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NILGIRIS – A SHARED WILDERNESS (Director: Sandesh Kadur)

FIERY FOX (Director: Dmitry Shpilenok)

LIONS OF THE SKELETON COAST (Directors: Will & Lianne Steenkamp)

DOG EATER (Directors: Fathollah Amiri, Nima Asgari)

NIKA, THE PILOT WHALE (Director: José Hernández)

WELCOME TO THE FOREST – BACK TO THE FUTURE (Director: Jan Haft)

We’re looking for volunteers for Türkiye’s first wildlife documentary film festival, taking place in Ankara from May 15–18!

If you’re passionate about cinema, nature, and wildlife, and want to be part of this exciting journey, you can apply to volunteer until April 23.

For more details and to apply, check the link below the picture! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesv9WR5VSLxuRXTBiHG1CIN5UltxJyCyP93NpKYe_T9nVhvw/viewform?usp=sharing

We are eagerly looking forward to seeing our Short Documentary category jury members in Ankara! Once again, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of them.

We can’t wait to welcome our Feature Documentary category jury members in Ankara! Once again, we sincerely thank each of them.

Our award statuettes are waiting for their winners!
The design is by talented Turkish artists Zeynep Beler and Doğancan Yılmaz...

The long-awaited moment has arrived!

Many thanks to all the documentary filmmakers
who supported us in the first year of our festival
and submitted their works.

Congratulations to the finalists!
We can't wait to see you at the festival!

Dear wildlife filmmakers,

Thank you all very much for your interest in the Ankara International Wildlife Documentary Film Festival!

Last chance to submit to the first Ankara International Wildlife Documentary Film Festival! We are very happy to have received more than 600 submissions so far. Don’t forget to submit on December 16, 2024 if you have wildlife films to share with us!

Last 3 days to submit to the first Ankara International Wildlife Documentary Film Festival!

The Ankara International Wildlife Documentary Film Festival will take place in Ankara between May 15 – 18, 2025. Submissions for competition end on December 16, 2024.

The poster we designed for the first year of the Ankara International Wildlife Documentary Film Festival is ready!

The application deadline is December 16, 2024! We can't wait to see your documentaries!

We extend our gratitude to Çankaya Municipality for enabling our festival to be held at one of Ankara’s most prominent art centers.

The fifth month is over in festival submissions. Deadline to submit is December 16th, 2024!

We are looking forward to receiving your applications until December 16, 2024!