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2022 BIFFy Award Winners!

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Best Narrative Feature

Americanish

Directed by Iman Zawahry

Iman Zawahry, Director | Americanish

Finalists:

  • Americanish
  • Darking Way
  • Fish and Puddle
  • Here & After
  • Landlocked
Americanish Poster | Iman Zawahry, Director
Film Page & Trailer

Best Documentary Feature

The Sound of Us

Directed by Chris Gero

The Sound of Us - Chris Gero

Finalists:

  • Amuka
  • The Art of Making It
  • Bring It Home
  • The Sound Of Us
  • Variety
The Sound of Us - Poster
Film Page & Trailer

Best Narrative Short

Ian, A Moving Story

Directed by Abel Goldfarb

Ian, A Moving Story- Abel Goldfarb

Finalists:

  • A Father’s Job
  • Ian — A Moving Story
  • Kafkas
  • The  Night Passenger
  • Whales Don’t Swim
Ian, A Moving Story - Poster
Film Page & Trailer

Best Documentary Short

The Roads Most Traveled

Photojournalist, Don Bartletti
Directed by Bill Wisneski

The Roads Most Traveled - Bill Wisneski

Finalists:

  • A Bridge Too Far From Hero Street
  • From Trash to Treasure
  • Ourselves, In Stories
  • The Roads Most Traveled:
The Roads Most Traveled - Poster
Film Page & Trailer

Best Regional Feature

Narratives & Documentaries

Operation Wolf Patrol

Directed by Joe Brown

Joe Brown

Finalists:

  • 2020: A Comedy Special
  • Becoming Geppetto
  • It’s Just a Game
  • Operation Wolf Patrol
  • The Turkey
Operation Wolf Patrol - POSTER
Film Page & Trailer

Best Regional Short

Narratives & Documentaries

Mittens

Directed by Justin Johnson

Mittens - Justin Johnson

Finalists:

  • Dairyland
  • Erosion Project
  • Mittens
  • PeloLove
  • The Statement
Mittens - poster
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Best Music Video

Everything All At Once

Directed by Gavin Michael Booth

Rent Do - Gavin Michael Booth

Finalists:

  • August Sings ‘Una Furtiva Lagrima’
  • Everything All At Once
  • “John L” Black Midi
  • Sooper Girl
  • Yumi So Cute
Everything All At Once | Gavin Michael Booth, Director
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The BIFF 2022
Golden Laurels Award

The Six

Directed by Arthur Jones

The Six - Arthur Jones

The Golden Laurels Award, an honor that has only been given once in BIFF history (All the Queen’s Horses, 2018), was presented to the runaway festival hit, The Six. The award is reserved for films that embody excellence in independent filmmaking, as well as outstanding performance at the box office.

The Six - poster
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Power of Film Award

Synthetic Love

Directed by Sarahy Heitz de Chabaneix

Synthetic Love - Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix

After that first BIFF event in 2006 we realized that we had unleashed something truly significant. As you well know, film can be a potent force. It can make people laugh, it can make people cry. It can touch them deep inside and make them look at the world in a whole new light.

As its name suggests, this award was created to spotlight that awesome power. It is given to a film that shares with the world a powerful, life-changing message. The winner this year absolutely fits this description.

Synthetic Love - Poster
Film Page & Trailer

Finalists:

  • A Father’s Job
  • Ian — A Moving Story
  • Kafkas
  • The Sound of Us
  • Synthetic Love

Josh Burton Award
For Creative Excellence

Kafkas

Directed by Nick Blake

Kafkas - Nick Blake

A very special friend of BIFF was Josh Burton, who we lost in 2007. As a professional actor, Josh had a successful career on Broadway but returned home to become a driving force in the Greater Beloit arts community. He entertained countless local audiences both as an actor and as a producer as he helped create a professional summer theater company in residence at Beloit College.

In that spirit, the Josh Burton Award acknowledges a film deserving of recognition for bringing something truly special to the stage, or in this case, the screen.

Kafkas Movie Poster
Film Page & Trailer

BIFF Year ‘Round
People’s Choice Award

For weeks throughout the year, our film audience gathers to pre-view and review selected BIFF-eligible films. Together they select a winner before BIFF even starts.

Swing State: The Road to Friendship?

Directed by Bryan Oldenburg

Bryan Oldenburg, Director | Swing State

Swing State | The Road To Friendship, Bryan Oldenburg, Director
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Pompano Boy

Directed by Andrew Paul Davis

Andrew Paul Davis, Director | Pompano Boy

Pompano Boy Movie Poster - Andrew Paul Davis, Director
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Executive Director’s Award

Dairyland

Directed by Taylor C Pipes

Dairyland - Taylor C. Pipes

Dairyland - Poster
Film Page & Trailer

I Want Him Dead

Directed by Daniel Pico

I Want Him Dead - Daniel Pico

I Want Him Dead - Poster
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President’s Award

Surviving Sex Trafficking

Directed by Sadhvi Siddhali Shree

Surviving Sex Trafficking - Sadhvi Siddhali Shree

Surviving Sex Trafficking - poster
Film Page & Trailer

Our BIFF 2022 Honorary Chair

Jeff Livingston

IT IS WITH A GREAT DEAL OF PLEASURE THAT WE ANNOUNCE THAT A VERY SPECIAL FRIEND OF BIFF WILL SERVE AS THIS YEAR’S HONORARY CHAIRPERSON.

Jeff Livingston has been a member of the BIFF Board of Directors for many years, providing all manner of support to the festival, including fundraising, festival operations coordination and legal advice (Jeff is a highly respected local attorney who last worked for the Beloit firm of Collins & Henderson). To say the least, he has devoted countless hours to the festival.

Jeff Livingston
Jeff Livingston | 2022 Honorary Chair

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