Buffalo International Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Buffalo International Film Festival

SINCE: 2006

WHERE: Buffalo, New York, USA

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Buffalo International Film Festival (est. 2006) champions regional, national, and international films that push the limits of independent cinema – presenting quality films from around the world to WNY residents and visitors. BIFF is committed to amplifying diverse voices and exhibiting cutting-edge programming in narrative, documentary and experimental film. A proud supporter of local filmmaking and the arts; BIFF also offers workshops, seminars, industry panel discussions, fiscal sponsorship and professional development opportunities, as well as an Offscreen series of art, music and performance.

Buffalo International Film Festival

Noam Osband and Sebastián Díaz’s A Thousand Pines Documentary Follows Migrant Workers in Timber Industry

Directed by Noam Osband and Sebastián Díaz, vérité documentary A Thousand Pines shows the day-to-day life of migrant workers who labor in America’s lucrative timber industry.

Final Schedule Released for 2013 Buffalo Intl Film Fest; incl. “WHEN DERIN FALLS” “BRANDONWOOD”

WHEN DERIN FALLS

The Buffalo International Film Festival announced the schedule of events for the upcoming 7th annual film festival scheduled to take place October 3rd to 6th, 2013. The festival lineup includes the North American Premiere of “WHEN DERIN FALLS,” as well as numerous Western New York Premieres of Documentaries, Feature Films and short subjects. Local highlights include screenings of two feature films one, “BRANDONWOOD,” a World Premiere, and other shorts and documentaries filmed in Buffalo, N.Y. There is a four-film tribute to the Mexican star María Félix, and special guest appearances from eight of the filmmakers whose work is featured in this year’s festival, including Charlene Amoia, a recurring character on “How I Met Your Mother.”

Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film: An Odyssey to open 6th Buffalo International Film Festival

The first three episodes of Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film: An Odyssey have been selected as the Opening Night Presentation of the 6th Annual Buffalo International Film Festival on Friday, September 21, 2012 at 7PM in The Screening Room, 3131 Sheridan, Amherst, NY.

The Story of Film: An Odyssey is an epic, 15-part history of the motion picture as it developed all over the world. Opening Night at BIFF 2012 will present the first three episodes in a single evening with intermissions and special refreshments:

Audience Award Winners of 2011 Buffalo International Film Festival

The Buffalo International Film Festival announced the winners of the 2011 Audience Awards selected by a direct vote from the audiences screening the films between October 7-23, 2011.

5th Annual Buffalo International Film Festival
Audience Awards

Best of Festival

1st Place: Tie: Cape No. 7, Taiwan, 2010

Tie: The Whisperer in Darkness, United States, 2011

Honorable Mention: Cultures of Resistance, United States, 2010
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