iPOP at the Seventh Bermuda International Film Festival

iPOP at the Seventh Bermuda International Film Festival

by Wendy Mitchell/indieWIRE

indieWIRE was quite happy to leave snowy New York for (mostly) sunny Bermuda, for the Bermuda International Film Festival, held March 19-25 on the famed island. The festival attracted a number of high-profile guests and jurors, including jury head Willem Dafoe, filmmaker Jim Sheridan (who opened the festival with his "In America"), and Bermuda part-time resident Michael Douglas, who milled with guests at the festival's VIP party. This seventh edition of the film festival presented a record 70 films from 26 countries. In addition to film highlights, special guests were treated to the town crier's welcoming cries at the opening-night reception, a VIP party at ostentatious mansion Deep Water, and other social events.

Michael Douglas and Jim Sheridan relax at the VIP party at Deep Water, home of Rocco & Sammy Schiralli.

Photo by Jill Rubinchak/courtesy of the Bermuda International Film Festival

Hanging out with the ever-entertaining, and immaculately outfitted, town crier on opening night are Dave Calhoun from Dazed & Confused magazine, THINKFilm's Rebecca Haverstick, and Empire magazine's Damon Wise.

Jurors Willem Dafoe and Carlos Cuaron at the opening night reception.

Photo by Jill Rubinchak/courtesy of the Bermuda International Film Festival

Stephanie Lutjens and Dan Blau of publicity firm Bumble Ward & Associates at the VIP party.

Juror Mark Salisbury, Premiere magazine's London correspondent, poses with a shell-embellished bust of Neptune (you don't see one of those every day) at the VIP party.

Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, co-directors of "Born into Brothels," won the Bermuda festival's jury prize for best documentary.

"Festival Express" director Bob Smeaton and THINKFilm's Rebecca Haverstick soak up some sunshine at host hotel The Fairmont Hamilton Princess.

Brother and sister directing team Jessica and Frank Gorter, in Bermuda with their documentary "Piter," pictured at a late-night party at the Elbow Beach Hotel on Sunday night.

Aideen Ratteray Pryse presents Jim Sheridan with the festival's Prospero award for excellence in film.

Photo by Jill Rubinchak/courtesy of the Bermuda International Film Festival

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