OPENING NIGHT – A Man With Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole – Thursday, May 29, 2025 7:00 PM
OPENING NIGHT - A Man With Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole Thursday, May 29, 2025 7:00 PM EDT Mahaiwe
OPENING NIGHT - A Man With Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole Thursday, May 29, 2025 7:00 PM EDT Mahaiwe
TRIBUTE EVENT TO BRIAN COX / Screening of THE ESCAPIST Saturday, May 31, 2025 7:00 PM EDT
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (Closing Night) Sunday, June 1, 2025 7:00 PM EDT
Sunday, October 12, 2025 3:00 PM EDT Triplex #3 Get Tickets ($15 general admission / Free for REEL Friends) From the Los Angeles Times and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Rosanna Xia, OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT is a cinematic exposé of an environmental disaster lurking just off the coast of Southern California. Not far from Catalina Island, aboard one of the most-advanced research...
Calling all Berkshire Young Professionals! You’re invited to be the first to know ALL about 2025-2026 programming and film events for the BIFF SOCIAL CLUB! BIFF’s 20th anniversary year brings together film lovers, creatives, and the next generation of the festival’s beloved community for an evening of cinema, conversation, and connection. Hosted at Robbie’s Market in Great Barrington. Special shorts...
Saturday, October 25, 2025 8pm at The Triplex Join BIFF and The Triplex in celebrating ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’s 50th birthday! The most continuously screened film in history, this movie is always a good time. Dress up and come ready to experience this cult favorite. "Let's do the time warp again!" Tickets through The Triplex Cinema And for the...
Wunderkinder November 9 3PM at The Triplex $15/ticket; on sale through BIFF Germany - 2011 - 96 minutes The film is in German with English subtitles Q&A with local screenwriter Stephen Glantz to follow the screening. WUNDERKINDER tells a tale of three exceptionally musically talented children, who develop a deep and genuine friendship, extending beyond their different religions and nationalities....
SLAY 11/16/2025 3PM at the Triplex $15 general admission; Free to REEL Friends members From the makers of award-winning films Cowspiracy and What The Health, SLAY follows filmmaker Rebecca Cappelli’s journey around the world to uncover the dark side of the fashion industry. Rebecca's investigation into the animal skins trade unravels a harrowing story of greenwashing, mislabeling, animal cruelty and...
Meeting with Pol Pot November 22 - 3PM - Stockbridge Library - Award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Becker with Jim Brooke - Book Discussion and Special Screening! Tickets are FREE and open to the public.Join us for a special afternoon featuring a book discussion and film screening of Elizabeth Becker’s work as a Vietnam war journalist. Jim and Elizabeth will discuss her book; You Don’t Belong...
The Berkshire International Film Festival will be May 28 to 31, 2026 Save the Date for BIFF 2026 May 28 to 31, 2026 Passes on Sale December 1, 2025 Submissions open October 1, 2025
Royal Tenenbaums Thursday, December 4, 2025 6PM - Gather for Cocktails and Mingling 7PM - Film followed by Costume Prize Winner Announcement The Indigo Room, 20 Castle Street, GB Join BIFF in celebrating the 24th Anniversary of Wes Anderson's acclaimed comedy gem about the reunion of a dysfunctional New York family led by patriarch Gene Hackman. The child prodigies of...
Hot off the world premiere at DOC NYC, BIFF presents a special screening of THE NUTCRACKER AT WETHERSFIELD on Sunday, December 7th at 4PM at the Lenox Town Hall! THE NUTCRACKER AT WETHERSFIELD follows choreographer Troy Schumacherin the dark winter of 2020 as he dreams of an idea to save Christmas and put his fellow New York City Ballet dancers...
Stay warm and get ready to win! Ditch the winter chill and join the BIFF Social Council for an epic night of movie trivia hosted by the one and only DJ Pup Daddy! It’s FREE to play, and the stakes are high — the top 3 teams will walk away with some seriously awesome prizes and most importantly, bragging rights!...
NEW DATE - FEBRUARY 1 AT 3PM AT THE TRIPLEX Germany - 2014 - 90 minutes The film is in German with English subtitles Q&A with award-winning screenwriter and Berkshire resident Stephen Glantz to follow the screening. Following our sold-out screening of WUNDERKINDER, and in observance of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), BIFF presents a special screening of TO LIFE...
Celebrate Valentine’s Day your way at BIFF Social Club's Lonely Hearts Valentine’s Dance. a feel-good night of music, movement, and connection. DJ Ethical Drift will keep the dance floor moving with irresistible tunes, while our candy bar adds a little extra sweetness to the night. Admission is free, with a cash bar available. Come for the music, stay for the joy—and maybe even a little spark.
