Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival

Istanbul, Turkey, Asia

12 - 21 Nov, 2020

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Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival

Istanbul, Turkey, Asia

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General Information

edition

3rd

Contact details

Emir Nevruz Street Panaia Apartmant No:2 4th floor(DAM) - Beyoglu Istanbul 34250 Turkey

34250

submissions@istanbulexperimental.com

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About the festival

Due to the pandemic conditions, we postpone the third edition of IIEFF to March 2021. With the postponement of the festival date, we extended the final deadline until November 2020. We continue our preparations at full speed in order to organize the 3rd edition in the best and safe environment. We are still excited about what is yet to come

Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival is a pioneering showcase of avant-garde and experimental cinema in Turkey. Our goal is to bring the best in contemporary experimental cinema from around the world to live audiences in Istanbul. Our festival aims to advance artistic expression while creating a genuine networking platform for practitioners, film enthusiasts, and industry talent. In bringing audiences highly innovative films, made by filmmakers that have strong personal views on contemporary reality, we are inspired to daringly explore the boundaries of cinematic language.

The inaugurate IIEFF took place in November 2018 where more than 150 features and shorts from 50+ countries were showcased. Over the span of 5 days events ranged from premieres, retrospectives, tributes, audio-visual performances, and discussion panels. The scope of selected works infused fresh air into the Istanbul atmosphere during the running days of the festival. We look forward to bringing more great works to life on screen.

We support visionaries that prevail beyond cinematic confines. Our priority here is to showcase films made primarily for aesthetic and philosophical reasons rather than commercial profit. We hope to give gifted international artists and filmmakers an opportunity to show their talent in all facets and forms that their craft demands. Regardless of whether you are an emerging artist or an established professional, we would like to encourage you to submit your work. It is artists like you that keep the horizon of moving images sharp and in focus so art may endure.

Best Experimental Feature
Best Experimental Short
Best Experimental Documentary
Best Experimental Animation
Best First Experiment
Best Fresh Air

About

Due to the pandemic conditions, we postpone the third edition of IIEFF to March 2021. With the postponement of the festival date, we extended the final deadline until November 2020. We continue our preparations at full speed in order to organize the 3rd edition in the best and safe environment. We are still excited about what is yet to come

Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival is a pioneering showcase of avant-garde and experimental cinema in Turkey. Our goal is to bring the best in contemporary experimental cinema from around the world to live audiences in Istanbul. Our festival aims to advance artistic expression while creating a genuine networking platform for practitioners, film enthusiasts, and industry talent. In bringing audiences highly innovative films, made by filmmakers that have strong personal views on contemporary reality, we are inspired to daringly explore the boundaries of cinematic language.

The inaugurate IIEFF took place in November 2018 where more than 150 features and shorts from 50+ countries were showcased. Over the span of 5 days events ranged from premieres, retrospectives, tributes, audio-visual performances, and discussion panels. The scope of selected works infused fresh air into the Istanbul atmosphere during the running days of the festival. We look forward to bringing more great works to life on screen.

We support visionaries that prevail beyond cinematic confines. Our priority here is to showcase films made primarily for aesthetic and philosophical reasons rather than commercial profit. We hope to give gifted international artists and filmmakers an opportunity to show their talent in all facets and forms that their craft demands. Regardless of whether you are an emerging artist or an established professional, we would like to encourage you to submit your work. It is artists like you that keep the horizon of moving images sharp and in focus so art may endure.

Best Experimental Feature
Best Experimental Short
Best Experimental Documentary
Best Experimental Animation
Best First Experiment
Best Fresh Air

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Read rules & terms carefully before submitting your work!

Rules & Terms

1. You must own all the rights to all submissions.

2. All Submissions must have been completed after 1 January 2018.

3. If your film is in a language other than English, you must include English subtitles as this festival is for international audience

4. Multiple entries are allowed. More than one film may be submitted to the same category.

5. A selection committee will determine which films will be showcased at the festival, your submission is not guaranteed to be shown.

6. The selection committee has the right to change the submitted category.

7. Works in progress are accepted but not recommended.

8. You can’t withdraw your work after the notification date.

9. Entry Fee is not re-foundable

If your film is selected to the IIEFF 2020;

1. By submitting your film you automatically apply for screening and consent to your film being screened at IIEFF 2019

2. By submitting to the Festival you agree to be included in the Festival’s promotional material (newsletters, flyers, media, etc.).

3. You must send all the necessary materials for the screening before the date that determines by the selection committee. If you won’t send the necessary materials in time, the selection committee has the right to disqualify your film.

4. If your film has any dialog, narrator or text; even if your film is in English, you must send subtitle file(.srt format) in English. If you won’t send the subtitle file in time, the selection committee has the right to disqualify your film.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Experimental Feature
Early Bird (1st April, 2020) $5
Late (30th June, 2020) $1,250

Films over 40 minutes

Experimental Short
Early Bird (1st April, 2020) $5
Late (30th June, 2020) $10

up to 40 minutes

Experimental Documentary
Early Bird (1st April, 2020) $5
Late (30th June, 2020) $10

Up to 40 min.

Experimental Animations
Early Bird (1st April, 2020) $5
Late (30th June, 2020) $10

Experimental animations under 40 minutes

First Experiment
Early Bird (1st April, 2020) $0
Late (30th June, 2020) $750

The First Experiment category is for any project that is the first effort of a filmmaker.

Fresh Air
Early Bird (1st April, 2020) $5
Late (30th June, 2020) $10

Arthouse films that seek to expand, redefine or reconfigure the means and ends of their respective fields. Up to 40 minutes are accepted.

Music Videos
Early Bird (1st April, 2020) $5
Late (30th June, 2020) $10

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