BIFED – Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary
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BIFED 2026 opens submissions as a call for ecological solidarity
Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary (BIFED) has officially opened its call for submissions for its 13th edition, set to take place on the island of Bozcaada from 7 to 11 October 2026. The application deadline is 1 April 2026, with submissions accepted free of charge via the festival’s website. Directed by Petra Holzer and…
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Winners unveiled at 12th BIFED, including student prize
The 12th Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary (BIFED) concluded with its award ceremony on the Aegean island of Bozcaada, capping four days of screenings and events focused on environmental issues. 45 titles were showcased across the island’s venues. In the Main Competition, the Fethi Kayaalp Grand Award went to Falling Sky (Düşen Gökyüzü), directed…
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BIFED announces 2025 programme as an invitation to healing
BIFED – Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary continues to reject the festival circuit’s obsession with novelty, favouring films that speak plainly about lived realities rather than treating the Global South as an aesthetic resource. The festival prioritises truth (Alethea) over premiere status or production year, building an independent platform where works confronting ecological crisis,…
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The Town That Drove Away : «We witnessed how urbanisation became a façade»
INTERVIEW: Filmmakers Grzegorz Piekarski and Natalia Pietsch explore Turkey’s cultural erasure through the transformation of historic Hasankeyf into underwater tourism.
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I Am The River, The River Is Me
NATURE: Māori leaders take a five-day river journey blending ritual, activism, and radical rethinking of nature’s legal identity.
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Only on Earth
NATURE: Robin Petré’s cinematically sprawling Only on Earth journeys deep into southern Galicia as wildfires rage on.
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We Live Here
NUCLEAR: The first Kazakh documentary to screen at CPH:DOX zeroes in on a family affected by a Soviet-era nuclear test site.
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BIFED 2025 announces festival dates and opens submissions for ecological documentaries
For over a decade, the Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary (BIFED) has championed environmental storytelling. Now entering its 12th edition, the festival is set to take place on the idyllic island of Bozcaada from 8–12 October 2025 continuing its tradition of showcasing powerful documentaries that explore nature, culture, and society. BIFED is currently accepting…
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«It’s not about becoming bigger; it’s about creating connections»
BIFED: Ahead of its 11th edition, Modern Times Review spoke with Festival Coordinator Ethem Özgüven and Festival Director Petra Holzer on the festival’s origins, mission, and the challenges and opportunities ecological documentary filmmakers face today.