Entry details

BIFF screens short films in competition and out-of-competition but all short films are eligible for the Short Audience Choice Award. BIFF also screens feature-length narrative and documentary films in a variety of streams all of which are eligible for the Feature Audience Choice Award.

Films may screen in 35mm, DigiBeta, HD-Cam, or Blu-RAY. Digital cinema projection is available at our main venues.

BIFF is a qualifying film festival for the Short Film (live action) category of the Academy Awards. Please read the Academy's Short Films Rules at www.oscars.org/rules for eligibility details. Please note that previous television or Internet broadcast will disqualify a film from consideration for our short film competition, the Bermuda Shorts Award.

Please note Narrative features and documentary features in our 'Emerging Visions' strand are limited to first or second-time feature directors.

BIFF does not accept films in competition that premiere more than one year before the date of the festival. Works-in-progress are welcome provided the final print is ready by March 1st 2012.

Entrants must cover the expenses related to shipping the 2 DVD screeners to our programmers. If invited to screen, BIFF will cover the costs of outbound shipping and the entrant must cover inbound shipping costs.

BIFF is happy to work in conjunction with other festivals and exhibitors to keep filmmakers' shipping costs to a minimum.

BIFF 2012

*IMPORTANT NOTE:

BIFF is no longer accepting entries for our 2012 edition. Please check back in the fall for details on how to submit to BIFF 2013!