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The Berkshire International Film Festival gets underway on Thursday and runs through Sunday in Great Barrington and Lenox, MA. On Saturday night, May 31st, they will present their special tribute event. This year they honor multi-award winner Brian Cox, featuring an intimate conversation between Brian and his wife, Nicole Ansari-Cox. She is an actress, director, and producer. The conversation will be held at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington at 7:00 pm. A screening of “The Escapist” will follow.

The 19th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival will be held May 29 - June 1 in Great Barrington and Lenox. 2025 BIFF Honoree is multi award-winning actor Brian Cox and the festival opens with "A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole." Kelley Vickery, BIFFThe festival runs from May 29 - June 1 in Great Barrington and Lenox. Bringing together films, filmmakers, industry professionals and fans for a four-day celebration. The lineup features 27 documentaries, 23 narrative features, 25 short films, and a FREE animated shorts selection for kids.

The Opening Night Screening of this year’s Berkshire International Film Festival is “A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole.” The documentary will show at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts at 7pm on May 29.Global fashion designer and social activist Kenneth Cole has put ’cause’ before ‘commerce’ for 40 years. His commitment to HIV AIDS, homelessness, LGBTQIA+ rights, social justice and mental health has built coalitions and inspired action for good.Designer and activist Kenneth Cole and Emmy and Tony Award-winning director Dori Berinstein will be at The Mahaiwe for a Q&A following the film with BIFF Board Member Mary Mott.

The Berkshire International Film Festival in Great Barrington, Massachusetts gets underway May 30 and on Saturday, June 1 it will feature a special tribute event for the documentary "Merchant Ivory" and the filmmaker James Ivory in conversation with documentary director Steven Soucy and WAMC's Joe Donahue.

The 18th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival will present another blockbuster weekend line-up of films, events, and very special guests running from May 30 – June 2 in Great Barrington and Lenox, Massachusetts.

The Berkshire International Film Festival opens Thursday night with the documentary “Food & Country.” The film looks at America’s policy of producing cheap food at all costs which has long hobbled small independent farmers, ranchers and chefs.Trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches out across political and social divides to uncover the country’s broken food system and the innovators risking it all to transform it. The film covers a rich cultural spectrum, from fine dining rooms to far lands, discovering passionate, inspirational change makers along the way. Ruth Reichl joins us this morning.

While locked-up for six years in federal prison, artist Jesse Krimes secretly creates monumental works of art—including an astonishing 40-foot mural made with prison bed sheets, hair gel, and newspaper. He smuggles out each panel piece-by-piece with the help of fellow artists, only seeing the mural in totality upon coming home. The documentary "Art & Krimes by Krimes" will be the opening night film at this year's Berkshire International Film Festival on June 2, 2022 at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, NY. We are joined by director Alysa Nahmias and artist Jesse Krimes.

The 16th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival gets underway June 2–5 in Great Barrington and Lenox and features another blockbuster weekend line-up of films, events, and incredibly special guests. Marked with strong international programming and an ongoing commitment to presenting the best in documentary film, the festival brings together films, filmmakers, industry professionals and fans for a four-day celebration.Highlights include the 2022 BIFF Honoree is Multi Award-Winning, Legendary Actor Alfre Woodard, the showing of Documentary Film "Art & Krimes" by Krimes about Acclaimed Artist and Activist, Jesse Krimes; the Northeast Premiere of Award-Winning Film "Pretty Problems," Tea Talks Featuring artists Don Gummer and Stephen Hannock; and an Intimate and Wide-Ranging Conversation with Female Directors, Writers and Producers. To find out more we welcome Kelley Vickery, BIFF's Founder and Artistic Director and Artist Stephen Hannock.

The Berkshire International Film Festival (September 9-12, 20201) will present a screening of "Hello Bookstore" at The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 12.

The new movie "Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President" showcases the role music played in propelling Jimmy Carter from Georgia to the White House, and how…