Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) was started in 2003 to provide Boston with the type of film event it had been looking for: one that discovers emerging talent and celebrates the leading edge of cinematic story tellers. A showcase for the best films from around the world — a festival that would bring directors, actors, producers, sponsors, and attendees together in an interactive environment.
Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) started in 2003 and takes place in Somerville, MA
The Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) announced the full lineup of films that will screen at the 2021 festival set to take place virtually online from May 6th – May 16, 2021. “Summer of Soul” directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will open the festival on Thursday May 6th and “How It Ends” directed by Zoe Lister-Jones and Darryl Wein will close the festival on Sunday, May 16th.
Jim Allison: Breakthrough is the story of Nobel Prize-winning scientist, Dr. Jim Allison, and his journey to discover how the immune system can cure cancer. Filmed before his Nobel nomination, the documentary paints a richly entertaining portrait of an unconventional, iconoclastic scientist who for decades waged an often-lonely fight to bring his revolutionary cancer therapy to patients.
LUCE directed by Julius Onah, will open the 17th IFFBoston on Wednesday, April 24 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. A married couple (Naomi Watts & Tim Roth) is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher (Octavia Spencer) threatens his status as an all-star student.
Beneath The Harvest Sky
The Independent Film Festival Boston unveiled the film lineup, including the opening and closing night films for this year’s festival taking place April 23 and April 30, 2014.
Mood Indigo
Kicking off the festival this year will be Beneath The Harvest Sky, written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, which tells a teen drama set during the fall potato harvest in a small northern Maine town. Closing the festival will be the French film, Mood Indigo, directed by Michael Gondry, and starring Audrey Tautou, which follows a woman who suffers from an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.
Narrative Features
A FOR ALEX directed by Alex Orr
BELLE directed by Amma Asante
BIG SIGNIFICANT THINGS directed by Bryan Reisberg
BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater
CAVALRY directed by John Michael McDonagh
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE directed by Justin Simien
THE DOUBLE directed by Richard Ayoade
FAT directed by Mark Phinney
FORT TILDEN directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss & Charles Rogers
HELLION directed by Kat Candler
I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS directed by Leah Meyeroff
KUMIKO THE TREASURE HUNTER directed by David Zellner
LOCKE directed by Steven Knight
OBVIOUS CHILD directed by Gillian Robespierre
PALO ALTO directed by Gia Coppola
PING PONG SUMMER directed by Michael Tully
RUBBER SOUL directed by Jon Lefkovitz
THE SACRAMENT directed by Ti West
SKELETON TWINS directed by Craig Johnson
STARRED UP directed by David Mackenzie
TRAP STREET directed by Vivian Qu
THE TRIP TO ITALY directed by Michael Winterbottom
WE ARE THE BEST directed by Lukas Moodysson
WILD CANARIES directed by Lawrence Michael Levine
Documentary Features
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH directed by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
78 PROJECT directed by Alex Steyermark
9 MAN directed by Ursula Liang
AYITI TOMA directed by Joseph Hillel
THE CASE AGAINST 8 directed by Ben Cotner & Ryan White
EVERY EVERYTHING directed by Gorman Bechard
FIGHT CHURCH directed by Bryan Storkel
FREEDOM SUMMER directed by Stanley Nelson
IN COUNTRY directed by Mike Attie & Meghan O’Hara
THE INTERNET’S OWN BOY: THE STORY OF AARON SWARTZ directed by Brian Knappenberger
JON IMBER’S LEFT HAND directed by Richard Kane
LIFE ON THE V: THE STORY OF V66 directed by Eric Green
ONE CUT, ONE LIFE directed by Lucia Small & Ed Pincus
OVERNIGHTERS directed by Jesse Moss
POINT AND SHOOT directed by Marshall Curry
PRINT THE LEGEND directed by Luis Lopez & Clay Tweel
PROJECT WILD THING directed by David Bond
