Competition / Film Festival:

The International 1001 Documentary Film Festival

    The International 1001 Documentary Film Festival will celebrate its 11th anniversary on November 13-19, 2008 in Istanbul.

    Since its inception, the Festival has hosted hundreds of films from Turkey and all over the world. Each year, documentary filmmakers and documentary cinema theoreticians have the opportunity to meet with the audience. The festival has created an atmosphere that allows different societies to know and understand each other through documentary films by utilizing the universal language of cinema.

    Over the last ten years, the International 1001 Documentary Film Festival has screened 965 documentaries, and has hosted hundreds of documentary filmmakers from 56 countries all over the world.

    Now, once more, we are ready to meet and share our dreams and realities as documentary filmmakers in the “11th 1001?.

    The International 1001 Documentary Film Festival has no competitive section. However, the films to be screened are determined by a large selection committee which previews and evaluates the films. This selection is made not just by the powerful styles used in the films, but also by the humanitarian values expressed. Defending the coexistence of different cultures, supporting values that contribute to the future of mankind, and presenting different points of view are the basic criteria taken into account.

    Owing to the geographical location of Istanbul, the Festival is the only festival that is held on two continents. Organized in one of the oldest metropolises in the world, but in a region that is surrounded by problems, the importance 11th International Documentary Film Festival is obvious.

    As in previous years, we believe in the significance of documentary filmmakers being present here with their films and their words, demonstrating the strength of documentary cinema. We summon the documentary filmmakers of the world for the eleventh time: we believe that you will be here with us and with the audience who are waiting impatiently to see your films and hear your stories.

Source:	http://1001documentary.net