Burbank International Film Festival Explained

Burbank International Film Festival
Location:	Burbank, California, U.S.
Language:	International
Founded:	2009
Founders:	Val Tonione

The Burbank International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held since 2009 in Burbank, California, United States. It was founded by Val Tonione,^[1] and awards are distributed to filmmakers that have focused on social and environmental issues.^[2]

In 2023, the festival honored filmmaker Tim Burton at their 15th annual film festival.^[3]

2009

It ran from March 22 to 29 at the Woodbury University.^[4]

2010

It ran from July 31 to August 7 at the Woodbury University.^[5] The winners were:^[6]

• Best Feature Film: Charlie Valentine
• Best Short Film: True Beauty, This Night
• Best Documentary: Gus, An American Icon
• Best Student Film: Jale
• Best Film Noir: Sage
• Best Animated Short: Skylight
• Best Drama: Tick Tock (Tracey Birdsall)^[7]
• Best Western: The Sierra
• Best Music Video: "City of Noise"
• Best Foreign Film: Andheri
• Best Sci-Fi Comedy: Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face and The Adventures of Zion Man & The Supreme Commander
• Best Sci-Fi: Enigma
• Best Commercial: HBO's The Deal Breaker and Levi's' True Love Ad
• Best Cinematography: Mansfield Path
• Best Based on A True Story: Grace Bedell
• Best Directing: Daniel Sametz for Buroinfierno
• Best Socially Conscious Film: The Elephant in the Living Room and The Cartel
• Shortest Short: Peel
• Best Screenplay: Daniel D. Molinoff for Outrider
• Best Historical Piece: A Letter from Home
• Best Editing: James Coblentz for Mansfield Path
• Best Acting: Peter Green for Poetry Man
• President's Award: Poetry Man

2011

It ran from September 15 to 18 at the Burbank AMC Theatres.^[8] The winners were:^{[9] [10] [11]}

• Best Feature (Narrative): A Lonely Place for Dying
• Best Feature (Animation):
• Best Short Film (Narrative): Bathing and the Single Girl
• Best Short Film (Animation): Friday Night Tights
• Best Documentary: Canine Instinct
• Best Indie Animation: Biology
• Currator's Choice Award for Animation: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
• Best Foreign Film: Augenblicke
• Best Student Film (Narrative): Dr. Thompson
• Best Student Film (Animation): An Awkward Situation
• Best Screenplay (Unproduced): The King's Son
• Best Writing (Original): Amanda
• Best Writing (Adaptation): Tell-Tale
• Best Writing (Animation / Original): Supa Pirate Booty Hunt: Music Saves Lives PSA
• Best Writing (Animation / Adaptation): Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
• Bella Fe Films / FrameFroge Previz (core version) development scholarship winner: Imprinted
• FrameFroge Previz 3D Pro version software winner: To the End of the World
• Best Commercial: Adidas' The Aerialist
• Best Director (Narrative): Martin Barigel for Augenblicke
• Best Director (Animation): Kazuya Murata for Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
• Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sam Gipson for The Insides of a Lamb
• Best Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Karawady for Death Wish
• Best Voice Acting: Spike Spencer for Supa Pirate Booty Hunt: Music Saves Lives PSA
• Best Cinematography: Greg Williams for Tell-Tale
• Best Film Editing: Nicholas Goodman for Help Me Please
• Best Costume Design: Red Princess Blues
• Best Visual Effects: Divination and Defective Detective
• Best Character Design: Supa Pirate Booty Hunt: Music Saves Lives PSA
• Best Production Design: Supa Pirate Booty Hunt: Music Saves Lives PSA
• Best Art Direction: Supa Pirate Booty Hunt: Music Saves Lives PSA
• Best Sound Editing: Supa Pirate Booty Hunt: Music Saves Lives PSA
• Best Music: Defective Detective
• Best Science Fiction Film: The New World
• Best Horror/Thriller Film: Blackstone
• Best Comedy Film: Pepper
• Best Drama Film: Freak
• Best Music Video: "Stockpiling Poison"
• Flappers Funny Film Contest: Runyon: Just Above Sunset
• Sonic Sound-off: Best Band: Outliar
• Feature Selection Award: Narrative Film: Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Feature Selection Award: Short Film: Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest
• Feature Selection Award: Animated Feature: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Oddesssey
• Feature Selection Award: Documentary: Adventures in Plymptoons