RICH HILL directed by Tracy Droz Tragos & Andrew Droz Palermo
RIOT ON THE DANCE FLOOR directed by Steve Tozzi
THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO directed by Ian Cheney
SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY directed by Mary Dore
STARFISH THROWERS directed by Jesse Roesler
THE SUPREME PRICE directed by Joanna Lipper
THIS TIME NEXT YEAR directed by Jeff Reichert & Farihah Zaman
TOUGH LOVE directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal
VESSEL directed by Diana Whitten
WEB directed by Michael Kleiman
WICKER KITTENS directed by Amy C. Elliot
Short Films
25.7 directed by David Abel
A PLACE CALLED PLUTO directed by Steve James
AFRONAUTS directed by Frances Bodomo
THE APOTHECARY directed by Helen Hood Scheer
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER directed by Brian Paccione
BHIWANI JUNCTION directed by Abhi Singh
THE BRAVEST, THE BOLDEST directed by Moon Molson
CHOREOGRAPHY directed by David Redmon & Ashley Sabin
DISCONNECTED directed by Ludovic Littee
DISTANCE directed by Aimee Long
ELVIS LOSES HIS EXCESS AND OTHER TALES OF THE WORLD’S LONGEST YARD SALE directed by Riley Hooper
THE EXHIBITOR directed by Scott Norwood
FIRST PRIZE directed by Kevin McMullin
FONT MEN directed by Dan Covert
FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS directed by Tim O’ Donnell
THE HERO POSE directed by Mischa Jakupcak
HOUSEKEEPING directed by Catherine Licata
LAMBING SEASON directed by Jeannie Donohoe
LOMAX directed by Jesse Kreitzer
MARQUEE directed by Joseph Stankus
THE MORNING OF EVERYTHING directed by Jeff Stern
NAILED IT directed by Jean-Paul Discisio
OTHERWORLDLY directed by Evan Mann
OVERPASS LIGHT BRIGADE directed by Dusan Harminc & Matt Mullins
PAUL THE DOWSER directed by Kire Paputts
RAT PACK RAT directed by Todd Rohal
REAL ETHEREAL directed by Evan Mann
SAMNANG directed by Asaph Polonsky
SEASICK SAILOR directed by Torre Catalano
SHE LOOK GOOD directed by Carly Short
SO YOU’VE GROWN ATTACHED directed by Kate Tsang
SPACEMAN directed by Chloe Lee
STUMPED directed by Robin Berghaus
TOKEN EXHANGE directed by Aaron Matthews
TRASHCANLAND directed by Christopher Ward
WALLACE directed by Ian McCulloch
WHAT I HATE ABOUT MYSELF directed by Bobby Moser & Ben Mullinkosson
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THIS IS MARTIN BONNER[/caption]
THIS IS MARTIN BONNER directed by Chad Hartigan, and DIRTY WARS directed by Richard Rowle took the top independent films awards at the 2013 Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) which came to a close on Tuesday night, April 30th. THIS IS MARTIN BONNER about ‘two men from different walks of life form a tentative connection that slowly grows into friendship’ received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature, and DIRTY WARS which explores the “… two wars being waged in the Middle East: the one widely covered by the media, and the covert war nobody ever hears about” received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature.
The jury and audience award prizes are as follows:
Narrative Feature:
Grand Jury Prize Winner: THIS IS MARTIN BONNER directed by Chad Hartigan (pictured above)
Special Jury Prize Winner: HOUSTON directed by Bastian Gunther
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING directed by Joss Whedon[/caption]
Audience Award Winner: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING directed by Joss Whedon
Documentary Feature:
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DIRTY WARS directed by Richard Rowley[/caption]
Grand Jury Prize Winner: DIRTY WARS directed by Richard Rowley
Special Jury Prize Winner: REMOTE AREA MEDICAL directed by Jeff Reichert & Farihah Zaman
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BEST KEPT SECRET directed by Samantha Buck[/caption]
Audience Award Winner: BEST KEPT SECRET directed by Samantha Buck
Karen Schmeer Award for Excellence in Documentary Editing: Francisco Bello for OUR NIXON
Short Film:
Grand Jury Prize Winner: THE LAST ICE MERCHANT directed by Sandy Patch
Special Jury Prize Winner: SLOMO directed by Joshua Izenberg
Audience Award Winner: WORLD FAIR directed by Amanda Murray
The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) taking place April 24 – April 30, 2013, announced the films that will be featured at the eleventh annual festival.
