23rd Ankara International Film Festival winners are announced with a closing ceremony at MEB Sura in Ankara. ‘Ecotopia’ by Yüksel Aksu was crowned with the ‘Best Film Award’ in National Feature Film Competition category.
The jurors, Prof. Sami Sekeroğlu, Osman Şahin, Çiğdem Vitrinel, Cüneyt Cebenoyan and Doğan Sarıgüzel also determined the winners of the following categories;
Best Film
ECOTOPIA - ‘Entelköy Efeköy’e Karşı’ – Yüksel Aksu
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The Festival’s “Turkish Cinema” theme sponsor Efes, gave a monetary
award of $30,000 to Sedat Yılmaz, the director of Press, which was
elected by FIPRESCI among films participating in the National
Competition and who was awarded on Onat Kutlar’s memory, to be used
toward his next film.
he Festival’s “Turkish Cinema” theme sponsor Efes, gave a monetary award
of $30,000 to Sedat Yılmaz, the director of Press, which was elected by
FIPRESCI among films participating in the National Competition and who
was awarded on Onat Kutlar’s memory, to be used toward his next film.
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