The fifth International Red Crescent Amity Short Film Festival awarded one of the best quick movie productions on the finish of a meticulous choice course of.
The competition, organized with assist from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the General Directorate of Cinema, is without doubt one of the most prestigious artwork occasions in Türkiye, that includes 448 movies from 50 international locations this yr.
Chilean Director Katerina Harder’s “Desert Lights” and Kasım Ördek’s “Together, Alone” acquired one of the best image award.
Among films categorized below the “Humanitarian Eye” part, Iranian Perwiz Rostemi’s “Seven Symphonies of Zagros” was chosen and bagged its first award for the calendar yr on the competition.
The competition, which set out with the intention of re-reading the idea of amity by way of cinematography, introduced awards to winners on the historic Atlas.
Speaking on the ceremony, Culture and Tourism Deputy Minister Ahmet Misbah Demircan mentioned, “Our first duty is to protect our tangible heritage, and the other is to protect intangible heritage, passing them on to future generations. To achieve these, books, theater, opera and mostly cinema help. Because it provides us with a great opportunity to communicate with millions of people. The world now has its eyes on Turkish culture and many people even strive to learn Turkish. All films, whether short or long, are the mediums of our culture. From this perspective, I would like to thank all the stakeholders of the cinematic fraternity.”
The Neşet Ertaş Amity Award was introduced to Demir Özcan’s film “Istanbul Istanbul,” whereas the competition’s Fono Film Post Production Award was bagged by Emre Sefer’s “The Day My Father Died.”
The Red Crescent Humanitarian Perspective Award was introduced for the primary time this yr on the competition to Iranian Perwiz Rostemi’s “7 Symphonies of Zagros (Seven Symphonies of Zagros),” a movie introduced by Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) President Kerem Kınık.
Fourteen quick movies from 10 international locations made it to the “Panorama” and “Kırk Yıllık Hatır” (roughly translating as “40 Years of Remembrance”) sections.
The honorable point out was reserved for Agnieszka Nowosielska’s movie “Expression (Vraj).” The Special Jury Prize was introduced to Valentina Casadei’s “End of September.”
