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In this case, I knew the material well: Sniper Elite, a video game franchise that’s sophisticated enough to have multiple entries, but trashy enough to have a zombie army spinoff and a slow-mo cam that X-rays enemy bodies while your bullets penetrate and shatter their brains, lungs, and testicles. You don’t put “The Board Game” on your game unless you’re adapting some other source material. The first clue to David Thompson and Roger Tankersley’s Sniper Elite is that subtitle. Please, would somebody design Deus Ex: The Board Game.

#Biff the sniff full

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The last award at this venue was awarded posthumously to Heath Ledger in 2008, before being revived by the Gold Coast Film Festival in 2016, where it is now awarded annually. įrom 1992 until 2008, the festival acknowledged a contributor to Australian cinema through the Chauvel Award, named in honour of filmmakers Charles Chauvel and his wife Elsa Chauvel. Jury Awards - The festival has also hosted international juries, who judge three awards: The FIPRESCI Award, the NETPAC Award and the Interfaith Award for Promoting Humanitarian Values. Īudience Award - Attendees at the festival are asked to vote after each screening, with the results shaping the festival's Audience award. The inaugural BIFFDOCS award went to Arirang, by one of South Koreas most celebrated filmmakers, ' Kim Ki-duk. The BIFFDOCS competition rewards excellence in documentary production - particularly films that exhibit the ability to surprise, entertain, provoke and disturb. The competition is aimed at rewarding the creative talents of Queensland short filmmakers, with 2011 marking its 25th year.īIFFDOCS - In 2011 the festival established BIFFDOCS, Australia's richest prize for documentary filmmakers.

The Queensland New Filmmakers Awards (QNFA) is the biggest industry sponsored new filmmaker competition in the country, recognising and encouraging the achievements of emerging Queensland filmmakers. In 2011, Cine Sparks took place in October, as a prelude to BIFF. Cine Sparks is popular with school groups, with more than 10,000 students attending the various sessions. In addition to the regular program, BIFF has synergies with Cine Sparks and the Queensland New Filmmakers Awards.Ĭine Sparks, the Australian Film Festival for Young People was part of BIFF’s expansion in 2005, with a program of films, workshops and seminars for people under the age of 18. 103 films including opening film Leah Purcell's The Drover’s Wife: The Legend Of Molly Johnson and closing film Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul will be screened in the festival. The 27th edition of the festival will be held from 21 to 31 October, 2021. As well as promoting local Australian content, BIFF includes films from around the globe. The festival features events including the opening and closing night celebrations, special screenings, seminars, question and answer sessions, and awards ceremonies. In 2018, BIFF was held at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), with screenings held across multiple venues. The festival was replaced by the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival from 2014-2016 but has been revived in 2017 while the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival has ceased operations. The festival has attracted more than 400,000 visitors across its history. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, documentaries, shorts, experimental efforts, retrospectives, late night thrillers, animation, and children's films. The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia.