The Bay International Film Festival

The Bay International Film Festival (TBIFF) is a new annual film festival with live cinema screenings and awards running in Morecambe, North West England. The festival includes 3 programmes: 1. "Reel Rewind": retrospective screenings of classics (this year - Kubrick's films); 2. "Northern StarS" & "Northern StarT": feature film screenings (either made by Northern Filmmakers or having Northern premiere); 3. "Stories Beyond Borders": international short film competition to select and award the best visually captivating and thought-provoking short films from around the world. By promoting international independent short films TBIFF is creating a cultural dialogue between the audiences of North West England and the world. We are especially interested in filmmakers that have an ambition of making a social impact, bringing awareness of old and new problems in the society and making an attempt to inspire audiences for thoughts and changes. In addition to general submissions, each year we will have a special topic category. The films covering the topic from this category can get a special award. The Topic of the 2023 edition is “The Impacts of War” in the way you understand it. The inaugural edition of the festival will happen in October 2023, starting from 3 weeks of a retrospective of films by Stanley Kubrick and climaxing with the 3-day festival closure with Film Forum, networking events, an Awards Ceremony, and 2 screenings of the best short films of this year in Reel cinema with 200 seats for our audiences. Our festival team is working hard to deliver an unforgettable festival experience for all our guests from around the world.