Books

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What Short Films Tell, How They Tell It
“Is the Legacy of the Past Always Sad? Music and Short Film as Founding Tools in the Cognitive Construction of Social Memory: The Example of 'Give Me a Lighter'”
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The Story of Short Film 2
“Give Me a Lighter, Gökhan Kaya”
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Jury Delegations & Criticism

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******* Film Criticism Breakdown
Jury Members: Gökhan Kaya & Oğuz Han Kaya

A comprehensive critical analysis and breakdown of the films evaluated during the festival jury process.

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VII. UFF Film Criticism Breakdown
Jury Members: Gökhan Kaya & Oğuz Han Kaya

A comprehensive critical analysis and breakdown of the films evaluated during the festival jury process.

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INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

  • Matan Galin – About the Fire on Rabbi Nissim Street
  • Russ Etheridge – Armstrong
  • Jannis Lenz – Battlefield
  • Daphna Awadish – Bear With Me
  • Helena Oborska – Bitten
  • Eliott Fettweis – Brocoli
  • Mathilde Babo, Zoé Rossion – Cell 364
  • Anthony Nti – Da Yie
  • Chloé Robichaud – Delphine
  • Kuo Po-Yun – Do You Want to Break the Egg?
  • Albin Wildner – Dogwatch
  • Raphaela Schmid – Eeny Meeny
  • Maga Suescun, Laila Méliz – Emerge
  • Aneta Ptak – Emma
  • Kantarama Gahigiri – Ethereality
  • Brendan Hickey – Everything Bagel
  • Andrea Corsini – Ferine
  • Josza Anjembe – Freed
  • Christophe De Groef – Gaïa
  • Ruchama Yael Ehrenhalt – Give It Back!
  • Morad Mustafa – Henet Ward
  • Leonhard Müllner, Michael Stumpf, Robin Klengel – How to Disappear
  • Alexandre Dostie – I’ll End Up in Jail
  • Leon Ristov – I’m Calling Your Father
  • Anna Maguire – It’s Nothing
  • Emilie Mannering – Jarvik
  • Nicolas Pindeus Franco – Life Between the Exit Signs
  • Alireza Ghaderi Aghdam – Mahi, Angel of Waters
  • Dekel Nitzan – Noa
  • Charlie Manton – November 1st
  • Berzan Garshe – Of the Wild Black Dog
  • Zhannat Alshanova – Paola Makes a Wish
  • Margrethe Danielsen – Pearl Diver
  • Marcus Hanisch – Q: Ghostly Remote Effect
  • Sepideh Berenji – Raya
  • Mathilde Petit – Shiny Happy People
  • Jianna Maarten – Sin Cielo
  • Rand Abou Fakher – So We Live
  • Frédéric Even, Louise Mercadier – Sororal
  • Laurence Girard – Sprinkles
  • Georgi M. Unkovski – Sticker
  • Dom West – Streets of Lagos
  • Malu Janssen – Stuff
  • Oliver Remma – Take
  • Maija Blåfield – The Fantastic
  • Igor Galuk – The Lillies’ Seller
  • Dominik Hartl – The Washing Machine
  • Nelson Makengo – Up at Night
  • Florencia Dupont – Visceral

NATIONAL STUDENT FILM COMPETITION

  • Deniz Altun – Asit Yağmuru
  • Emir Çantay – Bekçi
  • Burak Onat – Çıtırtı
  • Ahmet Keçili – Dede
  • Alperen Albayrak – Derinlik Algısı
  • Abdullah Çeper – Fermuar Ucu
  • Mert Eşberk – İnziva
  • Volkan Güleryüz – İris
  • Enes Yurtsever, Turgut Cığızoğlu – Kadın Eli
  • Fatih Güneş – Kayıp Gözler Zamanı
  • Cemal Çimen – Koşar Adım
  • Fırat Onar – Perdeler
  • Selinay Güneş – Son Akşam Yemeği
  • Baran İsmail Ulaş – Sonraki Durak: Estonya
  • Yasin Öztürk – Tülütabaklar: “Ölümsüz Kahramanlar” Belgeseli
  • Birhat Temel – Vaveyla
  • Mustafa Çeliker – Yangın
  • Fırat Özeler – Ziyafet
  • Mustafa Çeliker – Zor Zamanlar

NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

  • Burcu Aykar – Ablam
  • Elif Turan – Anı
  • Demet Erden – Anı
  • Deniz Telek – Anoush
  • Mahsum Taşkın – Binbir Gece
  • Muhammed Furkan Daşbilek – Bir Nehir Kıyısında
  • Sertaç Koyuncu – Boğulmanın Adabı
  • Büşra Bülbül – Çamaşır Suyu
  • Mert Sata – Çerçeve
  • Rıdvan Karaman – Donuk Bakışlar
  • Muhammed Günaydın – Dur, Bak, Dinle, Geç
  • Cemalettin Baş – Düğün Fotoğrafı
  • Umut Alaz Kökçü – En İyi Kadın Oyuncu
  • Yiğit Ege Yazar – Esinti
  • Şeyhmus Altun – Göremediğimiz Tüm Işıklar
  • Okan Erünsal – Had
  • Saki Çimen – Headshot
  • Yasemin Demirci – İklim Değişimi
  • Umut Evirgen – İyi Yemek Öldürür
  • Can Deniz Atici – Kara Kutu
  • Ufuk Çavuş – Karakutu Masalı
  • Ali Cabbar – Madun
  • Yeşim Tonbaz Güler – Münhasır
  • Öykü Orhan – Paydos
  • Esme Madra – Sarı, Siyam, Kanocular ve Ev Sahibi
  • Orhan Gökcek, Şeyma Kavak Gökcek – Son
  • Ensar Kaygusuz – Şahsi Kanaat
  • Mehmet Can Bindal – Şems
  • Mehmet Yazıgan – Uzun Bir Hikâye
  • Selman Arşad Deniz – Veger
  • Yavuz Akyıldız – Yağmur, Şnorkel ve Taze Fasulye

Academic Research

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PhD Thesis
Political Correctness at the 2024 Berlin, Cannes, and Venice Film Festivals: Festival Approaches and the Examination of Films Awarded the Top Festival Prizes
Article
Academic Article
NFT Eserler ile Auranın Dönüşü: Dijital Çağda Kripto Sanat
Thesis
Master’s Thesis
Internalized Orientalism in Recent Independent Turkish Cinema