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Bahamas International Film Festival
(VIDEO) Interview with 2010 Oscar Winner Geoffrey Fletcher at BIFF
Mar 10, 2010 - 11:38:14 PM

The first African-American to win an Oscar in screenplay writing, Geoffrey Fletcher attended the Bahamas premiere of Precious. The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to bring you our exclusive streaming video interview with Fletcher, who was invited to attend the Bahamas International Film Festival in December 2009 by BIFF Founder Leslie Vanderpool.

Daniels had attended previous Bahamas film festivals, and having Precious as BIFF's closing night film is a definitely feather in the festival's founder and executive director's hat, as not only did the film win for best screenplay adaptation, but it also won for Best Supporting Actress by Mo'Nique, and she becomes only the fifth black actress to win an Oscar following Hattie McDaniel, Whoopi Goldberg, Halle Berry and Jennifer Hudson.

The video ends with BIFF Founder and Executive Director, Leslie Vanderpool explaining how her friendship with the of "Precious" director Lee Daniels led to her to securing Precious as BIFF's closing night film.

Watch the Trailer for Precious

See photos and related article on the Precious screening in The Bahamas

The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing the local community and international festival-goers with a diverse presentation of films from the Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing films that might not otherwise be released theatrically, BIFF provides unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums for exploring the past, present and future of cinema. BIFF aims to raise the level of filmmaking, participation and education throughout the Bahamas and the world. www.bintlfilmfest.com