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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25 SEP MON
1

21:00

Concert Al Di Meola

AKM Theatre Hall

26 SEP TUE
2

19:00

Concert Kâmil Özler Trio & Yasemin Özler

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Concert Sub-Rehavi

Yeldeğirmeni Arts Center

27 SEP WED
4

19:00

Concert Yumi Ito

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Concert Neşet Ruacan, Cem Tuncer, Yarkın Tuncer

Yeldeğirmeni Arts Center

20:30

Concert Mert Pekduraner

Çevre Tiyatrosu / Semaver Kumpanya

22:00

Concert KAM x Yasemin Mori

Bova

28 SEP THU
1

21:00

Concert All Night Jazz: BOSQ, Zeynep Erbay, Recep Şencan

Frankhan

29 SEP FRI
2

20:30

Concert Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective with Turtle Island Quartet

Zorlu PSM, Turkcell Platinum Stage

22:00

Concert Ayyuka

Babylon

30 SEP SAT
6

11:00

Workshop Wild Child Orchestra

Akbank Sanat

16:00

Conversation Turkey Jazz Network: Understanding the Venue through Music

Yeldeğirmeni Arts Center

19:00

Concert Hend

North Studio

20:00

Conversation Continents of Jazz

Outro Record Store

22:00

Concert Gabi Hartmann

Babylon

22:00

Concert LoftCaz Record Selection

Outro Record Store

01 OCT SUN
2

18:30

Concert İdil Naz Dönmez & Rüzgar Yıldırım

Alan Kadıköy Amphitheater

20:30

Concert Ozan Musluoğlu Quartet ft. Kerem Görsev

Alan Kadıköy

02 OCT MON
1

20:30

Concert Lakecia Benjamin “Phoenix”

Ses Tiyatrosu

03 OCT TUE
3

19:00

Concert Wayne Shorter Tribute Night

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Concert Şevket Akıncı, Mehmet Korkmaz, İlhami Tunç Gençer

Arter

20:30

Concert Sissoko / Segal / Parisien / Peirani “Les Egarés”

Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall

04 OCT WED
4

18:30

Concert Onur Çalışkan

CoBAC Workspace Terrace Garden

19:00

Concert Zoe Rahman Trio "Colour of Sound"

Akbank Sanat

21:30

Concert Immanuel Wilkins Trio

Babylon

21:30

Concert Tribute to Ella & Louis

Nardis Jazz Club

05 OCT THU
2

19:00

Concert Bulut Gülen “Bosphorus Train”

Akbank Sanat

21:30

Concert Hidden Orchestra

Babylon

06 OCT FRI
2

20:30

Concert Ladies and New Standards

Zorlu PSM, Turkcell Platinum Stage

22:00

Concert Mehmet Uluğ Tribute Night: İlhan Erşahin & Friends

Babylon

07 OCT SAT
4

11:00

Workshop Wild Child Orchestra

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Conversation Afro-Cuban Jazz: Past and Present

Akbank Sanat

20:30

Concert Tord Gustavsen Trio

Zorlu PSM, Turkcell Platinum Stage

22:00

Concert Erik Truffaz "Rollin’ & Clap!"

Babylon

08 OCT SUN
3

11:30

Concert Cazlı Brunch

Serenita, SES Eşitlik ve Dayanışma Derneği Lokali

16:00

Concert Alara Tütüncü Duo

MSGSÜ Tophane-i Amire Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi

19:00

Concert Seçil Akmirza & Alp Ersönmez Band

Bizim Tepe

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12 OCT THU
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14 OCT SAT
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15 OCT SUN
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