Boston Palestine Film Festival

The Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF) is an annual film festival held in Boston, MA that was established in 2007. [1][2][3]The festival brings Palestine-related cinema, narratives, and culture to New England audiences with the mission to "showcase the extraordinary narrative and culture of Palestinians through cinema and art."[4][5] The thirteenth annual festival took place October 18–27, 2019.[6]

Overview

Run by volunteers and co-presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, BPFF features documentaries, features, rare early works, video art pieces, as well as new films by emerging artists and youth.[7]

Winners

Year Best Feature Narrative Best Feature Documentary Best Short
2019 The Tower Imprisoning a Generation N/A
2018 The Reports on Sarah and Saleem Soufra N/A
2017 N/A Stitching Palestine Ayny - My Second Eye
2016 The Idol Open Bethlehem N/A
2015 Eyes of a Thief The Wanted 18 N/A
2014 Giraffada My Love Awaits Me by the Sea N/A
2013 N/A Voices Across the Divide, A World Not Ours (co-winners) N/A
2012 N/A The War Around Us N/A
2011 Man Without a Cell Phone N/A N/A
2010 N/A Jerusalem: The East Side Story N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ Stein, Aiden (2024-11-18). "Boston Palestine Film Festival 2024 at MFA brings audience into heart of the conflict". The Huntington News. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  2. ^ adviser; Zapata, Gregory (2024-10-23). "After a challenging year, the Boston Palestine Film Festival returns to in-person programming". The Scope. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  3. ^ Yau, Ryan; Barron, Maddie (2024-10-17). "'A form of resistance': Boston Palestine Film Festival showcases Palestinian voices". The Berkeley Beacon. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  4. ^ "Mission | Boston Palestine Film Festival". www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08.
  5. ^ "Boston Palestine Film Festival 'dedicated to films that highlight and feature the Palestinian narrative' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  6. ^ "Home - Boston Palestine Film Festival". 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  7. ^ "Boston Palestine Film Festival | Museum of Fine Arts Boston". mfa.org. Retrieved 2025-02-08.


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