Pink Life QueerFest

Ankara, Turkey, Asia

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Pink Life QueerFest

Ankara, Turkey, Asia

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General Information

edition

9th

organizers

Esma Akyel

Festival Director

Cihangir Öz

Festival Coordinator

Koray Özbal

Festival Assistant

Çiğdem Erdöl

Media Advisor

Şirvan Çelikkaleli

Media Advisor

Contact details

Ankara 06420 Turkey

06420

kuirfest@pembehayat.org

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About the festival

Pink Life QueerFest organized by Pink Life Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex (LGBTI+) Solidarity Association in Ankara, is the first queer festival in Turkey. Film enthusiasts have an opportunity to watch LGBTI+-themed films from different countries from all around the world. The First edition of the festival was held in 2011 in Ankara. Starting from the 4th edition the festival takes place both in Ankara and Istanbul and from the 5th edition, it travels to Denizli, Mersin, Çanakkale, and İzmir. The 10th edition will be organized between 23 September - 03 October in Ankara and Istanbul.

The festival aims to create new and fresh areas of (self-) expression of LGBTQI individuals and artists and to raise awareness on LGBTI+ struggle through the use of art; and it creates an opportunity for detailed discussions about Queer Theory.

Although a film festival, Pink Life QueerFest is not only confined to the silver screen and tries to gather the most prominent examples of artworks from literature to music, video art, theatre, etc from all over the world.

About

Pink Life QueerFest organized by Pink Life Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex (LGBTI+) Solidarity Association in Ankara, is the first queer festival in Turkey. Film enthusiasts have an opportunity to watch LGBTI+-themed films from different countries from all around the world. The First edition of the festival was held in 2011 in Ankara. Starting from the 4th edition the festival takes place both in Ankara and Istanbul and from the 5th edition, it travels to Denizli, Mersin, Çanakkale, and İzmir. The 10th edition will be organized between 23 September - 03 October in Ankara and Istanbul.

The festival aims to create new and fresh areas of (self-) expression of LGBTQI individuals and artists and to raise awareness on LGBTI+ struggle through the use of art; and it creates an opportunity for detailed discussions about Queer Theory.

Although a film festival, Pink Life QueerFest is not only confined to the silver screen and tries to gather the most prominent examples of artworks from literature to music, video art, theatre, etc from all over the world.

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

1. LGBTI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex) themed feature films, documentaries, and short films and queer productions can be submitted.
2. Films (features, documentaries, shorts) premiered earlier than Jan 2019 will not be accepted.
3. Screening copies for feature films must have high-resolution downloadable versions.
4. Non-English films must be submitted with English subtitles. Films in English should provide a proper dialogue list.
5. Promotional materials of the selected films must be delivered to kuirfest@pembehayat.org by June 15, 2021. The Festival cannot be held liable for the incomplete and/or incorrect information.
6. The Festival holds discretion over the materials published in the catalog.
7. After the official selection of a film, the festival is entitled to use excerpts from the film of a maximum of 3 minutes, nationally and internationally, for promotional purposes.
8. The festival website is entitled to use any still for the promotion of both the film and the festival program.
9. Screening program is entirely at the discretion of the festival management.
10. Selected films cannot be withdrawn after July 01, 2021.

Başvuru Koşulları
1. LGBTI+ temalı filmler ve/veya kuir yapımlar festivale başvurabilir.
2. İlk gösterimini Ocak 2019’dan önce yapmış filmler kabul edilmeyecektir.
3. Festival’in seçeceği filmlerin yüksek çözünürlüklü indirilebilir gösterim kopyalarına sahip olmaları gerekmektedir.
4. Orijinal dili İngilizce olmayan filmlerin kopyaları İngilizce altyazılı olmalıdır. Orjinal dili İngilizce olan filmlerin diyalog listesi göndermesi gerekmektedir.
5. Seçilen filmlerin tüm tanıtım materyalleri 15 Haziran 2021 tarihine kadar kuirfest@pembehayat.org adresine gönderilmelidir. Sağlanan materyallerdeki eksik ya da hatalı bilgilerin sorumluluğu festivale ait değildir.
6. Katalogda yayınlanacak yazılar festivalin inisiyatifindedir.
7. Festival programına kabul edilen filmlerden en fazla 3 dakikalık görüntü, hem filmin hem festivalin tanıtımı için ulusal ya da uluslararası medyada gösterilmek üzere kullanılabilir.
8. Festival, hem seçilen filmin hem de bütün programın tanıtımını yapmak üzere kendi web sitesinde ve sosyal medya kanallarında görselleri kullanma hakkına sahiptir.
9. Festival yönetimi seçilen filmlerin gösterim programına karar veren tek yetkilidir.
10. Filmin festivalden geri çekilebilmesi için son tarih 01 Haziran 2021’dir.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

LGBTI+ / Queer Films from Turkey/ Türkiye'den LGBTI+/ Kuir Filmler
Early Bird (12th October, 2020) $0
Regular (31st August, 2021) $0
Late (23rd September, 2021) $0

Feature Films ( Documentary&Fiction&Video)
Early Bird (12th October, 2020) $5
Regular (31st August, 2021) $5
Late (23rd September, 2021) $5

Short& Medium Format Films
Early Bird (12th October, 2020) $3
Regular (31st August, 2021) $3
Late (23rd September, 2021) $3

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