@amaawards_ BAFTA BIFA Iris Prize qualifying Selections 5 Aug Actor Riz Ahmed ("The Reluctant Fundamentalist"/"Four Lions"/"Ill Manors"/"Shifty (film)") was among the official festival ambassadors. He received the accolade from actors Ashley Walters and Wil Johnson. Brash Young Turks premired at The British Urban Film Festival in September 2015 and was the fastest selling film in the festivals 10 years of existence. BUFF is a Section B qualifying festival, meaning that your film must be selected to screen at another Section B qualifying festival before you can enter your film to BAFTA. On 9 May 2016, it was announced that actor Wil Johnson is to receive the highest honour at the 2016 British Urban Film Festival Awards on Sunday 18 September. We hit up the British Urban Film Festival with the screening of short film 'To Dream' starring Adam Deacon & Diana Vickers. On 21 November 2014, the inaugural BUFF Africa Season was officially launched at the headquarters of The Africa Channel International in Central London where it was announced at that BUFF will screen the world premiere of "Mum, Dad meet Sam" at the Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel on Saturday 6 December. Damon Jamal Taylor, Savage Land dirs. Aug 19, 2014 - http://www.bufffilmfestival.wordpress.com From the home of urban film coverage in the UK watch and share the BUFF 2014 viral ad from the British Urban . Made in Ural. Allen Hughes to direct from screenplay by Joe Robert Cole. BUFF will submit official selections from filmmakers of LGBT origin and films that are LGBT in theme. [20] Awards were handed out in 6 categories including best short film (sponsored by Goldfinch) and won by 'Hungry Joe' (directed by Paul Holbrook & Sam Dawe); best actress (won by Ruby Barker for How to Stop a Recurring Dream); best actor (won by Stefan Davis for The Tale of The Fatherless); best documentary (sponsored by Greenlit Fund) and won by director Stephan Pierre Mitchell for Deleted; best live script (presented by First Flights and won by Charlie Taylor for Chalice and Blade, Brendan Kelly for Made in America and Tim Mallon for Hellwater; best feature film (sponsored by Woolfcub Productions) and won by director Ed Morris for 'How to Stop a Recurring Dream' and best comedy 'Cleaning House' (directed by Shahaub Roudbari). BOOK YOUR TICKETS . January 2013 will mark another milestone when BUFF becomes the first film festival in the UK to screen a sample of its festival selections via the BBC iPlayer platform in conjunction with Community Channel. On 26 May 2017, it was announced that BT is to sponsor the 2017 British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) and sees BT host every event of the film festival, including the Awards at the BT Tower. The three recipients were Jeff Nottingham for Lost in Mozart, Yvonne Ossei for Face Up, and Donna Marie Dowelled for The Office. The closing night film was 'Faces' (directed by Joseph A. Adesunloye) and starring Terry Pheto ('A United Kingdom'), Aki Omoshaybi and Shingai Shoniwa (former lead singer of The Noisettes). Now in its 17 th year, BUFF, which holds esteemed accreditation from both BAFTA and BIFA, has announced a packed programme of 20 feature films and 74 shorts for its 2022 edition, from 26 November to 3 December as a week-long festival in its new east London venue. On 8 March 2018, the festival announced that director Amma Asante is to be honoured at the BUFF Awards in recognition for her film work as director of A United Kingdom (screened by the festival in October 2016) and also for her previous films Belle (produced by BUFF patron Damian Jones) and A Way of Life (produced by BUFF patron Charlie Hanson).[5]. Other high-profile screenings included rare video footage of N-Dubz in 'The Way We Were' and 'Bad Day', starring Claire Goose, Robbie Gee and Sarah Harding. [31] The ceremony took place at London's Peckhamplex cinema (in front of a live audience for the first time in 2 years) and was hosted by Femi Oyeniran for the fourth time in 6 years. Entitled 'The Changing Faces of BAFTA', the guest panellists were BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar (the first person of colour appointed to the post in its 73-year history) and BAFTA film committee chair Marc Samuelson.[18]. If you have noticed an incorrect deadline date or a typo, feel free to email us. The festival was to run 59 June. Anyiam-Osigwe will be succeeded by London-based actor Justin Chinyere (Venus vs Mars, No Shade) who officially assumed his post last month and played a key role inhosting last years virtual edition of thefestival on Apple TV. [14], On 2 June 2020, Pride Magazine Nigeria published a story in which Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe called out BAFTA for their hypocrisy on social media over a Black Lives Matter tweet the film charity published as a response to the death of unarmed Black American civilian George Floyd.[15][16]. *Films accepted into the 2023 British Urban Film Festival will be in contention for the Iris Prize LGBT+ film festival and screening opportunities on Film4. What impact will Netflix and Disney+s ad tiers have on the TV and streaming sector? All shortlisted films will be considered for theatrical distribution through our industry partners. On 8 October 2015, the festival announced the addition of 2 script judges and 8 new BUFF patrons including the BAFTA award-winning actor Adam Deacon, Femi Oyeniran and director Mo Ali. Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe*, Something Aint Right dirs. Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry. On 16 September 2021, following an appeal by actors and filmmakers and a change of heart from senior management, the British Urban Film Festival was re-instated to Section B of the BAFTA Qualifying Festivals List. On 29 August 2020 Gamal Fahnbulleh from Sky News spoke with Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe in the hours following the untimely death of actor Chadwick Boseman at the age of 43. Instead, well leave it to others to judge. On 8 September 2016, it was announced that Trace Urban is to sponsor the BUFF Awards 2016 in the "best movie" category. All shortlisted films will be eligible to win a British Urban Film Festival short film/feature film award in 2023. 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On 1 April 2015, it was announced that the first ever British Urban Film Festival awards (supported by Channel 4) will take place in London on Thursday 17 September. Thanks for making BUFF 2021 such a memorable week for so many reasons - The Victor Adebodun award is in great hands! [6] Please, identify yourself. Welcome ! Firstly, our website made it clear in the 6 weeks leading up to the festival that there is no wheelchair access (upstairs) for guests attending Renaissance Studios (www.britishurbanfilmfestival.co.uk/tickets). [34] Filmed over a 5 year period, the documentary profiles the aptly named Marvel Opara, the visually impaired mother of British Olympic heavyweight boxer Joe Joyce. DBUFF is showcased annually in Amsterdam and is the Netherlands' premier urban film festival. Launched in 1995, relentlessly connecting films to festivals, reporting and promoting festivals worldwide.. A brand new website will soon be available. Founded by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe | The British Urban Film Festival is the flagship Black film organisation founded by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, Esq. On 30 May 2016, the British Urban Film Festival came top of a global list of diverse film festivals worthy of attending in 2016. Filmed on location across the UK, the pilot was screened at the headquarters of ITV in London's South Bank and made its Christmas Day broadcast debut on BEN Television in December 2005. 0n 5 August 2022, festival director Justin Chinyere announced 94 official selections for the 17th British Urban Film Festival to be screened at Rich Mix from November 26 - December 3. This letter must come via email (to justin@buffestival.com) from the student's course tutor who must be currently employed by the educational institution) as proof of the student's eligibility. Feature length films: must be no less than 44 minutes and no more than 120. Also starring are Fred Lancaster, Lonyo Engele, Paula Masterton, Veronica Jean Trickett, Joel Grizzle, Chris Preddie OBE, Tenisha White, Zephryn Taitte, Justin Chinyere, Kele Le Roc and Judith Jacob. [10][11], On 27 December 2019, it was announced in the New Year's Honours list that British Urban Film Festival founder and Chairman Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe is to receive an MBE for services to the Black and Minority Ethnic film industry. Thank you! Administrative address. On 26 May 2017, the festival announced that telecommunications giant BT was to sponsor the 2017 British Urban Film Festival and Awards. Red Carpet News TV. Founder Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe and managing director Clare Anyiam-Osigwe also revoked their BAFTA voting memberships. April 2012 marked the festival's return to television for the first time in five years with the launch of "BUFF Presents" a strand of films previously screened at the British Urban Film Festival including 'Drink, Drugs, & KFC.'. *Films accepted into the 2023 British Urban Film Festival will be in contention for an African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) in 2023 (subject to eligibility). Kinology is handling international sales. Supported by filmmakers and British actors, the organisation was set up by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe and established as BUFF Enterprises Ltd.[1]. BUFF also stripped Noel Clarke of the honorary award he received in 2019. The 2010 festival marked BUFF's 5th anniversary with the screening of Sus, based on the original stageplay written by Barrie Keeffe and starring Clint Dyer (who also co-produced the movie), Rafe Spall (who went onto star in the BBC 2 drama series The Shadow Line), Ralph Brown ('Withnail and I', Huge) and Anjela Lauren Smith ('Babymother', 24 Hours in London). Awards were handed out in 7 categories including best short film (sponsored by Met Film School) and won by 'Smack Edd' (directed by Greg Hall); best actress (won by Terry Pheto for 'Faces'); best actor (won by Aki Omoshaybi for 'Faces'); best documentary (won by director Richard Etienne for 'The ID Project: My Dominica Story); best live script (presented by HBO and won by Jo Southwell for 'Loyalty', Eno Enefiok for 'Asylum', Malcolm J Solomon for 'Raped); best feature film (won by director Joseph A. Adesunloye for 'Faces'). On 2 March 2015, it was announced that the