Barbados International Film Festival 2008
 
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Sita Sings the Blues
Animated/Bollywood/Feature/Out of Competition
Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as "The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told."
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Trench Town - The Forgotten Land
Documentary/In Competition
Trench Town, Jamaica, is the most famous ghetto in the World. Immortalised by Bob Marley it is now one of the most dangerous places on the planet. This film examines how the people survive in such extreme circumstances. It is a moving testimony to the silent majority of people who live there.
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2008 Award Winners
The President and the Members of the International Jury of the Barbados International Film Festival are please to announce its 2008 winners. They are as follows:-


Best Feature:
THE FLYBOYS

Best Documentary:
THE WRECKING CREW

Best Short Film:
GONE FISHING

Best Feature Film Actor:
Dallen Gettling THE FLYBOYS

Best Feature Film Actress:
Jennifer Slimko THE FLYBOYS

Best Feature Director:
Rocco DeVilliers THE FLYBOYS

Best Short Film Actor:
Travis Young THE REPLACEMENT CHILD

Best Short Film Actress:
Zora Howard PREMATURE


BEST INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE: TRENCH TOWN


SPECIAL MENTION to Jesse James and Reiley McClendon (the two boys) in THE FLYBOYS


AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD:

MERMAID


The organising committee of BIFF 2008 would like to thank all the various film makers for their film submission to the festival and wish them all the success for 2009.
Posted: Dec. 10, 2008 at 9:24AM by B-Side
BIFF AWARD WINNERS 2007
The inaugural Barbados International Film Festival was held December 5th - 9th 2007, in Barbados, West Indies. On the evening of December 8, the 2007 Festival Award winners were announced at the world-class luxury resort, Royal Westmoreland, St. James, Barbados.

PARTITION garnered three awards including the festival's highest award the Golden Trident for Best Film, Best Director (Vic Sarin), and the Audience Choice Award. The film, which stars Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk and Neve Campbell, was written and directed by Vic Sarin. An epic tale set during the partition of India and Pakistan in the 1940s, the film follows two lives that are brought together in a profound and sweeping story that reveals the tenderness of the human heart in the most violent of times. The story resonates today with its strong message of tolerance.

Best Documentary went to Andy Abraham Wilson's MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA. The film, shot like a thriller, captivates the viewer from the first moment. The true story of the cold-blooded murder of a young mother stirs up fear and talk of divine and vigilante justice on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. “An eye for an eye … and a tooth for a tooth,” originating in ancient Mesopotamia, takes on modern-day meaning in a forgotten village of the same name.

Best Short was won by Matvei Zhivov's PISMO (THE LETTER), a film that takes us back to the horrors of WWII. With a powerful underlying theme of the frailty of the human condition, the short highlights a wounded Russian soldier who puts his wife to an emotional test, with a result he did not anticipate.

Best Actress was won by Mamatha Bhukya in VANAJA (India), directed by Rajnesh Domalpalli. Her performance displayed a challenging range of emotions illustrating the harsh realities of the caste system in India. Set in rural South India, a place where social barriers are built stronger than ancient fort walls, the film explores the chasm that divides classes as a young girl struggles to come of age.

Best Actor was awarded to SARBANE'S-OXLEY'S (USA) Shane Taylor. Written and directed by Ramcess Jean-Louis, the lead character displays the contradictions of human nature. His role revolves around being an ambitious attorney who must grapple with his inner conscience and the invisible forces of corruption surrounding him,while dealing with the equally challenging and deceptive forces taking hold in his sordid love life.

The Grand Jury made special mention of the documentary films SALUD! (Cuba), directed by Connie Field, and Khashyar Darvich's DALAI LAMAI RENAISSANCE (USA), for their respective vital messages of the rights of all to universal health care and the urgent need for communication to resolve the challenges facing our world today.

BIFF Founder and Executive Director David Bryan comments,"Our inaugural festival was a tremendous success. The response from the international film community was incredible. The quality and diversity of the 40 features, documentaries and shorts that screened at the festival exceeded our highest expectations. The intimate Q&A sessions with filmmakers were a highlight of the festival, and we are looking forward to 2008, as we continue to discover and honor works by filmmakers that embody the imagination, boldness and fresh spirit of independent film."
Posted: Oct. 08, 2008 at 3:48PM by B-Side
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