Sponsors 2012

Moët & Chandon

Moët has been the champagne of cinema for nearly a century, capturing the imagination of cinema’s brightest stars almost as soon as the film industry was born. Browsing through photos of the silver screen era’s glittering parties one is quite likely to see a bottle of Moët & Chandon. The mutual fascination between Moët and the movies is reflected in its presence at the world’s most prestigious international cinema events such as the Oscars, the Golden Globe Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival and now The Moët British Independent Film Awards. Last year, Moët & Chandon introduced Scarlett Johansson as the first Hollywood celebrity face of champagne. In short, Moët & Chandon is where the movies are, from Hollywood to international film festivals and events around the world.

Moët & Chandon is delighted to toast the achievements of the British Film Industry and support its most talented members.

Variety

Recognized and respected throughout the world of show business since 1905, Variety is the premier source of entertainment news. The Variety Group – Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham, Weekly Variety, Variety.com, and Variety Insight – are all owned by Penske Media Corporation (PMC). 

Soho House

Soho House opened in 1995 as an exclusive private members’ club for those in the film, media and creative industries. Since then, we have expanded with an additional five Houses in the UK. This includes Babington House in Somerset, Electric House in Notting Hill, Little House in Mayfair, High Road House in Chiswick and Shoreditch House in East London. Soho House Berlin is our first European outpost, located in the Mitte district.  In the US Soho House New York is in New York's meatpacking district, Soho Beach House on Miami Beach front and Soho House West Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard. Our newest club, Soho House Toronto, launched in September 2012.

AD Creative

We are a multi-discipline team with big agency backgrounds, global brand experience and a crucial mid-size agency advantage:
We are nimble, flexible and collaborative.
We are inventive.
We offer fresh insight and incredible value. 
We are an extension of your team. 

Working internationally and in the UK we deliver creative solutions for commercial problems, specialising in brand communications across Design, Branding, Digital Marketing, Social media, Web Development, Video production, Print, TV and Radio.

Our client list includes Coca Cola, Dixons, The Moet British Independent Film Awards, Warner Music, Roxio,  Taittinger, Maxxium.

M.A.C.

M•A•C Cosmetics is proud to be the official make-up sponsor of BIFA and delighted to be supporting the Best Actress Award at this year's ceremony. M•A•C has become known as the premiere make-up brand by providing products to Makeup Artists creating the on-screen looks for top talent, working on-set at photo shoots and backstage at the international fashion shows. M•A•C can be found behind the scenes at award nights offering 'on-call' services to VIPs, directors, and film talent attending world film festivals, including the Toronto, Dubai, Deauville, Sundance and Tribeca, Doha, Pusan and London Film Festivals. During the past year M•A•C has supported 33 independent films and 30 feature films including The Kings Speech, Never Let Me Go, Made in Dagenham, Kick-Ass, Brighton Rock and Neds.

3 Mills Studios

3 Mills Studios is London’s largest Studio.

Just seven miles from central London, 3 Mills Studios is nestled on a picturesque and secure island oasis in the heart of London’s famous East End.

This unique studio is emerging as the home for stop motion animation in the UK as well as being discovered by some of the most successful independent filmmakers including Wes Anderson, Andrea Arnold, Danny Boyle, Tim Burton, David Cronenberg, Stephen Daldry, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Michael Winterbottom.

3 Mills Studios delivers a first- class service and extensive on site resources making 3 Mills Studios the ideal filming destination in London Production services and facilities include:

• 14 stages (totalling 108,000 sq ft)
• 10 rehearsal rooms * 200 production offices
• Locations and exteriors
• Prison exterior & cell set
• Extensive production services and ancillary facilities
• Excellent transport links
• Ample parking 

 Feature credits include ATTACK THE BLOCK, DAGENHAM GIRLS, DEEP BLUE SEA, EASTERN PROMISES, FANTASTIC MR FOX, FISH TANK, FRANKENWEENIE, NEVER LET ME GO, THE READER and many more.

