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Festival Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool announced the final program details for the 11th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place December 4-9, 2014 in Nassau and December 10-14, in Harbour Island, Eleuthera.<\/p>\n
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This year, the Festival will showcase 95 films from 30 different countries, including 48 features and 47 short films of which several are international premieres and all are Bahamian premieres.<\/p>\n
\u201cLIKE SUNDAY LIKE RAIN\u201d starring, Starring Leighton Meester (Gossip Girls) and Debra Messing (Will And Grace) and Billy Joe Armstrong, will open the festival with a red carpet screening at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island on Thursday, December 4th. American Comedy \u201cBIG IN JAPAN\u201d starring Phillip Peterson, Sean Lowry, David Drury, Alex Vincent, Adam Powers as Mans will close the festival with an evening screening on Sunday, December 7th \u2013 also at the Atlantis Theater.<\/p>\n
The four competition categories at BIFF are Spirit of Freedom: Narrative & Documentary; New Visions; and Short Film. Special sections include Caribbean Spotlight and World Cinema as well as Special Screenings. BIFF will begin with LIKE SUNDAY LIKE RAIN, ending with a triplet of 3 band members called BIG IN JAPAN.<\/p>\n
The official BIFF lineup is comprised of the following films:<\/p>\n
SPIRIT OF FREEDOM (NARRATIVE)<\/strong><\/p>\n SPIRIT OF FREEDOM (DOCUMENTARY)<\/strong><\/p>\n NEW VISIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n CARIBBEAN SPOTLIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n SPECIAL SCREENING<\/strong><\/p>\n WORLD CINEMA<\/strong><\/p>\n SHORT FILMS<\/strong><\/p>\n The festival is proud to announce the return of the Filmmaker\u2019s Residency Program. For the tenth year BIFF has broadened the program to include filmmakers from around the world to submit screenplays that are based in The Bahamas or Caribbean region. The Filmmakers\u2019 Residency Program nurtures screenwriters by providing them with an unrivaled opportunity to spend a week with accomplished professionals who make a living working in the industry from Los Angeles and New York. This year\u2019s program will be held in Harbour Island, Eleuthera, December 10 \u2013 14, 2014<\/p>\n Filmmaker Residency Program Selection<\/strong><\/p>\n Bioterror Conspiracy, written by: Louis Lio<\/strong> Explorers, written by: Christopher Andre<\/strong> Last Ones Left, written by: Oliver W. Ottley<\/strong> About the Opening and Closing Night Films:<\/strong><\/p>\n LIKE SUNDAY LIKE RAIN, directed by Frank Whaley, tells the story of Reggie, a 12 year old rich\u00a0 prodigy who lives in a castle in New York, surrounded by wealth but\u00a0 living a lonely life as his parents are frequently absent. Eleanor is a young musician going through the pains of growing up, who is having\u00a0 problems with her boyfriend and was recently fired from her job. Making\u00a0 matters worse, she finds herself with no place to live and far from her\u00a0 unsupportive family. In a desperate attempt to find a new job, she finds\u00a0 herself at the home of Barbara, Reggie\u2019s mom, and is hired to take care\u00a0 of the young boy. She is surprised by Reggie\u2019s intelligence and street\u00a0 smarts but is worried about his odd behavior of avoiding riding in cars, skipping summer camp and only having one friend, Raj. Little by little\u00a0 they both learn about each other lives until an emergency forces Eleanor\u00a0 to visit her family in Upstate New York. After unsuccessfully trying to\u00a0 find a replacement, she takes Reggie with her where he is exposed to a\u00a0 whole different world. This is a beautiful story about discovery and\u00a0 acceptance.<\/p>\n BIG IN JAPAN, directed by John Jeffcoat, Things are looking bleak for the members of rock band Tennis Pro. They\u2019ve been struggling to connect to an audience in the Seattle music scene, with a recent run of shows drawing sparse crowds and uninspiring day jobs that are quickly eclipsing their dreams.\u00a0\u00a0 So when an opportunity arises to take their act on the road to Japan – where the allure of a second chance at recognition awaits them – they can\u2019t refuse.\u00a0\u00a0 Embarking on their Tokyo musical odyssey, the guys experience all the thrills and setbacks of taking their music into unknown territory (at least to them) and in the process learn a thing or two about themselves. It\u2019s just possible they won\u2019t fade away.<\/p>\n BIFF Goes Island Hopping with the BIFF Best of Fest Eleuthera, December 10 – 14 2014: The Best of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) goes island hopping to Harbour Island December 10 – 14 2012 and will be open to the public. Hotel Partners Pink Sands, Valentines Resort, The Landings Hotel and many more.<\/p>\n About the Bahamas International Film Festival<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing the local community and international festivalgoers with a diverse presentation of films from the Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing films that might not otherwise be released theatrically, BIFF provides unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums for exploring the past, present and future of cinema. BIFF aims to raise the level of filmmaking, participation and education throughout the Bahamas and the world. For more information visit www.bintlfilmfest.com or call 242-698-1800<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n BIFF 2014 begins Thursday, December 4th in Nassau and runs through Tuesday, December 9th and for the third time expands to Harbour Island \u201cIsland Hopping\u201d December 10 \u2013 14. For additional information please visit our website www.bintlfilmfest.com.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n BIFF 2014 Sponsors:<\/strong><\/em><\/span> Festival Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool announced the final program details for the 11th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place December 4-9, 2014 in Nassau and December 10-14, in Harbour Island, Eleuthera. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":89021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,204],"tags":[26,30],"class_list":["post-89020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-featured","tag-arts","tag-films"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\nAtlantis, RBC Royal Bank, Jet Blue Airways, Copa Airlines, Galleria Cinemas, Bahamas Waterfront Realty, Ministry Of Tourism, US Embassy, Bahamas Ferries, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, Bahamas Air, Majestic Tours, The Sign Post, Lilo Studios, Master Technicians, Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Co., Jimmy\u2019s Wines & Spirits, Kendall Jackson Wines, Bacardi Store, 1er Cru, The Bahamas Weekly, Southern Air, A Stones Throw Away, Pink Sands Resort, Valentines Resort, The Landings Hotel, Big Heart, FilmFestivals.com and many more. Among the Friends of the Festival are: Dr. & Mrs. Vanderpool, Glinton, Sweeting, O\u2019Brien, Chinese Embassy Of The Bahamas, Banca del Sempione, SA, Bahamas Air, Avis Rental Car.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"