Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BAFICI)
Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
Avenue Corrientes 1530 - 7° Piso
C1042AAO Buenos Aires
Argentina
phone +54-11-43 72 95 85
fax +54-11-43 74 03 20
https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/cultura/bafici
email: info@bafici.gov.ar
Artistic Director
Mr. Javier Porta Fouz
Programmer
Ms. Paloma Dema
Year of Foundation 1999
Event Date from 17 March 2021 till 28 March 2021
Event Date
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Competition
Sections International Official Competition (Fiction and Documentary), Human Rights Competition, Avant Garde & Genre Competition, Retrospectives, Thematic sections
Terms of Entry feature film competition: first, second and third film of a director, productions must have been completed after January 2018, no prior screening in Argentina (preferably international premiere)
Subtitles English subtitles necessary Spanish subtitles recommended
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, DCP, Digital File
Registration Deadline 20 December 2019
Fees none
Attendance Figures 390,000
Participants of the Film Industry national and international directors, producers, distribution companies, press, critics, institutions
Prizes/Awards Best Fiction Feature Film, Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor/Actress, Special Jury Award
2021
International Official Competition
ORPHEA by Alexander Kluge, Khavn (Kairos Film, Rapid Eye Movies)
Careers
THE LOBBY by Heinz Emigholz (DE/AR, Pym Films)
Music
THE LIVING MAN by Oleg Novkovic (RS/DE/BG, Ostlicht filmproduktion)
Portraits
A NEW ENVIRONMENT - HEINRICH KLOTZ ON ARCHITECTURE AND NEW MEDIA by Christian Haardt
THE CHIMNEY SWIFT (DER SCHORNSTEINSEGLER) by Frédériv Schuld
Families
HOW MY GRANDMOTHER BECAME A CHAIR by Nicolas Fattouh (DE/QA/LB, Fabian&Fred)
Number of Films Shown 500 in 1,100 screenings
Media Coverage all national media, Latin American media and foreign press
Evaluation The festival has its focus on young independent filmmakers, who are innovativ and show new directions. It is a meeting point for the new generation, workshops and seminars offer excellent contact opportunities. The recent festival editions not only attracted a huge number of spectators, also a large number of distributors attended the screening looking for new films.
