International Environment Short Film Festival

About

The Festival is Turkey's first and only environmentally themed short film event.

The festival is based in Bakirkoy, Istanbul, but it will have short programs in various cities between the festival dates. In addition, it will also be performed in some universities, elementary schools and high schools from Turkey.

The festival program:

• Screening environment themed, documentary, fiction,and  animation, short films from Turkey and from all around the World,
• At the national level, environmental-themed short film competition,
• Festival theater workshops,
• Film screenings and lectures at universities in Turkey,
• Special film screenings for students (elementary schools and high schools),
• Environment and culture-themed painting, photography, cartoon exhibitions,
• Music Recitals,
• Movie artists and scientists will participate in panel discussions  and interviews,
• Award ceremony.

Awards

Film directors will be given a certificate of attendance of the festival.

Rules

• The films to be applied for 2020 are required to be non-verbal (No dialog)
• Festival is open to any independent filmmaker worldwide.
• All  the short films; fiction,documentary or animation, directly or indirectly related to envoriment  theme can submit the festival.
• Short films should be in English subtitle, MPEG, AVI, or MOV format. (Sent copies should be available to be opened in any media otherwise they will be disqualified).
• A filmmaker can submit more than 1 film.
• Films can have participated to any other festivals before.
• Festival participation form should be sent with the film. 
• You may upload your film on internet, up to 2 GB in size and share the  link. Or send to the festival address by copying on a DVD.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement