The preselection results of the “National and International Short Film Competition” held as a part of the 15th Akbank Film Festival are in. Offering an active platform for the short film industry in Turkey, the festival will be held between March 18-28. 1406 short films from 68 different countries have been submitted to the Festival’s competition sections.
The preselection jury members; actor Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, academician Dr. Nagihan Çakar Bikiç and director Selim Evci have chosen 14 national and 14 international submissions to compete for the Best Short Film Award in their respective categories.
The following jury members will select the Best National Short Film;
actress Funda Eryiğit, actor, writer, director Ercan Kesal, director Ömür Atay, film critic Melikşah Altuntaş and Akbank Sanat Director Derya Bigalı. The international film submissions competing for the Best International Short Film Award will meet director Elite Zexer, documentary director Nebojša Slijepčević, director-scriptwriter Gordan Matic and Akbank Sanat Director Derya Bigalı.
The following jury members will lead the scriptwriting competition within the Forum section of the festival; actress Ahu Türkpençe, director-scriptwriter Erdem Tepegöz and director-scriptwriter Tunç Davut.
Akbank Sanat will award the directors of the films that win the Best Short Film Award in the national and international categories with 5.000 dollars. Additionally, the winning films will be shown in various university campuses around Turkey as a part of the "Akbank Short Film Festival in Universities" event which will take place following the 15th Akbank Short Film Festival. As a part of the Akbank Short Film Forum Scriptwriting Competition, which aims to provide production support, Akbank Sanat will award the winning script with 5.000TL.
15th Akbank Short Film Festival’s Preselection Results:
1- Caroline, Director: Celine Held & Logan George (USA)
2- Like a Good Kid, Director: Arian Vazirdaftari (Iran)
3- Bonobo, Director: Zoel Aeschbacher (Switzerland)
4- The Field, Director: Sandhya Suri (France, United Kingdom, India)
5- Judgement, Director: Raymund Ribay Gutierrez (Philippines)
6- Excuse Me, I’m Looking For The Ping-Pong Room And My Girlfriend, Director: Bernhard Wenger (Austria, Germany, Sweden)
7- Detainment, Director: Vincent Lambe (Ireland)
8- A Cold Summer Night, Director: Yash Sawant (India)
9- Hector Malot: The Last Day of the Year, Director: Jacqueline Lentzou (Greece)
10- The summer of the electric lion, Director: Diego Cespedes (Chile)
11- All These Creatures, Director: Charles Williams (Australia)
12- A Gift, Director: Aditya Ahmad (Indonesia)
13- On the Border, Director: Wei Shujun (China)
14- Precious, Director: Irfan Avdic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
National Competition Best Short Film Nominees:
1- Finiş, Director: Benhür Bolhava
2- Sevinç Vesaire, Director: Kurtcebe Turgul
3- Boşluk, Director: Elif Eda Karagöz
4- Titanyum, Director: Gökçe Erdem
5- Taş, Director: Alican Yücesoy
6- Apartman, Director: Belkıs Bayrak
7- Sana İnanmıyorum Ama Yerçekimi Var, Director: Umut Subaşı
8- Her Şey Yolunda, Director: Metehan Şereflioğlu
9- Bir Taşra Rüyası, Director: İnan Erbil
10- Saksak: Bir Tütün Belgeseli, Director: Turan Kubulay
11- Çürük, Director: Barış Fert & Hikmet Güler
12- Kurbağa Avcıları, Director: Batuhan Kurt
13- Ablam, Director: Burcu Aykar
14- Sonsuz, Director: Murat Çetinkaya