BIFF's Annual Awards Ceremony for Official Selections in Competition.

BIFF's Juried Awards Include:

• Best Narrative Feature
• Best Narrative Short
• Best Documentary Feature
• Best Documentary Short
• Best WNY Feature
• Best WNY Short
• Best WNY Student Film
• Best Student Film
• Best Episodic Project
• Best Animated Film

Additional Awards Include:

BIFF Audience Award – A balloted award voted on by BIFF audiences! Feature films only.

BIFF Boundary Breaker Award – Issued by the BIFF staff and awarded to a groundbreaking work.

The Tilke Hill W.i.P. Award – A grant supported by the WNY community and its larger public. A panel of film professionals and community members review applications and make selections.