Atıf Yılmaz Short Film Competition organized in the memory of Atıf Yılmaz, master director of Turkish cinema, is transformed into festival in 5th year.
Atıf Yılmaz Short Film Competition that has been organized for four years to commemorate Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki, master director of Turkish cinema, is transformed into festival with an art activity worthy of his name at 10th anniversary of his death.
Many master directors, producers, scenarists, movie critics, and academicians shall organize workshops, representations and conversations within the scope of Atıf Yılmaz Short Film Festival to be organized between the dates of 23-27th May, transmit last developments in movie world and share information.
Oberhausen Short Film Festival shall make joint studies
‘Oberhausen International Short Film Anthology’ in which best of the last years from long-established Film Festival celebrating its 62nd year this year shall be met with movie lovers. Besides, LarsHenrikGass, Oberhausen Short Film Festival Director, shall take part in jury of Atıf Yılmaz Short Film Competition.
Films shall compete in 3 categories
Atıf Yılmaz Short Film Competition in which categories were increased this year shall be open to works having type of “Fiction”, “Documentary” and “Animation” without having any limitation on theme.
Those wanting to take part in the competition that is open for everyone interesting in cinema as amateur and professional should send their works to Consultative Office of Forum Mersin AVM (Güvenevler Mahallesi 1. Cadde No: 120-133 Yenişehir Mersin) until 18:00 on May 2nd, on Monday by hand or via post/cargo.
Award ceremony shall be held on May 27th
Deadline of films in the Festival in which Mersin University Communication Faculty Radio Television and Cinema Department Head Ass. Prof. Dr. Gürhan Topçu, Mersin University Communication Faculty Radio Television and Cinema Department Head Ass. Prof. Dr. Hakan Erkılıç, Forum Mersin AVM Marketing Manager Laden Aşçıoğlu Çelikcan and Daraba Agency Chairman Cezmi Yılmaz shall take part in Regulatory Board is May 2nd in cooperation of Forum Mersin, Mersin University and Daraba Film Medya Event. The films shall compete to be successful from evaluation of the Pre-Selectors Board which consists of Actress Deniz Türkali, Mersin University Communication Faculy Dean Prof. Dr. Senem A. Duruel Erkılıç, Documentary Director Enis Rıza Sakızlı, and Anadolu University Animation Art Major Academic Member Ass. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Taş Alicenap between the dates of 3-18th May. Participants who will contest their works on Fiction shall compete in jury in which Oberhausen Short Film Festival Director LarsHenrikGass, Director Emin Alper, Director Yeşim Ustaoğlu take part. Works on documentary shall compete in jury in which Director Can Candan, Bilkent University Communication and Design Departman Head AndreasTreske, Producer / Director Nalan Sakızlı take part. On animation category, the participants shall compete in jury membership of Anadolu University Fine Arts Faculty Cartoon ((Animation) Department Head Prof. Dr. Fethi Kaba, Director Kerem Kurtoğlu and Director Mehmet Kurtuluş.
Films shall compete for Cinema Authors Special Prize in jury membership of Subtitle Magazine Cinema Author Ayça Çiftçi, Birgün Newspaper Cinema Author Cüneyt Cebenoyan and Cinema Author Şenay Aydemir.
Winner authors on Categories of Fiction, Documentary and Animation shall have 7’thousand TL on premiere night to be held in Atıf Yılmaz Square of Forum Mersin AVM in the evening of May 27th. Besides, in the selection to be made among the films advancing to final, there shall be Forum Mersin Special Prize of 3 thousand TL, Cinema Authors Special Prize of 3 thousand TL, and Jury Special Prize of 3 thousand TL.
