Buffalo Int'l Film Festival Award Winners announced

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

ADIDAS OWNS REALITY

Directed by Keil Orion Troisi + Igor Vamos

BEST WNY FEATURE

A WITCH LIVES IN THE ATTIC

Directed by Lilith Crimi

BEST WNY SHORT

PORTLAND IS THE NEW PORTLAND

Directed by Christopher Scamurra

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – DOMESTIC

TALLYWACKER

Directed by Brendan Boogie

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – GLOBAL

JUST A FARMER

Directed by Simon Lyndon

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT – DOMESTIC

HELLO, GOODBYE

Directed by Chris Lee

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT – GLOBAL

THE MASTERPIECE

Directed by Àlex Lora

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – DOMESTIC

DEMON MINERAL

Directed by Hadley Austin

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – GLOBAL

A PICTURE TO REMEMBER

Directed by Olga Chernykh

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – DOMESTIC 

HOW TO SUE THE KLAN

Directed by John Beder

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – GLOBAL

ENCHUKUNOTO / THE RETURN

Directed by Laissa Malih

BEST ANIMATED FILM

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Directed by Katie Cobos

BEST EPISODIC

CINCHING SADDLES

Directed by Aman Pannu + Kevin Sengara

BEST WNY STUDENT FILM

THE WAITING ROOM

Directed by Jahaad Shairi 

BIFF BOUNDARY BREAKER AWARD – SHORT

LIP VIRGIN

Directed by Shimrit Eldis 

BIFF BOUNDARY BREAKER AWARD – FEATURE

TRE REGOLE INFALLIBILI / THREE INFALLIBLE RULES

Directed by Marco Gianfreda

BIFF AUDIENCE AWARD – NARRATIVE

SKEET

Directed by Nik Sexton

BIFF AUDIENCE AWARD – DOCUMENTARY

SONGS FROM THE HOLE

Directed by Contessa Gayles 

Thank You to BIFF's 2024 Jurors:

Sharon Cosimano (President, Rural Outreach Center), Mac Cappuccino (Producer), Kash Costner (Film Professional), Anthony DiGesare (Writer & Faculty, Canisius College), Becky Farnham (Filmmaker), Sally Jarzab (Corporate Communications, University at Buffalo), Roselyn Kasmire (Educator, Author and Actress), Bob Lingle (Owner, Good Neighbor Bookstore), Harry Lipsitz  (Producer/Co-owner, Casting Buffalo), Micheal Montes (Film & TV Composer), Andy Morin (Cinematographer, Owner Avenir Cine), Tim Noble (Artist), Paul Papadeas (Filmmaker), Cheryl Quimba (Author), Ahmed Tarek Ragheb (Filmmaker), Lily Ekimian Ragheb (Filmmaker), Joel Resnkoff (Production Manager), Melissa Rivera (Actress), Bryan Patrick Styole (Actor), Lisa Vendever (Co-founder & Director Cinekink Film Festival), Jeff Wilber (Screenwriter), and Roy Wol (Producer, Co-president Hollywood Radio & TV Society New York).

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