2026 Lineup

86 events

Dad Genes

SAT, OCT 10 · 4:30–6:15 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

A sperm donor's discovery that he's fathered dozens of children transforms him from anonymous donor to unconventional family man.

BIFF Party: Big Fun!

OCT 10–11 · 6:00 PM

Duende

BIFF's signature birthday bash is back at the silos!

Free Event

BIFF Shorts: Night Fever

SAT, OCT 10 · 6:00–7:30 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

The night belongs to lovers and loners.

BIFF Legacy Gala: Dead Man w/ Gary Farmer

SAT, OCT 10 · 6:00–8:45 PM

North Park Theatre

Join us as we celebrate the work of acting legend Gary Farmer – BIFF's 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!

BIFF Shorts: Episodic Comedies

SAT, OCT 10 · 6:45–8:15 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Big laughs, short episodes!

A Safe Distance

SAT, OCT 10 · 8:00–10:00 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

After a woman is abandoned by her boyfriend in the forest, she befriends a couple and gradually realizes they are on the run from the law.

Time Warp

SAT, OCT 10 · 8:45–10:45 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

50 years after THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW electrified audiences, a drag theater co. stages a shadow cast of the cult classic.

Heartbreak Falls Part 2

SAT, OCT 10 · 9:30–11:45 PM

North Park Theatre

The consummation of a business agreement triggers a tragic series of events.

BIFF Offscreen: In Fractions

SAT, OCT 10 · 10:30 PM–12:00 AM

Duende

Rad art rock among the silos.

Free Event

BIFF Shorts: Sunday Breakfast

SUN, OCT 11 · 11:00 AM–12:30 PM

North Park Theatre

Family friendly films to nourish your soul, develop your palate, and start your day right!

BIFF Shorts: Next Gen

SUN, OCT 11 · 12:00–1:30 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Thoughtful and fun, teen made shorts.

Free Event

BIFF Shorts: Justice in View

SUN, OCT 11 · 12:00–2:00 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Evocative shorts exploring social and intersectional justice issues. Stories about changemakers, risk takers, dreamers and healers.

Free Event

BIFF X0: Poems, Songs, Spaces, Places

SUN, OCT 11 · 1:00–3:15 PM

North Park Theatre

Lyrical, place + space-based experimental films.

Workers of Art

SUN, OCT 11 · 2:15–4:15 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

What happens when artists are treated as essential workers?

BIFF Shorts: In The Club

SUN, OCT 11 · 2:15–4:15 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Coming-of-age and finding community.

All American Girls

SUN, OCT 11 · 3:45–5:45 PM

North Park Theatre

An exploration of the cultural phenomenon, history, and impact of the iconic and wildly popular American Girl doll line.

BIFF X0: Kingdom Animalia

SUN, OCT 11 · 4:30–6:00 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Lobsters', bears', lions' goats', humans', caribous', and ants'-eye-views from the avant-garde!

Partners: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution w/ Final Press

SUN, OCT 11 · 4:30–6:15 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Featuring on-the-ground footage from workers and organizers, Partners takes us to the front lines of the historic union campaign.

BIFF Party: Kikioke!!¡

OCT 11–12 · 6:00 PM

26 (Twenty Six Allen St)

This party is marvvvelous!!

Free Event

Lunar Sway

SUN, OCT 11 · 6:15–8:00 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Cliff is a young man looking for love in all the wrong places in a small desert town.

Award Announcements

SUN, OCT 11 · 6:15–6:45 PM

North Park Theatre

BIFF's Annual Award Announcements for Official Selections in Competition.

Free Event

Micronations

SUN, OCT 11 · 6:15–8:00 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

From backyard kingdoms to full-blown communities – a whimsical glimpse into a DIY culture of self-declared kings, queens, and emperors.

BIFF Shorts: WNY Stories

SUN, OCT 11 · 7:00–9:00 PM

North Park Theatre

From the humorous to the heartbreaking – unique stories from around the block and the region.

Still Ohio w/ Nice Guy

SUN, OCT 11 · 8:30–10:30 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Desperate to salvage her relationship, a college student embarks on a cross-country carpool only to find herself trapped in a time loop.

