The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) 2022 announced the longlists for Best International Independent Film, Best Feature Documentary and Raindance Discovery Award.
17 films are longlisted for Best International Independent Film; three of this year’s international titles are from the US, two are from South Korea, one is from China, one from Iran, one from South America and the remaining nine are from Europe.
15 films are longlisted for Best Feature Documentary, exploring diverse subjects and stories from across the globe – some, years in the making. Eight of this year’s longlisted documentaries are directed by women. 2022 has seen the introduction of a new category, Best Debut Director – Documentary.
The Raindance Discovery Award, awarding 12 standout films, comprises six features and six documentaries. The award highlights innovation, uniqueness of vision, maverick filmmaking and risk-taking, with a budget under £500k and no, or very limited, theatrical distribution deals in place.
Previous recipients include Ben Wheatley, receiving an early accolade for his first feature Down Terrace. BIFA’s Raindance Discovery Award was presented in 2021 to Poly Styrene – I Am A Cliché (Paul Sng, Celeste Bell, Zoë Howe, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Matthew Silverman, Daria Nitsche), documenting the punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman, as seen from her daughter’s perspective.
The final five nominations will be announced on Thursday November 3, 2022(date tbc). Winners will be revealed at the 25th annual BIFA ceremony on Sunday December 4, 2022.
BIFA 2022 Longlist – Best International Independent Film
ALCARRÀS
Carla Simón, María Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John S. Lyons
ARGENTINA, 1985
Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinás, Axel Kuschevatzky, Federico Posternak,
Agustina Llambi Campbell, Ricardo Darín, Santiago Carabante, Chino Darín, Victoria Alonso
BROKER
Kore-eda Hirokazu, Lee Eugene
CLOSE
Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens, Michiel Dhont, Dirk Impens
DECISION TO LEAVE
Park Chan-Wook, Chung Seo-Kyung
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, Joe Russo,
Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca
FULL TIME
Éric Gravel, Raphaëlle Delauche, Nicolas Sanfaute
HIT THE ROAD
Panah Panahi, Mastaneh Mohajer
LA MIF
Fred Baillif, Véronique Vergari, Agnès Boutruche
MORE THAN EVER
Emily Atef, Lars Hubrich, Xénia Maingot
MURINA
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Danijel Pek, Rodrigo Teixeira
NAVALNY
Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Shane Boris
PLAYGROUND
Laura Wandel, Stéphane Lhoest
RETURN TO DUST
Li Ruijun, Qin Hong, Zhang Min, Li Yan
THE QUIET GIRL
Colm Bairéad, Cleona Ní Chrualaoi
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Thomas Robsahm
BIFA 2022 Longlist – Best Feature Documentary
A BUNCH OF AMATEURS
Kim Hopkins, Margareta Szabo
A STORY OF BONES
Joseph Curran, Dominic Aubrey de Vere, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
ELECTRIC MALADY
Marie Lidén, Aimara Reques
FADIA’S TREE
Sarah Beddington, Susan Simnett
FASHION REIMAGINED
Becky Hutner, Lindsay Lowe, Andrea Van Beuren
KANAVAL
Leah Gordon, Eddie Hutton Mills, Natasha Dack Ojumu
MY CHILDHOOD, MY COUNTRY – 20 YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN
Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi, Amanda Wilkie
MY OLD SCHOOL
Jono McLeod, John Archer, Olivia Lichtenstein
NASCONDINO [HIDE AND SEEK]
Victoria Fiore, Aleksandra Bilić, Jennifer Corcoran
NOTHING COMPARES
Kathryn Ferguson, Eleanor Emptage, Michael Mallie
REBELLION
Elena Sánchez Bellot, Maia Kenworthy, Kat Mansoor
THE PRINCESS
Ed Perkins, Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn
THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION
Mark Cousins, John Archer
THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE
Andrew Dominik, Amy James, Isaac Hoff
YOUNG PLATO
Declan McGrath, Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane
BIFA 2022 Longlist – Raindance Discovery Award
A CLEVER WOMAN
Jon Sanders, Anna Mottram
DONNA
Jay Bedwani, Dewi Gregory
ELECTRIC MALADY
Marie Lidén, Aimara Reques
FADIA’S TREE
Sarah Beddington, Susan Simnett
INLAND
Henry Richmond, Fridtjof Ryder, Louis Paine
OFF THE RAILS
Peter Day, Grant Keir, Rob Alexander
REBELLION
Elena Sánchez Bellot, Maia Kenworthy, Kat Mansoor
SWEDE CAROLINE
Finn Bruce, Brook Driver, Anthony Toma
THE FENCE
William Stone, Adam Pickford, Guy Davies
WAYFINDER
Larry Achiampong
WHEN WE SPEAK
Tas Brooker, James Wiseman
WINNERS
Hassan Nazer, Nadira Murray, Paul Welsh
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