Short Film Competition 3 -Accessible Film Festival

Short Fılm Copetıtıon 3

In His Fortress

Türkiye, Norway, 2023, 20 Minutes,

Color, Turkish; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Yasemin Demirci

Screenplay: Yasemin Demirci

Cinematography: Adrian Axel

Editing: Buğra Dedeoğlu

Music: Ahmet K. Bilgiç

Sound: Serkan Köseoğlu, İlkim Temmuz Ulukır

Producer: Yasemin Demirci, Adrian Axel

Cast: Nezaket Erden, Doğu Can, Erdem Şenocak, Başak Kara, Hakan Emre Ünal

2023 Uluslararası Uşak Kısa Film Festivali;  Best Screenplay İfsak Kısa Film Ve Belgesel Yarışması; Best Narrative Film - Second Place

A Young Woman Loses Her Father Unexpectedly. Even Though She Wants To Dissociate Herself From Everything, Her Father's House Needs To Be Packed. While She Gets Stuck Between Her Father's Belongings And Memories, Her Relationship With The House Starts To Have Its Own Ups And Downs. The Grieving Process Begins To Take Shape, Influenced By The Spirit Of The House.

Yasemin Demirci

Yasemin Demirci Was Born In Istanbul In 1992. She Studied Theatre At Kadir Has University But Dropped Out In Order To Pursue A Career In The Film Industry. She Studied Film At Prague Film School, Specialising In Directing And Scriptwriting And Graduated In 2015. Then She Was Accepted To Kingston University Of London, Film Studies Department. In 2019, She Graduated With A High Degree. Since 2015, She Has Made Various Short Films. She Is Currently Working On Her First Feature Film.

Stratosphere

Iran, 2023, 13 Minutes

Color, Persian; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Mahmood Pouyandeh

Screenplay: Mahmood Pouyandeh

Cinematography: Keyvan Shabani

Editing: Benyamin Ghochagh

Music: Dariush Salehpour

Sound: Ali Alidousti

Producer: Mahmood Pouyandeh, Azadeh Masihzadeh

Cast: Amineh Keyhan, Farzam Jalali, Abbas Tofighi, Mahmoud Pouyandeh

Priya, A 20-Year-Old Dance Instructor For Children, Lives With Her 7-Year-Old Brother Paya. After The Loss Of Their Parents Two Years Ago, Priya Took On The Responsibility For Her Brother Alone. Seeing Paya's High Performance In The First Grade, Priya Decides To Enroll Her Brother In An Elite State-Run School For The Second Grade. However, The Interview With The School Administrators Will Not Go As They Expected.

Mahmood Pouyandeh

Mahmood Pouyandeh Is An Iranian Filmmaker Who Is Graduated From Iranian Youth Cinema Society In Tehran. The Majority Of His Works Portray Women And Their Problems And Needs And Their Natural Human Rights Which Have Been Overlooked. Furthermore, He Was Chosen As The Top Talent In The Master Classes Conducted By Asghar Farhadi.

Ana Morphose

Portugal, 2023, 10 Minutes

Color, No Dialogue; Turkish Captioned

Director: João Rodrigues

Screenplay: João Rodrigues, Pedro Bastos

Cinematography: Jorge Quintela

Music: Fátima Fonte

Sound: Bernardo Bourbon

Producer: Rodrigo Areias

Production: Bando À Parte

2024 Festival Internacional De Cine De Medellin; Best Animated Film 2023 Giffoni Film Festival; Best Animation Girona Film Festival; Special Mention Best Short Film

A Little Girl Reads A Book Before Bedtime, And As She Starts To Drift Off To Sleep, The Real World Transforms Into A Fantastical Place Where The Book's Stories Come To Life. Ana, A Character In Her Own Tale, Embarks On An Extraordinary Journey To Carve Out Her Place In A World Filled With Hidden Surprises And Mysteries.

João Rodrigues

João Rodrigues Was Born In 1981 In The City Of Porto. His Graduation Short "Black & White" Was Selected For Over 50 Film Festivals, From Cuba To India. Later He Directed A Documentary On The Warlock "Alexandrino", The Animation "The Tile-Jail Toilet-Tale", Founded The "Instant Tanz Company" And The Dance Piece "Leben!" And Co-Wrote And Photographed The Book "The Last Craftspeople Of The Paiva Valley". In 2014 He Directed The Short Film "Fortunato- From Here To S. Torcato" For Guimarães Capital Of Culture.

Shtander, Shtander, Katya!

Estonya Estonia, 2023, 14 Dakika 14 Minutes

Color, Russian; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Alexandra Shadrina

Screenplay: Alexandra Shadrina

Editing: Alexandra Shadrina

Sound: Venla Rummukainen

Producer: Anna Miller

Cast: Stella Frišman, David Babayan, Nicole Feldman, Marek Davidovski, Emmelgelina Sudovtseva

2023 Portugal Indie Film Festival;  Best Film Director Of Short Film Cine Paris Film Festival;  Best Director - Short Film

The Film Tells A Story About The Relationship Between Two Young People Who See Each Other As Friends. They Have No Idea That A Summer Day Spent Having Fun With Their Close Group Of Friends Will Be A Breaking Point For This Relationship. Because This Summer, The Boy Falls In Love With The Girl. The Girl Cannot Respond To These Feelings In The Same Way And Is Afraid Of Losing Their Friendship Until A Silly Game Ruins Everything.

Alexandra Shadrina

Born In Moscow In 1985, Estonian Director Alexandra Shadrina Is Also An Actively Working Artist In Many Disciplines. The Director, Who Has Also Created Animated Films, Is Also A Book Illustrator, Painter And Print Artist. Her Works Have Been Exhibited In Many Solo And Group Exhibitions. She Runs Art Galleries And Workshops In Tallinn.

At Last

Türkiye, 2023, 20 Minutes

Color, Turkish; Turkish Captioned, English Subtitled

Director: Resmiye Emir

Screenplay: Resmiye Emir

Cinematography: Vedat Özdemir

Editing: Doruk Kaya

Sound: Celal Kıvanç

Producer: Erinç Koyun

Cast: Ayşegül Uraz, Barış Gönenen, Burcu Ger, Eylül Özdemir, Bora Aksu

2023 İzmir Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali; Baska Sinema Distribution Award

On An Ordinary Istanbul Night, The Young Couple Is Trying To Attend Their Friend's Farewell Party. However, They Are Faced With The Challenges Of Navigating The Difficulties Brought On By The City They Live In, Causing Them To Grow Increasingly Tired And Agitated As The Night Progresses. When They Reach The Point Of Questioning Their Own Lives, They Finally Arrive At The Party. Little Do They Know, A Surprise Awaits Them That Will Transform Their Ordinary Night Into An Extraordinary One.

Resmiye Emir

She Was Born In Cyprus In 1987 And Lived There Until Her University Years. She Studied Cinema-Tv At Mimar Sinan University From 2004 To 2011. Since 2006, She Has Worked As An Assistant Director On Various Films, Tv Series, And Commercial Projects. Currently, She Is Pursuing Her Career As A Producer And Director.