BIAFF 2026 : FIVE STAR AWARDS
8 of these have been awarded an IAC Diamond
Acceptance
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Crackdown
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Cricket Out of your Comfort Zone
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Haunted Henry
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Title |
Film maker / From |
Acceptance |
Daniel Gutierrez / USA |
Crackdown |
Michal Stenzel / Italy |
Cricket Out of Your Comfort Zone |
Jill Lampert / West Midlands, UK |
Haunted Henry |
Gary J. Hewitt / Glasgow. UK |
Interview |
Marta Peralta Geis (Jan Baca) / Spain |
Last Lady, The |
Zafar Mehdi / UK |
Locked in Time |
Suzy Sommer / Luxembourg |
Interview
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The Last Lady
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Locked in Time
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The Man Who Saw the Future
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Pip Critten 60 years in Filmmaking
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Time Borrowed
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To Rise Above
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Title |
Film maker / From |
Man Who Saw the Future, The |
Richard Brown / West Midlands, UK |
Pip Critten 60 years in Filmmaking |
Pip Critten / Plymouth, UK |
Time Borrowed |
Shiree Jetha / Canada |
To Rise Above |
Alan McDonald Sinclair / Caithness, UK |
Vertical |
Franka Stas / Netherlands |
White Horizon |
Terence Mendoza / Essex, UK |
Wish |
Minseo Kim / South Korea |
Vertical
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White Horizon
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Wish
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Five Stars means...
An excellent film, creative and well structured, possibly stylish or innovative. It has a clear and satisfying structure, appealing to the audience. Films at this level would generally be technically excellent, demonstrating a comprehensive grasp of filmmaking. Any acting/narration will be of a high standard, and the subject matter will be well researched etc.
Clearly each rating will inevitably cover a range of attainment levels, and will be subjective to some degree; film is a work of art not science.
Please also be aware that the general standard of films drifts over time.
An excellent film, creative and well structured, possibly stylish or innovative. It has a clear and satisfying structure, appealing to the audience. Films at this level would generally be technically excellent, demonstrating a comprehensive grasp of filmmaking. Any acting/narration will be of a high standard, and the subject matter will be well researched etc.
Clearly each rating will inevitably cover a range of attainment levels, and will be subjective to some degree; film is a work of art not science.
Please also be aware that the general standard of films drifts over time.
