Burbank International Film Festival

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Burbank International Film Festival
Location Burbank, California, U.S.
Founded2009
Founded byVal Tonione
LanguageInternational
Website burbankfilmfest.org

The Burbank International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held since 2009 in Burbank, California, United States. It was founded by Val Tonione, [1] and awards are distributed to filmmakers that have focused on social and environmental issues. [2]

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In 2023, the festival honored filmmaker Tim Burton at their 15th annual film festival. [3]

2009

It ran from March 22 to 29 at the Woodbury University. [4]

2010

It ran from July 31 to August 7 at the Woodbury University. [5] The winners were: [6]

2011

It ran from September 15 to 18 at the Burbank AMC Theatres. [8] The winners were: [9] [10] [11]

2012

It ran from September 5 to 9 at the Burbank AMC Theatres. [12] The winners were: [13]

2013

It ran from September 4 to 8 at the Downtown Burbank. [14] [15] The winners were: [16]

2014

It was held from September 3 to 7 at the Downtown Burbank. [17] The winners were: [18]

2021

It was held in Downtown Burbank in September 2021. The winners were [19] :

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