2022 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) announce International Independent Film longlist including ‘Close,’ ‘Decision to Leave,’ ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger and include Lukas Dhont’s Close, Park Chan-Wook’s Decision to Leave, The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once and Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World. Nominations will be announced November 3. Winners will be revealed at the 25th annual BIFA ceremony on Sunday, December 4.

You can read the longlist for Documentary Feature here.

17 films are longlisted for Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger and between them have already amassed a raft of top prizes from this year’s premier international festivals. Three of this year’s international titles are from the US, two are from South Korea, one is from China, one from Iran, one from South America and the remaining nine are from Europe. 

Here is the longlist for Best International Independent Film.

ALCARRÀS

Carla Simón, María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John S. Lyons

ARGENTINA, 1985

Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinás, Axel Kuschevatzky, Federico Posternak, Agustina Llambi Campbell, Ricardo Darín, Santiago Carabante, Chino Darín, Victoria Alonso

BROKER

Kore-eda Hirokazu, Lee Eugene

CLOSE

Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens, Michiel Dhont, Dirk Impens

DECISION TO LEAVE

Park Chan-Wook, Chung Seo-Kyung 

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca

FULL TIME

Éric Gravel, Raphaëlle Delauche, Nicolas Sanfaute

HIT THE ROAD

Panah Panahi, Mastaneh Mohajer 

LA MIF

Fred Baillif, Véronique Vergari, Agnès Boutruche

MORE THAN EVER

Emily Atef, Lars Hubrich, Xénia Maingot

MURINA

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Danijel Pek, Rodrigo Teixeira 

NAVALNY

Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Shane Boris

PLAYGROUND

Laura Wandel, Stéphane Lhoest

RETURN TO DUST

Li Ruijun, Qin Hong, Zhang Min, Li Yan

THE QUIET GIRL

Colm Bairéad, Cleona Ní Chrualaoi 

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Thomas Robsahm

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