The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has released this year’s longlists for Best Feature Documentary, which is sponsored by Intermission Film, and Best International Independent Film, which is sponsored by Champagne Taittinger. Fifteen films make the cut for Best Feature Documentary, which this year includes previous BIFA nominees Kevin Macdonald, Daisy-May Hudson, Sophie Compton, and Charlie Shackleton, alongside works from first-time filmmakers—six of whom have also been longlisted for BIFA Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary, as announced last week. The Best International Independent Film longlist also features 15 acclaimed and award-winning independent films from around the world, including new works from renowned directors Jafar Panahi, Park Chan-Wook, and Joachim Trier, who won this category in 2022 with “The Worst Person in the World.” The final five nominations in each category will be announced on Monday, November 3rd, with winners revealed at the 28th BIFA ceremony on Sunday, November 30th, at London’s iconic Roundhouse.
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY SPONSORED BY INTERMISSION FILM
HOLLOWAY – Sophie Compton, Daisy-May Hudson, Stella Heath Keir, Alice Hughes, Polly Creed
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE – Eleanor Mortimer, Jacob Thomas
MOTHER VERA – Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson, Laura Shacham
MOTHERBOARD – Victoria Mapplebeck
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH – Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey, Colin Butfield
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO – Kevin Macdonald, Peter Worsley, Alice Webb
PALESTINE COMEDY CLUB – Alaa Aliabdallah, Charlotte Knowles
POWER STATION – Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell
THE SECRET OF ME – Grace Hallet-Hughes, James Rogan, Flora Stewart
A WANT IN HER – Myrid Carten, Tadhg O’Sullivan, Roisín Geraghty, Kat Mansoor
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT – Charlie Shackleton, Catherine Bray, Anthony Ing
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM SPONSORED BY CHAMPAGNE TAITTINGER
CHRISTY – Brendan Canty, Alan O’Gorman, Marina Brackenbury, Meredith Duff, Rory Gilmartin
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT – Jafar Panahi, Philippe Martin
LATE SHIFT – Petra Volpe, Reto Schaerli, Lukas Hobi
LEFT-HANDED GIRL – Shih-Ching Tsou, Sean Baker, Mike Goodridge, Jean Labadie, Alice Labadie
LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS – Urška Djurkić, Jožko Rutar, Miha Černec
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS – Hlynur Pálmason, Anton Máni Svansson, Katrin Pors
NO OTHER CHOICE – Park Chan-Wook, Lee Kyoung-Mi, Don McKellar, Jahye Lee, Back Jisun, Michèle Ray Gavras, Alexandre Gavras
THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE – Hasan Hadi, Leah Chen Baker, Bannen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohammed Quasem, Waheeda Thabet, Rahim Alhaj
PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK – Sepideh Farsi, Javad Djavahery, Annie Ohayon-Dekel
THE SECRET AGENT – Kleber Mendonça Filho, Emilie Lesclaux
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
SIRÂT – Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol, Domingo Corral, Oriol Maymó , Andrea Queralt, Mani Mortazavi, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
SORRY, BABY – Eva Victor, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins
SOUND OF FALLING – Mascha Schilinski, Louise Peter, Maren Schmitt, Lucas Schmidt, Lasse Scharpen
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB – Kaouther Ben Hania, Nadim Cheikhrouha, Odessa Rae, James Wilson
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