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Artists announced for BIFF Big Screen Art Scene 2012 - Aug 19, 2012 - 1:18:07 AM
 Nassau, Bahamas -
By
popular demand the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) non -
profit organization will be hosting the
bi annual fundraiser "Big Screen
Art Scene" once again Saturday,
October 20th at 6:00pm.
This spectacular event will be on board the 135 foot Carrousel Yacht
and ventures deep into the Bahamian arts and culture scene by building
strong relationships with a wide variety of local artists.
Celebrity artists include: John Cox, Malcolm Ray, John Paul, Bernard Petit, Kim Smith, Shieko DeVergo Hoyte, Dion Farquharson, Marco Villi...
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BIFF announces call for scripts - Jun 14, 2012 - 7:34:11 AM
Deadline for Submission: July 23, 2012
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF)
seeks applications from young writers, directors and producers from
around the world. Deadline for all Screenplays must be postmarked by
July 23, 2012. (No extensions will be granted). Those accepted will be
notified by the end of October and are invited to attend BIFF.
The
mission of the BIFF Screenplay Residency Programme is to develop and
nurture the next generation of Screenwriters and Filmmakers from around
the world. The programme is an opportunity for emerging screenwriters
and filmmakers to present their Screenplays and receive invaluable
advice and assistance by leading...
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Save the Date: BIFF Golf Invitational at Albany, June 8th - May 26, 2012 - 2:29:09 PM
Nassau, Bahamas -
SAVE the DATE for the 2nd annual
BIFF Golf
Invitational at Albany! To register your team for the
June 8th event, complete and return this
form together with cheque for $750.00 made payable to the Bahamas
International Film Festival, only 40 teams are able to participate, so
please reserve your space as soon as possible. For Inclement Weather
tournament will be rescheduled.
Loads of great prizes: Airline Tickets; Resort Vacations; Dermalogica
Skin Care Products; Bahama Divers Scuba lessons; Bahama Hand Print
certificates and many more...
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Bahamas International Film Festival announces 2012 poster winner - May 18, 2012 - 5:52:46 AM
Nassau,
Bahamas - Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) unveils their 2012
poster. Winning the poster competition is Theo McClain, partner and
Creative Director, IDYA, whose skills range from photography
printmaking, screen-printing, graphic design and illustration.
Judges
for the competition were Bahamian graphic designer, Dionne
Benjamin-Smith; Bahamian artist Lavar Munroe; and American graphic
designer, Lise Andersson Logan.
McCain
serves as Senior Designer at SIDDA Communications and has led
impressive work on many projects including Island of the World Fashion
Showcase, Bahamas Junior Achievement and The Bahamas Cancer Society...
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Call For Entries: Bahamas International Film Festival - May 10, 2012 - 5:58:37 PM
Nassau, Bahamas -
Eighty degree weather and
crystal clear water are two pluses when thinking about submitting your
film to the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF)
The 9th annual Bahamas International Film Festival which takes places from December 6 through 9th, 2012 has made a Call for Entries.
Deadline for entry is July 23, 2012
Accepting Narratives; Documentaries, Features, Short Films, and Scripts
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BIFF Sponsor Spotlight - Dermalogica - Apr 23, 2012 - 10:33:13 AM
Dermal Distributions, the exclusive distributor of Dermalogica for the Bahamas & Caribbean, is excited to be a participant in the
Bahamas International Film Festival, December 6 – 9, 2012.
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BIFF & BVC Producing & Distribution Panel Discussion with Guest Speaker, Barry Baeres - Apr 19, 2012 - 11:37:18 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - The
Bahamas International Film Festival and the
Bahamas Video Cooperative will present a
panel discussion with guest speaker
Barry Baeres, Tuesday,
April 24, 2012 at Popop Studios at 6:30pm, Free Of Charge.
About Barry Baeres: After studying law in Munich and working for BIS
Mackintosh in London, Mr. Baeres founded Intertainment in 1993, a film
financing and licensing company with offices in Los Angeles and Munich.
From 1998 until 2006 he has been Chairman of the Managing Board
responsible for the operational running of the business. In 1999 Mr.
Baeres took the company public with a market capitalisation exceeding
US$ 1.1 billion dollars.
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On the Wings of Men wins Best Documentary at BIFF - Dec 9, 2011 - 2:58:33 PM
Nassau, Bahamas -
Competition winners at the 8th Bahamas International
Film Festival (BIFF) were revealed on December 4th at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island.
Winners were announced by their respective juries.
"On the Wings of Men" a film about the life and times
of the
the first black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands,
Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling
came out on top receiving the Audience Award for Best Documentary.
Director Calvin Dwight Harris (USA/Bahamas) was on hand to receive the award for his film featuring interviews by many political figures from The Bahamas.
