10th Akbank Short Film Festival

10th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Short Film Festival is delighted to celebrate its 10th year anniversary. The festival still aims to bring the the best short films of the year to the audience, as well as creating a short film platform.

In the first section of the festival which is called "From Short to Feature" you will meet the successful director Mehmet Eryılmaz. In the "Documentary" section we bring Derviş Zaim, an experienced director. Furthermore, Hayet Benkara, film advisor in France and USA, will be the guest in the section "Experiences".

This year you can meet some very interesting people Çiçek Kahraman, Bora Gökşingöl, Theron Patterson, Kerem Akça, Burçak Evren, Engin Ertan, Zeynep Özbatur Atakan, Enis Köstepen, Savaş Ünsal, Nimet Atasoy, Başar Dengiz, Bahar Kerimoğlu and more. In the workshops, with "Acting Workshop" acting coach Ümit Çırak,  with "Cinematography Workshop" director of photography Feza Çaldıran, with "Scenario Workshop" Burak Göral, and with "Title Sequence Workshop" Bahcesehir University lecturer Assist. Prof. Güven Çatak will be our guests.

The most exciting part of the festival is again the competitions which will designate the best films of the year. All the screenings and activities are going to be free of charge and take place in Akbank Art Center.

We want to thank all the directors who submitted their films to Akbank Short Film Festival, the festival judges, and to other precious people who add value to the festival with their attendance. 

SECTIONS

Documentary Cinema

This year's guest in the "Documentary" section is Derviş Zaim. Along with the screening of the movie "Parallel Trips" which he directed together with Panicos Chrysanthou, he will share his experiences in a conferen

Animation Shorts

In the "Animation Shorts" section, which was added into the competition categories last year, 11 films from Turkey will compete for "The Best Animated Movie" award. In the same section, great examples of animated movies from Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Estonia, Colombia, France and USA will be brought to the audience.

Experiences

In the "Experiences" section, Hayet Benkara, film advisor in the US and France, will be our guest. She has worked in important positions in Cannes, Rotterdam, Berlin, Toronto and Dubai Film Festivals. Three movies of which she played a role as the advisor will be shown in this section and also she will share her interesting experiences with the audience in an interview. 

Experimental Shorts

In the "Experimental Shorts" section, 5 selected films from Turkey are in the program. 

Festival Shorts

230 films were submitted for the competitive section of the festival this year. After the preselection, 15 fictions and 10 documentaries are included in the "Festival Shorts" section. The films are shown with both English and Turkish subtitles.

From Short to Feature

The "From Short to Feature" section of the festival will host the director Mehmet Eryılmaz. Eryılmaz, who has been in national and international festivals with his films and also as a juryman, will be our guest with his films "A Fairground Attraction", "I Love Therefore I Am" (in which Nuri Bilge Ceylan was the leading actor) and "Silent". In order to show how short films can make a difference, Eryılmaz will be in the festival with some of his public service broadcasting films and a conference session.

Special Screening

This year in the "Special Screenings" section, awarded documentaries and fictions from the first year of the Akbank Short Film Festival, and Mehmet Güleryüz's "The Voice of The Voiceless: An Orhan Kemal Documentary" will be shown.

International Section

This year, the selection including films from Japan, Iran, Spain, Finland, Lebanon, India, France, Iceland, Australia, USA and Poland, will be brought to the film enthusiasts. Short films, which were shown in reputable festivals around the world like Cannes, Venice, Rotterdam, Clermot Ferrand, will be shown in the "International Section". 


10th Akbank Short Film Festival

10 March - 20 March 2014

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17 MAR MON
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All Day

Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

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11:00 Perspective ( A )
13:00 Festival Shorts ( A )
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18:30 Talk
20:30 Perspective ( B )

18:30

Conversation Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Cinema - Hasan Söylemez

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

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18 MAR TUE
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

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13:00 Festival Shorts ( B )
15:00 Workshop
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18:30 Talk
20:30 Perspective ( D )

15:00

Workshop Telling a Film's Story in One Frame - Berkcan Okar

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18:30

Conversation On Acting - Hazal Türesan

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20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

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19 MAR WED
5

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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

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11:00 Perspective ( E )
13:00 Festival Shorts ( C )
15:00 Workshop
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18:30 Talk
20:30 Special Screening ( A )

15:00

Workshop Why Does One Want to Make Films? - Selim Evci

Akbank Sanat

18:30

Conversation Short Film Festivals Around the World: A Curator's Perspective - Giulia Iannello

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

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20:30

Conversation (CANCELLED) On Short Films - Selim Evci

Beylikdüzü Atatürk Cultural and Arts Center

20 MAR THU
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11:00 Perspective ( F )
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15:00 Workshop
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18:30 Experiences ( A )

15:00

Workshop Editing Workshop - Oğuz Atabaş

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18:00

Seminar From Genius to Celebrity: Entertainment Culture and Contemporary Art

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20:00

Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

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21:00

Conversation Experiences - Zeki Demirkubuz

Kadıköy Cinema

21 MAR FRI
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13:00 Perspective ( H )
15:00 Workshop
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18:30 Talk
18:30 Perspective ( G )
20:30 Festival Shorts ( A )

15:00

Workshop Chasing the Light with Cansu Boğuşlu: Visual Storytelling from Photography to Cinema

Akbank Sanat

18:30

Conversation (CANCELLED) On Production Design - Meral Efe Yurtseven, Yunus Emre Yurtseven

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22 MAR SAT
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

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11:00 Perspective ( I )
13:00 World Shorts ( B )
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18:30 Talk
20:30 Short to Feature ( B )

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Workshop Scriptwriting Workshop - Erdi Işık

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18:30

Conversation Short to Feature - Vuslat Saraçoğlu

Akbank Sanat

23 MAR SUN
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

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11:00 Young Talents ( A )
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16:00 World Shorts ( C ) - POSTPONED
18:30 Talk - POSTPONED
20:30 Festival Shorts ( B ) - POSTPONED

18:30

Conversation (POSTPONED) Production Responsibility and Executive Producing in Cinema - Ahmet Şahin

Akbank Sanat

24 MAR MON
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18:00

Seminar A Tool for Reflecting on Society: Emotions

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25 MAR TUE
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

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11:00 Perspective ( A )
13:00 Documentary Cinema ( A )
16:00 World Shorts ( D )
18:30 Perspective ( B )
19:00 Jazz Listening Club - POSTPONED
20:30 Festival Shorts ( C )

19:00

Jazz Listening Club (POSTPONED) Jazz and Cinema: Unexpected Turns

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26 MAR WED
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Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

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11:00 Special Screening ( A )
13:00 Special Screening ( B )
16:00 Perspective ( C )
18:30 Documentary Cinema ( A )
20:30 Festival Shorts ( D )
27 MAR THU
2

All Day

Festival Program 21st Akbank Short Film Festival

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11:00 Perspective ( D )
13:00 Perspective ( E )

18:00

Seminar Fair Cultural Cooperation

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28 MAR FRI
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31 MAR MON
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03 APR THU
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18:00

Seminar The Art of Communication, Communication of Art

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04 APR FRI
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05 APR SAT
3

12:00

Children’s Theatre Akbank Children’s Theatre
"What Am I Going To Be?"

Akbank Sanat

14:00

Adult Workshop Upcycling Workshops: Creative Prints with Waste Materials

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Acting Workshop Stanislavski System: "In Pursuit of Truth" - I

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06 APR SUN
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