Short Film Competition 3
Anoush
Turkey, 2020, 16 minutes, Color, Turkish; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Deniz Telek
Mustachıo
Netherlands, 2021, 12 minutes, Color, Dutch; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2021 Austin IFF; Best Woman Filmmaker Beyond the Curve IFF; Best Director Five Continents IFF; Best Comedy, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Team Performance, Special Mention-Lead Actor, Special Mention-Sound Design Indie Short Awards Cannes; Best Screenwriting Short to the Point IFF; Best Screenwriting One Location FF; Best Short Film
Director: Victoria Warmerdam
Screenplay: Victoria Warmerdam
Cinematography: Robbie Van Brussel
Editing: Elsbeth Kasteel
Music: Merlijn Snitker
Production: Oak Motion Pictures
Cast: Henry van Loon, Wim Willaert, Sieger Sloot
In this slightly absurd tragicomedy Freek is being surprised, while clearing out his parental home, with a visit from Mustachio, his best friend from his childhood. Their uncomfortable reunion quickly gets out of hand as Mustachio’s unresolved suffering continues to surface.
The Gift
Germany, France, United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, United States, 2020, 13 minutes, Color, English, German; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2020 Malta SFF; Best Actor Moscow Shorts; Best Cinematography Arouca FF; 2nd Best Film, Best Cinematography
Director: Radik Kudoyarov
Screenplay: Radik Kudoyarov
Cinematography: Vadim Poteyev
Editing: Nicolay Shavel
Music: Dmitry Friga
Cast: Ivan Klimovich, Pavel Kharlanchuk, Anna Kharlanchuk
Father gives his son an unusual gift for his 10th birthday. It will change the boy's life forever.
The Police After Me
Turkey, 2021, 6 minutes, Color, Turkish; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Istanbul, 1950. In an atmosphere where freedom of thought was restricted after the Second World War, every step of poets, writers and artists was followed by the police. Orhan Veli, one of the founders of the Garip movement in Turkish poetry, is one of the names who is followed.
Turning To Dust
France, 2020, 20 minutes, Color, French, Turkish; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Hüseyin Aydın Gürsoy
Screenplay: Hüseyin Aydın Gürsoy, Ronan Bertrand
Cinematography: Romain Le Bonniec
Editing: Cécile Ducreux
Music: Emrah Kaptan
Production: Takami Productions
Cast: Eminé Meyrem, İler Durmaz, Aziz Çapkurt
Due to unpaid wages, Elif and her husband are deep in debt. Elif’s husband wants to return to Turkey, but she believes there’s a better future for her son in France.