BIFED 2021

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International Competition

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2 from Turkey – 21 countries
GAIA Student Award

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2 from Turkey – 7 countries
Panorama

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10 from Turkey – 11 countries
Special Screenings

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Submitted Films: Approximately 1000 movies from 101 countries.

About 35% of the screened films were directed by women. All films were subtitled in English and Turkish.

Countries represented in the festival:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Germany, France, Indonesia, Italy, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA

Audience

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Documentaries

Documentary Views: 9.346

BIFED YouTube Channel

Opening Ceremony: 180 views (Live)

Award Ceremony: 281 views (Live)

Q&A’s: 890 views

Director Messages: 465 views

Panels: 875 views (Live)

BIFED Introduction Video: 950 views

BIFED Appearances on Media

Youtube: 49.741

Panels

Women's Labor, Women's Cooperative and The Climate Crisis
Women's Labor, Women's Cooperative and The Climate Crisis

Moderator: Ümit Hamlacıbaşı Participants: Kübra Yüzüncüyıl, Nardane Kuşçu, Öznur Evergen, Ayşe Gül Yılgör

Local Production and Distribution Relations
Local Production and Distribution Relations

Moderator: Mustafa Dermanlı Participants: Celil Yavuz, İrfan Mutluay, Kerem Avcıergun, Seda Gökçe

Where The Shepherd's Fires Shine: The Long Walk of Mine Workers From Massacre To Resistance
Where The Shepherd's Fires Shine: The Long Walk of Mine Workers From Massacre To Resistance

Moderator: Berrin Demir Participants: Aslı Odman, Başaran Aksu

Quintessential Human Being!
Quintessential Human Being!

Moderator: Faik Uyanık Participants: Bahar Toksoy Guidetti, Mert Fırat

Q&A's

Video Messages

Awards

BIFED 2021 Winners

Fethi Kayaalp Grand Award: (10.000₺)

Arica

Lars Edman & William Johansson, Sweden/Chile/Belgium/Norway/UK, 2020, 97′

Madame Melpo Award: (7.500₺)

Nothing but the Sun

Arami Ullon, Paraguay/Switzerland/Argentina, 2020, 75′

3nd Prize: (5.000₺)

To Calm the Pig Inside

Joana Vazquez Arong, Philippines, 2020, 18’

GAIA Student Award: (3.000₺)

Human VS Elephant

Ahmad Fahmi Nur Khafifi, Indonesia, 25’, 2020

Festival Selection

International Competition

Another Paradise, Olivier Magis, Belgium, 82’, 2019

Arica, Lars Edman & William Johansson, Sweden / Chile / Belgium / Norway / UK, 97’ 2020

The Flame (Bara), Afran Sabran, Indonesia, 76, 2021

The Climate Limbo, Francesco Ferri & Paolo Caselli & Elena Brunello, Italy, 42’, 2019

Sweet France, Geoffrey Couanon, France, 96’, 2020

Haenyeo: Wisdom of the Sea, Lygia Barbosa, South Korea / Brazil, 64’, 2018

Kueka, When the Stones Talk, Francisco Denis, Venezuela / Bolivia, 96’ 2017

Nothing but the Sun, Arami Ullón, Paraguay / Switzerland / Argentina, 75’ 2020

Nuclear Forever, Carsten Rau, Germany, 94’, 2020

The Shamans’ Nightmare, Natalie Halla, Austria, 72’, 2021

To Calm the Pig Inside, Joana Vazquez Arong, Philippines, 18’, 2020

Trees Die Standing Tall, Ronan Kerneur & Fany Fulchiron, Mexico / France, 62’, 2021

What Happened to the Bees? Adriana Otero Puerto & Robin Canul Suárez, Mexico, 67’ 2019

