Bionic Buzz® got to cover the 13th Annual Burbank International Film Festival. The Festival returned in person this year to the Burbank AMC 16 Theaters for live screenings and events, that ran September 9-12, 2021. The mission of the Burbank International Film Festival is to promote and support inclusive and culturally diverse perspectives and content. BIFF continues to cultivate independent film and create, develop, discover and celebrate extraordinary filmmaking from around the world. Many of the films selected by the festival have gone on to win Oscars and Emmy Awards.
First Entertainment Credit Union is the Festival’s Title Sponsor as well as the LA County Student Filmmaker’s Award. Other valued Sponsors include Patino Management, Vollara Air Purifiers, and Here Media that sponsors the LGBTQ+ categories for shorts and feature films.” For more information, please visit the festival website at: https://www.burbankfilmfest.org/2021-winners
Check out our red carpet interviews below from the opening night and awards gale with our host Virag Vida.
Interviews with actor Conrad Wrobel (I Don’t Believe in Ghosts and Highlander: Dark Places), actor & BIFF President Jeff Rector (Star Trek: The Next Generation and Trumped!), filmmakers Stephanie Katherine Grant & Michael Grant (Co-Directors and co-writers of Kepley) and actress / director Emma Bell (Dallas, NCIS and The Walking Dead) from the opening night.
Interviews with the cast / crew from the Emmy Award Winning series THE BAY. Featuring interviews with cast Daniel Covin & Kristos Andrews and crew Gregor J. Martin & Patrick Blood.
Interview with actor Isaac C. Singleton Jr. (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl & The Mandalorian) at the film festival opening night.
Interview with Burbank Mayor Bob Frutos at the film festival opening night.
Interview with Burbank Mayor Bob Frutos and Vice Mayor of Burbank Jess Talamantes at the film festival Awards Gala.
Interview with actor Beau Bridges (The Fabulous Baker Boys and One Night in Miami… ) and his daughter actress Emily Bridges ( Acting: The First Six Lessons and One Night in Miami… ) at the film festival awards Gala.
Interview with the cast / crew from the Emmy Award Winning series THE BAY. Featuring interviews with producers Nick Theurer & Patrick Blood along with cast Celeste Fianna, Nick Theurer, Christian Ganiere, and Bianca D’Ambrosio & Chiara D’Ambrosio
Interview with actress Gladys Bautista from Selena: The Series and Criminal Minds.
Interview with actor David Millbern from Robotech, The Slumberparty Massacre & Now What?!
Interview with actor John Omohundro from Rugrats, Tokyo Revengers and Elite.