The 16th Bridge Meetings was held online between 7-9 April 2021. The main sponsor of the series of events and industry meetings was Anadolu Efes and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, General Directorate of Cinema, TRT, the U.S. Consulate, and the Dutch Consulate were contributors.

33 projects were selected in the scope of the 16th Bridge Meetings workshops and awards were presented to the selected projects with the sponsorship of Anadolu Efes, TRT, CNC, Nespresso, Mattepost, Cine Chromatix, Postbıyık, Melodika, Mute İstanbul, Fragman House, Daire Creative, Başka Sinema, Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI), Transilvania Pitch Stop, and SEYAP.