2012

It ran from September 5 to 9 at the Burbank AMC Theatres.^[12] The winners were:^[13]

• Best Feature Documentary: Greedy, Lying, Bastards
• Best Short Documentary: Among Giants
• Best Adapted Screenplay: The Legend of Mccoy Mountain
• Best Original Screenplay: Jack and Annie's Co List
• Best Music Video: "Space Tree"
• Best Student Film: Impetuous
• Best Animated Short Film: Devils, Angels and Dating and Beaver Creek episode 7
• Best Foreign Feature Film: Ecstasy
• Best Foreign Short Film: I Am Neda
• Best Commercial: True Power
• Best Comedy Short Film: Camp Chapel
• Best Short Film by Women: When You Find Me and Neighbors
• Best Horror Short Film: The Curse
• Best Science Fiction Short Film: The Taste of Copper
• Best Comedy Short Contest: High Maintenance
• Comic Book / Graphic Novel Competition
  • Best Cover: Infex
  • Best Comic Book: M3
  • Best Graphic Novel: Trench Coats, Cigarettes and Shotguns
• Best Thriller Feature Film: In The Eyes of a Killer
• Best Thriller Short Film: Tracer Gun
• Best Dramatic Feature Film: Things I Don't Understand
• Best Dramatic Short Film: Masque
• Best New Media: The Division
• Best Actor: Adam Sinclair for Ecstasy
• Best Actress: Danielle Harris for Shiver and Kelli Garner for Neighbors
• President's Innovation Award: White Room: 02B3

2013

It ran from September 4 to 8 at the Downtown Burbank.^{[14] [15]} The winners were:^[16]

• Best Feature Documentary: Walk On
• Best Short Documentary: Jujitsing Reality
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Lifetime Loser
• Best Original Screenplay: Hard Promises and Arc of Eloides”
• Best Student Film: Boots and Hear Me Roar
• Los Angeles County Student Filmmakers Award: Being and Ingrained
• Best Animated Short: Tailed
• Best International Animated Short: Wings of Time
• Best Foreign Feature Film: Los Traficantes
• Best Comedy Feature Film: Chasing Taste
• Best Foreign Short: Sweet Love
• Best Comedy Short Film: Driving Tinseltown
• Best Film by Women: Ghost Exchange
• Best Faith Based Short Film: Static
• Best Horror Short Film: Through the Woods
• Best Science Fiction Short Film: Supervised
• Best Horror Feature Film: A House Is Not A Home
• Best Thriller Feature Film: Chink
• Best Dramatic Feature Film: A Fish Story
• Best Thriller Short Film: Incident on Highway 73
• Best Dramatic Short Film: Imagine
• Best New Media: On Begley Street
• Best New Media – Comedy: Heavenly Help
• Best Actor: Scott Wolf for Imagine and Eddie McClintock for A Fish Story
• Best Actress: Jayne Heitmeyer for A Fish Story and Elizabeth Schmidt for Incident on Highway 73

2014

It was held from September 3 to 7 at the Downtown Burbank.^[17] The winners were:^[18]

