International Competition
15 films
13–19 October 2021 · online · BOZCAADA
BIFED2021
The eighth BIFED, held under the theme “Our House Is on Fire,” offered free online screenings. More than 1,000 submissions from 100 countries were presented across four programme sections.
Explore the awards
- 100
- countries submitting films
- 1,000+
- film submissions
- 41
- films in the festival programme
- 1,400+
- unique viewers by day five
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Festival in numbers
Reported figures for the online festival, held from 13 to 19 October 2021.
GAIA Student Award
7 films
Panorama
17 films
Special Screenings
2 films
Submissions
More than 1,000 films from 100 countries
Audience figures · day five
More than 1,400 unique viewers; total views approached 9,000. 85% of the online film capacity had been used two days before the festival ended.
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Awards
The three main competition prizes and the GAIA Student Award were announced.
Arica
Lars Edman, William Johansson Kalén · Sweden / Chile
Nothing But the Sun
Arami Ullón · Switzerland / Paraguay
To Calm the Pig Inside
Joanna Vasquez Arong · Philippines
Human vs. Elephant
Afif Fahmi · Indonesia
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Juries
The international competition and GAIA student juries.
International Competition Jury
GAIA Student Jury
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Festival team
Festival leadership.
- Festival Director
- Petra Holzer
- Festival Coordinator
- Ethem Özgüven
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