18th Akbank Short Film Festival Selection Results

18th Akbank Short Film Festival Selection Results

18th Akbank Short Film Festival Selection Results

The finalist films of the "National and International Short Film Competitions" that will be held  during the 18th Akbank Short Film Festival have been announced. There have been a total of 2,081 short film submissions from 68 countries to the competition sections of the Festival, which creates an effective platform in the field of short films in Turkey and will be held online between March 21st - March 31st this year.

14 films from the "National Competition Festival Shorts Section" and 14 films from the "International Competition Shorts from the World Section" have been chosen to compete for the "Best Film Award". In addition, 13 films were determined as finalists in the "Young Talents" competition, which will be held for the first time this year for directors under the age of 20.

 “International Competition Shorts from the World Section” Nominated Films:

  1. The Right Words Director: Adrian Moyse Dullin (France)
  2. In the Soil Director: Casper Kjeldsen (Denmark)
  3. Trumpets in the Sky Director: Rakan Mayasi (Palestine, Lebanon, France, Belgium)
  4. Bestia Director: Hugo Covarrubias (Chile)
  5. Dad’s Sneakers Director: Olha Zhurba (Ukraine)
  6. August Sky Director: Jasmin Tenucci (Brazil)
  7. Safe Director: Ian Barling (USA)
  8. The Beauty  Yönetmen: Beata Gårdeler (Sweden, Denmark)
  9. Flowing Home Director: Sandra Desmazières (France)
  10.  Sideral Director: Carlos Segundo  (Brazil, France)
  11.  North Pole Director: Marija Apcevska (Macedonia, Serbia)
  12.  What We Don’t Know About Mariam Director: Morad Mostafa (Egypt)
  13.  Noir-Soleil Director: Marie Larrivé (France)
  14.  Motorcyclist’s Happiness Won’t Fit Into His Suit Director: Gabriel Herrera (Mexico)

“National Competition Festival Shorts Section’’ Nominated Films:

  1. I'll Leave You Two Alone Director: Elif Refiğ
  2. Stiletto "A Pink Family Tragedy" Director: Can Merdan Doğan
  3. The Second Night Director: Ali Tansu Turhan
  4. Lakeshore Director: Aziz Alaca
  5. Plastic Dream Director: Merve Bozcu
  6. Susam Director: Sami Morhayim
  7. The Diamond Sea Director: Arda Ekşigil
  8. Scream for Ice Director: Emir Aytemür
  9. Cemile Director: Belkıs Bayrak
  10.  4 Days 3 Nights Director: Enes Yurdaün
  11.  I Gotta Look Good for the Apocalypse Director: Ayçe Kartal
  12.  The Cold Director: Adar Baran Değer
  13.  My Fahriye Director: Barış Özcan 
  14.  Don’t Be Afraid of Me Director: Recep Bozgöz

“Young Talents’’ Nominated Films:

  1. Hope  Director: Selin Aytar
  2. Check Mate Director: Enes Akpınar
  3. How Are You? Director: Görkem Sönmez
  4. Daydreamer Director: İpek Karan
  5. Farewell Shakespeare! Director: Ahmed Said Ağaoğlu
  6. Why Life Ends? Director: Furkan Arslantaş
  7. Mirrors Director: Muhammet Yusuf Tüten
  8. The Fountain Director: İlayda İşeri
  9. Semper Eadem Director: Demir Demirbağ
  10.  Sunshine Director: Baturay Tunçat
  11.  Silence Director: Yunus Emre Akkuş
  12.  Ego Director: Didem Kalaycı
  13.  None Director: Yunus Emre Arıcı
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