Bahamas International Film Festival Dailies

JetBlue Airways has come on board to sponsor the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) and will lend its name to support  the New Vision Film section of the Festival. The announcement was made by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool, and Alan Sweeting, General Manager of JetBlue Airways in The Bahamas.

Under terms of the deal, JetBlue has become the official airline sponsor of BIFF and the exclusive airline partner for festival travel between the United States and The Bahamas.

Commented Vanderpool, “We at BIFF are extremely excited to be partnering with one of the leading airlines in the aviation industry.”

Vanderpool added, “With an airline who will be serving Festival guests the special blue martini at the film festival, this is an example of a sponsor who is one step ahead, showcasing their innovation by branding themselves through a great cultural and international event. Having JetBlue as the exclusive airline partner demonstrates that we provide unique opportunities as JetBlue is known to be very selective with partner organizations.”

“JetBlue is proud to partner with BIFF and to promote the festival and travel to our islands,” said Alan Sweeting, JetBlue’s general manager for The Bahamas. “JetBlue has just celebrated 10 years of service in The Bahamas, and now offers non-stop service from five cities in the U.S., as well as convenient connections from a number of other cities. To celebrate, we are pleased to offer festivalgoers a discount on travel to visit our beautiful destination to enjoy the Bahamas International Film Festival.”

JetBlue has been a supporter of BIFF over the years and is proud to be presenting airline tickets to the filmmakers and celebrities from around the world. Festivalgoers who fly JetBlue to the Bahamas International Film Festival can receive a $10 discount* (restrictions apply) off of the base fare on round trip tickets between the U.S. and Nassau, The Bahamas, by entering the code NASBIFF10. To take advantage of this special offer, visit www.jetblue.com/promo.

JetBlue is innovative and thinking of branding throughout the film festival so Festival attendees shouldn’t be surprised if they are lucky enough to sit in a JetBlue leather chair at the theaters and, under their chair, find a free ticket to travel to any JetBlue destination courtesy of the airline.

The New Vision category that JetBlue is sponsoring consists of the following films:

New Visions Films

Battered

 

TV stars, pro athletes, ex-addicts and two racist hicks from the south end up under one roof in a botched extortion attempt.

** Suitable for over 15 years of age

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Robert Madero (attending)

USA / 2014, 85 mins

Saturday, December 6 / 5:30pm

Beti and Amare

 

Beti and Amare' is a historical science-fiction film set in 1936 Ethiopia. 

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** Suitable for all ages 

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Andy Siege (attending)

Ethiopia, Germany, Romania, Spain, USA / 2014, 99 mins

Friday, December 5 / 3:15pm

Chimeras

 

Through portraying two minds in identity crisis, Chimeras freeze frames China at a moment when it's aspirations are at war with it's sense of identity.

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Mika Mattila

Finland, China / 2013, 87 mins

Sunday, December 7 / 11:00am

Copenhagen

 

When the girl of your dreams is half your age, it's time to grow up.

** Suitable for over 15 years of age

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Mark Raso

Denmark/Canada/USA / 2013, 98 mins

Thursday, December 4 / 12:45pm

Saturday, December 6 / 2:00pm

Thursday, December 11 / 5:00pm

Cru

 

A tight knit group of young high school athletes have a terrible crash after winning the state championship -- a catastrophe that will shape all their lives. But as adults, some 15 years later, they come together again for a reunion that will open old wounds, expose long-hidden secrets -- and pave the road to forgiveness and redemption...

** Suitable for over 15 years of age

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Alton Glass (attending)

USA / 2014, 85 mins

Thursday, December 4 / 7:00pm

Thursday, December 11 / 8:45pm

Five Star

 

In a blend of fiction and reality, FIVE STAR explores the relationship between two men - Primo, an actual gang leader in the East New York Bloods, and John, a young man trying to decide whether gang life is the path for him. 

** Suitable for over 15 years of age

 

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Keith Miller

USA / 2014, 83 mins

Friday, December 5 / 5:00pm

Saturday, December 6 / 7:15pm

Lawrence & Holloman

 

In this dark and twisted buddy comedy, Lawrence is an ever-optimistic suit salesman for whom everything always goes right -- until he takes the cynical and suicidal credit collector Holloman under his wing, and everything starts to go wrong. Very wrong.

** Suitable for over 15 years of age

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Matthew Kowalchuk

Canada / 2013, 88 mins

Saturday, December 6 / 2:00pm

Leave To Remain

 

Omar, a charismatic Afghan teenager, is at the point of having his refugee status decided, when the arrival of a boy from back home threatens to change everything. Forced into a position where the outcome may be the difference between life and death, his only options are to tell the unbelievable truth or to tell a good story? For Omar, and thousands like him, the asylum system is a cruel game of chance. Based on real-life stories, Leave to Remain is a coming of age drama that depicts a world hidden from view. Featuring a soundtrack by the award winning band Alt-J, this provocative debut feature from BAFTA winner Bruce Goodison, introduces an ensemble cast of emerging talent, young refugees and acclaimed actor, Toby Jones.

