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Berlin Independent Film Festival
Berlin Independent Film Festival (BIFF) is a film festival with a special emphasis on independent films, which annually takes place in Berlin, Germany. It screens German and international films and awards them in various categories. It screens at the historic Kino Babylon, and offers jury awards in many categories as well as two audience awards. The festival is independent of, but runs concurrently with, the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in the city, along with the European Film Market. DescriptionThe festival was founded in 2009[1][2] and takes place at the same time as Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), but is a separate event, independent from the Berlinale. The European Film Market takes place at the same time, providing an opportunity to market films. The festival takes place at the historic Kino Babylon cinema in Berlin Mitte.[3] Besides short and feature films of any genre,[4] the festival also exhibits music videos and documentary films.[5][6] After many screenings, the festival organises question-and-answer panels with the filmmakers.[7] One special emphasis of the festival are features that are the director's first or second film, but it also showcases other independent features.[8] All films are screened with English subtitles, as the audience is international.[9] AwardsAs of 2022[update] BIFF offers jury awards in the following categories for films:[1]
There are also four awards for screenplay:[1]
Audiences get to vote for Best Feature and Best Short. Notable films (selection)Among many others, the festival has screened the following notable films:
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