The festival will take place at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, and new venues UMass Boston and Theatre 1 at Revere Hotel in Boston.
The Independent Film Festival Boston earlier this year revealed that actor Casey Affleck, will be the new Creative Advisor for the 2013 edition of the festival. Casey Affleck will serve a multi-faceted role which includes outreach to talent, connecting the festival with local charities, and advising on festival growth.
THE SPECTACULAR NOW directed by James Ponsoldt will open the 11th annual festival on April 24th at the Somerville Theatre, and “IN A WORLD…” written, directed, and starring Lake Bell, will close the festival on Tuesday April 30th.
Other notable films screening at the festival include:
– The World Premiere of WILLOW CREEK, with director Bobcat Goldthwait in attendance
– The World Premiere of BEST KEPT SECRET, with director Samantha Buck and special guests in attendance
– The World Premiere of SECUNDARIA, with director Mary Jane Doherty in attendance
– The World Premiere of THE ELDERS, with director Nathaniel Hansen in attendance
– MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Joss Whedon
– FRANCES HA, starring Greta Gerwig and directed by Noah Bumbauch
– COMPUTER CHESS, with director Andrew Bujalski in attendance
– STORIES WE TELL, directed by Sarah Polley
– DOWNLOADED, with director Alex Winter in attendance
– PRINCE AVALANCHE, starring Paul Rudd and directed by David Gordon Green
– THE EAST, starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard, Ellen Page, and Patricia Clarkson and directed by Zal Batmanglij
– TOUCHY FEELY, starring Alison Janney, Ellen Page, Josh Pais, Rosemarie DeWitt and directed by Lynn Shelton
INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON 2013 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Narrative Features
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO directed by Peter Strickland
COMPUTER CHESS directed by Andrew Bujalski
CONCUSSION directed by Stacie Passon
CRYSTAL FAIRY directed by Sebastian Silva
THE DIRTIES directed by Matt Johnson
THE EAST directed by Zal Batmanglij
EXIT ELENA directed by Nathan Silver
FRANCES HA directed by Noah Bumbauch
A HIJACKING directed by Tobias Lindholm
HOUSTON directed by Bastian Gunther
THE HUNT directed by Thomas Vinterberg
IN A WORLD… directed by Lake Bell
THE LAND OF EB directed by Andrew Williamson
THE LAST DAY OF AUGUST directed by Craig DiFolco
LAURENCE ANYWAYS directed by Xavier Dolan
LONELY BOY directed by Dale Fabrigar
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING directed by Joss Whedon
PRINCE AVALANCHE directed by David Gordon Green
SIGHTSEERS directed by Ben Wheatley
SOFT IN THE HEAD directed by Nathan Silver
SOME GIRL(S) directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
THE SPECTACULAR NOW directed by James Ponsoldt
THIS IS MARTIN BONNER directed by Chad Hartigan
TOUCHY FEELY directed by Lynn Shelton
V/H/S 2 directed by Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, and Jason Eisener
WASTELAND directed by Rowan Athale
WILLOW CREEK directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
Documentary Features
12 O’CLOCK BOYS directed by Lotfy Nathan
THE ACT OF KILLING directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME directed by Victor Buhler
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT… directed by PJ Raval
BEST KEPT SECRET directed by Samantha Buck
