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Buffalo International Film Festival

General Info

  • Role:

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  • Website

    buffalofilmfestival.org/
  • Influences

    All these people were born or worked in Buffalo:
    Harold Arlen, composer: The Wizard of OZ
    Fran Striker: creator: The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet
    Al Boasberg: screenwriter: Night at the Opera, Day at the Races, for Jack Benny, for Bob Hope
    Tom Fontana: writer: St. Elsewhere, OZ
    Tim Russert

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  • Directors

    Tom Fontana, L. Bruce Humberstone , Norman Jewison , Robert Redford, Barry Levinson, Norman Jewett, Edward Summer,
  • Awards

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  • Festivals

    Buffalo International Film Festival
  • Professional Affiliations

    Digital Nitrate Prize; UNESCO: Memory of the World Project; Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, New York State Movie Theater Corridor

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About me:




The Buffalo International Film Festival was founded in January 2005 in Buffalo, New York, United States.

Among BIFF's activities are:

The Buffalo Film Festival

The Buffalo Film Society

Buffalo Cinematheque

New York State Movie Theatre Corridor

Hall of Fame

In addition to a yearly festival, BIFF presents special screenings and educational events throughout the year.

In 2008, this includes The Harold Lloyd Comedy Film Festival, April 18-20, 2008 , Hollywood '39 (The Brightest Stars and Best Films of Hollywood's Greatest Year) film workshops and other events to be announced.

In 2007, BIFF established Buffalo, NY as the first city in the world to celebrate UNESCO World Day for Audio Visual Heritage, and discovered that the world's first purpose-built Movie Theatre, the Vitascope Theatre, was opened by Mitchell and Moe Mark in Buffalo in October,1896.

The inaugural yearly festival will be held in Buffalo, NY and the adjoining counties of Western New York at an as yet unnanounced date..

The Buffalo International Film Festival is a a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation in New York State. It is established as a public charity and depends upon contributions from the public at large, foundations, government grants and other beneficiaries. Contributions to BIFF are fully tax-deductible as provided by law. Your support is welcomed! You can use "Causes" on this page to contribute or PayPal on our website.


Current Sponsors Include:
Popular Science Magazine
Amazon.Com
DC Comics
Diamond Comics Distributors
Google AdSense
I Believe in Science
Marvel Comics
Hyatt Regency Hotels
Midland Bakeries
School of Visual Arts Foundation:Spirit of America Scholarship Fund
Travelling Picture Show
Vanguard Publications


Current Co-Sponsors Include:
Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
Buffalo by Choice
Buffalo Museum of Science
Buffalo Heritage Unlimted Press
The Digital Nitrate Prize
Niagara Aerospace Museum
Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier
Troma Productions
TromaDance Film Festival
UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Without A Box

Website Affiliate Sponsors
Disney Shopping
J&R Electronics
Nick Magazine
PBS
Sierra Club
Sirius Satellite Radio
Time Life


The Buffalo International Film Festival will highlight the past and present work of individuals who are/were born, raised, educated, or in the Western New York Region and who have contributed in one or another way to world motion picture history.

The festival is particularly interested in highlighting the work of lesser known individuals or diverse cultural, ethnic, and educational origins.

Informally, we often refer to The Buffalo International Film Festival as B.I.F.F. or BIFF.

For additional information, please Contact Us and join the Buffalo Film Festival Mailing List at Yahoo! Groups

Visit us on the web at www.buffalofilmfestival.com or www.buffalofilmfestival.org

The founder is Edward Summer (a motion picture writer, producer, director) who was born in Buffalo, and grew up in Kenmore, New York.

Who I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in International Movie and Video Production. Anyone who likes to show their work at a Film Festival! Anyone who likes to watch films and videos at a big International Film Festival.

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  • Status: Single
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Hometown: Buffalo, NY
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
  • Occupation: International Film Festival

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Schools

  • MOHAWK COLLEGE- ADMIN & HAMILTON CAMPUS

    • Hamilton, Canada
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: In Progress
    1950 to Present
  • MOHAWK COLLEGE - FENNELL CAMPUS

    • Hamilton, Canada
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: In Progress
    • Major: Media
    1950 to Present
  • Buffalo Seminary

    • Buffalo,New York
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: In Progress
    1950 to Present
  • Erie Community College

    • Buffalo,New York
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: In Progress
    • Major: Media, Film, Video, Communication
    1950 to Present
  • Medaille College

    • Buffalo,New York
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: In Progress
    • Major: Media, Film, Video, Communication
    1950 to Present
  • Daemen College

    • Amherst,New York
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: In Progress
    • Major: Media, Film, Video, Art, Graphic Design, Storyboarding
    1950 to Present
  • Niagara University

    • Niagara University,New York
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Degree: In Progress
    • Major: Media, Communications, Film, Movies, Video
    1950 to Present
  • Canisius College

    • Buffalo,New York
    • Graduated: N/A
    1950 to Present
  • D'youville College

    • Buffalo,New York
    • Graduated: N/A
    1950 to Present
  • Suny College At Buffalo

    • Buffalo,New York
    • Graduated: N/A
    • Major: Movies! Video! Media!
    1950 to Present

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