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Boston Palestine Film Festival

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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."[1] The thirteenth annual festival took place October 18–27, 2019.[citation needed]

Overview

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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.[citation needed]

Winners

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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[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mission | Boston Palestine Film Festival". www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08.
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