22nd Ankara International Film Festival

22nd Ankara International Film Festival
Festival Poster
LocationAnkara, Turkey
Festival dateMarch 17–27, 2011
Websitehttp://www.filmfestankara.org.tr/en
Ankara Film Festival

The 22nd Ankara International Film Festival was a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey, which ran from March 17 to 27, 2011. Films were screened at Batı Movie Theater, Büyülü Fener Kızılay, Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center and the Goethe Institut Ankara, and the Street of Art events took place across the city. Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski was the guest of honor at the festival which included a retrospective of his work.[1][2][3]

This edition of the Ankara Film Festival, organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited by FIPRESCI, opened with a gala on the evening of March 16 at the Ministry of Education Assembly Hall, at which the foundation special awards were presented, and the Emre Kartarı Jazz Band performed film music.[4][5]

The festival concluded with an awards ceremony on March 27 at the Ministry of Education Assembly Hall, at which Derviş Zaim, whose film Shadows and Faces (Turkish: Gölgeler ve Suretler) won the top award, announced "I will try to live up to this honor and I will continue making films that take risks."[6][7]

A total of 620 films were submitted to the competition and screening sections of this edition of the festival.[8][9]

Awards

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National Feature Film Competition Awards

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National Short Film Competition Awards

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National Documentary Film Competition Awards

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Foundation Special Awards

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National Programmes

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National Feature Film Competition

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National Feature Film Competition Jury

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SİYAD Jury

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Films in competition

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A pre-selection jury consisting of Sevilay Çelenk, Barış Kılıçbay and İnci Demirkol selected 10 films, from the 20 submissions received, to compete in the National Feature Film Competition.[9]

National Short Film Programmes

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National Short Film Competition Jury

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Films in programme

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A pre-selection jury consisting of Bülent Özkam, Cumhur Canbazoğlu and Prof. Dr. Oğuz Onaran selected 15 fictional, 7 animation and 13 experimental films to compete in the National Short Film Competition. Also 23 films were selected to be shown out of competition.[8]

Fiction films in competition
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Experimental films in competition
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Animation films in competition
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Out of competition screenings
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National Documentary Film Programmes

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National Documentary Film Competition Jury

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Films in programme

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A pre-selection jury consisting of Ahmet Gürata, Bülent Özkam and Ersan Ocak selected 7 student and 11 professional documentaries to compete in the National Documentary Film Competition. Also 2 documentaries were selected to be shown out of competition.[8]

Student films in competition
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Professional films in competition
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Out of competition screenings
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "22nd Ankara International Film Festival". AIFF. 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  2. ^ "Debuts dominate Ankara film fest competition bill". Today's Zaman. 2011-01-31. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  3. ^ "Ankara counting down to 22nd film festival". Today's Zaman. 2011-03-07. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  4. ^ "22nd Ankara Film Festival kicks off". Hürriyet Daily News. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  5. ^ "Ankara film festival offers assorted lineup in 22nd year". Today's Zaman. 2011-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  6. ^ ""Shadows and Appearances" Wins Best Film at Ankara Film Festival". TRT. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  7. ^ "Zaim's 'Gölgeler ve Suretler' big winner at Ankara film fest". Today's Zaman. 2011-03-29. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  8. ^ a b c "National feature film competition results". AIFF. 2011-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  9. ^ a b "The competition films have been announced". AIFF. 2011-01-31. Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-01-31.