British Urban Film Festival

The British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) was formed in July 2005 to showcase urban independent cinema in the absence of any such state-sponsored activity in the UK.

Supported by filmmakers and British actors, the organisation was set up by Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe and established as BUFF Enterprises Ltd.

BUFF bears no relation to the BUFF film festival established in Malmo, Sweden. The London-based organisation was created in partnership with organisations like 4front Films (UK) and The Hip-Hop Association (USA) to mobilise & develop young, up and coming homegrown British urban talent in the independent film & TV sector. With offices in East London, the company has also devised projects including 'The Search for BUFF', a reality-tv-talent contest designed to find good-looking or 'buff' people who are 'appointed' as cover models to promote the annual British Urban Film Festival. Filmed on location across the UK, the pilot was screened at the headquarters of ITV in London's South Bank and made its Christmas day broadcast debut on BEN Television in December 2005. The first series aired from January - April 2006. The second series also aired on BEN Television from May - August 2007 in addition to the annual staging of the film festival - a unique event as it is one of the few of its' kind which is free to attend by the general public.

ee also

* Asher D (British rapper)
* Adulthood (film)
* Reality TV
* Julius Amedume

References

* http://buffenterprises.co.uk
* http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/film/features/article1769741.ece
* http://www.a2e.org.uk/article.php?
* http://www.4frontfi.co.uk
* http://www.urbanphotography.co.uk/news.php
* http://fipmag.blogspot.com
* http://itvlocal.com/london
* http://bentelevision.com
* http://etribes.com/iqremembers