Bionic Buzz® covered the red carpet at the 2025 Burbank International Film Festival Closing Night Gala, where legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was honored with the prestigious Vanguard Award! ✨🎥 The star-studded evening celebrated creativity, storytelling, and the independent spirit of cinema in the heart of Burbank — the media capital of the world. We spoke with filmmakers, actors, and special guests about their passion for film and what it means to be part of this incredible festival.
About the Burbank International Film Festival:
Founded in 2008, the Burbank International Film Festival (BIFF) showcases independent films from around the globe and honors creative excellence across all genres. The festival takes place each year in Burbank, California — home to major studios like Disney, Warner Bros., and Nickelodeon — and has become a major platform for emerging talent in the film industry.
On the red carpet we interviewed Kelly Stables (Actress from Superstore, The Exes, & Dog Man), Nancy Cartwright (Voice of Bart Simpson in The Simpsons), Guillermo Zapata (actor & owner of owns SUR Restaurant & Lounge), Grace Marie Glenn (Singer, Dancer, and Actress from Gooms), Grant Rivers (Actor & Producer), Clint Howard (Actor from How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Gino Gaudio (The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio), Valerie Perez (Actress from The Adventures of Paula Peril), Kevin Allen (Actor from Designing Empires), Luke Madsen (Son of actor Michael Madsen), Mauro Borrelli (Director of The Last Supper), Orlando Jones (Actor from The Replacements & Abbott Elementary), Michele Noble (Director, Writer, and Producer), Tommy Fields (Composer of Long Shadows), Tim Daly (Actor from The Fugitive & Wings), Stephanie Garvin (Director, Producer, Writer and Actor), Melora Hardin (Actress from The Office & A Million Little Things), Maralyn Facey (Writer, Producer & Actress from Now What?), Vivienne Sievers (Actress from Now What?), Katie Amanda Keane (Actress from Rebel & Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Christian Madsen (Actress from Divergent & The Family Business), Ivan Orlic (Founder of Seine Pictures), Erin Reardon (Actress from Ghosts of the Big Sandy), Nam Jonez (Singer), Cerina Vincent (Actress from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy), and Kurt Patino (Director of Burbank International Film Festival).
Host & Producer: Jackie Lewis. Video edited by Steve Sievers of of Bionic Buzz®
Our Youtube Shorts interview with Nancy Cartwright (Voice of Bart Simpson in The Simpsons).