Buffalo International Film Festival

The Buffalo International Film Festival- now in its 9th year- is Western New York’s premiere celebration of the moving image. One of the largest and longest-running film festivals in Western New York, BIFF champions local, national, and international films that test the limits of independent cinema. Each year, BIFF presents juried selections from hundreds of submissions to Western New York residents and visitors. BIFF proudly supports local filmmakers by offering workshops, seminars, industry panel discussions and fiscal sponsorship on a year-round basis.

The Buffalo International Film Festival was founded in 2003 by filmmaker and historian Edward Summer. The festival takes place in October of each year in Buffalo, New York.

In 2007 BIFF was responsible for the discovery of the Vitascope Theater, part of Edisonia Hall, the first purpose-built movie theater in the world which opened in 1896.

Over the years, Summer expanded the festival's reach with partner organizations such as The Buffalo Film Society, and The Buffalo Walk of Fame. After his passing in 2014, BIFF named "The Summer Award" in his honor, for excellence in local filmmaking, as well as "The Supersnipe Award" for excellence in animated filmmaking.

In early 2015, Ray Guarnieri, filmmaker and Buffalo native took over as Executive Director.

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