BLACKFISH directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
BLOOD BROTHER directed by Steve Hoover
CASTING BY directed by Tom Donahue
THE DEFECTOR: ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA directed by Ann Shin
DIRTY WARS directed by Richard Rowley
DOWNLOADED directed by Alex Winter
THE ELDERS directed by Nathaniel Hansen
THE FINAL MEMBER directed by Jonah Bekhor & Zach Math
FUTURE MY LOVE directed by Maja Borg
THE GARDEN OF EDEN directed by Ran Tal
THE GENIUS OF MARIAN directed by Banker White & Anna Fitch
GIDEON’S ARMY directed by Dawn Porter
GOLD FEVER directed by JT Haines, Tommy Haines, & Andrew Sherburne
GOOD ‘OL FREDA directed by Ryan White & Jessica Lawson
GORE VIDAL: THE UNITED STATES OF AMNESIA directed by Nicholas Wrathall
HERE ONE DAY directed by Kathy Leichter
MUSCLE SHOALS directed by Greg Camalier
NARCO CULTURA directed by Shaul Schwarz
NIGHT LABOR directed by David Redmon
OUR NIXON directed by Penny Lane
OXYANA directed by Sean Dunne
PERSISTENCE OF VISION directed by Kevin Schreck
THE PLEASURES OF BEING OUT OF STEP directed by David Lewis
THE PUNK SINGER directed by Sini Anderson
REMOTE AREA MEDICAL directed by Farihah Zaman & Jeff Reichert
REWIND THIS! directed by Josh Johnson
SECUNDARIA directed by Mary Jane Doherty
STORIES WE TELL directed by Sarah Polley
SUITCASE OF LOVE AND SHAME directed by Jane Gillooly
TINY: A STORY ABOUT LIVING SMALL directed by Merete Mueller & Christopher Smith
TOKYO WAKA: A CITY POEM directed by John Haptas & Kristine Samuelson
TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM directed by Morgan Neville
Short Films
AFTER YOU directed by Damien O’Connor
THE ATTENDANT directed by Ian Beattie
BEN: IN THE MIND’S EYE directed by Iva Radivojevic
BETTER PEOPLE directed by Mark O’Brien
THE BIRDMAN directed by Jessie Auritt
BLACK METAL directed by Kat Candler
DEAR VALUED GUESTS directed by Jarred Alterman
DIE LIKE AN EGYPTIAN directed by Matt Mamula
THE END OF THE COUNTER directed by Laura McGann
FERAL directed by Dan Sousa
THE GAMBLING MAN directed by Aron Gaudet
GOLD PARTY directed by Nellie Kluz
HOME directed by Aoife Kelleher
INSTALL: LIGHT, SOUND, & CRAIG COLORUSSO directed by Kevin Belli
IRISH FOLK FURNITURE directed by Tony Donoghue
JESUS FISH directed by Bryce James McGuire
THE LAST ICE MERCHANT directed by Sandy Patch
MAGNESIUM directed by Sam De Jong
MARCEL, KING OF TERVUREN directed by Tom Schroeder
OH WILLY… directed by Marc James Roels & Emma De Swaef
PARADISE directed by Nadav Kurtz
POUTERS directed by Paul Fegan
THE PROFESSOR directed by Alison Maclean
THE RANCHER directed by Kelly Lynn Sears
REBORNING directed by Helen Hood Scheer & Yael Bridge
REINDEER directed by Eva Weber
SEE THE DIRT directed by Chelsea Hernandez & Erik Mauck
SKIN directed by Jordana Spiro
SLOMO directed by Josh Izenberg
SOCIAL BUTTERLFY directed by Lauren Wolkenstein
A STORY OF THE MODLINS directed by Sergio Oksman
TRACK BY TRACK directed by Anna Moot-Levin
TWO HEARTS directed by Darren Thornton
TWO WHEELS, GOOD directed by Barry Gene Murphy
VLADMIR PUTIN IN DEEP CONCENTRATION directed by Dana O’Keefe & Sasha Kliment
WE WILL LIVE AGAIN directed by Josh Koury & Myles Kane
WHEN THE ZOMBIES COME directed by Jon Hurst
WORLD FAIR directed by Amanda Murray
The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) revealed the films that will be screened at the 2011 festival, taking place April 27- May 4, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts.