Boston Palestine Film Festival

The Boston Palestine Film Festival (BPFF) is an annual film festival held in Boston, MA that was established in 2007. The festival brings Palestine-related cinema, narratives, and culture to New England audiences with the mission to "showcase the extraordinary narrative and culture of Palestinians through cinema and art." The thirteenth annual festival took place October 18–27, 2019.

Overview

Run by volunteers and co-presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, BPFF features documentaries, features, rare early works, video art pieces, as well as new films by emerging artists and youth. The selected works from directors around the world offer views of Palestine and its history, culture, and geographically dispersed society.

Each year, guest filmmakers from various countries and expert commentators are invited to be part of the festival and discuss their work with audiences. Since its founding in 2007, BPFF has presented over 300 Palestine-related films, as well as numerous major concerts, workshops, and art exhibits.

Winners

Year	Best Feature Narrative	Best Feature Documentary	Best Short
2019	The Tower	Imprisoning a Generation	N/A
2018	The Reports on Sarah and Saleem	Soufra	N/A
2017	N/A	Stitching Palestine	Ayny - My Second Eye
2016	The Idol	Open Bethlehem	N/A
2015	Eyes of a Thief	The Wanted 18	N/A
2014	Giraffada	My Love Awaits Me by the Sea	N/A
2013	N/A	Voices Across the Divide, A World Not Ours (co-winners)	N/A
2012	N/A	The War Around Us	N/A
2011	Man Without a Cell Phone	N/A	N/A
2010	N/A	Jerusalem: The East Side Story	N/A

See also

• Chicago Palestine Film Festival
• DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival

External links

• Official website for the Boston Palestine Film Festival
• Fifth Annual Boston Palestine Film Festival (2011) - Jadaliyya