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16/10/2026

Around the world in independent films 🌎

It’s the longlist for Best International Independent Film sponsored by Ch*****ne Taittinger

All of a Sudden
Blue Heron
Cactus Pears
Club Kid
Coward
Fatherland
Fjord
Josephine
La Bola Negra
La Gradiva
Minotaur
Obsession
Possible Love
Rose
Silent Friend
Teenage S*x and Death at Camp Miasma

For full information on all the films, head to the link in our bio 🔗

🎵 ‘Push It (Instrumental)’ performed by ADA HADA courtesy of &

16/10/2026

Real stories. Remarkable filmmaking 🎬

Presenting the longlist for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film

All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea
Birds of War
Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Everybody to Kenmure Street
Killing Anna
The Last First: Winter K2
Life Support
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
Molly vs the Machines
One in a Million
Something Familiar
Super Nature
Ultimate Thunder
We, The Hated

For full information on all the films, head to the link in our bio 🔗

🎵 ‘Us Against The Rhythm (Instrumental)’ performed by Moon C courtesy of &

15/10/2026

The future of film has arrived 🚀

Presenting the new talent longlists.

Breakthrough Producer sponsored by Pinewood and Shepperton Studios

Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes, Will Anderson, James Bluemel, Andrew Palmer, One In A Million
Joanna Boateng, Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Branwen Cennard, Effi o Blaenau
Rik Green, Straight Circle
Lauren Greenwood, Underland
Tom Hawkins, Animol
Sarah Howitt, Bel
Beya Kabelu, Ellie Phillips, Tutu
James Lewis, Out Laws
Danny Page, Simon Kay, California Schemin’
William Parry, Life Support
Oskar Pimlott, Bad Apples
Filippo Polesel, Rain Catcher
Alex Polunin, Black Church Bay
Sophie Reynolds, Surviving Earth

Best Debut Screenwriter sponsored by Film4

Miriam Battye, Extra Geography
Miranda Campbell Bowling, Lady
Thea Gajić, Surviving Earth
Elaine Gracie, Archie Thomson, California Schemin’
Oscar Hudson, Straight Circle
Billy Lumby, Florid
Rhys Marc Jones, Black Church Bay
Ciarán McMenamin, Skintown
Bertil Nilsson, Masc
Jess O’Kane, Bad Apples
Louis Paxton, The Incomer
Dallan Shovlin, You’ll Never Believe Who’s Dead
Laurence Tratalos, Misper

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by BBC Film

Samuel Abrahams, Lady
Ted Evans, Retreat
Thea Gajić, Surviving Earth
Grant Gee, Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Beatrice Gibson, At Night
Oscar Hudson, Straight Circle
Billy Lumby, Florid
Molly Manners, Extra Geography
Rhys Marc Jones, Black Church Bay
Maria Martínez Bayona, The End of It
Bertil Nilsson, Masc
Louis Paxton, The Incomer
Asher Rosen, Small Gods
Ashley Walters, Animol

Best Debut Director — Feature Documentary

Janay Boulos, Abd Alkadaer Habak, Birds of War
Ben G. Brown, Ultimate Thunder
Suki Chan, Conscious
James Lewis, Lexi Powner, Out Laws
Robert Petit, Underland
Ed Sayers, Super Nature
Rachel Taparjan, Something Familiar
For full information on all the films, head to the link in our bio 🔗
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🎵 ‘All Day (Instrumental)’ performed by Yisrael Parkins courtesy of &

14/10/2026

Meet the next wave of British talent 💫

Introducing the longlist for Breakthrough Performance sponsored by Netflix .

Galaxie Clear, Extra Geography
Sekou Diaby, Animol
Marni Duggan, Extra Geography
Olive Gray, Surviving Earth
Joshua Griffin, Masc
Leisa Gwenllian, Effi o Blaenau
Florence Hunt, Queen at Sea
Jonathan Jules, Florid
Laurie Kynaston, Lady
Chirag Benedict Lobo, The Cycle of Love
Séamus McLean Ross, California Schemin’
Tut Nyuot, Animol
Daniel Quinn-Toye, Sunny Dancer
Luke Tittensor, Straight Circle

For full information on all the films, head to the link in our bio 🔗

🎵 ‘Cool (Cruel) (Instrumental)’ performed by Lennartsdotter courtesy of

The people have spoken 🍿Introducing the longlist for Cinema of the Year, supported by Kia UKAbbeygate CinemaAstoria Ci...
13/10/2026

The people have spoken 🍿

Introducing the longlist for Cinema of the Year, supported by
Kia UK

Abbeygate Cinema
Astoria Cinema
Campus West
Filmhouse
Hippodrome Cinema Bo’ness
The Kinema in the Woods
Lonsdale Cinema
Mockingbird Cinema
The Odyssey Cinema
Penarth Pier Pavilion Cinema
Pen*stone Paramount
The Silver Screen Cinema
Theatreship
The Ultimate Picture Palace
Wellington Orbit

For full information on all the cinemas, head to https://www.bifa.film/about/coty/coty-longlist-2026 🔗

Not long now. ➡️ BIFA 2026 Longlist announcement dates: 👀 Tuesday 13 October: 🏆 Cinema of the Year, supported by Kia👀 W...
12/10/2026

Not long now.

➡️ BIFA 2026 Longlist announcement dates:

👀 Tuesday 13 October:
🏆 Cinema of the Year, supported by Kia

👀 Wednesday 14 October
🏆 Breakthrough Performance, sponsored by Netflix

👀 Thursday 15 October – New Talent, including:

🏆 Best Debut Screenwriter, sponsored by Film4
🏆 Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary
🏆 Breakthrough Produce, sponsored by Pinewood and Shepperton Studios
🏆 The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), sponsored by BBC Film

👀 Friday 16 October:
🏆 Best International Independent film, sponsored by Ch*****ne Taittinger
🏆 Best Feature Documentary, sponsored by Intermission

👀 Mon 19 October
🏆 Best British Short Film, announced exclusively by Directors Notes
🏆 The Raindance Maverick Award announced exclusively by Raindance Film Festival

Follow along to celebrate the incredible talent making waves in independent film. 🌊✨

03/10/2026

Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear, welcome to the BIFA Film Club!

We sat down with the stars of Extra Geography to talk Gretchen Wieners' wardrobe, stealing mum's Twin Peaks shoes, and re-enacting Romeo and Juliet with a Fruit Shoot in the middle of Tesco.

Extra Geography is in cinemas now (fruit shoots not included).

The days are getting darker but the cinemas are getting busier!What'll you be watching this month?
02/10/2026

The days are getting darker but the cinemas are getting busier!

What'll you be watching this month?

01/10/2026

Douglas has entered the Booth!

This week on The BIFA Podcast, we speak to Douglas Booth about coming up through the independent film, his childhood obsession with the Gladiator, and his current starring role in The Blame alongside Michelle Keegan.

Check out the full episode now : https://youtu.be/Yxjd4TEa1fA

Hosted by and Joy Hunter

Produced by the BIFA Team

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29/09/2026

I'm 27 years old!

George Mackay on why Jane Austen remains relevant to this day.

Check out The BIFA Podcast now at the link in bio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Sense and Sensibility is out in UK cinemas now!

Hosted by and Joy Hunter
Produced by the BIFA Team
Filmed at
Supported by

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