The finalist films of the "National and International Short Film Competitions" that will be held during the 20th Akbank Short Film Festival have been announced. There have been a total of 2,421 short film submissions from all around the world to the competition sections of the Festival, which creates an effective platform in the field of short films in Turkey and will be held both physical and online between March 25th - April 4th this year.
15 films from the "National Competition, Festival Shorts Section" and 15 films from the "International Competition, Shorts from the World Section,” many of which will have their Turkish premiere, have been chosen to compete for the "Best Film Award". In addition, 7 films were determined as finalists in the "Young Talents" competition, which will be held for the directors under the age of 20.
The directors of the works that will be selected as "Best Film" will be rewarded with 75,000 TL in the national category and 3,000 dollars in the international category by Akbank Sanat. The winning director of the Young Talents will be rewarded with 30,000 TL.
20th Akbank Short Film Festival will offer a program that cinema lovers will enjoy with workshops and interviews with wide participation for 10 days.
“International Competition Shorts from the World Section” Nominated Films:
The New Hana Director: Jehona Berisha (Kosova)
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Director: Sam Manacsa (Philippines)
Lemon Tree Director: Rachel Walden (USA)
Human Nature Director: Mónica Lima (Portugal, Germany)
Oyu Director: Atsushi Hirai (France, Japan)
And Me, I'm Dancing Too Director: Mohammad Valizadegan(Iran, Czech Republic, Germany)
AliEN0089 Director: Valeria Hofmann (Argentina, Chile)
The Two Lives of Sepideh Director: Soha Niasti (Iran)
The Lovers Director: Carolina Sandvik (Sweden)
Square the Circle Director: Hanna Hovitie (Finland)
The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry Director: Faris Alrjoob (Jordan, Germany)
The Veiled City Director: Natalie Cubides-Brady (UK)
A Kind of Testament Director: Stephen Vuillemin (France)
Waking up in silence Director: Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi (Ukraine, Germany)
Primetime Mother Director: Sonny Calvento (Philippines, Singapore)
“National Competition Festival Shorts Section’’ Nominated Films:
Between Delicate and Violent Director: Şirin Bahar Demirel
I Don't Need Another Defeat Director: Tolga Özdemir
The Cop Within Director: Erdal Baran Şahin
I Am Not a Supermarket Director: Ekrem Ayhan Çakay
Bye Bye Kaplumbağa Director: Selin Öksüzoğlu
The Surrogate Girl Director: Onur Güler
At Last Director: Resmiye Emir
How Many Days Will It Last Director: Abdullah Çeper
Fading In My Brain Fog Director: Onur Hüseyin Kılınç
Treasure Hunters Director: M. Ozan Talay, Mehmet Fatih Destegüloğlu
Dank Director: Tuvana Simin Günay
The Tamed Director: Deniz Uymaz
Things Unheard Of Director: Ramazan Kılıç
In His Fortress Director: Yasemin Demirci
Frogs Director: Vehbi Bozdağ
“Young Talents’’ Nominated Films:
Hallucination Director: Arda Çatak
Memoria Director: Tuana Öztürk
The Timelessness of Unsaid Things Director: Demir Demirbağ
Going Home Director: Demir Demirbağ
Scorpion and The Hour of Hand Director: Medine Yılmaz
Two Blue Director: Mahur Uslu
Swimming is Prohibited Director: Deniz Mıdık