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Friday, August 21, 2026
OVER 75 REGIONAL CINEMAS TO VIE FOR BIFA’S CINEMA OF THE YEAR AWARD SUPPORTED BY KIA
2ND ANNUAL AWARD TO CELEBRATE CINEMAS PUBLIC VOTING NOW OPEN FOR THE CINEMA OF THE YEAR AWARD Friday 21 August 2025: Over 75 cinemas across the country have entered into the British Independent Film Awards’ (BIFA) Cinema of the Year award, supported by Kia. The public vote is now open and is running from 21 August … Continued
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Monday, August 10, 2026
BIFA x KINO LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
SUNDAY, 30 AUGUST 3:00pm Kino Industry Session: Supporting Emerging Talent with BIFA and Beyond The Garden Cinema London Join filmmaker and curator Nia Childs as she speaks with BIFA Springboard/Kino alumni Alix Austin, Keir Siewert and Michelle Brøndum about their careers in short form, their journey into features, and how BIFA and Kino helped support … Continued
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Monday, August 10, 2026
BIFA X WORCESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Wednesday 23rd September 15:30 – 16:30 Special Screening: Best of BIFA, Genre-bending Shorts ODEON Worcester A celebration of genre fluidity within short filmmaking, highlighting some of BIFA’s past winners and nominees for the Best British Short Film Award at Worcester International Film Festival Full programme to be announced, including: MAGID / ZAFAR (معجد/ ظفیر) BIFA Best … Continued
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Monday, June 15, 2026
BIFA Cinema of the Year supported by Kia returns
2ND ANNUAL AWARD TO CELEBRATE CINEMAS VOTED FOR BY UK CINEMA AUDIENCES ENTRY NOW OPEN Monday 15 June 2026: The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Cinema of the Year award supported by Kia UK is back! The only award celebrating the incredible cinemas around the UK bringing audiences together and championing independent film returns following … Continued
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Rules & Eligibility Updates 2026
ENTRY to the 2026 British Independent film awards is now closed Here are the key 2026 changes and updates to our rules and eligibility criteria that entrants should know about. To see the full Rules & Eligibility Guidelines and enter a film, click here. ENTRY FEES AND KEY DATES Entries for short films with remain … Continued
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Monday, April 27, 2026
WeAreDN Awards 2026
Thurs 17 May, 7pm – 11pm WeAreDN Awards 2026 Lanzarote Works, 230 Dalston Ln, London E8 1LA On the 7th May, Directors Notes invites you to their third edition of the expanding WeAreDN Awards 2026 and a milestone 20th anniversary celebration. Join DN from 7pm for a landmark night honouring their nominated and winning filmmakers … Continued
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Monday, April 20, 2026
BIFA X SUNDERLAND SHORTS
Sun 17 MAY 12.30pm BIFA SHORTS SHOWCASE AT SUNDERLAND SHORTS The Fire Station, Sunderland BIFA is partnering with Sunderland Shorts Film Festival for the second year running, celebrating three short films which were nominated for BIFA Best British Short 2025 and are now in competition at Sunderland Shorts. This screening will be followed by a short … Continued
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Friday, March 27, 2026
Job Opportunity: Production & Archive Assistant
Please note applications for this position are now closed. Please contact us if you need this information in a different format or have other access needs. We welcome applications from all, but are especially keen to receive applications from those in groups currently under-represented within the workforce in the film industry. Overview Start Date On … Continued
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Monday, November 24, 2025
Emily Watson to receive the 2025 Richard Harris Award
EMILY WATSON TO RECEIVE THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD AT THE BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2025 Previous winners include Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Graham, Samantha Morton, Riz Ahmed, Judi Dench Tuesday 25 November 2025: Emily Watson will receive the Richard Harris Award at the 2025 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs). Introduced in 2002, The Richard Harris Award … Continued
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
BIFA 2025 Craft Winners Announced
FIRST WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS WINNERS OF 10 CRAFT CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED WARFARE WINS THREE AWARDS TWO CRAFT AWARDS FOR PILLION AND DIE MY LOVE WINS FOR THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND, HARVEST AND I SWEAR The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the winners of its ten film craft … Continued
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
2025 Nominations Announced
MY FATHER’S SHADOW LEADS 2025 NOMINATIONS WITH 12; PILLON HAS 10, I SWEAR RECEIVES 9 8 NOMS FOR DIE MY LOVE, 6 FOR URCHIN, 5 EACH FOR THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND AND WASTEMAN 7 NOMINATIONS FOR WARFARE INCLUDING BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE AWARD WIN FIRST NOMINEES FOR AUDIENCE-VOTED CINEMA OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED The … Continued
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
BIFA 2025 Documentary Longlist Announced
We’re excited to reveal the longlist for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film. The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has released this year’s longlists for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film. 15 films make the cut for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film, which this year includes previous BIFA nominees Kevin Macdonald, … Continued
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