STFF Shorts 2014
The inaugural Seattle Turkish Film Festival Short Film Competition took place in 2014. Out of over 100 applicants, 11 shorts were selected to screen together during a dedicated festival session. Bir Maç Günlügü (A Soccer Game Journal) by Deniz Özden won first place in the competition, with Mert Gökalp’s Irme coming in second and Zen by Özer Kesemen placing third.
The Winner Film
Director: Deniz Özden
Screenwriter: Deniz Özden
Stars: Altan Ä°nci, Serhat ÜstündaÄŸ, Hüseyin Kaplan, Yücel Gökçek, Hüseyin EriÅŸken, Deniz Ceylan, Kutay Kunt, Turan Kızmaz, Ünal Hakverdi, Hüseyin Santur, Salih Ortaçay, Mehmet Günal, Hakan Hüseyin Gül, Kenan EtiÅŸgen, Onur Dursun, Zehra Åžahin
Genre: Fiction
A group of people watches a soccer game which is very important for Turkish National Soccer Team at a cafe. And very important things happen for Turkey during the game…
1st Runner Up
Director: Mert Gökalp
Screenwriter: Mert Gökalp
Stars: Kuzey Aksöz, Alptekin Serdengeçti, Ömer Hüsnü Turat
Genre: Drama, History
The story is about a captain and his boat that sails in the sea, and also a young man whose father never wants to see his son is a fisherman. The young boy doesn’t listen to his father and fallows the other fishermen to learn how to fish a sponge. The father is angry with his son, but this doesn’t chance the young man’s mind…
2nd Runner Up
Director: Özer Kesemen
Assistant Director: Umut Yıldız
Stars: Sakine Bayram, Dural Tekçe, Kurban Bayram, Furkan Tımar, Alperen Tekçe, Hilal Tekçe
Genre: Documentary, Family
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The story of a woman who fights against the difficulties of life after her husband, with her husband's second wife and 2 kids. True story of Hatice Keskin.
Jury
Beth Barrett, Seattle International Film Festival, Director of Programming
Pamela Lavitt, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, Director
Sedat Uysal, Film Enthusiast
Credits
Short Film Competition Director
Ozgur Arman
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