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  • Byron Bay, Australia March 2014, TBA
  • Call for Entry Deadline: October 2013, TBA
    WAB Extended Deadline: November 12th
  • Festival Data:
    • Established: 2006
    • Attendance: 4000
    • Media Attendance: 5
    • Accredited Industry Attendance: 50
    • Total Number of Films Submitted: 246
    • Total Number of Films Screened: 102
    • Total Screenings: 20
    • Total National and International Premieres: 70
    • # of Shorts Screened: 76
    • # of Features Screened: 26
    • Competitive
    • Has Panels
    • Workshops
  • Festival Website:
    www.bbff.com.au
  • Festival Description:

    The Byron Bay International Film Festival provides a platform for independent filmmakers locally, nationally and from around the world. It is BBIFF's intention to preserve the unique spirit of Byron Bay within the festival itself - reflecting the local community by maintaining a strong emphasis on social and environmental issues, human rights, diversity and multiculturalism, creativity, indigenous culture, spirit, healing, connecting to nature, conscious thinking and positive living, music of every variety, marine preservation, colorful characters, humor and, of course being Byron Bay, surfing.

    However while the festival integrates the values and filmmaking talents of the Byron Bay community, it programs international films so that its audiences can experience stories, people and places worlds away. BBIFF supports independent filmmakers in all stages of their careers and they believe in creating opportunities wherever possible - profiling selected filmmakers and promoting their films both before and after their festival. The Byron Bay International Film Festival brings the work of talented filmmakers to appreciative and intelligent audience members, some of whom who are leaders in the Australian Film Industry.

    Byron Bay accepts films of all lengths and all genres. Filmmakers are advised to read through its Fees, Rules & Regulations before submitting. All films entered will automatically be considered for nomination in any award categories that the film might qualify for during the selection process, Awards include but are not limited to Best Film, Documentary, Short Film, Drama, Cinematography, Surf Film, Animation, Experimental Film, Environmental Film, Music Video, Commercial, Best Young Australian Filmmaker & an award for the Best Local Film.

     

  • Film Submissions:
    • Accepts direct submissions
  • Email:info(at)bbff.com.au
    Phone:61 2 66871797
    Mailing Address: Byron Bay International Film Festival
    PO Box 194
    Byron Bay
    NSW 2481
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  • Imagine feeling a genuine ‘calling’ for a career, and not having the freedom to pursue your passion. Imagine being a young woman reaching a marriageable age knowing that your life partner has already been chosen for you and there’s no room for debate.

    These scenarios depict the reality for young people growing up in modern day Iran. Their desire for cultural freedom and expression places them in a constant struggle against a combination of age-old conventions and political control. Two films to be screened at the upcoming Byron Bay International Film Festival (5th –13th March) explore the lives of both urban and rural Iranian youth, and provide telling insights to this challenge for individuality and choice.

    In My Tehran for Sale an aspiring young actress is not allowed to work in the theatre, but dares to do this ‘in secret’. Shot entirely on location in Tehran, this film illuminates how young urban Iranians are forced to live behind closed doors rather than pursue ambitions that do not align with tradition, culture or political mores.

    As a consequence, many of the youth of Tehran occupy lives of duality – working covert jobs, but publicly adhering to the façade of pretence necessary to step out their front doors. This film is the directorial debut of contemporary Iranian poet Granaz Moussavi. Her determination was to show “The fear, and how we learned to pretend all the time and were told how to behave according to the unwritten standards. We had to pretend to be old and sad while we were only young and like any other teens in the world.” My Tehran for Sale challenges our own sense of freedom and opens a window into the real Iran.

    Set in the northern rural province of Mazandaran, the second film, Wind Blows in the Meadow, presents us with a view into the world of arranged marriages. Shooka is a very spirited and hardworking young village woman. Her future pre-arranged marriage to a wealthy neighbour’s mentally impaired son does not currently occupy much of her focus. When her father is suddenly and seriously injured in a logging accident, Shooka is pressured into proceeding with this marriage in order to contribute to her family’s income. Her struggle to avoid the inevitable brings a true suitor to her rescue, whose numerous attempts to delay the arranged marriage only create greater chaos.
    Wind Blows in the Meadow is a melodramatic and entertaining film, but it does have its serious side – both in terms of the lack of personal choice for women, and Iran’s environmental destruction caused by excessive logging. BBFF’s Executive Producer Greg Aitken says “These two films deliver on our overall festival goal to bring the world of film to the heart of Byron Bay. Implicit in this goal are the insights and understanding that are gained by viewing lives and worlds beyond our own”.
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  • The GreenhouseFX Best Animation Award: "The Tale of How"
    Directed by: The Blackheart Gang
    Best Cinematography Award: "Tanghi Argentini"
    Directed by: Frank Van den Eeden

    Best Documentary Award: "Indestructible"
    Directed by: Ben Byer & Rebeccah Rush

    The Byron At Byron Best Environmental Film Award: "Saving Luna"
    Directed by:Suzanne Chisholm & Michael Parfit

    The Frontline Best Experimental Film Award: "Tyger" Directed by: Guilherme Marcondes

    The Bay FM Best Byron Bay Filmmaker Award: Mick Waters for "Believe"

    BBFF08 Honorable Mention: "To Touch the Soul"
    Directed by: Ryan Goble
    Produced by: Teresa Hagen

    The Splendour in the Grass Best Short Film Award: "Tanghi Argentini" -
    Directed by: Guido Thys & Anja Daelemans

    Best Surf Film Award: "Sliding Liberia"
    Directed by: Britton Cailouette & Nicholai Lidow

    The SAE Institute Best Dramatic Feature Award: "Heartlines"
    Directed by: Angus Gibson & Mariki Pretourius

    The Avid Technology 2008 Best Young Filmmaker Award Lav Bodnaruk: "The Sound of Cry"(Prod) & "The Pain of the Macho" (Dir)

    The Southern Cross University Best Film Award: "Laya Project"
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