The Biberach Independent Film Festival (B.I.F.F.) was a film festival that was held for the last time in 2008, in the southwestern German town of Biberach an der Riß, situated just south of Ulm. It premiered in November 2004. The festival was intended for a German audience and presents recent German and international shorts and documentaries. B.I.F.F. ran parallel to a local festival of German movies - the "Filmfest Biberach" - which focuses mainly on feature films.
Upon its inception, the festival was originally limited to German entries only. When contributions for the first festival came from various countries, it was decided to open the festival for international entries. The main focus was, however, on German films. Visiting directors, actors, producers, etc. will have a chance to also attend the Filmfest Biberach - an entirely separate festival - that takes place at the same time.
The last edition of the festival, in 2008, included an award ceremony of the website Indie-stars.de, an online showcase for independent German language films. Three Indie Stars were be awarded for the most popular films of 2007.
In 2008 the B.I.F.F. competition accepted entries in the following categories:
I: Broken Links
II: Insurances & Reassurances
III: Romance & Nostalgia
IV: I Tube, You Tube, We Tube
V: Personal damages
VI: Hitlering
VII: Sex sells
VIII: Everything is prepared