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© 2026 Buffalo International Film Festival

Buffalo International Film Festival

Buffalo International Film Festival 2026
OCTOBER8–152026
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BIFF 20th anniversary programming
BIFF Offscreen: A Little History of Cinema Told in Small Objects

BIFF Offscreen: A Little History of Cinema Told in Small Objects

Sep 3, 2026–Jan 4, 2027
Buffalo & Erie County Downtown Central Library

An exhibition of pre-cinema technology!

Free Event
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Buffalo Film History Series: Buffalo’s Vitascope Theatre + Edisonia Hall

Buffalo Film History Series: Buffalo’s Vitascope Theatre + Edisonia Hall

Sep 3, 2026–Jan 4, 2027
Buffalo & Erie County Downtown Central Library

Watch the same films that screened at the Vitascope Theatre 130 years ago!

Free Event
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NYSCAWittlin, Dry & Dry, LLPDaemen UniversityBuffalo AKG Art Museum
Erie CountyLalenaK:DaraCasting Buffalo
City of Buffalo – Delaware DistrictBuffalo Toronto Public MediaCanterraCommunication Department at SUNY Buffalo State
North Park TheatreBurchfield Penney Art CenterHouse of CharmArts Access Program
Scene One Market Arcade CinemasDuende at Silo City BuffaloThe Downtown Central Library – Buffalo & Erie County Public LibraryScience on Screen®
HallwallsBuffalo Niagara Film Office26Mohawk Place
Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art CenterLipsitz Green Scime CambriaBad Neighbors
Tito's Handmade VodkaVilla MariaSUNY Buffalo Department of Media Study + The Office for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging