Competition films for the 20th Akbank Short Film Festival announced

In Turkey, the 20th Akbank Short Film Festival, which serves as an effective platform for short films and will be held both physically and online this year between March 25 and April 4,

received a total of 2,421 short film submissions from Turkey and around the world for its competition categories.

Fifteen films participating in the 'International Competition: Shorts from the World' section, including those making their Turkish premieres, and 15 films selected from the 'National Competition: Festival Shorts' section have qualified to compete for the 'Best Film Award'.

Additionally, 7 films were selected as finalists for the 'Young Perspectives' section, which is aimed at directors under the age of 20.

AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Directors of the 'Best Film' nominated works will be awarded 75,000 TL by Akbank Sanat in the national category and 3,000 USD in the international category. The winning director of the Young Perspectives section will be awarded 30,000 TL.

For detailed information about the 20th Akbank Short Film Festival, which will offer a program of workshops and talks with broad participation from both domestic and international guests over 10 days, you can visit akbankkisafilmfestivali.com and akbanksanat.com.

International Competition 'Shorts from the World' Nominees

1) The New Hana Director: Jehona Berisha (Kosovo)

2) Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Director: Sam Manacsa (Philippines)

3) Lemon Tree Director: Rachel Walden (USA)

4) Square the Circle Director: Hanna Hovitie (Finland)

5) Oyu Director: Atsushi Hirai (France, Japan)

6) And Me, I'm Dancing Too Director: Mohammad Valizadegan (Iran, Czech Republic, Germany)

7) AliEN0089 Director: Valeria Hofmann (Argentina, Chile)

8) The Lovers Director: Carolina Sandvik (Sweden)

9) Human Nature Director: Mónica Lima (Portugal, Germany)

10) The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry Director: Faris Alrjoob (Jordan, Germany)

11) The Veiled City Director: Natalie Cubides-Brady (UK)

12) A Kind of Testament Director: Stephen Vuillemin (France)

13) Waking up in silence Directors: Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi (Ukraine, Germany)

14) Primetime Mother Director: Sonny Calvento (Philippines, Singapore)

15) The Two Lives of Sepideh Director: Soha Niasti (Iran)

National Competition Festival Shorts Section Nominees

1) Between Grace and Violence Director: Şirin Bahar Demirel

2) I Don't Need Another Defeat Director: Tolga Özdemir 

3) The Cop in My Head Director: Erdal Baran Şahin  

4) I Am Not a Supermarket Director: Ekrem Ayhan Çakay  

5) See You Turtle Director: Selin Öksüzoğlu 

6) Whichever Night I Grew Up In Director: Onur Güler 

7) Finally Director: Resmiye Emir 

8) How Many Days Will It Last, Director: Abdullah Çeper 

9) Horses Running Inside My Head, Director: Onur Hüseyin Kılınç 

10) Treasure Hunters, Directors: M. Ozan Talay, Mehmet Fatih Destegüloğlu

11) Dank, Director: Tuvana Simin Günay

12) Domestic, Director: Deniz Uymaz

13) Events That Never Happened in History, Director: Ramazan Kılıç 

14) In Her Castle, Director: Yasemin Demirci 

15) Frogs, Director: Vehbi Bozdağ 

Young Perspectives Section Nominees

1) Delusion Director: Arda Çatak

2) The Ewer Director: Tuana Öztürk

3) The Timelessness of Unspoken Things Director: Demir Demirbağ

4) Returning Home Director: Demir Demirbağ

5) Scorpion and Minute Hand Director: Medine Yılmaz

6) Two Blues Director: Mahur Uslu

7) Swimming Prohibited Director: Deniz Mıdık