** Suitable for over 15 years of age

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Bruce Goodison

UK / 2014, 90 mins

Sunday, December 7 / 12:45pm

Marussia

 

Lucia and her six-year-old daughter Marussia have been constantly on the move since they came from Moscow to Paris – searching for place to spend the night, for a place to call home, running from each other and finally finding one another. 

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Eva Pervolovici

Russian, French / 2014, 82 mins

Saturday, December 6 / 12:15pm

Mom Murder And Me

 

What does it take to admit your overprotective mother is right? 

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** Suitable for children over 10 years of age

 

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Heather Donnell (attending)

USA / 2014, 94 mins

Thursday, December 4 / 5:45pm

Saturday, December 6 / 3:45pm

Friday, December 12 / 5:00pm

Still

 

A stunning performance from Irish actor Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones) fuels this dramatic thriller about a photographer, Tom Carver.   Tom is stumbling blindly towards a crossroads in his life, thrown out of focus by the death of his teenage son a year earlier in a car accident. One day a chance and seemingly unimportant confrontation between Tom and a fifteen year old boy brings his life and responsibilities to the fore.  A battle of wills with the gang of kids develops, seemingly trivial and childish altercations begin to take a considerable sinister direction.  Tom retreats ever inwards as his life starts to unravel, until at last it reaches its painful and shattering climax.  In his breakout debut film, director Simon Blake paints a gritty, menacing portrait of North London's cruel urban environs, where the dividing lines between evil and innocence are blurred.

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Simon Blake

UK / 2014, 97 mins

Thursday, December 4 / 11:00am

Thursday, December 11 / 5:15pm

Sun Belt Express

 

A disgruntled ethics professor lands on a catastrophic run across the Mexican border with his teenage daughter in tow - and four undocumented immigrants in the trunk.

 

** Suitable for children over 10 years of age

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Evan Wolf Buxbaum (attending)

USA / 2014, 85 mins

Saturday, December 6 / 3:45pm

The Boy Castaways

 

Michael Kantor makes a genre-defying cinema debut – a metaphysical thriller that sees four men drawn into a grand cabaret of the soul.

** Suitable for over 15 years of age

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Michael Kantor

Australia / 2013, 84 mins

Thursday, December 4 / 3:00pm

About the Bahamas International Film Festival:

The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing the local community and International festival goers with a diverse presentation of films from The Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing films that might not otherwise be released theatrically, BIFF provides unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums for exploring the past, present & future of cinema. BIFF aims to raise the level of filmmaking, participation and education throughout The Bahamas and the world.

ABOUT JETBLUE AIRWAYS
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline™ and a leading carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach), Orlando and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 30 million customers a year to 86 cities in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America, with an average of 850 daily flights. New service to Curacao begins in December. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, an overnight stay is never required and the first bag is included with your standard fare (subject to weight and size limits and exceptions for itineraries including flights marketed or operated by other airlines). For more information, please visit jetblue.com.

Terms and Conditions*

Promo code NASBIFF10 is subject to limited availability and is good while limited supplies last until 12/01/2014 (11:59 PM ET) for $10 off the base fare of a roundtrip JetBlue flight (nonstop or connecting) originating from the United States (including Puerto Rico) to Nassau, Bahamas NAS between 12/03/2014 and 12/15/2014. Roundtrip purchase required.  Customers purchasing roundtrip travel must select both outbound and return flights within the travel period in order to receive the discount.  Code (case-sensitive) is valid only for flights purchased on jetblue.com/promo; new bookings only; limit one code per booking.  Code cannot be redeemed for Mint Seats, and is not valid in connection with JetBlue Getaways, award flights, taxes/fees, partner or code share or interline flights, baggage fees, or any other products or services. Code cannot be combined with other offers, cannot be partially redeemed, has no cash value, is not redeemable for cash, but is transferable. If fight reservation is changed/cancelled, a $100 fee per person will apply (plus any increase in fare for changes), and the promo code will only apply to any modified or new reservation if it is booked by 11:59 PM ET on 12/01/2014 is for travel within the eligible travel period, and otherwise satisfies all terms and conditions for this offer.  Changes/cancellations after 12/01/2014 will result in the promo code discount being forfeited. Cancellations are for JetBlue travel credit only, valid for one year. If reservation is not changed/canceled prior to scheduled departure, all money associated with reservation is forfeited.  Other restrictions apply. See http://www.jetblue.com/about/legal/legal.asp