Plooy Independent Film Selection is the annual online showcase of Plooy, an Istanbul-based streaming platform built around independent filmmakers. It is a curated programme: films are chosen by our editorial team in Istanbul together with an invited jury, and screened over a ten-day window in December.
We are not looking for budget. We are looking for an original voice, an honest story, and craft that serves the story. First films and student films sit in the same programme as work by experienced directors. There is no premiere requirement — films that have already screened elsewhere, online included, are welcome.
Selected films are screened on plooy.tv in a protected player, with no downloads offered. During the screening window the platform is not yet open to the public: films are seen by an invited audience of 500 — filmmakers, critics, industry professionals and press. Every selected team also receives 3 personal invitation codes to watch the screening from their own accounts.
There is an Audience Award and a Jury Selection in each category, and every finalist receives a written note from the jury, award or not.
