BIFA

A perfect storm of an event

OVERVIEW

Each December, Awards Season, Christmas and the British Independent Film Industry merge to provide us with a perfect storm of an event. The stars literally align on the red carpet at Old Billingsgate for a glittering celebration of British film where you don’t need a Hollywood budget to find yourself sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in movies.

Project

BIFA

Client

GSP Events

Technical partner since 2009

The British Independent Film Awards, or BIFA to you and me, are 22 years old and we are pleased and privileged to be their technical partner since 2009. Most of the awards categories are for British independent feature films only, though there are awards for Best International Independent film and Best British Short Film. Broadsword work closely for organisers GSP Events as their main technical adviser and our job is to make the nominees, presenters and winners look and sound as great as possible. 

Streamed live

Managing the playback of film clips is a particular challenge given that the room is full of filmmakers who know exactly how their work should look and sound, so there’s no margin for error here. The event is also streamed live from the venue via the web from our camera and vision mixing system to a global audience, meaning that our performance is under even greater scrutiny. Fortunately, our great team of professionals work together each year to make sure that we are always ready for our close up.

 

Photos by Vianney Le Caer / Tom Nicholson for REX / Shutterstock

The extraordinary and unique Old Billingsgate makes a show-stopping backdrop for this special event with magnificent triple height ceilings and a prime position on the Thames. 
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Contact

T: +44 (0)208 776 5386
E: info@broadswordgroup.uk
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Central London

Room T110, 3rdFloor, New Wing
Somerset House, Strand, London
WC2R 1LA

Greater London

Unit 20, Gardner Industrial Estate
Kent House Lane, Beckenham, Kent
BR3 1QZ

Manchester

Federation House, 2 Federation Street
Manchester
M4 4BF

Hong Kong

Suites 2111-13, 21/F, Prudential Tower
The Gateway, Harbour City
21 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

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