International Bosphorus Film Festival

About

The purposes of the International Bosphorus Film Festival,to be held by Bogazici Cinema Association are to contribute to the development of motion pictures that have ethical, esthetical and technical integrity in Turkey and in the World, to support young producers and directors materially and morally in producing new movies, to keep the idea of provision of our country’s cinema with an identity on the agenda and to perform the necessary activities to that end, and to promote our country’s cinema both in Turkey and internationally

Awards

Feature Film Category 

• Best Film - 50.000₺
• Best Director - 15.000₺
• Best Actor - 10.000₺
• Best Actress - 10.000₺
• Best Cinematography - 7.500₺
• Best Screenplay - 7.500₺
• Best Editing - 7.500₺ -

Short Film Category

• Ahmet Ulucay Grand Prize: 25.000₺ + Golden Dolphin (Best Short of the Fest)

Rules

• Films completed after the 1st of January 2018 can take part in the competition
• Fictional, animated and experimental movies of maximum 20 minutes and documentary movies of maximum 30 minutes (including credits) can participate in the competition. Fictional films that are minimum 75 minutes including the title sequence
• Competitors can apply with more than one works
• Films should be premieres for Turkey

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• Send film via online-platform Filmfreeway

Award-winning film directors are obliged to attend the award ceremony. Earned rewards are not given who doesn't participate in the awards ceremony even if they win the award.

Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers