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	WINNERS OF 9TH ANNUAL BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED \| News \| British Independent Film Awards - BIFA
		In its ninth year, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) have established themselves as one of the most important awards ceremonies in the British film industry and are regarded as the kick-off to the Awards Season.
		John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Film Council, the major funding partner of the BIFAs says: "We are proud to be supporting the BIFAs which are a great champion for the British film industry, and for excellence and originality in independent filmmaking.
		A film will be eligible for an Award if: • It is intended for theatrical release, and has had a public screening to a paying audience either on general release in the UK or at a British-based film festival between 1st December 2005 and 30th November 2006.
	www.bifa.org.uk /news_story.php?news=27 (771 words)

	Encyclopedia: Film history/United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Peter Greenaway was an early pioneer of the use of computer generated imagery blended with filmed footage and was also one of the first directors to film entirely on high definition video for a cinema release.
		British special effects technicians and production designers are known for creating visual effects at a far lower cost than their counterparts in the US, as seen in Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985).
		The UK film This is Not a Love Song (2003) was the first to be streamed live on the internet at the same time as its cinema premiere.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Film-history/United-Kingdom (1434 words)

	Redhotcurry.com - Films. Raindance East Film Festival, 21 - 27 March 2003
		A celebration of local and international film is hitting the streets of London's East End this March with the launch of the Raindance East film festival.
		It is the UK's biggest independent film festival, increasing in popularity year on year- total attendance has grown from 1,378 in 1993 to 15,953 in 2002.
		The British Independent Film Awards was founded by Raindance in 1998 with the full support of the British Film Industry to pay tribute to achievement, celebrate newcomers and promote British talent and filmmaking.
	www.redhotcurry.com /archive/entertainment/films/raindance_2003.htm (907 words)

	Rules \| British Independent Film Awards - BIFA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		All films submitted for consideration will be viewed by the Advisory Committee with the help of a nominated screening panel.
		The Douglas Hickox Award is to be given a British director for their debut feature film.
		The Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film by an Actor (male/female) to be decided by the Advisory Committee with the input of the Harris family.
	www.bifa.org.uk /blurb.php?blurb=1 (402 words)

	British Independent Film Awards Go "Dirty"
		Also receiving honors were British actors John Hurt, who received the Richard Harris Award which recognizes outstanding contribution by an actor, as well as Sir Ian McKellen, given this year's annual Variety UK Personality Award which honors the career of a British actor who has had a high profile in the international film community.
		Films are eligible for the BIFAs if they are at least 51% financed by British companies (except the award for best foreign film) and are intended for theatrical release.
		Films must have had a public screening before a paying audience in general release in the UK or a British-based film festival between October, 2002 and September 30, 2003.
	www.indiewire.com /biz/biz_031106bifa.html (383 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Film \| News \| Sweet Sixteen named best of the independents
		Ken Loach's film Sweet Sixteen, set on a rundown council scheme in Greenock where a teenager tries to find the money for a home when his mother gets out of prison, won best film, and its young star, Martin Compston, was named most promising actor.
		The most poignant award of the night was to the actor Richard Harris, who died last Friday aged 72, for his outstanding contribution to independent films.
		Awards founder Elliot Grove said: "We are delighted with the calibre of films this year, especially the Scottish contingent.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Film/News_Story/Guardian/0,4029,822936,00.html?%3Drss (376 words)

	DAILY NEWS: "Sexy Beast," "Memento," and "In the Mood for Love" Honored at 4th British Independent Film Awards
		The film is a comedy about a gangster living in Spain who's retirement is interrupted by a persistent crook determined to pluck him back into the business to pull off a high-stakes vault break-in in London.
		The award for Best Foreign Independent Film (English Language) went to Christopher Nolan's "Memento" (although Nolan is British, the film was shot and financed in the U.S.) while Wong Kar-wai's romantic drama "In the Mood for Love" took the Best Foreign Independent Film (Foreign Language prize).
		Now in its fourth year, the British Independent Film Awards were created to celebrate the British independent film community at home and abroad.
	www.indiewire.com /biz/biz_011026_briefs.html (354 words)

	Pro-Abortion Movie "Vera Drake" Sweeps British Independent Film Awards
		Staunton is reportedly being considered for an Oscar for her role in the film.
		The top honors at the British film awards were chosen by a jury chaired by Anthony Minghella, the film event director.
		The British Independent Film Awards were established in 1998.
	www.lifenews.com /nat1006.html (407 words)

	British Independent Film Awards - BIFA
		In 2002 the award for Outstanding Contribution by an Actor was presented to Richard Harris.
		The film submission deadline for BIFA 2003 is 22 August 2003, so you still have time to submit your film here.
		BIFA drinks reception on Saturday May 14th, 2005 at the Cannes Film Festival.
	www.bifa.org.uk (174 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Movies: Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		British Independent Film Awards - Celebrates achievement in independently funded British filmmaking.
		European Film Academy - EFA's most visible activity is the annual presentation of the European Film Awards, formerly known under the name FELIX.
		Internet Movie Awards - People are given the opportunity to vote for their favorite actor and film in a given 6 month period.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Movies/Awards (427 words)

	BBC News \| FILM \| Sexy Beast triumphs at awards
		Bifa founder Elliot Grove paid tribute to the films nominated, pointing out that this was a particularly good year for independent movies.
		British cinematographer Chris Menges, who worked on The Pledge, The Killing Fields, The Mission and Michael Collins won the lifetime achievement award.
		They must also be produced, or majority co-produced by a British company, or in receipt of at least 51% of their budget from a British source.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/entertainment/film/newsid_1618000/1618354.stm (556 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| Immigration films dominate awards
		The Richard Harris Award - a tribute to Irish actor Richard Harris who died last year - was won by veteran actor John Hurt.
		Irish drama The Magdalene Sisters won the jury award, while Sir Ian McKellen - to be seen next month in the last Lord of the Rings film The Return of the King - won personality of the year.
		BIFA founder Elliot Grove said: "This year has been unprecedented.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/3241319.stm (317 words)

	Welcome to the 29th Carolina Film and Video Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Film or video works must be submitted on DVD, SVHS (standard play mode; in conformance with NTSC specifications), or VHS (standard play mode; in conformance with NTSC specifications).
		A "student work" is a film or video that is made or the majority of work completed while the filmmaker was a student.
		These include films or videos: (a) made under contract for a major studio or with major studio funding, distribution, or marketing; (b) films shown/ under contract to be shown at commercial theatres or on network or cable television; (c) films made, distributed, funded, or produced in whole or in part by UNCG faculty.
	www.carolinafilmandvideofestival.org (728 words)

	British Independent Film Awards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British Independent Film Awards were created in 1998 to celebrate achievement in independently funded British movies.
		The awards take place in November each year, after the announcement of nominations in September.
		This page was last modified 03:52, 1 November 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Independent_Film_Awards (67 words)

	ipedia.com: History of cinema in the United Kingdom Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The film, directed by Bille Eltringham, was "live" from the 5th-19th September 2003 at http://www.thisisnotalovesong.com and stars Michael Colgan, Kenneth Glenaan, David Bradley and John Henshaw.
		The shame of British cinema is that it has been impossible, until very recently, to produce a list of fl actors who are successful in British films.
		In 1967 a British movie To Sir, with Love starred Afro-American actor Sidney Poitier and The 51st State (2001) starred Samuel L. Jackson, which perhaps suggests that the apparent racism isn't a straightforward colour bar but instead perhaps the result of ignorance among those in charge of casting.
	www.ipedia.com /history_of_cinema_in_the_united_kingdom.html (1058 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Film \| News \| Awards triumph for Vera Drake
		Mike Leigh's film Vera Drake swept the board at last night's British Independent Film Awards.
		The young offenders' institution Ricky is shown leaving at the start of the film is the very one in which Walters served his real-life sentence.
		Leigh's film has already triumphed at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion and best actress prizes, and Staunton has been tipped for an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Vera.
	film.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/Guardian/0,4029,1363554,00.html (296 words)

	indielondon.co.uk - movies - British Independent Film Awards 2002, posthumous award for Harris
		A SPECIAL acting award, commemorating his outstanding contribution to film, was created for the late Richard Harris at the British Independent Film Awards ceremony in London on Wednesday (October 30).
		A spokesman for the awards ceremony said that the decision to award Harris for his contribution to cinema was taken to pay tribute to the Irish actor’s ‘exceptional career’, especially in regard to independent and Brtish film-making.
		Compston, in particular, is a revelation on-screen, but prior to appearing in the film was better known for his exploits on the football pitch, with Scottish side, Morton FC.
	www.indielondon.co.uk /film/British_Indieawards02.html (277 words)

	indielondon.co.uk - film - The British Independent Film Awards 2003, winners announced
		STEPHEN Frears' critically-acclaimed drama, about the plight of illegal immigrants working in London, entitled Dirty Pretty Things, took four of the top awards at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), which were announced on Tuesday (November 4, 2003).
		Other notable winners at the sixth annual awards included Olivia Williams, who was named best actress for The Heart Of Me, Harry Eden, who took best newcomer for Pure, and Richard Jobson, who won best debut director for his film, 16 Years of Alcohol, which has been selected to close this year's Raindance Film Festival.
		Controversial Irish drama, The Magdalene Sisters, won the jury award, while Sir Ian McKellen was named personality of the year, and took the opportunity to bemoan the British film industry for not taking more risks.
	www.indielondon.co.uk /film/brit_indie_film_awards03.html (479 words)

	MovieMaker Magazine \| Film Festival Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Film Fest New Haven - Film Fest New Haven is a broadly focused, internationally recognized, independent film festival in September, located in New Haven, CT—home to Yale University.
		New England Film and Video Festival - The New England Film and Video Festival is one of the leading regional independent film festivals in the country.
		Cucalorus Film Festival - Beginning with a magical event in the fall of 1994, Cucalorus has established itself as one of the few truly independent film festivals inthe world, serving the needs of moviemakers first and foremost.
	www.moviemaker.com /festivals.html (3964 words)

	British Independent Film Awards
		This site is produced by the Film Department of the British Council.
		The British Council is not responsible for the contents of any external sites.
		Copyright 2007 © British Council, the photographers & the authors.
	www.britfilms.com /festivals/browse/?id=528AC3A40cd7d272BEtMy4417320 (106 words)

	Mrs. Henderson Presents -- Film 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The film follows her quest to win back the music hall audience lured away by 'talking pictures', and she is aided and abetted by her equally formidable theatre manager, Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins).
		It is an unusual film for Frears, his first musical, a period piece of the type usually more closely associated with a director like James Ivory, and a subtle antiwar film that has as much to say about our own times as the World War II era in which it is set.
		Her theatre's wartime spirit was celebrated in a 1945 Hollywood film, Tonight And Every Night, starring Rita Hayworth as a Windmill showgirl, and the place was also the subject of the British films Murder At The Windmill, starring a young Jon Pertwee as a police detective, and Secrets Of A Windmill Girl, featuring Pauline Collins.
	www.djdchronology5.com /mrshendersonpresents2004.htm (7854 words)

	BBC - Film Network - 6.6.04
		It seems (due to the ratings) that the very nature of this film has divided the opinions of those who viewed it, but I think it's great.
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	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/filmnetwork/A3753579 (502 words)

	indielondon.co.uk - film - British Independent Film Awards 2004 (Vera Drake)
		ABORTION drama, Vera Drake, swept the board at the British Independent Film Awards, taking six prizes at the annual event.
		The film was one of the strong performers at this year's London Film Festival and opens in UK cinemas in January.
		Of the other award winners (announced on Tuesday, November 30, 2004), Bafta-winning documentary, Touching the Void, picked up two awards, while zombie comedy, Shaun of the Dead, won best screenplay for its writers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright.
	www.indielondon.co.uk /film/brit_indie_film_awards04.html (359 words)

	British actors honoured at British Independent Film Awards
		British actors Sir Ian McKellen and Emily Watson, who both missed out on Oscars earlier this year, have been honoured at the British Independent Film Awards.
		Watson's Best Actress award was one of two for the movie Hilary And Jackie, which also won a Best Director title for Anand Tucker.
		No one film dominated the awards, a fact which BIFA founder Elliot Grove said reflected the diversity of UK film-making.
	www.netlondon.com /news/1999-41/3DA1E716D6931F23802.html (431 words)

	Gillian at British Independent Film Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Showcasing a newly svelte figure and blonde hairdo, Gillian Anderson led the red carpet roster of stars at the British Independent Film Awards in London on Tuesday.
		The X-Files star, swathed in a halter-neck white satin gown, was beautifully backed in the glamour stakes by fellow actress Amanda Holden, who also had the flashbulbs blazing outside the Hammersmith Palais when she made her entrance in a romantic multi-coloured frock and orange pumps.
		Also reigning triumphant were Korean film Oldboy which beat Fahrenheit 9/11 for the best foreign independent film prize, and Irishman John Crowley, who won the debut director award for Intermission.
	gilliananderson.ws /cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EEpEAypAZFahaNuQJD&... (199 words)

	'Vera Drake' Sweeps UK Awards - Movie News - Time Out Film
		Staunton's award in particular should strengthen her case for Oscar nomination next year, while the film's huge haul could be an indication that 'Vera Drake' will be a big winner come BAFTA night.
		The Douglas Hickox Award for best directorial debut meanwhile went to John Crowley for the marvellously convoluted 'Intermission', while Kevin Macdonald's 'Touching the Void', the true story of a disastrous mountain expedition, came up trumps in both the best documentary and best technical achievement categories.
		Bob Hoskins was also a winner on the night when he picked up the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution by an actor to British film.
	www.timeout.com /film/news/206.html (389 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Neverland' honored (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The awards, the first major prizes of the Academy Awards season, also gave boosts to Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby and Ray, all of which made the panel's top 10 list.
		The awards aren't always an accurate forecast of the Academy Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 27.
		But the 96-year-old awards have considerable clout because they are the first major honors of the awards season, and studios studios look at any national prizes as quivers in their Oscar campaign bows.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2004-12-01-neverland-honored_x.htm (576 words)

	Johansson and Zombies Up for Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Now in their seventh year, the awards contrast Hollywood glamour with down-to-earth British drama, and familiar names, such as director Mike Leigh, with ambitious young talent.
		Hollywood star Johansson is the highest profile name in the best actress category, nominated for her part in "Girl With A Pearl Earring," the tale of a Dutch maid and her artist master.
		Both films are in the running for Best British Independent Film and like all other nominated films are produced or majority co-produced by a British company.
	www.studentfilmmakers.com /news/printer_173.shtml (374 words)

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