‘Ecotopia’ Wins The ‘Best Film Award’ in Ankara

23rd Ankara International Film Festival winners are  announced with a closing ceremony at MEB Sura in Ankara. ‘Ecotopia’ by Yüksel Aksu is crowned with the ‘Best Film Award’ in National Feature Film Competition category.

The jurors, Prof. Sami Sekeroglu, Osman Şahin, Cigdem Vitrinel, Cüneyt Cebenoyan  and Dogan Sarıgüzel also determined  the winners of the following categories;

Best Film
ECOTOPIA - ‘Entelköy Efeköy’e Karşı’ – Yüksel Aksu

Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award
LOVE AND REVOLUTION - ‘Aşk ve Devrim’ – F. Serkan Acar

Best Director
Yüksel Aksu - ECOTOPIA

Best Actress
Nesrin Cavadzade – WE WILL SEE GOOD DAYS & IN FLAMES

Best Actor
Osman Sonant – IN FLAMES

Best Supporting Actress
Gizem Erdem  - MONSTERS’ DINNER

Best Supporting Actor
Ayberk Pekcan - LOVE AND REVOLUTION

Best Screenplay, Onat Kutlar Special Award
ECOTOPIA - ‘Entelköy Efeköy’e Karşı’ – Yüksel Aksu

Best Director of Photography
Deniz Eyüboğlu Aydın - MONSTERS’ DINNER

Best Art Director
Elif Z. Taşçıoğlu - POMEGRANATE

SİYAD Jury National Feature Film Special Award
MONSTERS’ DINNER  - Ramin Matin

Best Documentary - Student
‘CNEYDO’   Hüdai Ateş

Best Documentary - Professional
THE PAST IS NOT THE PAST - ‘Geçmiş Mazi Olmadı’ - Mehmet Özgür Candan

Jury Special Award
THE ACROBAT - ‘Canbaz’  - Sedat Aygün

National Short Film
Best Fiction
ALI THIS IS HORSE - ‘Ali Ata Bak’  - Orhan İnce

Best Experimental
INFANTILE AMNESIA -‘İnfantil Amnezi’ – Can Mengilibörü

Best Animation
MAGNUS NOTTINGHAM – Ayçe Kartal

Jury Special Award
THE LITTLE GIRLS - ‘Kız Çocuğu’ – Hakan Berber

With the support of the Turkish Ministry of Tousim and Culture and the Cankaya Municipality, the festival was organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation.

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