The film opens to the
public at the JFK Galleria on Friday, December 9th...
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Documentary film, Amos wins First Look Best Feature at BIFF - Dec 8, 2011 - 3:33:57 PM
Nassau, Bahamas -
Amos Ferguson, Match Me if You Can, a film by
Karen Arthur and Thomas Neuwirth about the late Bahamian intuitive artist, Amos Ferguson has won the
First Look Best Feature Award from the
Bahamas International Film Festival which took place in Nassau from December 1 - 4th, 2011.
The documentary explores the life and
work of the “Picasso of Bahamian Art,” from his meager beginnings in The
Forest, Exuma, as one of seven surviving children who worked the family
farm, to America as one of the original ‘contract’ workers picking
fruit in the fields for American men away at War...
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Bahamas International Film Festival Competition winners announced - Dec 7, 2011 - 11:53:46 PM
 Nassau, Bahamas –
December 4, 2011 – Competition winners at the 8th Bahamas International
Film Festival (BIFF) were revealed tonight at a packed awards ceremony
held at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island.
The competition
categories at BIFF were Spirit of Freedom: Narrative; Documentary; New
Visions: First Look; and Short Film. Special sections included Caribbean
and Environmental sidebars as well as a World Cinema showcase.
Competition
winners were announced by their respective juries. Complete details on
all films can be found at www.bintlfilmfest.com. BIFF 2011 winners are:..
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Better Mus' Come takes the lead at Bahamas International Film Festival - Dec 6, 2011 - 3:12:33 PM
Nassau, Bahamas -
In what has
turned out to be a phenomenal year for writer/director Storm Saulter, his debut
feature film
Better
Mus
‘
Come not only secured its place as the only feature film
representing Jamaica this year at the prestigious Bahamas International Film
Festival, but ended up winning the
BIFF Audience Award for best narrative film. The 1970's based
political thriller “
Better
Mus’
Come” was one of only two feature films from the
Caribbean in this year's BIFF roster.
Since its
opening in Jamaica, “
Better
Mus’
Come” has been making waves across the region
and the international community, with the most recent conquest being the
highly coveted Viewer's Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the
recently concluded Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival...
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Heather Graham to receive BIFF Career Achievement Award - Dec 1, 2011 - 3:03:56 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - The
Bahamas International Film Festival (
BIFF) announced today that actress
Heather Graham (
Boogie Nights, Drugstore Cowboy, Austin Powers) will be
honored with the prestigious Career Achievement Award at this year’s
Film Festival, taking place
December 1-4 in Nassau.
The Career
Achievement Tribute ceremony featuring Graham will take place at the
Atlantis Theater on the evening of Friday, December 2nd. Jeffrey Lyons,
host of the TV show “Lyons Den”, will be moderating the evening’s
conversation. Details of the event and its participants were revealed...
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BIFF Lineup for Thursday, December 1st - Dec 1, 2011 - 10:14:57 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - The Bahamas International Film Festival
opens tonight,
Thursday, December 1st
with
The Rum Diary
starring
Johnny Depp.
Opening Night Reception at Atlantis - $25
Opening Night Film at Atlantis - $25
Films are screening at Galleria JFK all day long. BIFF is offering
FREE films
this year!
See today's
SCHEDULE
within...
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Bahamian Films to Be Shown at BIFF, Sponsored by Royal Bank Of Canada - Nov 30, 2011 - 8:03:57 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - The eight edition of the
Bahamas International Film
Festival (BIFF) is set for
December 1st to 4th, 2011 in Nassau. BIFF is
very much looking
forward to welcoming film industry professionals, emerging filmmakers
and international visitors.
Along with many international films the festival boasts the showcasing of Bahamian films. This year BIFF will feature Bahamian films in the
'First Look' Award competition presented by the Royal Bank of Canada. First Look jurors are Julie Sultan of W2 Media; Kareem Mortimer, filmmaker; and Adam Reid, filmmaker.
Those films are:
Amos, Coccoon, Devotee, Five Bones, Islands of Life, On the Wings of Men, and
Tall Tale of an Accidental Tourist
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Exclusive Entry Line at BIFF for RBC REWARDS VISA Platinum Cardholders - Nov 29, 2011 - 11:45:25 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - As a special benefit of RBC’s sponsorship of the 2011 Bahamas International
Film Festival (BIFF), RBC Royal Bank clients who have an
RBC Rewards
VISA Platinum card will receive priority access to BIFF’s premier
events. BIFF will have exclusive entry lines at the three main BIFF
events being held at the Atlantis Theater:
Opening Night Reception and Film on December 1; Career Achievement and Rising Star Awards Program on December 2 at 8:00 p.m.; and Closing Night Film and Event on December 4...
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