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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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RBC sponsors 20 COB students to attend BIFF Master Classes in film acting and directing - Nov 23, 2011 - 12:15:23 PM
Nassau, Bahamas –
As part of its overall sponsorship of the 2011 Bahamas International
Film Festival (BIFF), RBC Royal Bank is providing individual sponsorships
to 20 students from The College of The Bahamas to attend Master Classes
in Acting and Directing to be held during the film festival. The classes
are scheduled for December 3 and 4, respectively, from 1:30 – 4:30
pm at the Bahamas International Film Festival Press Office, Aries
Conference Room at the Atlantis Resort and Casino.
“Enabling students to participate in
these Master Classes ties in with RBC’s broader interest in supporting
emerging artists in a wide range of artistic fields,” said Nathaniel
Beneby, Jr., RBC Market President...
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Bahamas International Film Festival Announces 2011 Official Film Lineup - Nov 17, 2011 - 1:26:34 PM
 Nassau, Bahamas -
Festival Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool today
announced the final program details for the 8th edition of the
Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place
December 1-4, 2011 in Nassau.
GK
Films’ “The Rum Diary” starring Johnny Depp (BIFF’s 2009 Career
Achievement tributee and Bahamian home owner) will open the festival
with a red carpet screening at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island on
Thursday, December 1st while sports dramedy “Breakaway” starring Rob
Lowe...
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RBC Royal Bank sponsors Bahamas International Film Festival - Nov 15, 2011 - 1:12:45 PM
NASSAU, BAHAMAS –
For the past six years RBC Royal Bank has sponsored the Bahamas
International Film Festival (BIFF), which this year is scheduled to take
place from December 1 – 4. In 2011, RBC Royal Bank will provide
significant sponsorship of BIFF by becoming a Presenting Festival
Sponsor and the exclusive sponsor of First Look, a programme for
emerging Bahamian filmmakers.
“Our sponsorship of the 2011
Festival includes many elements that involve our clients, employees and
the broader community,” said Nathaniel Beneby, Jr., Market President and
Head of Retail Banking in The Bahamas, Cayman and Turks & Caicos.
“We are pleased to support BIFF in its efforts to raise awareness of our
beautiful country as a place where films can be shot on location and
where many local talented...
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Bahamas International Film Fest Unveils 2011 Jury - Nov 11, 2011 - 2:07:09 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - The
Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today the members of the jury that will preside over the 8th edition of the Festival, which takes place
December 1st – 4th in Nassau. The jury was revealed today by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool.
The
four competition categories at BIFF are Spirit of Freedom: Narrative;
Documentary; New Visions: First Look; and Short Film. Special sections
include Caribbean and Environmental sidebars as well as a World Cinema
showcase. Jury members are...
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Bahamas International Film Festival Corporate Golf Invitational, November 11th - Nov 7, 2011 - 6:53:37 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) organization is proud to announce its
Bahamas International Film Festival Corporate Golf Invitational to be held at Albany’s 18-hole championship golf course, designed by golf icon Ernie Els, on
Friday, November 11, 2011. Each year BIFF will select a charity to which part proceeds from the Tournament will be donated. This year, the Bahamas Cancer Society has been designated as the beneficiary.
Your participation will support two great causes, and will enable us to make this tournament a successful and memorable one. Forty Two (42) teams are able to participate, so please reserve your space as soon as possible...
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Bill Pullman to Lead BIFF Master Class in Acting - Nov 6, 2011 - 2:26:51 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - The eight edition of the
Bahamas International Film
Festival (BIFF) is set for
December 1st to 4th, 2011 in Nassau. BIFF is pleased to announce that
actor, Bill Pullman will be giving a
Master Class in Acting on Saturday,
December 3rd from 1:30 to 4:30pm.
Bill Pullman
started acting professionally in the New York Theater in 1983, and
shortly after began his film career that currently spans over fifty
features. Recent film releases are The Killer Inside Me (with Casey
Affleck), Peacock with Susan Sarandon...
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Bahamas International Film Festival names Zoe Kravitz as Rising Star 2011 Honouree - Oct 28, 2011 - 1:39:53 PM
Nassau, Bahamas
– The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announced today that
actress/singer
Zoe Isabella Kravitz (“X-Men: First Class,” “No
Reservations,” “It’s Kind of a Funny Story,” “Yelling to the Sky”),
daughter of legendary American/Bahamian musician Lenny Kravitz and
actress Lisa Bonet, will be honored with BIFF’s signature Rising Star
Tribute. The announcement was made by BIFF Founder & Executive
Director Leslie Vanderpool.
.
The Festival’s
prestigious Rising Star Award is given to an actor or actress whose
noteworthy performances have put them on the path for elite and lasting
stardom in the industry. Zoe Isabella Kravitz will be on hand for the
special award tribute presentation on
Friday, December 2nd at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island.
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BIFF's Green Reel/ Youth Film Program, October 24-28 - Oct 22, 2011 - 2:50:57 AM
The Nature
Conservancy and the Bahamas International Film Festival invite YOU to
make a short Film about the environment of our beautiful Bahamas! Join our “GREEN REEL” competition and have your film shown to a large audience during our Festival, December 1 – 4, 2011.
The
Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) announces a new edition of
the
‘GREEN REEL’ Film Program in cooperation with The Nature
Conservancy. The Conservancy is sponsoring the ‘GREEN REEL’ competition
for its third year to enable students to create documentaries that
explore the environmental issues affecting The Bahamas.
BIFF invites your school to be part of the film program
October 24 – 28...
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