17th Akbank Short Film Festival

Blog The cinema of Rok Biček and the extraordinary production process of “The Family”

One of the guests of the 17th Akbank Film Festival’s “Documentary Cinema” section is Rok Biček, whose wide-ranging experience in filmmaking extends from visual

Blog Highlights from the 17th Akbank Short Film Festival screenings

Akbank Short Film Festival has attained a pivotal role in Turkey’s cinema with a mission to expand cross-cultural creative interactions, support the productions of short films, and sustain constructive dialogues about this art form.

Blog A talent who has spent years at the editing bench: Mary Stephen

Although Mary Stephen has been working as a director, producer and even composer in documentary and fiction film area for over 40 years,

Blog What matters is to tell a story: Erdem Tepegöz

“Short to Feature” program of 17th Akbank Short Film Festival features Erdem Tepegöz, whose latest film Gölgeler İçinde premiered at Moscow International Film Festival.

Blog Whether short or feature, similar emotional paths: Jaco Van Dormael’s cinema

Magical touch to realism, complex and parallel narrations, a one of a kind sense of humour...

Blog 5 Short Animations From 5 Cinema Giant

Let’s have a look at the less known shorts from producers, writers and directors of blockbuster animations, which have left their mark on the animation world.

Blog A Salient Israeli Director: Elite Zexer

15th Akbank Short Film Festival’s international competition jury and the guest of festival’s Experiences section, Elite Zexer is one of Israel’s important woman directors.

Blog Latin American Breeze in This Year's Special Screening

Akbank Short Film Festival’s special screenings section will host Latin American films this year. Here

Blog A Young Talent At Master Directors’ Films: Hazar Ergüçlü

Hazar Ergüçlü will be with us this year for the conversation event “About Acting”, to share her experiences.

Blog Ercan Kesal, A Versatile Filmmaker

15. Akbank Kısa Film Festivali’nin Ulusal Yarışma bölümü jürilerinden Ercan Kesal, festivalin ilk gününde “Senaryo Yazarken” başlıklı söyleşisinde senaryo yazımına dair deneyimleri ve genç senaryo yazarlarına tavsiyeleriyle bizlerle olacak.

Blog Short To Feature: Mehmet Can Mertoğlu

Talented young writer-director Mehmet Can Mertoğlu is the guest of 15th Akbank Short Film Festival’s ‘Short to Feature’ section.

Blog 10 Reasons Not To Miss Out On 15th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Short Film Festival is bringing together shorts from all over the world for its 15th year.