2019 film winners
Spirit Of Freedom Narrative
Director, Lynsey Miller
Genre: Thriller / Social
Cast: Anca Dumitra, Cosmina Stratan, Tom Glynn-Carney, Alan Leech, Alex Secareanu, Dragos Bucur, Voica Oltean, Alina Serban
Spirit Of Freedom Documentary
Director, Lisa Cortés, Farah X
Genre: Music Documentary, Fashion
Cast: Misa Hylton, April Walker, Dapper Dan, Kerby Jean-Raymond
New Visions
Quest - The Truth Always Rises
Director, Santiago Rizzo
Genre: Drama, Coming Of Age
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba), Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out, Atlanta), Dash Mihok (Ray Donovan), Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad), Greg Kasyan (Netflix's Daybreak)
Short Film
Director, Kristen Gerweck
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Cast: Megumi Kabe, Hitoshi Masaki, Akari Harada, Yukina Takase, Linda Chung, Miho Ando, Hiroshi Watanabe, Natsuko Aoike
A phone booth on an ocean cliffside brings together seven strangers whose seemingly different conversations are connected by one harrowing reality. Based on true events. / Caribbean Premiere / Film Trailer
Honorable Mentions
writer Residency winner
PROOF,
Writer, Tabitha Ritchie
(Bahamas)
Set in The Bahamas, the estranged daughter of an affluent rum-making family returns home following the disappearance of her younger brother. She grapples with her troubled past while a supernatural thread arises surrounding her missing brother.
About the Writers Residency Program
48 hour competition winner
ATM, director Ophir Neymour Zonicle (Bahamas)
2020 dates coming soon
Thank you to all the 2019 BIFF Filmmakers and writers for your beautiful stories.
2020 Submission dates to be posted any day
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Festival Calendar
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