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Aleem Khan's After Love dominated the 2021 British Independent Film Awards, winning six prizes in total including Best British Independent Film. Khan also took home both Best Director and the Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director, as well as Best Screenplay. Joanna Scanlan won Best Actress and Talid Ariss won…

Riz Ahmed Honorary Award Riz Ahmed will be the recipient of this year's Richard Harris Award, which is presented annually by the British Independent Film Awards to recognize an actor or actress who has contributed significantly to British films. The Sound of Metal and The Night Of actor has been a stalwart at the…

Kenneth Branagh's autobiographical drama Belfast and Philip Barantini's single-take title Boiling Point both lead nominations for this year's British Independent Film Awards with 11 nods a piece. Belfast, which chronicles the tale of life as a young boy in the city in 1969 in the midst of the Troubles, earned a Best…

Sarah Gavron's Rocks and Remi Weekes' His House scooped five and four awards respectively, while Anthony Hopkins won Best Actor for The Father, at tonight's British Independent Film Awards, held virtually this year. Scroll down for the full list of winners. Rocks was crowned Best British Independent Film, beating…

Saint Maud leads nominees for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) with 17 nods. Scroll down for the full list of nominees. Rose Glass' lauded psychological horror is nominated for Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay and Best Director, as well as in the debut categories: Breakthrough Producer…

Update: This story is being updated this week as the new longlists are unveiled. Today (November 20) the Best Documentary longlist has been published, see below. Previously, November 17: Organizers of the British Independent Film Awards have confirmed their upcoming ceremony will delay from its traditional end-of-year…

EXCLUSIVE: Bait, Mark Jenkin's low budget indie feature that was a BAFTA winner on Sunday, has begun racking up international sales following its successful UK theatrical run last year. The Festival Agency (TFA) has now inked deals on the title for Australia and New Zealand (Vertigo Releasing/Rialto), Scandinavia…