‘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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