British Independent Film Award for Best International Independent Film
Awarded forBest International Independent Films
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBIFA
First awarded1998
Currently held byThe Worst Person in the World (2022)
Websitewww.bifa.org.uk

The British Independent Film Award for Best International Independent Film is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best international independent films. The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony.

From 1998 to 2002, two categories named Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language and Best Foreign Independent Film – Foreign Language were presented, in 2003 both categories were merged into the current category.

In 2012 the category was renamed to its current name, previously the category was named Best Foreign Independent Film.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year English title Original title Recipient(s) Country
1998
(1st)
[1]
Best Foreign Independent Film – Foreign Language
The Apartment L'Appartement Gilles Mimouni  France
Airbag Juanma Bajo Ulloa  Spain
Live Flesh Carne trémula Pedro Almodóvar
Marquise Véra Belmont  France
Men with Guns Kari Skogland  Canada
Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language
Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson  United States
Left Luggage Jeroen Krabbé  Netherlands
Broken Vessels Scott Ziehl  United States
Chasing Amy Kevin Smith
The Castle Rob Sitch  Australia
1999
(2nd)
[2]
Best Foreign Independent Film – Foreign Language
All About My Mother Todo sobre mi madre Pedro Almodóvar  Spain
The Celebration Festen Thomas Vinterberg  Denmark
Life Is Beautiful La vita è bella Roberto Benigni  Italy
Romance Catherine Breillat  France
The Dreamlife of Angels La Vie rêvée des anges Erick Zonca
Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language
Happiness Todd Solondz  United States
Buffalo '66 Vincent Gallo  United States
Praise John Curran
Rushmore Wes Anderson
The Blair Witch Project Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez

2000s

Year English title Original title Recipient(s) Country
2000
(3rd)
[3]
Best Foreign Independent Film – Foreign Language
Kadosh Amos Gitai  Israel
Beau travail Claire Denis  France
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train Patrice Chéreau
Une liaison pornographique Frédéric Fonteyne
The Emperor and the Assassin 荊軻刺秦王, Jīng Kē Cì Qín Wáng Chen Kaige  China
Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language
The Straight Story David Lynch  United States
Jesus' Son Alison Maclean  Canada
Boiler Room Ben Younger  United States
Chuck & Buck Miguel Arteta
Nurse Betty Neil LaBute
2001
(4th)
[4]
Best Foreign Independent Film – Foreign Language
In the Mood for Love 花樣年華, huāyàng niánhuá Wong Kar-wai  Hong Kong
Amores perros Alejandro González Iñárritu  Mexico
The Taste of Others Le Goût des autres Agnès Jaoui  France
Songs from the Second Floor Sånger från andra våningen Roy Andersson  Sweden
Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language
Memento Christopher Nolan  United States
Chopper Andrew Dominik  Australia
Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell  United States
Dark Days Marc Singer
2002
(5th)
[5][6]
Best Foreign Independent Film – Foreign Language
Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair  India
Talk to Her Hable con ella Pedro Almodóvar  Spain
Nine Queens Nueve reinas Fabián Bielinsky  Argentina
Y Tu Mamá También Alfonso Cuarón  Mexico
Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language
Lantana Ray Lawrence  Australia
Ghost World Terry Zwigoff  United States
Ivans XTC Bernard Rose
Lost in La Mancha Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe
Best Foreign Independent Film
Year English title Original title Recipient(s) Country
2003
(6th)
[7][8]		 City of God Cidade de Deus Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund  Brazil
The Triplets of Belleville Les Triplettes de Belleville Sylvain Chomet  France
Secretary Steven Shainberg  United States
Spirited Away 千と千尋の神隠し, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi Hayao Miyazaki  Japan
Whale Rider Niki Caro  New Zealand
2004
(7th)
[9]		 Oldboy 올드보이 Park Chan-wook  South Korea
Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore  United States
Pieces of April Peter Hedges
Hero 英雄, Yīngxióng Zhang Yimou  China
The Motorcycle Diaries Diarios de motocicleta Walter Salles  Argentina
2005
(8th)
[10]		 Downfall Der Untergang Oliver Hirschbiegel  Germany
Broken Flowers Jim Jarmusch  United States
Crash Paul Haggis
The Woodsman Nicole Kassell
Secuestro Express Jonathan Jakubowicz  Venezuela
2006
(9th)
[11][12]		 Caché Michael Haneke  France
Brick Lane Sarah Gavron  India
Hard Candy David Slade  United States
The Beat That My Heart Skipped De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté Jacques Audiard  France
Volver Pedro Almodóvar  Spain
2007
(10th)
[13][14]		 The Lives of Others Das Leben der Anderen Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck  Germany
Black Book Zwartboek Paul Verhoeven  Netherlands
La Vie en rose La Môme Olivier Dahan  France
Tell No One Ne le dis à personne Guillaume Canet
Once John Carney  Ireland
2008
(11th)
[15][16]		 Waltz with Bashir ואלס עם באשיר, Vals Im Bashir Ari Folman  Israel
I've Loved You So Long Il y a longtemps que je t'aime Philippe Claudel  France
Persepolis Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Le Scaphandre et le Papillon Julian Schnabel
Gomorrah Gomorra Matteo Garrone  Italy
2009
(12th)
[17][18]		 Let the Right One In Låt den rätte komma in Tomas Alfredson  Sweden
Il Divo Paolo Sorrentino  Italy
Sin Nombre Cary Fukunaga  Mexico
The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow  United States
The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky

