Fotofilm 6. Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali Finalistleri Açıklandı!

Fotofilm 6. Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali Finalistleri Açıklandı!

Fotofilm 6th International Short Film Festival Finalists Announced!

Fotofilm Kültür Sanat ve İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi iş birliğiyle, 6–8 Mayıs 2025 tarihleri arasında düzenlenecek olan “Fotofilm 6. Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali”nin finalistleri belli oldu!

Organized in collaboration with Fotofilm Kültür Sanat and Istanbul Gelisim University, the “Fotofilm 6th International Short Film Festival” will take place on May 6–8, 2025 — and the finalists have just been revealed!

65 farklı ülkeden gelen başvurular arasından özenle seçilen 75 kısa film, festivalde finalist olma hakkı kazandı. Tüm film gösterimleri ve etkinlikler, İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi kampüsünde ÜCRETSİZ olarak izlenebilecektir. Sinema tutkunlarını bu benzersiz kültür ve sanat buluşmasına davet ediyoruz!

Out of hundreds of submissions from 65 countries, 75 outstanding short films have been selected to compete as finalists. All screenings and events will be held FREE of charge at Istanbul Gelisim University campus. We warmly invite all cinema lovers to join this unique celebration of culture and art!

Festivalin Kurucu Başkanı Mehmet Oflazoğlu, Festival Direktörü Dr. Özlem Tuğçe Keleş, Festival Koordinatörü Dr. Bilge İpek ve Sanat Yönetmeni Dr. Güler Canbulat’ın öncülüğünde yürütülen organizasyonda; yarışmanın finalistleri, alanında uzman isimlerden oluşan Ön Jüri tarafından belirlendi.

Ön Jüri Üyeleri:

• Abdurrahim Karabulut – Yönetmen / Akademisyen

• Farid Huseynzade – Yapımcı / Akademisyen

• Salih Çelik – Görüntü Yönetmeni / Akademisyen

• Ali İhsan Öksüz – Yönetmen / Akademisyen

• Hande Hepşen – Akademisyen

• Emre Sarı – Akademisyen

• Melisa Karabulut – Akademisyen

• Betül Öztürk – Akademisyen

• Azra Ateş – Akademisyen

Under the leadership of Festival Founder and President Mehmet Oflazoğlu, Festival Director Dr. Özlem Tuğçe Keleş, Festival Coordinator Dr. Bilge İpek, and Art Director Dr. Güler Canbulat, the finalists of the competition were selected by a distinguished Pre-Selection Jury composed of professionals and academics from the film industry.

Pre-Selection Jury Members:

• Abdurrahim Karabulut – Director / Academic

• Farid Huseynzade – Producer / Academic

• Salih Çelik – Director of Photography / Academic

• Ali İhsan Öksüz – Director / Academic

• Hande Hepşen – Academic

• Emre Sarı – Academic

• Melisa Karabulut – Academic

• Betül Öztürk – Academic

• Azra Ateş – Academic

Fotofilm 6. Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali Finalistleri!

Fotofilm 6th International Short Film Festival Finalists!

National Short Film

The Raffle / National Short film / Muhammet Emin Altunkaynak / 00:16:50 / Turkey

Morî / National Short film / Yakup Tekintangac / 00:19:00 / Turkey

Blue Rabbit / National Short film / Ayten Başer / 00:17:00 / Turkey

National Student Short Film

220 / National Student Short Film / İsmail Hakkı Koçak / 00:08:35 / Turkey

All Cigarettes and No Smoke / National Student Short Film / Arda Keskin / 00:02:56 / Turkey

Taş / Stone / National Student Short Film / Ayşenur Ateş / 00:08:18 / Turkey

National Documentary Short Film

Kırmızı Çanta / National Documentary Short film / Mert Kartal / 00:30:00 / Turkey

Haul Haul / National Documentary Short film / Yeliz Kıroğlu, Damla Mozioğlu / 00:22:22 / Turkey

Broken Cassettes / National Documentary Short film / Talha İbrikçi / 00:19:30 / Turkey

International Best Short film

Confession / Best Short film / Paul Schwartz / 00:10:00 / United States

Snowglobes / Best Short film / Gregory Vardarinos / 00:15:43 / Greece

The Little Shepherd / Best Short film / Thomas Belton / 00:15:20 / France

International Best First Short film

Help Yourself / Best First Short film / Hedvig Andersson / 00:14:21 / United Kingdom

For Good Or Ill, Rain Shall Come / Best First Short film / Madelaine Moore / 00:14:52 / United Kingdom Stay / Best First Short film / Junghyun Hwang / 00:18:45 / Korea

International Best Super Short film

The Last Vote / Best Super Short / Pieter De Vos / 00:01:54 / Belgium

Take Your Hands Off! / Best Super Short / Niyazi Özyurt / 00:03:00 / Turkey

All Cigarettes and No Smoke / Best Super Short / Arda Keskin / 00:02:56 / Turkey

International Best Student Short Film

The Wild Waltz / Best Student Short Film / Rémi Molleyres / 00:19:33 / Switzerland

Night Swimming / Best Student Short Film / Li Nanhui / 00:27:50 / China

Medea / Best Student Short Film / Giuseppe Arcieri / 00:06:55 / Italy

International Best First Student Short Film

On the wings of Time / Best First Student Short Film / Polina Valerievna Ionidi / 00:12:00 / Russian Federation Suger / Best First Student Short Film / Chen Long / 00:19:01 / China

My Love / Best First Student Short Film / Mengfei Yu / 00:16:23 / China

International Best Documentary Short Film

Seven Minutes / Best Documentary Short Film / Alessia bottone / 00:15:00 / Italy

Return of the Grizzly / Best Documentary Short Film / Maaike Middleton / 00:37:00 / United States

