162. FILM FESTIVALS IN TURKEY

162. FILM FESTIVALS IN TURKEY

Ankara (May): The Flying Broom - Ankara Women's Film Festival
Ankara (October): Festival Of European Films on Wheels
Ankara (November/December): Ankara International Film Festival .
Antalya (September): Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Istanbul (April): Istanbul International Film Festival
Istanbul (April): Istanbul International Short Film Festival
Izmir (April): Izmir International Short Film Festival

Ankara (May): The Flying Broom - Ankara Women's Film Festival

Deadline: January
Categories: Features, documentaries and shorts directed by women filmmakers
Requirements: Contact festival for details
Awards: Non-competitive
Fees: None
Administrative address: The Flying Broom, Uçan Süpürge, Büyükelçi sok. 20/4, Kavaklıdere Ankara, Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 427 0020
Fax: (90 312) 466 5561
Email: ucan.supurge@ucansupurge.org
Website: www.ucansupurge.org

Ankara (October): Festival Of European Films on Wheels

Deadline: July
Categories: Features, shorts, experimental, animation
Requirements: 35mm. Films must have been produced during 2 years before festival and shorts must not exceed thirty minutes
Awards: Short Film Audience Award (1000 Euro)
Fees: None
Administrative address: Festival Of European Films on Wheels, Abay Kunanbay Cad. 20/13, 06700 Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 466 3484
Fax: (90 312) 466 4331
Email: info@europeanfilmfestival.com
Director: Basak Emre
Website: www.europeanfilmfestival.com

Ankara (November/December): Ankara International Film Festival

Deadline: August
Categories: Features, shorts, animation, documentaries
Requirements: 16mm, 35mm, Betacam SP. Short films must not exceed 30 minutes running time. Contact festival for more details
Awards: Various awards, contact festival for more information
Fees: None
Administrative address: Ankara International Film Festival, Farabi sok. No: 29, 1 Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Tel: (90 312) 468 7745
Fax: (90 312) 467 7830
Email: festival@filmfestankara.org.tr
Website: www.filmfestankara.org.tr

Antalya (September): Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

Deadline: July
Categories: International shorts and videos for competition and special screenings
Requirements: 35mm, video (U-Matic, Betacam, S-VHS). Films must be not longer than 30 minutes and must have been completed during two years before festival
Awards: Various cash prizes
Fees: None
Administrative address: Antalya Golden Orange Art and Cultural, Foundation, Meltem Mahallesi, Basin Sitesi 273/12, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
Tel: (90 242) 237 8870
Fax: (90 242) 237 8876
Email: info@altinportakal.org
Director: Nalan Cebeci

Istanbul (April): Istanbul International Film Festival

Deadline: January
Categories: Features (competition) on art, artists and literary adaptations. Non-competitive informative sections, documentaries
Requirements: 35mm comopt with a minimum length of 1,600m eligible for presentation in the competition. All films in competition will be screened in their original language with English and Turkish subtitles. Entries must have been completed during two years before festival and must not have been already released in Turkey
Awards: Grand Prix Golden Tulip; special prizes awarded by the jury
Fees: None
Festival and administrative address: Istanbul International Film Festival, Istanbul Kultur ve Sanat Vakfi, Istiklal Cad. No: 146, Luvr Apt, 80070 Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey,
Tel: (90 212) 334 0723/ 334 0724
Fax: (90 212) 334 07 02
Email: film.fest@istfest-tr.org
Director: Hülya Uçansu
Website: www.istfest.org


Istanbul (April): Istanbul International Short Film Festival

Deadline: January
Categories: Fiction, animation, experimental
Requirements: 16mm, 35mm with optical sound. Films must not exceed 20 minutes running time with English subtitles
Awards: Non-competitive
Fees: None
Administrative address: Istanbul International Short Film Days, Sofyali Sokak No:4, Beyoglu -Tünel, 80050 Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: (90 212) 252 5700
Fax: (90 212) 249 3888
Email: etikan@kisafilm.com
Director: M.Hilmi Etikan
Website: www.kisafilm.com

Izmir (April): Izmir International Short Film Festival
Deadline: February
Categories: Features, shorts, student films
Requirements: 16mm, 35mm, digital and video format. Contact festival for more details
Awards: Golden Artemis award for best student film
Fees: None
Festival and administrative address: Izmir International Short Film Festival, Kibris Sehitleri Cad. No:12 Kat:5, 35220 Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey
Tel: (90 232) 422 5236/ 422 6807
Fax: (90 232) 422 5236
Email: info@izmirkisafilm.org
Director: Oguz Makal
Website: www.izmirkisafilm.org

(posted March 12 ,2003)