award-winning writers of Run Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith were appointed as script judges for the British Urban Film Festival. It was also announced that the Sky Sports boxing pundit Spencer Fearon was to present the opening night gala in London's West End. (deedNEWS) - British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) is a BAFTA-accredited film festival dedicated to urban independent cinema. Although the annual festival is free to attend, it does charge entry fees to film-makers who wish to submit their films in what is, according to Film London, 'an important and emerging genre which is not otherwise seen regularly in the capital's cinemas'. All British short films accepted into the 2023 British Urban Film Festival are eligible to be entered into the 2024 BAFTA film awards. marriage and civil partnership. For collaboration, editorial contributions, or publicity, please send us an . Red Carpet News TV. The 2-day event (which is free to attend) will also host a 12-hour marathon of short films, documentaries, feature-length dramas plus Q&A sessions on October 13 at Oxford House in Bethnal Green. Welcome ! Short films must be no less than 3 minutes and no more than 44. 2014 British Urban Film Festival: 'Montana' - Closing Night World Festival Premiere Promo. 3,574 following. British Urban Film Festival founder Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe is stepping down after 2 terms and 16 years at the helm. The film stars Ed Hayter, Freddie Thorp, Diana Vickers and Adam Deacon. religion or belief. Gardener Charlie is busy toiling when suddenly an ench. On 16 May 2016, it was announced that Adam Deacon & Femi Oyeniran are to host the 2016 British Urban Film Festival Awards from Hilton Hotel Tower Bridge. [7], On 4 July 2019, the British Urban Film Festival announced that actor, writer, producer and director Noel Clarke is to receive the BUFF honorary award for his 20+ year career in film and television. On 25 April 2016, it was announced that the 2016 British Urban Film Festival will be hosted at Odeon Cinemas in Camden Town and Swiss Cottage from 14 to 20 September. Thank you. We are now entering our 18th year and want to give clarity to our reclaiming of the word urban. Dubbed as the leading film festival for diversity in the world, The British Urban Film Festival - under new director Justin Chinyere - is returning in November 2022. On 6 September, it was revealed that BUFF Originals - the production arm of the British Urban Film Festival - announced the streaming release of No Shade in HD on the Vimeo OTT platform and FilmDoo. You may use information from this website only if a link to the source is provided. By using this site you are agreeing to our privacy and cookie policy. Supported by filmmakers and British actors, the organisation was set up by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe and established as BUFF Enterprises Ltd. [1] Contents 1 History 1.1 2005-2011 1.2 2014 2:38. Subscribe now for monthly editions, awards season weeklies, access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations. On 5 June 2015, it was announced that the award-winning film and TV producer Charlie Hanson was the latest industry figure appointed as a patron to the board of the British Urban Film Festival. Supported by filmmakers and British actors, the organisation was set up by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe and established as BUFF Enterprises Ltd. Two gala screenings were scheduled to take place at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square (4 September) and the Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel (7 September). With offices in Greater London, the company has also devised projects including The Search for BUFF, a reality-TV-talent contest designed to find people who 'look buff' who are then 'appointed' as ambassadors to promote the annual British Urban Film Festival. The opening night film was 'Lara and The Beat' (directed by Tosin Coker) and starring Nigerian actress and singer Seyi Shay (originally from Tottenham, North London). On 7 November 2016, the festival announced the appointment of 4 new BUFF patrons and one new BUFF script judge. Universal lines up Snoop Dogg biopic, partners with rappers new Death Row Pictures, Comedian Phil Wang to host The Big Screen Awards, XYZ Films founders on working with international filmmakers and their global outlook, Im bullish on the future: AGC Studios head Stuart Ford talks AFM, indie sector. or The festival, colloquially known as BUFF, is now in its 17th year and will show high quality feature films, documentaries and shorts. The British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) has revealed the line-up for the 2022 edition, opening with the world premiere of festival founder Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe's directorial debut, Absolutely. race. Enquiries: ceoanyiam.osigwe@gmail.com . Lovely organisers. [23], On 10 September 2021, it was announced that Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe had been appointed as chief columnist for Screenlately.com, providing expert film and TV analysis on a weekly basis.