21st Ankara International Film Festival

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21st Ankara International Film Festival
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Location Ankara, Turkey
Festival dateMarch 11–21, 2010
Website http://www.filmfestankara.org.tr/en
Ankara Film Festival

The 21st Ankara International Film Festival was a film festival held in Ankara, Turkey that ran from March 11 to 21, 2010.

Contents

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 10 at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall, at which the foundation special awards were presented, and closed with a screening of The Dust of Time (Greek : Η Σκόνη του Χρόνου) directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos. [1]

11 films competed in the National Feature Competition, 28 films competed in the National Short Film Competition under fiction, experimental and animation categories and 17 films competed in the National Documentary Film Competition under amateur and professional categories. The festival films were shown at three venues, including Batı Movie Theaters, German Cultural Center and Çankata Municipality Contemporary Arts Center with the final awards being given out in a ceremony held at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Among the filmmakers who were present to present their films at the festival were Siddiq Barmak, Aslı Özge and Aku Louhimies. [7] [8] [9]

Awards

Foundation special awards

National feature film competition awards

National documentary film competition awards

National Programmes

National Feature Film Competition

National Feature Film Competition Jury

SİYAD Jury

Films in Competition

Out of Competition Screenings

National Documentary Film Competition

National Documentary Film Competition Jury

Amateur Films in Competition

Professional Films in Competition

Out of Competition Screenings

International Programmes

Power and Rebellion

Power and Rebellion was selected as the basic theme of the festival in order, according to the organisers, to bring up the need for an uprise to the public agenda of the public, and because, In an era of uncertainty and abdication like today, we all need to watch these films and then think about our future once again.

Masters

The Masters programme exhibited new works by the world's most established and renowned filmmakers such as Robert Guédiguian, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Costa-Gavras, Michael Haneke.

From All Over the World

From All Over the World was a collection of premieres and prize-winning film selections which aims to present the best of current international filmmaking.

A Country: Brazil

A Country: Brazil was a lineup of 7 films, which aims to highlight the renaissance Brazilian Cinema has undergone in the 2000s.

In Memoriam: Eric Rohmer

In Memoriam: Eric Rohmer was a selection of two films screened in memory of the new wave auteur Eric Rohmer, who died that year.

Immortals at Cinema's Century

Immortals at Cinema's Century was a selection of four films screened to celebrate Akira Kurosawa’s 100th and Luis Buñuel’s 110th birthday.

Midnight Cinema

Midnight Cinema was a late night screenings of the most bizarre films of the horror and thriller genres.

Afghan Dreams

State of the World

See also

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