Swarovski

Swarovski is proud to support The Moët British Independent Film Awards for the third consecutive year by supplying new trophies for this year’s exceptional winners. The award, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka for Swarovski Crystal Palace, celebrates Swarovski’s involvement in film and television. Since the start of the silver screen, Swarovski has worked hand in hand with costume and set designers, creating show-stopping jewels, costumes and film sets which capture the spotlight. The company’s reputation for the highest quality and largest variety of the finest cut crystal is unchallenged on and off the big screen, adorning sets and stars in classics such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Wizard of Oz, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and more recently The Young Victoria, Burlesque and Black Swan, Mirror Mirror and SKYFALL. In recent years Swarovski has sparkled at some of the industry’s most important events, including the Academy Awards, BFI London Film Festival, BAFTA LA Britannia Awards and the Costume Designers Guild Awards. 

Swarovski Entertainment Ltd. is Swarovski’s film division, which collaborates with established industry partners and exceptional talent to develop, finance and produce original and artistically accomplished feature films with international box office appeal. Swarovski Entertainment aims to express Swarovski’s philosophy, identity and creative essence through moving images to enchant and inspire audiences around the world. 

STUDIOCANAL

Established in May 1999, STUDIOCANAL theatrical UK has established a reputation for an innovative approach to distribution. A passion for film and commitment to creativity is central to STUDIOCANAL's activity in the UK market together with the desire to work collaboratively with our filmmakers to achieve the best possible results.
STUDIOCANAL is a subsidiary of the CANAL+ Group. It is one of Europe’s leading companies in the market for co-production, acquisition, distribution and sale of international feature films. STUDIOCANAL is the only studio operating simultaneously in three main territories across Europe: France, the United Kingdom and Germany. The company distributes a total of more than 50 films a year throughout Europe. Additionally, STUDIOCANAL owns one of the most important libraries in the world, with more than 5,000 international titles.STUDIOCANAL’s Production ambitions to date have included Rowan Joffe's debut feature BRIGHTON ROCK starring Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough and Helen Mirren; Joe Cornish's critically acclaimed ATTACK THE BLOCK, the first project to emerge from a partnership with Big Talk, Nick Murphy's debut feature THE AWAKENING starring Rebecca Hall, Dominic West and Imelda Staunton and the company's highest grossing theatrical release ever - Tomas Alfredson's award winning cold war thriller TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley with Colin Firth, John Hurt, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, David Dencik, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Roger Lloyd Pack, Simon McBurney, Christian McKay and Mark Strong rounding out a powerhouse cast. Future projects include Ben Wheatley’s SIGHTSEERS recently selected for Cannes, Jeremy Lovering’s IN FEAR, Michael Winterbottom’s KING OF SOHO, the Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Susanne Bier’s SERNEA and Dan Mazer’s hotly anticipated comedy I GIVE IT A YEAR currently shooting at Ealing Studios

Company3

Company3 provides high-end post production services to feature film, commercial, music video and television clients. Our services include all aspect of post including online conform, color correction and VFX compositing. We are home to one of the largest and most talented pools of colorists and visual effects artists in the industry. 

