The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the long list of Best International Independent Film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger and includes Lukas Dhont’s film closePark Chan-Wook’s Decision to leaveThe Daniels Everything everywhere all at once and Joachim Treves The worst person in the world. Nominations will be announced on November 3. The winners will be announced at the 25th annual BIFA ceremony on Sunday, December 4.
You can read the long list for Documentary Feature here.
17 films are in the running for the best international independent film sponsored by Champagne Taittinger and between them have already amassed a series of top prizes from this year’s major international festivals. Three of this year’s international titles come from the United States, two from South Korea, one from China, one from Iran, one from South America and the other nine from Europe.
Here is the long list of the best international independent film.
ALCARRAS
Carla Simón, Maria Zamora, Stefan Schmitz, Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno
ALL BEAUTY AND BLOOD
Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John S. Lyons
ARGENTINA, 1985
Santiago Mitre, Mariano Llinás, Axel Kuschevatzky, Federico Posternak, Agustina Llambi Campbell, Ricardo Darín, Santiago Carabante, Chino Darín, Victoria Alonso
BROKER
Kore-eda Hirokazu, Lee Eugene
CLOSE
Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens, Michiel Dhont, Dirk Impens
DECISION TO LEAVE
Park Chan-Wook, Chung Seo-Kyung
EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca
FULL TIME
Eric Gravel, Raphaëlle Delauche, Nicolas Sanfaute
TAKE THE ROAD
Panah Panahi, Mastaneh Mohajer
THE MIF
Fred Baillif, Veronique Vergari, Agnes Boutruche
MORE THAN EVER
Emily Atef, Lars Hubrich, Xenia Maingot
MOURINE
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, Danijel Pek, Rodrigo Teixeira
NAVALNY
Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, Shane Boris
PLAYGROUND
Laura Wandel, Stephane Lhoest
BACK TO DUST
Li Ruijun, Qin Hong, Zhang Min, Li Yan
THE QUIET GIRL
Colm Bairead, Cleona Ni Chrualaoi
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Joachim Trèves, Eskil Vogt, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Thomas Robsahm