BIFF 2019 Special Guests & Honors
Founders’ Award as an Icon in the Performing Arts
Sigourney Weaver
BIFF Living Legend Award
Harry Belafonte
BIFF Award for Artistic Excellence
Arturo Tappin
BIFF Lifetime Achievement Award
Nicholas Brancker
An Evening with Howard Shore
Roger Gittens, Andre Woodvine, Howard Shore & Elizabeth Cotnoir
McNeel Impact Award
Wasted: The Story of Food Waste
BIFF 2019 Filmmaker Awards
Carmichael Award for Exceptional Storytelling – BACK IN TIMES, director: Kleon McPherson
Trident Award for Achievement in Film – CARGO, director: Kareem Mortimer
Best of Festival – SATAN AND ADAM, director: V. Scott Balcerek
Best Narrative Feature – JINN, director: Nijla Mu’min
Best Documentary Feature – INTO THE OKAVANGO, director: Neil Gelinas
Best Short Film – OFF GUARD, director: Kyle Chin
Best Short on the Beach – PAIGE, director: Bjarne Salen
Best Local Filmmaker – Emmanuel Tyson & Dan – Jamal Weekes for DEAR MUM
BIFF 2019 Feature Films
BIFF 2019 Selected Short Films
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE …..HANS MARTIN RALL (SINGAPORE)
BACK IN TIMES….KLEON MCPHERSON (TOBAGO)
BLACK ARIEL….STEPHEN EARLEY JORDAN II (USA)
BLACK DOLL….AKLEY OLTON (ST.VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES)
COLD STORAGE….THOMAS FREUNDLICH (FINDLAND)
DEAR MUM………EMMANUEL TYSON & DAN-JAMAL WEEKES (BARBADOS)
FOR THE LOVE OF THE REEF….ALAN E FRANKS (USA)
INTRODUCING PHYSIOSHARK…..TOM VIERUS (GERMANY)
LIQUID GOLD…..ROMMAL HALL (BARBADOS) & DAN MIRVISH (USA)
LITTLE FISH AND THE CROCODILE…..STEFANIE PLATTNER (GERMANY)
MANGO WARS….KYLE CHIN (JAMAICA)
NIGHT LIGHT….YAMISET TRUJILLO & JANE SUAREZ (USA)
OFF GUARD….KYLE CHIN (JAMAICA)
OUTNUMBERED IN AFRICA…..CLARE FIESELER, GABBY SALAZAR (USA)
PAIGE….BJARNE SALEN (USA)
ROOTS….JO BURROWS (UK)
SWIM….FRANCISCO PEREIRA COUTINHO (USA)
THE SUN ON TOP OF THE HOUSE …..FARHAN UMEDALY (CANADA)
