The 22nd Ankara International Film Festival was a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey, which ran from March 17 to 27, 2011. Films were screened at Batñ Movie Theater, Büyülü Fener Kñzñlay, ÃÂankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center and the Goethe Institut Ankara, and the Street of Art events took place across the city. Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski was the guest of honor at the festival which included a retrospective of his work.
This edition of the Ankara Film Festival, organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited by FIPRESCI, opened with a gala on the evening of March 16 at the Ministry of Education Assembly Hall, at which the foundation special awards were presented, and the Emre Kartarñ Jazz Band performed film music.
The festival concluded with an awards ceremony on March 27 at the Ministry of Education Assembly Hall, at which Dervià  Zaim, whose film Shadows and Faces () won the top award, announced "I will try to live up to this honor and I will continue making films that take risks."
A total of 620 films were submitted to the competition and screening sections of this edition of the festival.
A pre-selection jury consisting of Sevilay ÃÂelenk, BarÃ±à  Kñlñçbay and ðnci Demirkol selected 10 films, from the 20 submissions received, to compete in the National Feature Film Competition.
A pre-selection jury consisting of Bülent ÃÂzkam, Cumhur CanbazoÃÂlu and Prof. Dr. OÃÂuz Onaran selected 15 fictional, 7 animation and 13 experimental films to compete in the National Short Film Competition. Also 23 films were selected to be shown out of competition.
A pre-selection jury consisting of Ahmet Gürata, Bülent ÃÂzkam and Ersan Ocak selected 7 student and 11 professional documentaries to compete in the National Documentary Film Competition. Also 2 documentaries were selected to be shown out of competition.