Bergen International Film Festival
  • Home
  • About
  • Film Lineup
    • Film Lineup 2025
    • Winners 2025
    • Film Lineup 2024
    • Winners 2024
    • Film Lineup 2023
    • Winners 2023
    • Film Lineup 2022
    • Winners 2022
    • Film Lineup 2021
    • Winners 2021
    • Film Lineup 2019
    • Winners 2019
    • Film Lineup 2018
    • Winners 2018
  • Submission Rules
  • Contact
JULY 20, 2023

BLOCK 1 - 12PM
(ÅH) TÅMY, TÅMY - RIFLA X SHERIFF
directed by Thomas Flått

CORNERBOY
A bad boy gets possessed by a fly (aka the devil/death) which confronts him with his own personality. This narration is wrapped up in a fresh genre bending experimental dance film. directed by Kai Kurve

INTRUSIVE
Unable to escape a loud and terrifying vision, a young woman tries to find relief in nature.
directed by Arlette Zimmermann

A DEER CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHTS
A woman's night turns sinister when she fears the charming stranger she went home with has very different intentions.
directed by Anil Wagemans and Idzi Wagemans

SKY AND LUCIA
Sky is an introverted high school student, who when faced with turbulent emotional situations, literally disappears. In order to overcome this strange phenomenon, she must learn to stand up for herself in order to be seen for who she really is - a confident and strong woman.
directed by Violet Gallo

TOMMIES
In Regency-era London five women waiting for a carriage descend into a frenzy of vicious gossip about a notorious scandal - with devastating results.  
directed by Brian Fairbairn and Karl Eccleston

BLOCK 2 - 12PM
BEER GOGGLES
Best friends stumble upon the dangers of drinking and hooking up at a bar.directed by 
John M Kerner

THE PINCH HITTER
A young couple wants to have a baby, but the husband has a low sperm count.  They ask his idiot brother to be the sperm donor.
directed by Jim Harkins

A COSPLAY LIFE
A popular High School girl must duel her arch nemesis in order to prevent her nerdy secret identity from being exposed to the world.
directed by Herb Cremer and Joe Cremer

SOLIDARITY
When Reilly and Darwin hear about budget cuts at the office, they agree to act in solidarity to save their jobs.
directed by Mark L. Mazzeo

CANNED
Sherman Kinsley is a "Laugh Coordinator," the conductor for the last group of canned laughter artists in show business. The band of overlooked misfits provide the laugh track for unkillable sitcom, "Love Me Please" -- At least until the show's producer decides to fire them.
directed by Steve Melone

BLOCK 3 - 1:30PM
GUY FRIENDS (Feature Film)
When a self-described "guy's girl" and her boyfriend split, all of her guy friends simultaneously profess their secret, undying love for her.
directed by Jonathan Smith

BLOCK 4 - 3:15PM
BIBI (Feature Film) 
A mother and daughter live in a secluded mansion that is hiding a terrible secret. 
directed by Christopher William Beatty

BLOCK 5 - 5PM
EDEN
After a Woman dies from a mysterious illness, she finds herself in a strange paradise. 
directed by Corey Scott Rutledge

MISSING MANHOOD
A mockumentary about a man born without genitalia
directed by Joshua Nelson

LIMBO LAUGH FACTORY
In a small comedy club, a group of comedians are showcasing themselves at an open mic night. There is an unusual amount of pressure on each one to be funny tonight...but we soon realize that tonight, there is much more at stake than just making people laugh.
directed by Joshua Nelson

BLOCK 6 - 6:30PM
HOW FAR ARE WE GOIN’
Two gangsters embark on what seems to be their last ride together. 
directed by Javonte Ginn

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS
James, a young, feeble, and cowardly son of a mob boss, is forced to make a life-altering decision, but the man who he's been assigned to kill manipulates him into making his own choices.
directed by Robert Sartori

MARKED
Follows a burned out hitman who gets forced out of retirement for one last job by a mysterious organization called "The Family." But he soon finds out that his target is someone too close to him.
directed by Andre Joseph

LA BOLITA
It’s 1978 and Benny’s Cuban exile mom has scored an easy gig working for the local bookie, what could go wrong?
directed by Arian Blanco

DEPROGRAMMED
A young woman is kidnapped from a cult in an attempt to free her mind from their control.  
directed by Joshua Lucas Nelson

CHIPPER
After receiving a mysterious letter, a wayward son returns to his childhood home to wrestle with a dark family secret.  
directed by Shaun MacLean

BLOCK 7 - 8PM
WONDER MEADOW
A film describing what it feels like to be one with nature and a message to enjoy the outdoors.
directed by Julia Grace Schnarr

"THIS IS" DOCU-SERIES
Our ‘This Is’ series features stories of perseverance, stories of passion, compelling stories of people and businesses who dare to live life without any limits. 
by NBPro.media

RETURN TO NEW YORK
An aspiring actress moves to New York City to pursue her lifelong dream, but stumbles into an unexpected day job as a fashion fit model in order to pay her rent. She makes two best friends on the job and they are all chasing their dreams as they face various life obstacles, like 2020.
directed by Deirdre Lorenz

SOMETHING NEW
On a tumultuous wedding day, five women prepare to walk down the aisle while a teenage bridesmaid probes about what really happens on the wedding night. A subversive and political take on the rom-com genre that reveals the disturbing truth behind one bride’s pre-nuptial cold feet.
directed by Michelle Bossy

HEDGEHOG
As the war starts in Ukraine, six years old Nina is sent to her grandma’s remote village. In the shack outside, Nina discovers a badly wounded Russian soldier.
directed by D. Mitry

ADRENALADE
In this neo-western, a young bodyguard has to protect her newest client from a vicious criminal, but first, she must overcome her self doubts and small stature.
directed by Ronald L Wilson


AWARDS CEREMONY 9:45PM


UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Black Sunday (written by Katreana Bellew)
Catch! (written by Paul Lief Rosengren and Mandy Rosengren)
Concealed Carry (written by Charles Hertz)
Desperately Seeking Sikh (written by Mariella Spagnolo)
Life (written by Mariella Spagnolo and Sutinder Singh)
Moksha (written by Saurin Lakhia)
Rhine Stone Land (written by Vincent Scuro)
Swingman (written by Zeki Turgut Gezgez)
The Elevator (written by Robert D Rice II)
The Pickleball Killer (written by Jim Carroll)
The Unexpected Camper (written by Paul Lief Rosengren)
Worth The Weight (written by Peter Panagos)































​
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About
  • Film Lineup
    • Film Lineup 2025
    • Winners 2025
    • Film Lineup 2024
    • Winners 2024
    • Film Lineup 2023
    • Winners 2023
    • Film Lineup 2022
    • Winners 2022
    • Film Lineup 2021
    • Winners 2021
    • Film Lineup 2019
    • Winners 2019
    • Film Lineup 2018
    • Winners 2018
  • Submission Rules
  • Contact