A Few Ordinary Days, Pınar Nadide Okan, Turkey, 66’, 2020

A Lifetime Anatolia, Özer Kesemen, Turkey, 30’, 2020

Panorama

The Code, Carles Caparrós i Obiols, Spain, 83’, 2019

Silence of the Tides, Pieter-Riem de Kroon, NL / Germany, 104’, 2020

Border, Paola Castillo, Chile, 65’, 2020

Stolen Fish, Gosia Juszczak, Spain / Poland / UK, 30’, 2020

Joël and Krystel, Our Life to Live, Guillaume Mazeline, France, 93’, 2019

The Last Shelter, Ousmane Samassékou, France / Mali / South Africa, 85’, 2021

Even in Paradise, Duane Peterson III, USA, 10’, 2018

Farming in the Shadows, Melike Selin Durmaz Ekenler, Turkey, 19’, 2021

Ecotopia, Ufuk Tambaş, Turkey, 39’, 2018

Dusky Grouper: The Lord of The Reef, Mert Gökalp, Turkey, 60’, 2021

Fount, Evrim İnci, Turkey, 4’, 2020

The Shelter, Çağatay Ankaralı & Umut Sarıboğa, Turkey, 44’, 2021

Seeds of the Goca Yörük, Mehmet Köprü, Turkey, 30’, 2021

The Clocks, Ecem Arslanay & Yiğit Tanel Kaçar, Turkey, 5’, 2020

While Paradise Is Destroyed, Serdar Güven, Turkey, 20’ 2021

Palestinian Neighborhood, Özgür Cihan Uçar & Yasin Serindere, Turkey, 35’, 2021

Auld, Çağatay Ankaralı & Umut Sarıboğa, Turkey, 41’, 2021

GAIA Student

Darling, Chrissy Liu, UK / Australia, 23’ 2020

Human VS Elephant, Ahmad Fahmi Nur Khafifi, Endonezya, 25’, 2020

Shifting Sands, May Thin Kyi, Myanmar / Germany, 15’, 2021

Teuga, Tatsuki Shirai, Thailand / UK, 46’, 2020

Who Owns My Village? Christoph Eder, Germany, 96’, 2021

Yardibi, Çiğdem Akdoğan, Turkey, 6’, 2020

Ash, Aziz Arga, Turkey, 15’, 2021

Special Screening

Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth, Peter Greenaway, UK / NL, 13’, 2011

Sand, Ethem Özgüven & Selçuk Erzurumlu & Petra Holzer, Turkey, 45’, 2011

Jury

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Andrijana Stojkovic
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Aslı Odman
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Juliana Paniagua
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Márcia Gomes de Oliveira
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Mücella Yapıcı
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Nazmi Ulutak

GAIA Jury

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Benjamin Huguet
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Elif Demoğlu
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Sam Plakun
Pre-Selection Committee

Dominique Peftitseli

Kyriakos Peftitselis

Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent

Figen Gönülcan Marangoz

Ezgi Bakçay

Berrak Güloğlu

Mehmet Payaslıoğlu

Selçuk Erzurumlu

Oytun Sungu

Süleyman Evran

Petra Holzer

Festival Trophy & Totebag Design

Festival Trophy:
Ülker Aral
Festival Tote Bag:
Beyza Aksoy

Festival Team

Festival President:

Dr. Hakan C. Yılmaz

Festival Coordinator:

Ethem Özgüven

Festival Director:

Petra Holzer

Festival Director Assistant:

Süleyman Evran

Translation:

Yaprak Aydın

Sabah Deniz Gülensoy

Şevval Dolanbay

Burcu Halaç

Web Master: 

Egecan Çitim

Doğukan Seven

Pre-Selection Team:

Süleyman Evran

Levent Menekay

Pre-Selection Committee:

Dominique Peftitseli

Kyriakos Peftitselis

Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent

Figen Göülcan Marangoz

Ezgi Bakçay

Berrak Güloğlu

Mehmet Paylaslıoğlu

Selçuk Erzurumlu

Oytun Sungu

Süleyman Evran

Petra Holzer

Graphic Design:

Ece Kurtboğan

Opening and Closing Ceremonies:

Nazlı Salcıoğlu

Press Advisor:

Mustafa Dermanlı

Press Relations:

Beyza Aksoy

Social Media Team: 

Sabah Deniz Gülensoy

Beyza Aksoy

Nisan Şir

Aksel Anıl

Ömer Kacamer

Social Media/Design:

Ece Kurtboğan

Ülker Aral

Photograph/Video:

Tuğkun Zeroğlu

Doğukan Seven

Levent Menekay

Mert Kaan Bıldrıcın

Aksel Anıl

Ömer Kacamer

Film Traffic:

Süleyman Evran

Aksel Anıl

Eceworx

Berivan Albuga

Technical Coordinator:

Levent Menekay

Egecan Çitim

Coordinator of Q&A:

Şevval Dolanbay

Catalog Design:

Ece Kurtboğan

Redaction & Translation: 

İren Bıçakçı

Nisan Şir

Yaprak Aydın

Şevval Dolanbay

Yaprak Aydın

Sabah Deniz Gülensoy

BÜ ekibi

Panels and Workshops Coordinator:

İren Bıçakçı

Panel Moderators:

Ümit Hamlacıbaşı

Mustafa Dermanlı

Berrin Demir

Faik Uyanık

Live Stream Team:

Egecan Çitim

Süleyman Evran

Festival Spot:

Tuğkun Zeroğlu

Director of Youtube Channel:

Levent Menekay

Festival Trophy:

Ülker Aral

Festival Tote Bag:

Beyza Aksoy

Bozcaada Video:

Berna Küpeli

Sponsors & Supporters

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Main Sponsors

Demirer Holding

Consulate of Netherlands

Sivil Düşün

Mey Rakı

Goethe Institut Istanbul

Zeynep Deniz Gökçen

Austria Culture Office

İstanbul Bilgi University / Faculty of Communication

Swiss Consulate

Alper Akdeniz

Partner

Kadıköy Sinematek

Supporters

Çamlıbağ

Coffeeshelter

Deliasma

Ege Bakkaliyesi

Municipality of Kadıköy

Municipality of Şişli

Yakamoz

 

Venue Sponsors / Office:

Rengigül

Hotel Sponsors:

Rengigül Guest House

Aral Tatil Çiftliği

Nilada/Umut Ada

Eflatun Hotel

Mavi Karga

Narlı Butik Hotel

Vitis

Taşada

Press Sponsors:

Birgün

Magma

Mendirek

Sendika.org

Açık Radyo

Yeşil Gazete

Bozcaada Haber

Yeni Film

Yeşilist

Plumemag

Online Program

Social Media:

YouTube: 1180 subscribers

Instagram: 3010 followers

Twitter: 1112 followers

Facebook: 5066 followers

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