BBC Film celebrates 47 nominations for the British Independent Film Awards

Published: 3 November 2021

Updated: 5 November 2021

We’re incredibly proud to have supported these bold, ambitious films and filmmaking talent, and we’re thrilled that BIFA voters have recognised their outstanding work.”
— Rose Garnett, Director of BBC Film

BBC Film is behind 10 films nominated for BIFAs this year, which reflects the broad slate the BBC division supports at every level of British independent filmmaking.

Rose Garnett, Director of BBC Film, says: “We’re incredibly proud to have supported these bold, ambitious films and filmmaking talent, and we’re thrilled that BIFA voters have recognised their outstanding work.”

The 10 nominated films supported by BBC Films are:

After Love

Directed by Aleem Khan (nine nominations)

Best British Independent Film (Aleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier), Best Director (Aleem Khan), Best Screenplay (Aleem Khan), Best Debut Director (Aleem Khan), Best Debut Screenwriter (Aleem Khan), Best Actress (Joanna Scanlan), Best Supporting Actress (Nathalie Richard), Best Supporting Actor (Talid Ariss), Best Casting (Shaheen Baig)

The Souvenir Part II

Directed by Joanna Hogg (nine nominations)

Best British Independent Film (Joanna Hogg, Ed Guiney, Emma Norton, Andrew Lowe, Luke Schiller), Best Director (Joanna Hogg), Best Screenplay (Joanna Hogg), Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton), Best Supporting Actor (Richard Ayoade), Best Costume Design (Grace Snell), Best Editing (Helle Le Fevre), Best Make-Up & Hair (Siobhan Harper-Ryan), Best Production Design (Stéphane Collonge)

Ali & Ava

Directed by Clio Barnard (seven nominations)

Best British Independent Film (Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan), Best Director (Clio Barnard), Best Screenplay (Clio Barnard), Best Actress (Claire Rushbrook), Best Actor (Adeel Akhtar), Best Casting (Shaheen Baig), Best Music (Connie Farr, Harry Escott)

The Nest

Directed by Sean Durkin (six nominations)

Best British Independent Film (Sean Durkin, Ed Guiney, Derrin Schlesinger, Rose Garnett, Amy Jackson, Cristina Piovesan), Best Director (Sean Durkin), Best Screenplay (Sean Durkin), Best Actress (Carrie Coon), Best Actor (Jude Law), Best Cinematography (Mátyás Erdély)

Sweetheart

Directed by Marley Morrison (five nominations)

Best Debut Director (Marley Morrison), Breakthrough Producer (Michelle Antoniades), Best Supporting Actress (Jo Hartley), Breakthrough Performance (Nell Barlow), Best Debut Screenwriter (Marley Morrison)

Cow

Directed by Andrea Arnold (four nominations)

Best Documentary (Andrea Arnold, Kat Mansoor), Best Cinematography (Magdalena Kowalczyk), Best Editing (Rebecca Lloyd, Jacob Schulsinger, Nicolas Chaudeurge), Best Sound (Nicolas Becker, Cyril Holtz, Linda Forsen)