Years running: 16 (since 2009)
Berlin Independent Film Festival
A festival for filmmakers achieving great things with tiny budgets.
About
The Berlin Independent Film Festival is at the epicentre for low-budget filmmaking in Europe. While the Berlin Independent Film Festival is not connected with the Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale), BIFF runs at the same time, and just down the street from the European Film Market and draws on all the film industry power gathered in Berlin for those events.
As well as a offering plenty of screening opportunities for indie films, BIFF is developing into a crucial business hub for the low-budget film industry.
The Berlin Independent Film Festival gives special attention to films by first- and second-time directors and films achieving amazing results with small budgets.
BIFF will host a daily skills-share workshop where attending filmmakers help each other out with marketing advice and EFM tips. Also, every evening will include a social and networking event for attending filmmakers to build their contacts base.
Awards
Jury Film Award categories:
- Best Feature (over £100k),
- Best Micro-budget Feature (under £100k),
- Best No-Budget Feature (under £10k),
- Best UK Feature,
- Best Documentary,
- Best Sci-Fi / Horror Feature,
- Best Female Director Feature,
- Best LGBT film,
- Best Short Film,
- Best UK Short,
- Best Short Documentary,
- Best Animated Short,
- Best Experimental Short,
- Best Short Short,
- Best Horror / Sci-Fi Short,
- Best Music Video.
Screenplay Award categories:
- Best Feature Screenplay,
- Best Sci-Fi / Horror Screenplay,
- Best EU Screenplay,
- Best Comedy Screenplay.
Audience Award categories:
- Best Feature,
- Best Short.
Rules
- Features: From 50 minutes to 180 minutes,
- Shorts: maximum 50 minutes.
Documents and Other Requisite Items
- Preview DVD (clearly labelled with the title, running time and contact information; do not declare a value on your submission, as this will hold it up in customs) or submission via Filmfreeway system;
- Completed submission form (can be found on festival's website);
- Sumbission must be prepaid.
Subtitles language: English
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie (Director).
Documents
Place
Germany
Berlin
Official Website
Contacts
Address:
See Submission Address
Berlin EU GER
Germany
Phone: 442087693344
Contact Emails
Social Networks
Facebook
- Opening DateFebruary 12, 2024
- Regular DeadlineOctober 10, 2024
- Late DeadlineNovember 12, 2024
- Extended DeadlineDecember 12, 2024
- NotificationsJanuary 12, 2025
- Event Dates14 — 18 February 2025
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Regular Deadline — £100
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Late Deadline — £105
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Extended Deadline — £115
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Regular Deadline — £60
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Late Deadline — £65
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Extended Deadline — £70
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Regular Deadline — £60
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Late Deadline — £65
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Extended Deadline — £70
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Regular Deadline — £60
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Late Deadline — £65
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Extended Deadline — £70
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Regular Deadline — £60
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Late Deadline — £65
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Extended Deadline — £70
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Regular Deadline — £60
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Late Deadline — £65
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Extended Deadline — £70
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Regular Deadline — £60
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Late Deadline — £65
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Extended Deadline — £70
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Regular Deadline — £60
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Late Deadline — £65
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Extended Deadline — £70
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Regular Deadline — £60
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Late Deadline — £65
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Extended Deadline — £70
Микро-бюджет — до €250 000
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Regular Deadline — £100
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Late Deadline — £105
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Extended Deadline — £115
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Regular Deadline — £35
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Late Deadline — £40
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Extended Deadline — £45
Low-Budget — €250 000 − €1 000 000
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Regular Deadline — £100
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Late Deadline — £105
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Extended Deadline — £115
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Regular Deadline — £100
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Late Deadline — £105
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Extended Deadline — £115
Без бюджета — до €25 000
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Regular Deadline — £100
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Late Deadline — £105
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Extended Deadline — £115
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Regular Deadline — £100
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Late Deadline — £105
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Extended Deadline — £115
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