FILMS ALL WEEK

This December, the world’s cinema comes to The Bahamas. One week on Harbour Island and in Nassau, the festival presents films from more than 20 countries.

Our programme brings together award-winning narrative features, powerful documentaries and bold short films. Many arrive straight from Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca and the world’s leading festivals. Audiences will travel from Africa and Europe to North America and Asia, through drama, music, history, the ocean and the human spirit.

Caribbean cinema is at the heart of the festival. We celebrate films from Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Barbados, St. Lucia and Bermuda. Bahamian short films are on screen every day, showcasing the talent and stories of our islands.

Each day has its own theme, from an Oceans Cinema Celebration to a Caribbean Cinema Celebration. Many screenings are followed by filmmaker Q&As that take you behind the story. Whether you love gripping drama, inspiring true stories or discovering new voices, there’s a film for you. Come for one, and you’ll want to stay for the week.

Stay tuned for the full film line-up.

Single tickets on sale Sat. Oct. 24

Regional Tributes

For the first time ever, BIFF will present two new tributes honoring filmmakers from our region. Lavado Stubbs, founder of Conchboy Films, will receive the Bahamian Rising Star Tribute, and Caymanian filmmaker Frank E. Flowers will receive the inaugural Caribbean Shining Star Tribute.

Nassau-born director and producer Lavado Stubbs founded Conchboy Films, where he creates short films, music videos, commercials and documentaries with a style rooted in Bahamian culture. His short Training Wheels challenges how Black fathers are portrayed on screen.

From Haven, the first feature filmed entirely on Grand Cayman, to the record-breaking global success of The Bluff, Frank’s work continues to bring Caribbean stories, talent and vision to audiences around the world.

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Join us Sunday, December 13th at John Watling’s Distillery as we celebrate Caribbean cinema and the storytellers rising from our own shores. Stay tuned for more details.

BIFF honorees join a roll call that includes Morgan Freeman, Sir Sean Connery, Johnny Depp, Debra Messing, Roger Corman, Heather Graham, Danny Glover, Alan Arkin, Daryl Hannah, Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburne, Grace Jones, Anna Faris, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Zoë Kravitz, Michael K. Williams, Rae Dawn Chong, Cicely Tyson, Naomie Harris, Sophie Okonedo, Sawyer Spielberg and Anthony Mackie.