Bainbridge Island Film Festival Explained

Bainbridge Island Film Festival (BIFF)
Location:Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S.
Founded:1998 (as Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival)
Language:English

Bainbridge Island Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual four-day film festival held on Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States during the second week of November. Venues include the Lynwood Theatre, Bainbridge Cinemas, and the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.[1] It is one of the largest festivals in Washington, featuring a variety of independent American and international films, as well as a significant selection of documentaries, with a focus on films produced in the Pacific Northwest.[2]

History

The festival—originally called the Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival—was founded in 1998, launched by Kathleen Thorne (Program Manager for the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council) and the nonprofit Arts & Humanities Bainbridge, and hosted out of the Lynwood Theatre.[3] [4] Originally, the festival was a part of the Bainbridge Island Arts Walk, however it soon developed into a standalone two-day event.[5] The scope of the festival was films made by Bainbridge Island filmmakers or filmed on the island.[6] [7] In 2016, organizers decided to expand programming selection to include films made by filmmakers from all of Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia.[8] [9]

After running annually as a two-day festival for nearly two decades, the Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival concluded in 2018. In 2023 filmmaker and Cornish College of the Arts professor Charles Poekel, with the support of Arts & Humanities Bainbridge, revived the festival, rebranding it as the Bainbridge Island Film Festival and expanding its venues and length.

Notes and References

  1. News: Hetherwick . Molly . 11 of 45 Films Have Local Angle at 2nd BI Film Festival . . October 31, 2024 . https://archive.today/20241102021325/https://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/11-of-45-films-have-local-angle-at-2nd-bi-film-festival/#selection-1043.24-1043.40 . November 1, 2024 . November 2, 2024.
  2. News: Stoughton . Denise . The Bainbridge Island Film Festival Screens "Ingress" by Rachel Noll-James . Bainbridge Currents . September 13, 2023 . https://archive.today/20241102035547/https://www.bainbridgecurrents.com/stories/article/the-bainbridge-island-film-festival-screens-ingress-by-rachel-noll-james/. November 2, 2024.
  3. News: Millmore . Margaret . Kathleen Thorne – Taking Her Love of Bainbridge Island to a Historic Level! . The Island Wanderer . December 11, 2023 . https://archive.today/20241102035600/https://theislandwanderer.com/kathleen-thorne-taking-her-love-of-bainbridge-island-to-a-historic-level/. November 2, 2024.
  4. Web site: Celluloid Bainbridge 2018: A Retrospective . https://web.archive.org/web/20200220012742/http://www.celluloidbainbridge.com:80/. February 20, 2020.
  5. News: Films and Forums Just a Ferry-Ride Away . Seattle Times. Macdonald. Moira. March 9, 2007 . https://archive.today/20241102030746/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/films-and-forums-just-a-ferry-ride-away/#selection-2003.7-2035.51 . November 1, 2024. November 2, 2024.
  6. News: Rhinehart . Abby . Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival Builds Community, Features Local Filmmakers . Spark Magazine . October 30, 2012 . https://archive.today/20241102035726/https://www.humanities.org/spark/celluloid-bainbridge-film-festival-builds-community-features-local-filmmakers/. November 2, 2024.
  7. News: Macdonald . Moira . Two Film Fests Include Works by Locals . . November 1, 2024 . https://archive.today/20241102031943/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/two-film-fests-include-works-by-locals/ . November 1, 2024. November 2, 2024.
  8. News: Moore . Michael C. . Celluloid Bainbridge Grows Up . Kitsap Sun. October 24, 2016 . https://archive.today/20241102035751/https://archive.kitsapsun.com/entertainment/movies-celluloid-bainbridge-grows-up-3ed85a50-91ef-0640-e053-0100007f36bf-398227451.html. November 2, 2024.
  9. News: Marano . Luciano . A City Full of Stories: Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival Returns to the Silver Screen . . October 23, 2015 . https://archive.today/20241102021259/https://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/a-city-full-of-stories-celluloid-bainbridge-film-festival-returns-to-the-silver-screen/ . November 2, 2024 . November 1, 2024.

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