Despite cinemas being shut, Bicycle Film Festival returns to Asheville with a curated virtual screening of short films. Hosted by Asheville on Bikes. Available from June 4 – 14.
Bicycle Film Festival celebrates the bicycle through a virtual festival program curated explicitly for Asheville. A portion of all ticket sales goes to support Asheville on Bikes.
BFF Asheville #2 presents an international selection of the most important short films from the BFF collection. A diverse curation of filmmaking styles: narratives, documentaries, award-winning international filmmakers, and emerging directors all share equal billing.
Bicycle Film Festival plays a vital role in creating an eco-friendly society and bringing diverse communities together.
BFF Founding Director Brendt Barbur added: “In a year of a global pandemic, economic strife, a contentious political period, the bicycle boom worldwide is optimistic news to celebrate. We hope to offer a positive respite from all of this for people.”
The program will be available online at any time from June 4 – 14. Tickets are available now with sliding scale prices at $10, $15, $20.
Bicycle Film Festival had plans in motion since the summer of 2019 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary kicking off in New York this past June 2020. The festival expected 20,000 attendees over one week of events. People had bought tickets from around the world to attend. Then COVID-19 safety mandates forced it to be postponed. BFF is making a comeback by touring the world virtually. BFF has plans to produce over 50 virtual events in the United States and over 100 internationally in Brazil, Ecuador, Canada, Estonia, Italy, Japan, UK, and more in the next few months.
About: Founded in New York Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film, and music for the last 20 years. The physical BFF spanned the world in up to 100 cities to an audience of over one million people. The international locales included Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Moscow, Mexico City, Capetown, Istanbul, and more at some of the most important venues such as Sydney Opera House and the Barbican or an old factory in Zurich. The Subcultures of cycling have shared equal billing with the most exciting innovators in music, art, design, and film. Participants have included: Erykah Badu, Karl Lagerfeld, Francesco Clemente.
Bicycle Film Festival
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Shepard Fairey, Albert Maysles, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Alex Katz, Kaws, Gavin Turk, Mike Mills, Paul Smith, the Neistat Brothers, Tom Sachs, Ridley Scott, Kiki Smith, Swoon, and Ai Weiwei.
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