BIFED 2023

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Competition

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14 countries – 2 from Turkey
GAIA

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5 countries – 5 from Turkey
Panorama

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16 countries – 8 from Turkey
Special Screenings

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3 countries, 5 from Turkey
Films that have applied: Around 500 movies from more than 100 countries

Around %48 of the selected films belong to directors that are women. The films have been shown with English and Turkish subtitles.

The countries represented at the festival:

Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Lebanon, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA, Uzbekistan

Audience

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Community Center

150 seats (28 screenings – 3920 viewers)

Salhane

75 seats (30 screenings – 2325 viewers)

Opening ceremony, award ceremony and screenings of the winners: 525 viewers

Events

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Awards

BIFED 2023 Winners

Fethi Kayaalp Grand Award: (15.000₺)

Breaking Social

Fredrik Gertten, Sweden

Madame Melpo Award: (10.000₺)

The Waiting

Volker Schlecht, Germany

Jüri Special Mention Award:

Delikado

Karl Malakunas, Philippines, Australia, USA, UK, Hong Kong

GAIA Student Competition Naci Güçhan Award: (5.000₺)

Aralkum

Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi, Uzbekistan

GAIA Student Mentiond Award:

Bread and Butter

Meryem Ateş, Hakan Varankaya, Turkey

GAIA Student Mentiond Award:

Nuclear Nomads 

Kilian Armando Friedrich, Tizian Stromp Zargari, Germany

Festival Selection

Competition

Breaking Social, Fredrik Gertten, Sweden, 2023, 92’

Burial, Emilija Škarnulytė, Lithuania, Norway, 2022, 60’

Delikado, Karl Malakunas, Philippines, Australia, USA, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, 2022, 93’

Formaldehyde, Oğuz Yenen, Turkey, 2022, 9’

Mancorna, Mert Gökalp, Turkey, Greece, 2023, 24‘

Landen, Vanessa Nica Mueller, Germany, Lebanon, 2023, 64’

Long Distance Swimmer – Sara Mardini, Charly W. Feldman, Germany, 2022, 88’

Matter Out of Place, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Austria, 2022, 105’

The Forgotten Nuclear Victims, Suliane Favennec, France, 2023, 55’

The Waiting, Volker Schlecht, Germany, 2023, 15’

To Pick a Flower, Shireen Seno, Philippines, 2021, 17’

Two Rivers, Anaïs Taracena & Laura Bermúdez, Guatemala – Honduras, 2022, 44’

X Trillion, Eleanor Church, UK, 2023, 69’

GAIA Student Competition

It’s Just Sea, Furkan Alperen Demir, Turkey, 2021, 23′

Aralkum, Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi , Uzbekistan, 2022, 13’

Coliving: Symbiosis in Blue, Gülin Ören, Batukan Ceyran, Emre Traş, Kerem Sürmeli,Murat Kalaoğlu, Turkey, 2023, 6′

Hazelnut Fish, Selim Uyar, Turkey, 2022, 20’

La Cen, Julius Dommer, Cuba, Germany, 2021, 76’

Nuclear Nomads, Kilian Armando Friedrich, Tizian Stromp Zargari, Germany, 2023, 73’

Salty Life, Sayım Emrealp Hazar, Turkey,  2023, 20’

Still Waters, Kevin Koch, Germany, 2022,  29’

When The Mountain Rumbles, Alba Bresolí Aliberch, Spain,  2022, 28′

Bread and Butter, Meryem Ateş, Hakan Varankaya, Turkey, 2023, 19’

