Festival

Festival presentation: 

Submissions are still open for the British Independent Film Festival 2011 so don't delay, submit today!After the success of the 2010 awards we are already gearing up to make the 2011 awards even better! This festival really is one your want to enter. Last year one of your winners went on to be nominated for an Oscar and this year one pre selected film is tipped for a Welsh Bafta.

The event will take place at The Lighthouse Theatre in Poole, Dorset and issmart dress only event which is sure to make everyone feel like a star. A number of top industry professionals have already confirmed their attendance!

Festival Nickname: 

BIFF

Edition: 

2

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Adult

Adventure

African Films

American Films

Animation

Arabic Films

Art, Dance, Music

Art-house films

Asian Films

Awards

Black Culture Films

British Films

Children

Comedy

Crime

Digital

Documentary

Education

Environnement/Nature

European Films

Family

Fantasy/Science Fiction

Flash

French Films

German Films

Health/Medical

Historical

Homosexuality

Horror films

Human Rights

Independent

International

Italian Films

Japanese Films

Jewish Films

Latin American Films

Market

Multimedia

Music

National

Religious films

Romance

Science

Seminar

Senior

Silent films

Spanish Films

Sport

Student films

Television

Thriller

Underground

War

Western

Women

Youth/Teen

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Category/Format: 

not specified

Animated Films

Digital / DVD

Documentaries

Experiment

Fiction Features

Independant

Industrial

Mixed

Music video

Short films

Student film

Video / TV

Work-In-Progress

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES • Select a Category of Entry to continue.

Feature Film

Any film over 55 minutes in length.

Short Film

Any film under 55 minutes in length.

Student Film

Any student film with a running time under 55 minutes.

Music Video

Any music video under 15 minutes in length.

Documentary

A documentary (including factual, non-factual & mockumentary) of any length.

Unproduced Screenplay

A screenplay that has not been produced prior to submission.

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The British Independent Film Festival is an event designed to showcase independent films from around the world with a focus on British talent.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The British Independent Film Festival is a festival run by independent filmmakers for independent filmmakers. It is organised by the Film Festival Guild and therefore has links to festivals around the world.

The Festival provides opportunities for independent filmmakers to have their films screened at great red carpet-style venues to a passionate audience of film professionals, film students, journalists and the general public.

The Festival aims to promote and support independent filmmaking .

The winning films will be screened to the public

There are a number of awards up for grabs at the Festival, including the prestigious British Lion Award for Achievement in Film, which is given to any member of cast or crew on a film who has shown excellent independent filmmaking quality of work and spirit.