Palace Guardians / Best Documentary Short Film / Aida Bouya / 01:04:00 / Morocco

International Best First Documentary Short Film

Between Garbage and God / Best First Documentary Short Film / Andy Svetinsky / 00:13:00 / United Kingdom Master of Time / Best First Documentary Short Film / Muhittin Yuceli / 00:17:17 / Turkey

Da Stuy / Best First Documentary Short Film / Daniel F Brown / 00:38:00 / United States

International Best first Animation Short Film

Rezzan / Best First Animation Short Film / Özlem Baykuş / 00:06:00 / Turkey

Zombie Ship / Best First Animation Short Film / Art Borowiec / 00:07:32 / Poland

Into the Reds Tale / Best First Animation Short Film / Alisdair Zhang / 00:04:05 / United States

International Best Animation Short Film

The High King’s Daughter / Best Animation Short Film / Joël Gibbs / 00:05:00 / Ireland

Father’s Mountains / Best Animation Short Film / XiaoJun Tan / 00:11:01 / China

In Half Best / Animation Short Film / Jorge Morais Valle / 00:24:00 / Spain

International Best Experimental Short Film

The Altar Of Cıcadas / Best Experimental Short Film / Edmund Kurenia / 00:09:11 / Italy

I Feel Like A Piece Of Meat / Best Experimental Short Film / Yalın Çağdaş Eşsiz / 00:05:06 / Turkey

No Signal / Best Experimental Short Film / David Ellis / 00:04:59 / United States

International Best First Experimental Short Film

Bekleyiş ve Bunalım / Best First Experimental Short Film / Ekrem Çığır / 00:04:31 / Turkey

Crowd / Best First Experimental Short Film / Eszter Marsalko, Wils Wilson / 00:06:14 /United Kingdom

I Feel Like A Piece Of Meat / Best First Experimental Short Film / Yalın Çağdaş Eşsiz / 00:05:06 / Turkey

International Best Drama Short Film

Verflechtung / Best Drama Short Film / Philip Hofmänner, Simon Jonas Pflanzer / 00:18:41 / Switzerland

I love ABC / Best Drama Short Film / JIA WU / 00:04:30 / United States

Para Nada / Best Drama Short Film / Javi Prada / 00:08:00 / Spain

International Best First Drama Short Film

Mourning / Best First Drama Short Film / Jackie Walsh / 00:06:39 / Ireland

For Love or Rock / Best First Drama Short Film / Tony Pacheco / 00:11:50 / United States

Good Mornıng Mom / Best First Drama Short Film / Oben Yılmaz / 00:16:42 / Turkey

International Best Fantastic Short Film

Nostalmagia / Best Fantastic Short Film / Simon Sciacovelli / 00:13:00 / United States

What Yesterday Will Bring / Best Fantastic Short Film / Olivier Klein / 00:20:00 / France

The Tragedy of Black and White / Best Fantastic Short Film / Hasan Bardakcı, Onur Can Sığırcı / 00:19:56 / Turkey

International Best Thriller Short Film

The Bomb / Best Thriller Short Film / Onur Doğan / 00:24:59 / Turkey

Dojo / Best Thriller Short Film / Armin Alic / 00:0015:00 / United States

Step Back / Best Thriller Short Film / Çağrı Yoldaş / 0:10:51 / Turkey

International Best Horror short film

The Newlyweds: Blood At the Altar / Best Horror Short Film / Lucien Christian Adderley, Richard “Byrd” Wilson / 00:14:42 / United States

Diary Kemala / Best Horror Short Film / Sweta Kartika / 00:03:00 / Indonesia

The Basket Lady / Best Horror Short Film / Jerilynn Arnold, Joey Lopez / 00:05:25 / United States

International Best Comedy Short Film

Just a Sec / Best Comedy Short Film / Alexandra Konopleva / 00:14:00 / Germany

Oysters / Best Comedy Short Film / González Olivares / 00:11:00 / Spain

And If That Wasn’t Enough, Godard / Best Comedy Short Film / Campos Javier / 00:15:00 / Spain

International Best Sci-Fi Short Film

Verflechtung / Best Sci-Fi Short Film / Philip Hofmänner, Simon Jonas Pflanzer / 00:18:41 / Switzerland

A Little Holiday / Best Sci-Fi Short Film / Daniel Gonzalo Nosal / 00:14:59 / United States

The Silver Lining / Best Sci-Fi Short Film / Mikey Altoft / 00:24:58 / United Kingdom

International Best Video Clip

Amanda Abizaid / Best video clip / Johnny Saint – Ours / 00:05:19 / United States

Sing Me a Song / Best video clip / Ruben Van Leer / 00:06:32 / Netherlands

Tomorrow I stop / Best video clip / Irina Fontaine / 00:14:45 / France

International Best Stop Motion

Bottle George / Best stop motion / Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi / 00:13:11 / Japan

Kurdun Kutusu / Best stop motion / Uğur Savaş / 00:19:54 / Turkey

Elene Dariani / Best stop motion / Elene Tavadze / 00:15:00 / Georgia

International Best Web serie

Executive Taste / Best Web serie / Maria Em / 00:39:09 / Russian Federation

Kultur – Multur / Best Web serie / Mikhail Gasimov / 00:28:03 / Russian Federation

Altitudes / Best Web serie / Louıse Thaller, Stanislas Giroux / 01:21:40 / Switzerland

International Best Short film script

Femme Fatale / Best Short film script / Özdeniz Pektaş / 20 Pages / Turkey

Pockets / Best Short film script / Erik Walker Neill, Anthony DeVine / 32 Pages / United States

The Human Within Us / Best Short film script / Ülkü Yıldız / 8 Pages /Turkey