BIFF Legacy Gala: Everyday People w/ Stephen McKinley Henderson
North Park Theatre
Join us as we celebrate the work of acting legend Stephen McKinley Henderson – BIFF's 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!
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BIFF's Annual Awards Ceremony for Official Selections in Competition.
BIFF's Juried Award Categories Include:
Experimental Competition (Features + Shorts)
Animation Competition (Features + Shorts)
Narrative Feature Competition - Global
Narrative Feature Competition - Domestic
Documentary Feature Competition - Global
Documentary Feature Competition - Domestic
WNY Feature Competition (Narratives + Documentaries)
WNY Short Competition (Narratives + Documentaries)
Documentary Short - Global
Documentary Short - Domestic
Narrative Short - Global
Narrative Short - Domestic
WNY Student Film Competition
WNY Student Animation Competition
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.
BIFF's 2025 Jurors:
Melanie Lynn Addington (Programmer, Oak Cliff Film Festival), Carlos Amado, PhD (Associate Professor of Spanish, University at Buffalo), Lynne Bader (Vice President, Original Content Creation, Buffalo Toronto Public Media), Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli (Filmmaker + Assistant Professor of Media Arts, Antioch College), Sharon Cosimano (CFRE–Growth Strategist, Rural Outreach Center), Patricia Dowling (Project Director, Erie County Ret.), Lacy Ellinwood (University Libraries Staff, University at Buffalo), Joseph A. Gervasi (Co-Founder Cabbage Collective + Exhumed Films + Film/Music/Event Programmer + Archivist), Joseph Hernandez (Senior Programmer + Director of Community Development, Brooklyn Horror Festival), Mike Jones (Animation Program Director + Associate Professor, Daemon University), TJ Lindholm (Major Gifts Coordinator, Buffalo Toronto Public Media), Dave McCreery (Musician + Filmmaker), Sakura McCreery (Musician + Photographer), Colleen O’Mara (Actress), Joel Resnikoff (Production Designer), Amy Ryan (Community Member), Danielle Webb (Owner, Allen Street Dress Shop), Alysia Welch-Chester (Connector-in-Chief, Soul Connective), Tracey Wilson (Actress + Filmmaker)