Special Screenings

Song of the Flies, Ana Maria Vallejo, Colombia, Germany, Czechia, 2022, 43′

Phoenix, Ethem Özgüven, Ulaş Beşoklar, Turkey, 40′

Fatma of the Forest, Suha Arın, Turkey, 28′

Eko Eko Eko, İlkay Nişancı, Turkey, 56′

The Waves On Your Face – Empty Island, Özlem Yılmaz, Turkey, 56′

From Mediterranean to Aegean: Tahtacılar, Uğurcan Taylan Adıyaman, 45′

Panorama

300 Days of Sun, Jude Chehab, Lebanon, Canada, 2022, 13′

Achewiq, the Song of the Brave Women, Elina Kastler, France, Algeria, 2022, 16′

A World to Shape, Ton van Zantvoort, The Netherlands, 2022, 52‘

Colette and Justin, Alain Kassanda, France, Belgium, 2022, 88′

Eating Up Easter, Sergio Mata’u Rapu, USA, Chile, 2018

Eulogy for the Dead Sea, Polina Teif, Canada, 2022, 81′

Flames in Pines, Utku Kuran, Turkey, 2023, 9′

Hatay: April 7th – 24th 2023, İmre Azem, 2023, 30’

Plastic Fantastic, Isa Willinger, Germany, 2022, 102′

Sew to Say, Rakel Aguirre, United Kingdom, Spain, 2022, 69′

Sortes, Mónica Martins Nunes, Portugal, Germany 2021, 39‘

Taner Öngür’s Planet, Gökçe Kaan Demirkıran, Turkey, 2022, 46′

The Illusion of Abundance, Erika Gonzalez Ramirez & Matthieu Lietaert, Belgium, Colombia 2022, 60‘

The Leopard’s Tribe, Miriam Chandy Menacherry, India, 2022, 40′

The Negotiators – How to make peace, Rosalind Bain, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, 2022, 86’

The Returned, Pieter De Vos, Belgium, 2021, 35′

Villages Destroyed for Coal in Muğla, Kerem Topuz, Turkey, 2023, 50′

Nomad Women, Kader Çetintaş, Turkey, 2022, 32′

In Due Time, Murat Yüksel, Turkey, 2022, 16′

Did You See? Şevval Bozacı, Turkey, 2021, 14′

Beyond the Olive Grove, Mervan Serhat Sarışın, Turkey, 2022, 19′

Jury

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Berrin Avcı
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Ebru Thwaites Diken
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María Garzón Molina
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Wolfgang Kissel
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Nilay Erbalaban Gürbüz
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Victor Candeias

GAIA Jury

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Aydın Bulut
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Kathryn Gohmert
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Selen Çatalyürekli
Pre-selection Team

