Berberian Sound Studio leads the way at BIFAs

by Naman Ramachaandran

10/12/2012 - Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio [trailer] (photo) won the most awards at the 15^th British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), winning Best Director, Best Actor for Toby Jones, Best Achievement in Production and Best Technical Achievement. Andrea Riseborough won Best Actress for Shadow Dancer [trailer]. Rufus Norris’ Broken [trailer] won Best British Independent Film. Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt [trailer, film focus] won Best International Film.

BIFA Joint Directors Johanna von Fischer & Tessa Collinson said, “It is wonderful to see so many films acknowledged by our jury which goes to prove what a strong year 2012 has been for British Independent film. We were delighted that so many of the winners were with us tonight to collect their awards and celebrate our 15th Birthday, along with a number of previous winners, patrons, and friends of BIFA. We are extremely proud that British Independent Film Awards continues to highlight the extraordinary talent that is so plentiful within British independent filmmaking today.”

Winners:

BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM

Broken

BEST DIRECTOR

Peter Strickland – Berberian Sound Studio

THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR]

Bart Layton – The Imposter

BEST SCREENPLAY

Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump – Sightseers [trailer, film focus]

BEST ACTRESS

Andrea Riseborough – Shadow Dancer

BEST ACTOR

Toby Jones  – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Olivia Colman – Hyde Park on Hudson [trailer]

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Rory Kinnear – Broken

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER

James Floyd (Rashid) – My Brother the Devil [trailer]

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION

Berberian Sound Studio

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Joakim Sundström, Stevie Haywood AMPS IPS– Sound Design – Berberian Sound Studio

BEST DOCUMENTARY

The Imposter 

BEST BRITISH SHORT

Volume

BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM

The Hunt

THE RAINDANCE AWARD

Strings

THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)

Sir Michael Gambon

THE VARIETY AWARD

Jude Law

THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Sandra Hebron