Barbados Independent Film Festival

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BIFF was founded by Jennifer Smith and Sir Trevor Carmichael and they currently serve as the Festival's Co-Directors. The Festival programs features length films and shorts from around the world that celebrate the power of resilience and humankind’s capacity to overcome adversity. The inaugural Barbados Independent Film Festival took place January 2017.

The Barbados Independent Film Festival had the privilege of screening the World Premiere of the Film ‘A Caribbean Story’...
25/03/2025

The Barbados Independent Film Festival had the privilege of screening the World Premiere of the Film ‘A Caribbean Story’ ( ) produced by Tony Hoyos 🇧🇧 at 🎥 🍽️ Cine Cuisine at 📍Hayman’s Market.

Happy World Water Day! — As apart of our celebrations of the 9th Season of BIFF, we look some of our visiting filmmakers...
22/03/2025

Happy World Water Day! — As apart of our celebrations of the 9th Season of BIFF, we look some of our visiting filmmakers to Walkers Reserve ( ) to tour their reserve and plant trees! 🌎🌱💧

Walkers Reserve values hydrological resources. Over the last several years, they’ve integrated water testing into their operations to ensure this water is safe to use for irrigation on site and supports the wildlife at the Reserve.

Environmental Impact Day’s Screenings at The Common’s were an absolute treat for the students of The Alexandra Secondary...
17/03/2025

Environmental Impact Day’s Screenings at The Common’s were an absolute treat for the students of The Alexandra Secondary School & Federick Smith Secondary School.

They had the chance to watch Cigarette Surfboard, directed by Ben Judkins — the BIFF Award-winning film that took home the Season 9 McNeel Impact Award! 🎬🏆

Nothing sets the stage quite like the sweet sounds of steelpan!🎶✨ Talented Barbadian Steelpanist, Brittany Layne ( ) se...
15/03/2025

Nothing sets the stage quite like the sweet sounds of steelpan!🎶✨ Talented Barbadian Steelpanist, Brittany Layne ( ) serenaded us on Opening Night of the 9th Season of the Barbados Independent Film Festival.

Who knew steelpan and cinema made such a pitch-perfect pair? 🎬🥁 Tell us your favorite moment from Opening Night!

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🤳🏾✨Highlights from our 9th Season — Are you ready to be apart the 10th? Tell us, which events are you most excited for ...
11/03/2025

🤳🏾✨Highlights from our 9th Season — Are you ready to be apart the 10th?

Tell us, which events are you most excited for next season? Let us know in the comments below! 🗣️💬

Happy International Women’s Day! 🎥💜🌍Here at BIFF we’d like to take a moment to recognize women in cinema and congratulat...
08/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day! 🎥💜🌍

Here at BIFF we’d like to take a moment to recognize women in cinema and congratulate once again, all of the trailblazing women who were recipients of awards at the 9th Season of BIFF!

We can’t wait to see what you all have in store next! Hope to see you at BIFF Season TEN!

Here’s to an incredible Ninth Season and an even more spectacular Tenth! 🥂🎬 A huge thank you to our proud sponsor, Plat...
06/03/2025

Here’s to an incredible Ninth Season and an even more spectacular Tenth! 🥂🎬

A huge thank you to our proud sponsor, Platinum Wines ( )for always serving the perfect pairing for every film at BIFF — because great cinema deserves a great pour! 🍷🎥✨

Taking a look back at one of our Season 9 Workshops — Screenwriting with industry expert Dwain Worrell ( )This was an a...
03/03/2025

Taking a look back at one of our Season 9 Workshops — Screenwriting with industry expert Dwain Worrell ( )

This was an amazing workshop for aspiring writers hosted at Parachute Film Studios ( )

📑 Dwain currently works as a writer and executive producer on the Paramount+ series Fire Country. His previous works include the Marvel/Netflix Series Iron Fist, Disney+’s National Treasure, and Amazon Studio’s The Wall, to name a few. Dwain’s debut novel, Androne, is currently being developed as a film
adaptation.

Counting down to the next festival, one punch at a time! 🎬🍹— Our visiting filmmakers are toasting with Mike’s Rum Punch ...
26/02/2025

Counting down to the next festival, one punch at a time! 🎬🍹— Our visiting filmmakers are toasting with Mike’s Rum Punch proud sponsor of

🎊 Congratulations to all participating filmmakers in the 9th Season of the Barbados Independent Film Festival! 🎊A specia...
21/02/2025

🎊 Congratulations to all participating filmmakers in the 9th Season of the Barbados Independent Film Festival! 🎊

A special congratulations to this year’s award recipients —celebrating your remarkable contributions to storytelling.

🏆 Best Narrative Feature
‘All I’ve Got And Then Some’
Rasheed Stephans, Tehben Dean (USA) 🇺🇸

🏆 Best Full Length Documentary
‘Norwegian Democrazy’
Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning (Norway) 🇳🇴

🏆 Best Short Film (Narrative)
Brownies
Aisha Ford (USA) 🇺🇸

🏆 Best Documentary (Short)
‘Sansedai’
Kayli Kimura (USA) 🇺🇸

🏆 Best Student Director (Short)
‘The Roads We Travel’
Mary Cecelia Walker (Barbados)🇧🇧

🏆 Best Experimental film
‘Two one two’
Shira Avni (Canada) 🇨🇦

🏆 Best Comedy
‘Pop’
Alexandra Hsu ( USA) 🇺🇸

🏆 Best Actor
Michelle Ang
‘POP’ (USA) 🇺🇸

🏆 BIFF Impact Award by Ian McNel
Cigarette Surfboard
Ben Judkins (USA) 🇺🇸

The Spirit Who Swims
Bev Sellars, Garry Tutte (Canada) 🇨🇦

🏆 Honorable Mentions
‘MADULU, The Sea Man’
Akley Olton (St Vincent and Grenadines) 🇻🇨

‘The Barbadian Matriarchy of Fishing’
Jawade Elibox (Barbados) 🇧🇧

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