2026 Lineup

86 events

Dad Genes

SAT, OCT 10 · 4:30–6:15 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

A sperm donor's discovery that he's fathered dozens of children transforms him from anonymous donor to unconventional family man.

BIFF Party: Big Fun!

OCT 10–11 · 6:00 PM

Duende

BIFF's signature birthday bash is back at the silos!

Free Event

BIFF Shorts: Night Fever

SAT, OCT 10 · 6:00–7:30 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

The night belongs to lovers and loners.

BIFF Legacy Gala: Dead Man w/ Gary Farmer

SAT, OCT 10 · 6:00–8:45 PM

North Park Theatre

Join us as we celebrate the work of acting legend Gary Farmer – BIFF's 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!

BIFF Shorts: Episodic Comedies

SAT, OCT 10 · 6:45–8:15 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Big laughs, short episodes!

A Safe Distance

SAT, OCT 10 · 8:00–10:00 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

After a woman is abandoned by her boyfriend in the forest, she befriends a couple and gradually realizes they are on the run from the law.

Time Warp

SAT, OCT 10 · 8:45–10:45 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

50 years after THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW electrified audiences, a drag theater co. stages a shadow cast of the cult classic.

Heartbreak Falls Part 2

SAT, OCT 10 · 9:30–11:45 PM

North Park Theatre

The consummation of a business agreement triggers a tragic series of events.

BIFF Offscreen: In Fractions

SAT, OCT 10 · 10:30 PM–12:00 AM

Duende

Rad art rock among the silos.

Free Event

BIFF Shorts: Sunday Breakfast

SUN, OCT 11 · 11:00 AM–12:30 PM

North Park Theatre

Family friendly films to nourish your soul, develop your palate, and start your day right!

BIFF Shorts: Next Gen

SUN, OCT 11 · 12:00–1:30 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Thoughtful and fun, teen made shorts.

Free Event

BIFF Shorts: Justice in View

SUN, OCT 11 · 12:00–2:00 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Evocative shorts exploring social and intersectional justice issues. Stories about changemakers, risk takers, dreamers and healers.

Free Event

BIFF X0: Poems, Songs, Spaces, Places

SUN, OCT 11 · 1:00–3:15 PM

North Park Theatre

Lyrical, place + space-based experimental films.

Workers of Art

SUN, OCT 11 · 2:15–4:15 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

What happens when artists are treated as essential workers?

BIFF Shorts: In The Club

SUN, OCT 11 · 2:15–4:15 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Coming-of-age and finding community.

All American Girls

SUN, OCT 11 · 3:45–5:45 PM

North Park Theatre

An exploration of the cultural phenomenon, history, and impact of the iconic and wildly popular American Girl doll line.

BIFF X0: Kingdom Animalia

SUN, OCT 11 · 4:30–6:00 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Lobsters', bears', lions' goats', humans', caribous', and ants'-eye-views from the avant-garde!

Partners: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution w/ Final Press

SUN, OCT 11 · 4:30–6:15 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Featuring on-the-ground footage from workers and organizers, Partners takes us to the front lines of the historic union campaign.

BIFF Party: Kikioke!!¡

OCT 11–12 · 6:00 PM

26 (Twenty Six Allen St)

This party is marvvvelous!!

Free Event

Lunar Sway

SUN, OCT 11 · 6:15–8:00 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Cliff is a young man looking for love in all the wrong places in a small desert town.

Award Announcements

SUN, OCT 11 · 6:15–6:45 PM

North Park Theatre

BIFF's Annual Award Announcements for Official Selections in Competition.

Free Event

Micronations

SUN, OCT 11 · 6:15–8:00 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

From backyard kingdoms to full-blown communities – a whimsical glimpse into a DIY culture of self-declared kings, queens, and emperors.

BIFF Shorts: WNY Stories

SUN, OCT 11 · 7:00–9:00 PM

North Park Theatre

From the humorous to the heartbreaking – unique stories from around the block and the region.

Still Ohio w/ Nice Guy

SUN, OCT 11 · 8:30–10:30 PM

Scene One Market Arcade 8

Desperate to salvage her relationship, a college student embarks on a cross-country carpool only to find herself trapped in a time loop.

The Downtown Central Library – Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

SUNY Buffalo Department of Media Study + The Office for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging

Communication Department at SUNY Buffalo State