2010s

Year English title Original title Recipient(s) Country
2010
(13th)
[19][20]		 A Prophet Un prophète Jacques Audiard  France
Dogtooth Κυνόδοντας, Kynodontas Yorgos Lanthimos  Greece
I Am Love Io sono l'amore Luca Guadagnino  Italy
The Secret in Their Eyes El secreto de sus ojos Juan J. Campanella  Argentina
Winter's Bone Debra Granik  United States
2011
(14th)
[21][22]		 A Separation جدایی نادر از سیمین‎, Jodaí-e Nadér az Simín Asghar Farhadi  Iran
Animal Kingdom David Michôd  Australia
Drive Nicolas Winding Refn  United States
Pina Wim Wenders  Germany
The Skin I Live In La piel que habito Pedro Almodóvar  Spain
2012
(15th)
[23][24]		 The Hunt Jagten Thomas Vinterberg  Denmark
Amour Michael Haneke  Austria
Searching for Sugar Man Malik Bendjelloul  Sweden
Rust and Bone De rouille et d'os Jacques Audiard  France
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin  United States
2013
(16th)
[25][26]		 Blue is the Warmest Colour La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 Abdellatif Kechiche  France
Blue Jasmine Woody Allen  United States
Frances Ha Noah Baumbach
The Great Beauty La grande bellezza Paolo Sorrentino  Italy
Wadjda وجدة‎, Wajda Haifaa al-Mansour  Saudi Arabia
2014
(17th)
[27][28]		 Boyhood Richard Linklater  United States
Ida Paweł Pawlikowski  Poland
Blue Ruin Jeremy Saulnier  United States
Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler
The Babadook Jennifer Kent  Australia
2015
(18th)
[29][30]		 Room Lenny Abrahamson  United States
Force Mejeure Turist Ruben Östlund  Sweden
Carol Todd Haynes  United States
Girlhood Bande de filles Céline Sciamma  France
Son of Saul Saul fia László Nemes  Hungary
2016
(19th)
[31][32]		 Moonlight Dede Gardner, Barry Jenkins, Jeremy Kleiner, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Adele Romanski  United States
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne Saunders, Taika Waititi  New Zealand
Manchester by the Sea Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Kenneth Lonergan, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, Kevin J. Wals  United States
Mustang Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Charles Gillibert, Alice Winocour  France,  Turkey
Toni Erdmann Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Michael Merkt  Austria,  Germany
2017
(20th)
[33][34]		 Get Out Jordan Peele  United States
The Florida Project Sean Baker  United States
I Am Not Your Negro Raoul Peck
Loveless Нелюбовь, Nelyubov Andrey Zvyagintsev  Russia
The Square Ruben Östlund  Sweden
2018
(21st)
[35][36]		 Roma Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez, Nicolás Celis  Mexico
Capernaum كفرناحوم‎ Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwani, Khaled Mouzanar, Michel Merkt  Lebanon
Cold War Zimna wojna Paweł Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Ewa Puszczynska, Tanya Seghatchian  Poland
The Rider Chloé Zhao, Mollye Asher, Sacha Ben Harroche, Bert Hamelinck  United States
Shoplifters 万引き家族, Manbiki Kazoku Hirokazu Kore-eda  Japan
2019
(22nd)
[37][38]		 Parasite 기생충, Gisaengchung Bong Joon-ho  South Korea
Ash Is Purest White 江湖兒女, jiānghú érnǚ Jia Zhangke  China
Marriage Story Noah Baumbach  United States
Monos Alejandro Landes  Colombia
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Portrait de la jeune fille en feu Céline Sciamma  France

2020s

Year English title Original title Recipient(s) Country
2020
(23rd)
[39][40]		 Nomadland Chloé Zhao, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey  United States
Babyteeth Shannon Murphy, Alex White, Rita Kalnejais  Australia
Les Misérables Ladj Ly, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti  France
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman, Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy  United States,  United Kingdom
Notturno Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo, Paolo Del Brocco, Serge Lalou, Camille Laemlé, Orwa Nyrabia, Eva-Maria Weerts  Italy,  Germany
2021
(24th)
[41]		 Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Amin Nawabi, Monica Hellstrøm, Signe Byrge Sørensen  Denmark
Compartment No. 6 Hytti nro 6 / Купе номер шесть Juho Kuosmanen, Livia Ulvan, Andris Feldmanis, Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Hakka  Finland,  Russia
First Cow Kelly Reichardt, Jon Raymond, Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani  United States
Petite Maman Céline Sciamma, Bénédicte Couvreur  France
Pleasure Ninja Thyberg, Peter Modestij, Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå, Erik Hemmendorff  Sweden,  Germany,  France
2022
(25th)
[42] 		The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Thomas Robsahm  Norway
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov  United States
Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca
Close Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens, Michiel Dhont, Dirk Impens  Belgium
Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심, Heojil gyeolsim Park Chan-Wook, Chung Seo-Kyung  South Korea
2023
(25th)
[43]		 Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, Marie-Ange Luciani, and David Thion  France
Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Aki Kaurismäki, Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, and Reinhard Brundig  Finland
Fremont Babak Jalali, Carolina Cavalli, Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, and Rachael Fung  United States
Past Lives Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
Monster 怪物 Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yuji Sakamoto, Genki Kawamura, Kenji Yamada, Megumi Banse, Taichi Ito, and Hijiri Taguchi  Japan

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