You can see the shining lights of history and culture in the sunny days of the ancient city of Bodrum.Bodrum is the meeting point of culture, art and friendship, embodying the traditions, religions and nature of the west and east. The 1st Bodrum International Film Festival aims to express this magnificent heritage through art and cinema. The 1st Bodrum International Film Festival will meet you with an innovative concept that aims to highlight the new generation film productions that dominate the world language. The management and organization of the 1st Bodrum International Film Festival will be carried out by ARSHA MEDIA and Mehdi Javidnia as the festival director.

Bodrum International Film Festival will be held between 21-16 March 2022 in Bodrum, Ankara.

Feature Films ( International/ National)

• BEST FEATURE FILM, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• 2ND BEST FEATURE FILM, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST DIRECTOR, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST SCRIPTWRITER,BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST LEADING ACTOR, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST LEADING ACTRESS, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• ARTISTIC ACHEIVMENT, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• JURY GRAND PRIZE, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• AUDIENCE AWARD, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• FESTIVAL'S GRAND AWARD, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST DEBUT FILM, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• THE 2ND BEST DEBUT FILM, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.

Short Films
• BEST SHORT FILM, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• THE 2ND BEST SHORT FILM,BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST DIRECTOR, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST SCRIPTWRITER,BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• ARTISTIC ACHEIVMENT, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.

Documentary
• BEST DOCUMENTARY,BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• THE 2ND BEST DOCUMENTARY, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST DIRECTOR, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.
• BEST RESEARCH, BODRUM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STATUE.

Eligible Films include feature films, feature length debut films, documentary, short films in both International and national sections must follow the below mentioned rules.

1-All submitted films must be completed after January 2019.

2- The running time of movies in each section vary as follow: Feature Films must be over 60 minutes, documentaries must be over 45 minutes and short films must be under 25 minutes.

3-Films to apply for the competition may have participated in the competition in Turkey and other countries.

4-The legal owner of the film can apply for the competition. If the film has more than one legal owner, the other legal owners must also be signed on the application document, or a signed letter stating their approval for the participation of the other legal owners of the film must be attached to the application document.

5- The applicant must be able to certify that he/she has all the authority for the application and that the necessary permissions have been obtained from all relevant institutions and organizations.

6- The films to be sent to the competition must be technically suitable for screening.
For this reason, among the films sent, if there are corrupt, missing and worn etc., the Festival Executive Board decides whether the films that have problems that affect the screening quality are qualified to participate in the Competition, and if it deems necessary, it may exclude the film from the competition with an interim decision.

7- The producer and director of the films who is accepted for the competition takes the necessary measures in cooperation with the festival producer in case of any technical problem after the examination made by the festival authorities before the screening of the film.

8-Producers or directors who want to participate in the Competition sections will fill out the forms and send the application form signed on each page (the film owner declares that he/she has read) and the movie links with English subtitles will be sent digitally to the address of the Festival's director of programming, Ali Ghiasvand: ali.ghiasvand@bodrumiff.com and competition coordinator, Serap Gedik: s.gedik@bodrumiff.com .

9- The film owners will send the original of the completed form together with the screening format and other requested materials to the address to be notified by the Festival management until 10.11.2021 at the latest.

10- The producer and creative team of the films participating in the competition are invited to the festival in the number of people and on the dates determined by the festival management. In this case, the invited team of the film represents their films by participating in shows, film premieres, interviews, award ceremonies, special media interviews and press conferences to be determined by the festival management.

11- The producers of the films that won awards at the festival are obliged to publish the award they received at the 1st Bodrum International Film Festival with the Festival's Logo in their press releases, newspaper advertisements and all kinds of promotional materials.

12- Films that promise to participate in the competition and whose documents are not submitted on time will be disqualified and lose their right to participate in the competition the following year.

FESTIVAL SECTIONS
Along with the competition section of the festival, there are some special events to commemorate the memorable and top Turkish and world movies and acclaimed filmmakers.
• Special Screenings and Tribute
• Turkish Classic Movies
• Awarded Turkish Short Films
• Masterclass and Workshop

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

The accuracy of all information written in the application document is under the responsibility of the signer.The Festival Executive Board is not obliged to investigate the accuracy of the information in the application form. The legal responsibility that may arise due to this information belongs to the signatory.

The Festival Director will settle any case that might arise unexpectedly.