[24]. Campbell Dalglish, Henrietta Mann, Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story dir. In doing so, director Clare Anyiam-Osigwe became the sixth Black British female director in history to release a feature film in UK cinemas. sex. Speaking at a virtual Black History Month public lecture series hosted by Anglia Ruskin University on 6 October 2021, Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe announced that he will be stepping down as director of the British Urban Film Festival after serving 2 terms and 16 years. why I should submit to the best film festival in the U.K for diverse programming: At the British Urban Film Festival, we have been a pioneering platform for all facets of diversity since our formation in 2005. We could go on with the positive coverage your film has received elsewhere which would normally lead to a more favourable rating. The sponsorship also gives BT rights to share the broadcast of the BUFF Awards on BT.com, exclusive rights to host both events at BT Tower and the opportunity to screen films acquired from BUFF on the BT TV store platform.[3]. Other guest presenters included director James Webber, actress Ruby Barker, actors Arnold Oceng, David Ajala, Andre Fyffe and Stephan Pierre Mitchell. British Urban Film Festival. Donate Here Celebrating On 26 January 2015, it was announced that the BAFTA award-winning producer Damian Jones was appointed to the board of the British Urban Film Festival. England E1 6LA It was also announced that Heather Small former lead singer of M People is to be the headline act. On 7 July 2014 it was announced that "The Trials of Muhammad Ali" was to premiere in the UK as part of the 2014 British Urban Film Festival. Theatrical refers to VOD platforms and/or TV platforms in the UK & Ireland (ONLY). The BUFF awards is set for December 3, with British-Nigerian filmmaker Obi Emelonye receiving this years honorary award, whose credits include Black Mail and The Mirror Boy. The British Urban Film Festival has struck a partnership with the Shoreditch-based venue Rich Mix for its 2022 edition. All Music, Spoken Word, Dance & Moving Image videos must be no less than 3 minutes. 52 films were screened in addition to 3 live script readings and 3 days of workshops and masterclasses. In 2010, Buff will mark the 5th anniversary . British Urban Film Festival: 2005: On 2 May 2013 it was announced that the publisher-broadcaster Channel 4 would be hosting the opening three events of the 8th annual British Urban Film Festival at the company's headquarters in Horseferry Road, Central London. There was no disabled access for my disabled guest who had to climb up metal stairs in the rain. On 31 January 2022, highlights of The 2021 BUFF Awards ceremony were streamed exclusively on Bohemia Euphoria, a new UK streamer dedicated to showcasing diverse content. Festagent: promoting films to festivals. Log in On 7 September 2019, the 5th annual BUFF awards were held, also at Met Film School, Ealing Studios and hosted by radio personality Linda Egwuekwe & the actor & filmmaker Femi Oyeniran. Founded by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe | The British Urban Film Festival is the flagship Black film organisation founded by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe, Esq. Marcus Markou*. Coverage was hosted from Odeon West End in Leicester Square by actress Zawe Ashton ("Dreams of a Life"/"Fresh Meat (TV series)"). The Stratford Picturehouse Cinema in Newham forms part of the 2009 festival which is being supported by 3 London boroughs: Newham, Tower Hamlets and Redbridge. www.buffenterprises.co.uk or on the dedicated blog www.britishurbanfilmfestival.blogspot.com. Filmow. Secondly, your ratings on Film Freeway do [22], On 7 September 2021, Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe was appointed to the jury of the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival (in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival. On 4 January 2018, it was announced that the 2018 British Urban Film Festival was to take place in the summer for the first time in its history with the BUFF Awards opening the six-day event on Monday 4 June. Featuring interviews with close friends, family and boxing figures including Frank Warren and Spencer Fearon, cameras follow Marvel in and around Putney (where shes lived for most of her life) as well as at ringside to be present for Joes fights to get a sense of how she comes to terms with her disability. British Urban Film Festival Partners With Rich Mix For 2022 Edition Read the full article https:// deed.news/news/press-rel ease/british-urban-film-festival-partners-with-rich-mix-for-2022-edition/ #News #PressRelease #BritishUrbanFilmFestival #BUFF2022 #BAFTA #BIFA #AfricanMovieAcademyAwards #DeedNews #FilmFestivalNews The concept brings together an array of film programming "online, on-air and in person" in conjunction with ITV, Grime Daily, Genesis Cinema and The British Blacklist.com. Enjoy the best of both worlds: Portal for Film & Festival News, exploring the best of the festivals community.. An adventure exploring, from dreams to reality, the emerging talents in our community. On 13 August 2014, it was announced that BUFF would screen two film festival selections for the first time on network television with the terrestrial premieres of "Driftwood" & "Sunny Boy" on Channel 4 as part of the Shooting Gallery short film strand. hello@festagent.com. 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