The last application date for the Marmaris International Short Film Festival is August 10. The festival will see an award of TL 1,000 ($275) in the jury's special award for the first time this year.
With the slogan: "Festival for Marmaris, Marmaris for all" and conducted totally by volunteers, the festival's guest of honor was Ediz Hun last year. By taking 418 applications and successfully making its name in 2016, Marmaris International Film Festival is ready to host its guests for the third time in October this year.
Applications are waited for the category of national contest
Consisting of two main categories as international and national, at the international short film session of the festival there will only be film screenings. There won't be a competition under the category of international short films. For the national short films session, on the other hand, fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films will be watched and the jury will decide on the films, which will be on the screening program and will compete. Afterward, the main jury and public jury will award the best films in every category. There won't be a second evaluation for the films under the category of the national short film contest for high schools.
The last date for application is Aug. 10. For detailed information about the festival contract, participation terms, application procedures and other issues, you can visit www.marmarisfilmfest.com.
Initiated as a project by the MarmariSANart group with the aim of promoting art, providing a basis for alternative tourism and viewing work by local and foreign artists, the festival offers activities like conversations, panels and workshops in addition to film screenings. Invited directors, actors, academics and cinema workers will share their experiences on cinema as an art and sector with the spectators.
What is new at the festival's third year?
To be able to incentivize Marmaris people to the festival, this year a public jury will be organized for the first time. Koz Production will produce the following film by the director who won the award by public jury. Also, there will be the pre-jury's special award for the first time.
To be conducted under the authority of Şeref Öztürk as the head of the festival, the advisory board of the 3rd Marmaris International Short Film Festival consists of Bülent Özkam, journalist, producer and broadcaster Gürkan Hacır, director Engin Ayça, actress Gülsen Tuncer, producer Özlem Küskü, director Jale İncekol, cameraman Filiz Çakmak.