Beyza Aksoy

Dominique Peftitseli

Ecem Bora

Esengül Kolcuoğlu

Irene Jadraque

Kyriakos Peftitseli

Pedro García Santos

Petra Holzer

Süleyman Evran

Award & Totebag Design

Award Trophy:
Mustafa Erol
Festival Totebag:
Çiğdem Akdoğan

Festival Team

Festival President

Dr. Hakan Can Yılmaz

Festival Coordinator

Ethem Özgüven

Festival Director

Petra Holzer

Festival Director Assistant

Süleyman Evran

Event Coordinator

Selen Şentürk

Translation

Merve Atansay

Sabah Deniz Gülensoy

Şevval Dolanbay

Graphic Design

Ece Kurtboğan Kıray

Press Advisor

Mustafa Dermanlı

Press Relations

Beyza Aksoy

Webmaster

Egecan Çitim

Technical Coordinator

Levent Menekay

Social Media

Çiğdem Akdoğan

Melisa Uğur

Film Programming

Petra Holzer

Pre-selection Team

Beyza Aksoy

Dominique Peftitseli

Ecem Bora

Esengül Kolcuoğlu

Irene Jadraque

Kyriakos Peftitseli

Pedro García Santos

Petra Holzer

Süleyman Evran

OFFICE

Office Coordination

Aksel Anıl

Egecan Çitim

Süleyman Evran

Press Advisor

Mustafa Dermanlı

Press Relations

Beyza Aksoy

Ece Ünver

Social Media Team

Çiğdem Akdoğan

Melisa Uğur

Social Media Graphic Design

Çiğdem Akdoğan

Events & Accommodation

Işılay Embel

Selen Şentürk 

Jury Coordination

Selen Şentürk

Venue

Ece Ünver

İpek Yardımcı

Oğulcan Kirazoğlu

Nilsu Tokman

Sarp Özen

Umut Can Dalgıç

Film Traffic

Aksel Anıl

Işılay Embel

Süleyman Evran

Subtitle

Eceworx – Berivan Alabuğa

Subtitle Translation Additional Team

Aslı Takanay

Bora Ergün

Fügen Uğur

İnan Mayıs Aru

İpek Yardımcı

Melek Memiş

Film Screening Team

Unitech – Özgür Oğuz Tuna

Award Design

Mustafa Eren

Totebag Design

Çiğdem Akdoğan

Festival Spots

Ethem Özgüven

CATALOGUE

Design

Ece Kurtboğan

Catalogue Editing

Sarvenaaz Ghafari

Content & Translation

Altay Erlik

Beyza Aksoy

Merve Atansay

Sabah Deniz Gülensoy

Şevval Dolanbay

Yaprak Aydın

Redaction

Yaprak Aydın

TECHNICAL TEAM

Webmaster 

Egecan Çitim

Technical Coordination

Levent Menekay

Photo, Editing and Video

Adil Çetinkaya

Aksel Anıl

Ege Davrak

Irene Jadraque 

OPENING and  AWARD CEREMONY 

Coordination & Planning

Merve Atansay

Şevval Dolanbay

Hosts

Fulya Yazgan

Şevval Dolanbay

Translation

İpek Yardımcı

Oğulcan Kirazoğlu

Municipality Coordination

Hande Kırıcı

Sponsors and Supporters

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Main Sponsor

Demirer Enerji Üretim

Sponsors

Mey Diageo

Aral Tatil Çiftliği

Avusturya Kültür Ofisi

Deliasma

Fersan

Rengigül Konuk Evi

Talentra

TAKK

Supporters

Coffeeshelter

Çamlıbağ

Çayeka

Efes – Kendine Has

İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi / İletişim Fakültesi

İsveç Konsolosluğu

İzmir Fransız Enstitüsü

Salhane

Vahit’in Yeri

Yakamoz

Partners

Kadıköy Sinematek

Bozcaada Belediyesi

Accommodation Sponsors:

Ada Evi Mu

Adamarin

Akol Hotel Çanakkale

Alesta

Aral Tatil Çiftliği

Bademlik Otel

Bağbadem

Bozcaada Butik Pansiyon

Bozcaada Hotel Vitis

Eflatun Konukevi

Gümüş Otel

Hera Butik Otel

İkizler Otel

Kale Pansiyon

Kalyopi Otel

LongeVita Bağ Evi

Mavi Karga

Nefes Ada Evleri

Nilada

Şeyda Butik Otel

Umutdenizi Konukevi

Venue Sponsors:

Community Center

Gümüş Otel

Salhane

Tenedion

Transportation Sponsors:

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi

Skoda

Press Sponsors:

Açık Radyo

Birgün

Bozcaada Haber

CineDergi

Evrensel

Haber Bozcaada

Magma

Mendirek

Yeni Film

Yeşilist

Thanks

Ali Kurt

Ahmet Aral

Arzu Aral

Çiçek Pastanesi

Emine Öz

Fatma Öz

Gamze Nakkaşoğlu

Günay Yurdakul

Günnur Aktoros

Leyla Çapan

Muharrem Yıldız

Mustafa Tamyürek

Özcan Germiyanoğlu

Özlem Özen

Pınar Akıskalıoğlu

Postane (İstanbul)

Reşat Kavak

Serdar Gürmen

Tuğrul Ağırbaş

Tülay Tanrıvermiş

Türkan Çim Işık

Ülker Aral

Velidede

Zafer Başar

Zeycan Alkış

Membership