DREFF and Other Green Film Network Members Recognize and Support BIFED

In light of recent attacks in Ankara, Turkey, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and other members of the Green Film Network (GFN) are expressing their support for Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary (BIFED), a fellow international film festival.

The BIFED was organized in order to create a platform that nurtures the hope. The hope is that through the festival, the residents of Bozcaada, farmers, producers,
scientists, artists, and all our guests will be informed about the current technological developments, disasters and innovations, the most recent documentary techniques, and also platforms that will enable the youth, the farmers, and the producers of the island and the surrounding area to be informed about the latest technological developments.

A statement released on the GFN website states “Documentary films are extraordinary alternative source of information.
No wonder that documentaries – and documentary film festivals – are the first ones to be under the eye of the government censorship. That’s why Festivals like BIFED are so important now. Because they take a stand.”

The GFN is a worldwide association of environmental film festivals whose objective is to coordinate the events of the associated festivals, promote and distribute films worldwide, and encourage initiatives and projects that might help people
ponder about the environment. The DREFF has been a proud member of the GFN since January 2015.

www.greenfilmnet.org
www.bif ed.org
www.dreff.org