Awards
The following is a list of awards given at the Bahamas International Film Festival. [5]
Grand Jury
| Year | New Visions | Spirit of Freedom Narrative | Spirit of Freedom Documentary | Short Film | Special Mention(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Modern Maverick Award: Love Me If You Dare Yann Samuell   Torchlight Award: Dorian Blues Tennyson Bardwell  | 20 Fingers Mania Akbari  | Whisky Romeo Zulu  Roger Corman | ||
| 2005 | Antibodies Christian Alvart  | Zozo Josef Fares       | La sierra Scott Dalton, Margarita Martinez  | ||
| 2006 | Half Nelson Ryan Fleck | Chronicle of an Escape Adrián Caetano | Encounter Point Ronit Avni, Julia Bacha  | Premium | |
| 2007 | I'm Through with White Girls Jennifer Sharp | In the Valley of Elah Paul Haggis | Iron Ladies of Liberia Daniel Junge, Siatta Scott Johnson   | Rose Hoku Uchiyama | |
| 2008 | Cold Lunch Eva Sørhaug  | Lion's Den Pablo Trapero    | Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi   | Gone Fishing Chris Jones | |
| 2010 | Hello Lonesome Adam Reid | The Athlete Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew  | Budrus Julia Bacha | Contact Zone Gustavius Smith  | |
| 2011 | Restless City Andrew Dosunmu | VIPs Toniko Melo | Marathon Boy Gemma Atwal  | Homecoming Gursimran Sandhu | Better Mus' Come  Zero Percent |
| 2012 | Maybe Tomorrow Michael Wolfe | Between Us Dan Mirvish | Mulberry Child Susan Morgan Cooper | Brigidy Bram Toby Lunn, Laura Gamse | Apartment in Athens  Baseball in the Time of Cholera  |
| 2014 | Leave to Remain Bruce Goodison | Wheels Donavon Thomas | Poverty, Inc. Michael Matheson Miller | Perfect Day Derrick L. Sanders | Tobacco Burn In the Clouds |
| 2015 | Somewhere in the Middle Lanre Olabisi | Showing Roots Michael Wilson | India's Daughter Leslee Udwin | More Than God Kev Cahill  | A Beautiful Now Terra Incognita |
| 2016 | Live Cargo Logan Sandler | 9 Rides Matthew A. Cherry | The House on Coco Road Damani Baker  | Replika Luc Walpoth  | |
| 2017 | Interlude Bernard Tanguy | Liyana Aaron Kopp, Amanda Kopp   | My Enemy, My Brother Ann Shin  | Owen Kelly Pike | I Am Shakespeare: The Henry Green Story |
| 2018 | Sprinter Storm Saulter | Capernaum Nadine Labaki | Wrestle Suzannah Herbert | Lalo's House Kelley Kali | Ovum |
| 2019 | Quest: The Truth Always Rises Santiago Rizzo | Doing Money Lynsey Miller | The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion Lisa Cortés, Farah X | The Wind Phone Kristen Gerweck | Black Hat Night Song  Silence |
| 2021 | Jumbo Zoé Wittock  | Small Time Niav Conty | My Blood is Red Thiago Dezan, Graciela Guarani, Marcelo Vogelaar | Ashmina Dekel Berenson  | Three Blades |
Audience awards
| Year | Best Narrative | Best Documentary |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | One Love Rick Elgood, Don Letts | Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion Tom Peosay |
| 2006 | Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits Larry Blamire | Eleutheran Adventure Kareem Mortimer |
| 2010 | The Athlete Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew | Bouncing Cats Nabil Elderkin  |
| 2011 | Better Mus' Come Storm Saulter | On The Wings of Men Calvin Dwight Harris |
| 2012 | The Story of Luke Alonso Mayo  | Rising From Ashes T.C. Johnstone  |
First Look
| Year | Best Feature | Best Short | Special Mention(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Amos Ferguson: Match Me If You Can Karen Arthur, Thomas Neuwirth | Five Bones K. Tyler Johnston | Tall Tale of An Accidental Tourist |
Honors
Bahamian Tribute Award
- 2009: Gavin McKinney
Career Achievement Award
- 2005: Spike Lee
- 2006: Nicolas Cage
- 2007: Daryl Hannah
- 2008: Laurence Fishburne
- 2009: Johnny Depp [6]
- 2011: Heather Graham
- 2013: Danny Glover
- 2017: Grace Jones
Rising Star Honoree
- 2007: Naomie Harris
- 2008: Anna Faris
- 2009: Sophie Okonedo
- 2011: Zoë Kravitz
Shining Star Tribute
- 2012: Sydney Tamiia Poitier
- 2014: Debra Messing
- 2017: Michael K. Williams
Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Award
- 2016: Cicely Tyson
Tribute Award
- 2014: Chaz Ebert
