AwardsWatch - british independent film awards

‘Aftersun,’ ‘Blue Jean’ lead British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) nominations

Erik Anderson November 4, 2022

Aftersun, the feature directorial debut from Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells, led the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) nominations announced this morning with 16 nods, including... Read More

‘Blue Jean,’ ‘Inland’ top British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) longlists

Erik Anderson October 25, 2022

28 fiction and 14 documentary features have been longlisted in the New Talent categories of the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), including in a brand-new... Read More

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

Erik Anderson October 21, 2022

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... Read More

25th British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) moves to non-gendered acting categories, adds more awards

Erik Anderson July 5, 2022

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) announced today that it will do away with the ‘actor’ and ‘actress’ moniker for its performance awards, opting instead... Read More

Aleem Khan’s ‘After Love’ the big winner at the 2021 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA); ‘Belfast’ shut out completely

Erik Anderson December 5, 2021

Aleem Khan’s After Love, set in the port town of Dover, where a recent widow discovers a secret after her husband’s unexpected death, was the... Read More

‘Belfast,’ ‘Boiling Point’ lead 2021 BIFA nominations

Erik Anderson November 3, 2021

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Philip Barantini’s Boiling Point head the nominations for the 2021 British Independent Film Awards with 11 each; Censor, After Love, The Souvenir Part II come... Read More

‘Rocks’ rocks the British Independent Film Awards winners

Erik Anderson February 18, 2021

Sarah Gavron’s Rocks, about a young teenage girl finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother, led the British Independent Film Awards... Read More

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‘Saint Maud,’ ‘His House’ ‘Rocks’ top British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) nominations

Erik Anderson December 9, 2020

Rose Glass’ psychological horror thriller Saint Maud leads the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) with 17, as nominations were announced today. Remi Weekes’ His... Read More

British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) reveal longlists, move to February

Erik Anderson November 17, 2020

Today, the British Independent Film Awards committee announced they are moving their traditional end-of-year festivities to sometime in February 2021 and also revealed the first... Read More

'For Sama' tops British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) winners with Best Film, Director

Erik Anderson December 1, 2019

For Sama, the intimate and epic journey into the female experience of the war in Syria was the big winner at the 22nd British Independent... Read More