FILMS
LEARNING HOW TO SWIM
2017
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
PRODUCER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
EDITOR
FIRST AD
MUSIC
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Serpil Altın
Serpil Altın & Korhan Uğur
Ali Cihan Yılmaz
Aytekin Birkon
Cüneyt Karakuş
Universal Production Music
CAST
Gönül Nagiyeva
Ergun Kuyucu
SYNOPSIS
Hasan and Ruksan are a couple who fled away from the internal war in Syria and settled in Izmir, Cesme in Turkey. They dream about leaving Cesme to go to Europe by boat for a better future. Ruksan learns how to swim so she can survive if things go wrong.
AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
6. Kısakes Short Film Festival, Pitching Platform, Production Support Award.
2016
5. SETEM Akademi, BAK Awards, National Fiction, Jury Special Award.
2017
18. International Izmir Short Film Festival, National Fiction, Migros Youth Award.
2017
10. Rotary Short Film Festival, Fiction Category, 2nd Best Fiction Film Award.
2018
16. IKFD National Short Film Competition, Fiction Category, Jury Special Award.
2018
20. Tres Court International Film Festival, National Fiction Competition, 1st Best Fiction Film Award.
2018
“LIVE” Short Film Competition, 3st Best Film Award.
2019
13. Akbank Short Film Festival, Short Film Forum, Script Competition, Finalist.
2017
54. National Antalya Film Festival, Antalya Film Forum, Shorts @AFF, Finalist.
2017
7. Kısakes Short Film Festival, Pitching Shorts, Screening.
2017
4. Uşak Kanatlı Denizatı Film Festival, National Short Film, Screening.
2017
40. Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Hezarfen Film Galery, Shorts From Turkey, Film Market.
2018
31. Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Festival For Expanded Media, Screening.
2018
1. Pakistan International Film Festival, Official Selection.
2018
21. Uçan Süpürge International Women Film Festival, Fiction Short Film.
2018
4. ArtNicomedia National Short Film Days, Screening.
2018
38. İfsak National Short Film Competition, Ficton Shorts, Finalist.
2018
9. Bucharest, Romania, Short to the Point (International Short Film Festival), Official Selection.
2018
16. Environmental Short Film Festival, Screening.
2018
11. Inönü University International Short Film Festival, National Fiction, Finalist.
2018
11. Çayda Çıra International Art and Film Festival, National Short Film, Finalist.
2018
1. İzmit International Short Film Festival, International Fiction Short Film, Finalist.
2018
6. Woodengate International Film Festival, International Fiction Short Film, Finalist.
2018
2. International Trojan Horse Short Film Festival, Official Selection.
2018
4. Istanbul Design Biennial, Cinema Days, Screening.
2018
3. International Sinopale Film Festival, Screening.
2018
13. Boston Turkish Festival, Documentary and Short Film Competition, Finalist.
2018
12th Sinemardin International Mardin Film Festival, Shorts, Screening.
2018
1. Aladağ Nature and Art Festival, Short Film Competition, Screening.
2018
2. Porto Femme International Film Festival, Screening.
2018
1. Directed By Women Turkey International Film Festival, National Screening.
2018
1. Sinemazon Women Directors Film Festival, Screening.
2020
3rd Women Directors Festival, Screening.
2020