuring “Django Unchained” — director Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning Western/revenge fantasy — at its “Saturday’s Selection” screenings this weekend [May 4]. The critically acclaimed 2012 film stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington,... Read more of this article
BIFF Wins Rave Review From “Filmmaker”
While “Sweet 16″ was the theme of this year’s Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF}, the “vibe seemed more smooth continuation than a coming of age” says “Filmmaker” magazine’s Lauren Wissot in a rave review of the recently completed event. In a review posted online on at the quarterly film magazine’s... Read more of this article
Bermuda Documentary Wins Top Festival Award
Bermudian made documentary “In the Hour of Victory” has won the top award in the “Feature Documentaries” category at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, the oldest independent film festival in the world. The film, co-directed by local documentarians Lucinda Spurling and Andrew Kirkpatrick of Afflare Films and based... Read more of this article
Outerbridge Among 2013 BIFF Award Winners
The winners of the jury and audience choice awards were announced last night [Apr. 18] at the Wrap Party of the “Sweet 16th” annual Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] held at Margaritas, with aspiring Bermuda movie producer Bayard Outerbridge [pictured] walking away with a prize for his American Film Institute thesis film “Machsom.” “Machsom,”... Read more of this article
Library To Screen Documentary “Life & Debt”
Continuing its “Saturday Selections” film series, the Bermuda National Library will be showing director Stephanie Black’s 2001 documentary film “Life & Debt” tomorrow [Apr. 20]. The film focusses on the economic and social situation in Jamaica, and specifically the impact of International Monetary Fund and the World... Read more of this article
Kristen Wiig Stars In BIFF Closing Night Film
The 2013 Bermuda International Film Festival wraps up tonight [Apr. 18] with a screening of the forthcoming Kristen Wiig-Annette Bening comedy “Girl Most Likely” as its closing movie. “Girl Most Likely” — then provisionally titled “Imogene” — premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival last... Read more of this article
Photos: BIFF 2013 “Sweet Sixteen” Launch Party
The Bermuda International Film Festival kicked off the 2013 event by throwing itself a “Sweet 16″-themed launch party last Friday [Apr. 12]. Margaritas on Bermudiana Road hosted the Hollywood-inspired party to mark the sixteenth anniversary of BIFF. BIFF attendees rubbed shoulders with visiting film directors and actors, jury members, the... Read more of this article
Film Writer: BIFF’s “All-Star Game Philosophy”
Independent film website Indiewire says that in relative terms if the venerable New York Film Festival were as successful as the Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] – which opened on Friday [Apr. 12] — about two million people would crowd into the Lincoln Center for its annual screenings. In a glowing piece about BIFF —... Read more of this article
National Museum Salutes BIFF Opening Day
To salute the opening day of the 2013 Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF], the Bermuda National Museum yesterday [Apr.12] uploaded a gallery of rare production sketches and storyboards from the locally produced 1977 blockbuster “The Deep” at its Facebook page. Based on the bestselling novel by Peter Benchley and shot primarily... Read more of this article
Bermudian Film Shortlisted For WorldFest Award
Bermudian made documentary ‘In the Hour of Victory’ has been selected to screen at the prestigious 46th Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival in Texas later this month, and has also been selected as a finalist for one of their top awards. The film, which is based on the book of the same title by Jonathan Smith, tells the story of... Read more of this article
Short Film Festival: BIFF Appoints All-Female Jury
An all-female jury will preside over this year’s short film competition which forms part of Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] being held April 12-18. BIFF is one of a small number of Academy Award qualifying festivals worldwide, the winner of the Bermuda Shorts Award will therefore be considered for the Short Film [Live Action] Oscar... Read more of this article
Loving Story, The Central Park Five To Screen
A documentary film that was short-listed for the Best Documentary Academy Award, and another that was considered the best documentary of 2012 by the New York Film Critics Circle, will screen at the Weekend Film Series on Sunday April 7. “The Loving Story” will screen at 3 p.m., while “The Central Park Five” will screen at 5.15... Read more of this article
