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    Festival's Basic Information

    Festival name

    Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary

    Festival's short name

    BIFED

    Foundation year

    2014

    General contact email

    office@bifed.org

    Name and contact of the Director or organizers max. 3 persons.

    Petra Holzer – petra@bifed.org
    Ethem Özgüven

    Name of the programmer(s)

    Petra Holzer

    Country

    Turkey

    City

    Bozcaada

    ZIP Code

    17860

    Awards of the last edition (award-winning films) film, country, director

    Fethi Kayaalp Grand Award: The Falling Sky, Eryk Rocha, Gabriela Carneiro de Cunha, Brasil / Italy, 110’, 2024

    Madam Melpo Award: Yintah, Michael Toledano, Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Canada, 124’, 2024

    İdil Schneider-Bulut Music & Sound Design Award: Geographies of Solitude, Jacquelyn Mills, Canada, 103’, 2022

    Jury Honorable Mention Award: The Town That Drove Away, Natalia Pietch, Grzegorz Piekarski, Poland, 70’, 2025

    Naci Güçhan GAIA Student Award: Bloodline, Wojciech Weglarz, Poland, 13’, 2024

    Link to website

    http://www.bifed.org

    Categories and genres

    Documentary (all lengths)

    International Competition
    Gaia Student Award
    Panorama
    Special Screening

    Other non-cinematographic activities of the festival: panels, conferences, etc.

    Exhibition
    Children’s Activities (banner workshop, crafts workshops, game workshops, film reading and poster workshop)
    Workshops about food production
    Traditional seeds
    Fermentation of food
    Crafts workshops
    Masterclass
    Panels

    Does the festival have an educational section/activities?

    Yes

    Does the festival have a market or industry activities?

    No

    Average of short films during the festival

    20-50

    Average of documentaries during the festival

    20-50

    How many prizes or competitive sections does the festival have?

    3

    In how many cities does the festival happen?

    1

    How many films have been programmed in all the festival throughout all its editions?

    500

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