The International Changing Perspectives Film Festival is an international take-away film festival dealing with the topic of cultural exchange. The festival will start in Istanbul with a week program. During the year there will be other screenings in various European cities. Filmmakers will be invited and academic panel discussions on the topic of academic cultural exchange will be held.
Initiated by Katadrom Arts and Culture and Social Politics Association based in Istanbul- ‘The 8th International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival’ will be held between the dates of 4th – 8th of March 2020 in Istanbul, to then continue its yearly tour across other cities around the world.
2020 theme is "Urban"
The Festival will screen more than 100 short features, short documentaries, short animations etc. of young filmmakers, students and teams who express different perspectives, concepts, and imaginations about "Urban".
The programme of ICPFF consists of following sections:
“Urban”; the main theme,
“Cultural Insights”; where the cultural perspectives and contrast of life will be focused, “Ridicule”; where the films that entreats the absurd and humorous sides of life will be screened,
“Purple Portraits”; where the stories and experiences of powerful women will be told, “Umbrella”; standing against all kinds of discrimination and exclusion,
“Swerve Away”; stories of lives that are changed with a sharp turn,
“So Far, So Close”; stories of late history, personal history and nostalgia,
“Hybrid Sensations”; where all the sensations turn upside-down.
The festival already left a mark for its innovative and groundbreaking character – a ‘take-away’ festival consisting of films screenings, panel discussions, photography exhibitions, and workshops.
Festival Date: 4-8 March 2020, Istanbul, Turkey
Submission Deadline: January 5, 2020
“Potluck Award”
“Potluck Award” is the total sum of the submission fees to the festival. The collected application fee is going to be given as the Potluck Award, to a fellow filmmaker.
In this way, filmmakers who submitted their film to the festival will be contributing to a fellow filmmaker.
The winning film will be announced on the Closing of the festival and through the festival’s social media pages and official website.
"Sema Fener Award"
Sema Fener who is involved on film technics, is known for her support for young filmmakers and short films and shares this support with the films that attend International Changing Perspectives Film Festival. Starting from 2019,
The Potluck Competition Selection, launched in 2016 and evaluated by film professionals will also be considered for Sema Fener Award.
2019 Potluck and Sema Fener Awards
The winners of 7th Changing Perspectives Film Festival Awards are announced at the opening ceremony. Sema Fener, Professionals Choice went to More Raca ‘s “She” , a strong narrative film with strong woman characters by a female director from Kosovo and Potluck Award went to”Chairs” by Orxan Agazade from Azerbaijan for excellence in storytelling and directing of photography.
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March 2019
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March 2019
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Dean Marriott
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Mehmet Tığlı
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