Let's keep the party going! Join the BIFF Social Council for another epic night of movie trivia hosted by the one and only DJ Pup Daddy! It’s completely FREE to play. And the stakes are HIGH! The top 3 teams will walk away with super cool prizes. AND - don't forget our third and final Trivia Night - Thursday, March...
Free screening at Triplex ... BIFF and The Triplex present a free screening of CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS - a 2025 festival favorite and 2026 Academy Award Nominee! 37-year-old Sara Shahverdi, a motorcycle riding, land owning, former midwife-turned-fierce citizen advocate and recent divorcée, just won a landslide local election in her remote Iranian village and everyone has an opinion about it....
Friday March 6, 2026 - 7pm to 11pm The Cove Bowling Lanes, 109 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington https://covelanes-ma.com/ BIFF celebrates the 28th anniversary of the premier of THE BIG LEBOWSKI with bowling, White Russians, and a rad music mix. Directed by the Coen Brothers (RAISING ARIZONA, FARGO, OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?) who attended Bard College at Simon's Rock, the...
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA Sat, Mar 14, 2026 7:00pm Jesuit priest Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons) enters the Guaraní lands in South America with the purpose of converting the natives to Christianity. He soon builds a mission, where he is joined by Rodrigo Mendoza (Robert DeNiro), a reformed slave trader seeking redemption. When a treaty...
Spring is finally in the air, and we’re cranking up the excitement for the Grand Finale! Shake off the last of the winter frost and join the BIFF Social Council for a night of Movie Trivia with the legendary DJ Pup Daddy! We’re celebrating the change of seasons by testing your knowledge on everything from Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems....
The story of Wes Jackson, a visionary scientist, farmer, and co-founder of The Land Institute. Jackson inspired a global movement toward sustainability through his work in perennial and natural systems agriculture. 2025 - US - 60 minutes Tickets: Free for REEL Friends; $15 for Soon-To-Be REEL Friends (advanced ticket purchase highly recommended for this event). PRAIRIE PROPHECY explores a recommended...
Spring is finally in the air, and we’re cranking up the excitement! Shake off the last of the winter frost and join the BIFF Social Council for the last two Movie Trivia Nights with the legendary DJ Pup Daddy! We’re celebrating the change of seasons by testing your knowledge on everything from Hollywood blockbusters to indie gems. This is your...
Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 4PM Berkshire Botanical Garden Center House 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, MA 01262 Free to all Berkshire Young Professionals, ages 21 to 45! Get tickets - Click Here Join the BIFF Social Club for a screening of Le Poete Lucide - a documentary focusing on Nicolas Joly, a pioneering figure in the biodynamic wine movement....
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA Sat, Apr 11, 2026 7:00pm Sandeep Das, tabla virtuoso and original member of the Silk Road Ensemble In 1998, cellist Yo-Yo Ma created the Silk Road Ensemble, bringing together a group of musicians from around the world to find new ways to foster connection through music. Blending performance footage, personal...
Environmental Film Focus Series: BAD RIVER Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 3PM Triplex, Theater 3 Tickets $15/general public; free to ReelFriends BAD RIVER, narrated by Quannah ChasingHorse and Academy-Award nominee, Edward Norton; written and directed by award-winning filmmaker, Mary Mazzio; and produced by Grant Hill (Owner of the Atlanta Hawks) and Allison Abner (writer for Narcos, West Wing and descendant...
BIFF 2026 May 28 to 31, 2026
Opening Night presentation of STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.
American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author Amy Goodman in attendance for Q&A with BIFF board member, Mary Mott.
Academy Award winning director and producer Barbara Kopple will be in conversation with Mary Mott following the screening.
Join BIFF Board Member Mary Mott for an intimate conversation with John Orloff, co-creator and screenwriter for MASTERS OF THE AIR and 2 episodes of BAND OF BROTHERS.
Oscar-Nominated Producer Yael Melamede in conversation with filmmaker and author Kevin Smokler.
New to the Festival this year, Transatlantic Stars brings a select group of award-winning EU filmmakers together for an honest conversation about what it means to make work across borders in this moment.
SPECIAL TRIBUTE EVENT TO KAREN ALLEN Join us for an intimate conversation with award-winning actress and director Karen Allen in conversation with production designer Kristi Zea, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. Followed by a screening of STARMAN.
(Open to ALL passholders and ticket holders.)
Let your little ones discover the magic of the big screen with Little Kid Flicks. Whether searching for the perfect pancake or interviewing a crocodile, these shorts are sure to enchant and delight all audiences (but especially our youngest!)
Let your little ones discover the magic of the big screen with Little Kid Flicks. Whether searching for the perfect pancake or interviewing a crocodile, these shorts are sure to enchant and delight all audiences (but especially our youngest!)
BIFF presents the closing night film and Sundance smash hit GIVE ME THE BALL!
Director Elizabeth Wolff in attendancefor Q&A with board member Mary Mott.
(Open to ALL passholders and ticket holders.)