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