• President's Innovation Award: The Moving Picture Co. 1914
• Best Dramatic Short: The Last Session
• Best Feature Documentary: Better Things: The Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones
• Best Short Documentary: Pie Lady of Pie Town
• Best Student Film: Into The Silent Sea
• Los Angeles County Student Filmmakers Award: Unmatched
• Best Animated Short: The Numberlys
• Best Foreign Short: Butterfly Dreams
• Best Comedy Short: Heal Thyself
• Best Short by Women: Sophie
• Best Horror Short: Playing with the Devil
• Best Science Fiction Short: Stranger at the Pentagon
• Best Thriller Short: The Monsters
• Best New Media – Comedy: The Impression Guys
• Best New Media – Drama: Star Trek Continues: Fairest of Them All
• Best Faith Based Film: Families Are Forever
• Best Adapted Screenplay: The Guide
• Best Original Screenplay: The Seduction of Auntie Rose
• Best Actor: Daniel Baldwin for Wisdom To Know The Difference
• Best Actress: Teri Polo for The Last Session
• Best Feature – Drama: Wisdom To Know The Difference
• Best Feature – Thriller : Mercenaries
• Best Feature – Films by Women : The Piano: An Odyssey
• Best Feature – Foreign Film: Miss Julie
• Best Feature – Science Fiction: Time Lapse
• Best Feature – Faith Based: The God Question

Notes and References

1. Web site: A reel festival . March 25, 2009 . Rudolph, Joyce . . . June 17, 2014.
2. Web site: Los Angeles Film Festival Calendar 2014 . Deioma, Kayte . . . June 16, 2014 . July 11, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140711104612/http://golosangeles.about.com/od/losangelescalendar/a/FilmFestivals_3.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Feinberg . Scott . 2023-08-16 . Burbank Declares ‘Tim Burton Day’ With the Hometown Filmmaker Set to Return for Local Film Fest (Exclusive) . 2023-09-27 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
4. Web site: Burbank International Film Festival . . June 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170619084800/http://www.thescl.com/Burbank-International-Film-Festival . June 19, 2017 . dead .
5. Web site: Burbank Upcoming Event - Burbank International Film Festival. Burbank.com . June 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100705111858/http://www.burbank.com/event/Burbank-International-Film-Festival/1764 . July 5, 2010.
6. Web site: Winners and Nominees: Burbank International Film Festiva, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111227015051/http://www.burbankfilmfestival.org/Awards2010.html . December 27, 2011 . Burbank International Film Festival . June 16, 2014.
7. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435942/awards?ref_=nm_awd
8. Web site: The Burbank International Film Festival - Legendary Roger Corman Honored; Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films Saluted . Balaskas, Peter A. . Splash . June 16, 2014.
9. Web site: 2011 Awards - Film & Writing . https://web.archive.org/web/20111228115920/http://www.burbankfilmfestival.org/Awards2011_FilmWriting.html . December 28, 2011 . Burbank International Film Festival . June 16, 2014.
10. Web site: 2011 Awards - Cast, Crew, & Production . https://web.archive.org/web/20111228011458/http://www.burbankfilmfestival.org/Awards2011_CastCrew.html . December 28, 2011 . Burbank International Film Festival . June 16, 2014.
11. Web site: 2011 Awards - Genre, Music, & Feature Film Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20111225193821/http://www.burbankfilmfestival.org/Awards2011_Genre.html . December 25, 2011 . Burbank International Film Festival . June 17, 2014.
12. Web site: Dread Hits the Burbank International Film Festival Launch Party . Decker, Sean . May 8, 2012 . . June 16, 2014.
13. Web site: 2012 Award Winners . Burbank International Film Festival . June 16, 2014.
14. Web site: Burbank International Film Festival Offers Free Screenings for Kids . August 29, 2013 . . June 17, 2014.
15. Web site: Burbank International Film Festival Call for Entries . April 16, 2013 . . June 17, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140616214459/http://www.ufva.org/news/burbank-international-film-festival-call-entries . June 16, 2014 .
16. Web site: 2013 Award Winners . Burbank International Film Festival . June 17, 2014.
17. Web site: Burbank International Film Festival Lineup in its 6th Year . Levine, Sydney . August 18, 2014 . . February 16, 2015.
18. Web site: 2014 Winners . Burbank International Film Festival . February 16, 2015 . October 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141013021608/http://www.burbankfilmfest.org/2014-winners/ . dead .