The Buffalo International Film Festival 2024 is complete and all that is left is the echos in the theaters … and, of course, the awards that many of the entrant are taking home!

Congratulations to all the winners for the 2024 festival. Here are the recipients:

• BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
  ADIDAS OWNS REALITY
  Directed by Keil Orion Troisi + Igor Vamos
  
• BEST WNY FEATURE
  A WITCH LIVES IN THE ATTIC
  Directed by Lilith Crimi
  
• BEST WNY SHORT
  PORTLAND IS THE NEW PORTLAND
  Directed by Christopher Scamurra
  
• BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – DOMESTIC
  TALLYWACKER
  Directed by Brendan Boogie
  
• BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – GLOBAL
  JUST A FARMER
  Directed by Simon Lyndon
  
• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT – DOMESTIC
  HELLO, GOODBYE
  Directed by Chris Lee
  
• BEST NARRATIVE SHORT – GLOBAL
  THE MASTERPIECE
  Directed by Àlex Lora
  
• BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – DOMESTIC
  DEMON MINERAL
  Directed by Hadley Austin
  
• BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – GLOBAL
  A PICTURE TO REMEMBER
  Directed by Olga Chernykh
  
• BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – DOMESTIC 
  HOW TO SUE THE KLAN
  Directed by John Beder
  
• BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – GLOBAL
  ENCHUKUNOTO / THE RETURN
  Directed by Laissa Malih
  
• BEST ANIMATED FILM
  BIRDS OF A FEATHER
  Directed by Katie Cobos
  
• BEST EPISODIC
  CINCHING SADDLES
  Directed by Aman Pannu + Kevin Sengara
  
• BEST WNY STUDENT FILM
  THE WAITING ROOM
  Directed by Jahaad Shairi 
  
• BIFF BOUNDARY BREAKER AWARD – SHORT
  LIP VIRGIN
  Directed by Shimrit Eldis 
  
• BIFF BOUNDARY BREAKER AWARD – FEATURE
  TRE REGOLE INFALLIBILI / THREE INFALLIBLE RULES
  Directed by Marco Gianfreda

BIFF’s 2024 Jurors: Sharon Cosimano (President, Rural Outreach Center), Mac Cappuccino (Producer), Kash Costner (Film Professional), Anthony DiGesare (Writer & Faculty, Canisius College), Becky Farnham (Filmmaker), Sally Jarzab (Corporate Communications, University at Buffalo), Roselyn Kasmire (Educator, Author and Actress), Bob Lingle (Owner, Good Neighbor Bookstore), Harry Lipsitz  (Producer/Co-owner, Casting Buffalo), Micheal Montes (Film & TV Composer), Andy Morin (Cinematographer, Owner Avenir Cine), Tim Noble (Artist), Paul Papadeas (Filmmaker), Cheryl Quimba (Author), Ahmed Tarek Ragheb (Filmmaker), Lily Ekimian Ragheb (Filmmaker), Joel Resnkoff (Production Manager), Melissa Rivera (Actress), Bryan Patrick Styole (Actor), Lisa Vendever (Co-founder & Director Cinekink Film Festival), Jeff Wilber (Screenwriter), and Roy Wol (Producer, Co-president Hollywood Radio & TV Society New York).

AUDIENCE AWARDS

• BIFF AUDIENCE AWARD – NARRATIVE
  SKEET
  Directed by Nik Sexton
  
• BIFF AUDIENCE AWARD – DOCUMENTARY
  SONGS FROM THE HOLE
  Directed by Contessa Gayles