BBC Films

BBC Films is the feature filmmaking arm of the BBC. It aims to make strong British films with range and ambition, bringing the best of British talent to audiences. BBC Films is firmly established at the forefront of British independent filmmaking and co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Christine Langan is the Head of BBC Films, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations.   Recent releases include Ol Parker’s teen romance Now is Good currently in cinemas, Fernando Meirelles’ stylish and contemporary drama 360, James Marsh’s heart-wrenching thriller Shadow Dancer, Julien Temple’s London – The Modern Babylon, Lasse Hallström’s romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Max and Dania’s kinetic 3D film StreetDance 2, Ralph Fiennes’ contemporary Shakespeare adaptation Coriolanus, Simon Curtis’ comedy drama My Week with Marilyn, Nick Murphy’s supernatural mystery The Awakening, Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of the Winner for the Orange Prize for Fiction We Need to Talk About Kevin, David Mackenzie’s romantic thriller Perfect Sense, Cary Fukunaga’s modern retelling of Jane Eyre, and James Marsh’s moving documentary Project Nim.   Forthcoming films include Sally Potter’s reflection on troubled friendship Ginger and Rosa from 19 October, Mike Newell’s sumptuous Dickens classic Great Expectations in cinemas 30 November and Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, the wickedly comic Quartet, which will be in cinemas 4 January 2013. Last but not least, Alan Partridge the Movie has a release set for 16 August 2013.   BBC Films has an impressive back catalogue, which includes titles such as Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham, Lone Scherfig’s Academy Award® nominated and BAFTA award-winning An Education; Armando Iannucci’s Academy Award® and BAFTA award-nominated In the Loop; Jane Campion’s Academy Award®nominated Bright Star; and Andrea Arnold’s BAFTA award-winning Fish Tank.   Twitter @BBCFilms bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms

St Martins Lane

From its dazzling location at the hub of Covent Garden, West End theatres and Trafalgar Square, St Martins Lane is a dramatic and daring reinvention of the urban resort. Smart, witty and sophisticated, Philippe Starck’s design is a brilliant collision of influences - from the modern to the baroque - that suffuses the hotel with energy, vitality and magic. Entered through improbably tall, luminescent yellow-glass revolving doors—the tallest in London—St Martins Lane’s lobby is a soaring and theatrical space that offers a provocative manipulation of dimension and proportion. Starck presents a visually stunning play on scale, with oversized columns and angled niches painted a deep fluorescent yellow, complemented by Portuguese limestone floors. From its acid-etched, double-height yellow glass facade to its unpredictable plays on vivid colour to the dramatic series of columns that appear as shining towers, St Martins Lane’s lobby is a triumph of colour and light.

Intermission Film

To cut a long story short Intermission create award-winning film trailers. Established with a desire to do things differently and not just chase the bright lights, explosions and Hollywood happy endings they work closely with producers, filmmakers and marketeers to create diverse and distinctive audio-visual film campaigns that sell and entertain with equal skill. Theirs is a form of cinematic utopia, where every film is perfect, if only for a couple of minutes.
Intermission and sister company AllCity have a shared passion for film. Combining their knowledge and experience, they work together to create work that's not just watched but blogged, tweeted, talked about and most of all remembered.

AllCity

AllCity are responsible for some of the most iconic film advertising campaigns of recent times. Since launching in 2000 they have built a rich heritage of work, and a reputation for being an independently minded creative agency with a commercial eye for success. They were awarded Creative Agency of the Year (Print) for 2011 and 2012 by Screen International. 
AllCity and sister company Intermission have a shared passion for film. Combining their knowledge and experience, they work together to create work that's not just watched but blogged, tweeted, talked about and most of all remembered.

Raindance

Raindance is unique. Founded in 1992, it has become Britain's leading independent film organisation, hosting training courses on all aspects of film production, and organising the Raindance Film Festival each October. By combining both training and exhibition directly, Raindance sets out to promote both independent films and filmmaking to a wider public. In 2007, Raindance launched internet distribution platform http://www.raindance.tv/ We are proud to be the founding sponsors of the British Independent Film Awards.

LightBrigade Media

LightBrigade Media is enabling the delivery of the British Independent Film Awards 2012 through printed media and graphics.

LightBrigade defines a new approach to brand communications and visual media. With a carefully assembled team of experts from disciplines including PR, events, creative, 3D and digital - all supported by our own production facility for graphics, build, litho and finishing - we’re a truly integrated proposition with a uniquely joined-up approach to visual media.

Sponsor of the Award for Best Technical Achievement, LightBrigade is proud to be working alongside BIFA to deliver the Awards in 2012.