• see lots of the top movies from the Competition . (Click here for a general summary of the competition rules - details change each year.)
• meet 200 or 300 fellow amateur film enthusiasts from around the world
• talk to top award winners
• enjoy a great weekend in different parts of Britain each year
• take a long weekend break and visit nearby places of interest.

IAC regions take turns hosting BIAFF and each adds its distinctive touches. The core event starts on a Friday evening and runs through to late Sunday afternoon. On Friday and Saturday there may be four or more "mini-cinemas" running at once and each showing different fascinating programmes of top films and runners-up. On Saturday night a gala banquet offers a chance to get to know other delegates and to recognise the achievements of outstanding people in the amateur film movement by awarding Fellowships. On Sunday we come together in one large hall for the screening of the major award-winning films and presentation of prizes. Most regions also organise an interesting programme of excursions and entertainments starting on the preceding Thursday afternoon and running through Friday.

Where possible the event takes place in a single building - often a large old-style hotel - so that delegates can mix and mingle between shows. Over the years the festival's name has changed. For many years it always took place in the capital and was called the LIAFF (London International ...). Then it became Movie nnnn (where nnn was the year).

BIAFF reports ...

Movie 1999 | Movie 2000 | Movie 2001 | Movie 2002 | Movie 2003 the festival then changed its name to BIAFF

BIAFF 2004 | BIAFF 2005 | BIAFF 2006| BIAFF 2007 | BIAFF 2008 | BIAFF 2009  | BIAFF 2010  |

BIAFF 2011:
event report |   special awards | diamond | ***** | **** | *** | ** | * | AV awards
watch some of the films

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