22nd Ankara International Film Festival: Difference between revisions

The '''22nd Ankara International Film Festival''' was a [[film festival]] held in [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]], which ran from March 17 to 27, 2011. Films were screened at Batı Movie Theater, Büyülü Fener Kızılay, Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center and the Goethe Institut Ankara, and the Street of Art events took place across the city. Polish filmmaker [[Jerzy Skolimowski]] was the guest of honor at the festival which included a retrospective of his work.<ref name="AIFFN01">{{cite web |title=22nd Ankara International Film Festival |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.filmfestankara.org.tr/en/news/view/31 |work=AIFF |date=2010-11-05 |accessdate=2010-11-05 }}</ref><ref name="TZ01">{{cite web |title=Debuts dominate Ankara film fest competition bill |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-233979-debuts-dominate-ankara-film-fest-competition-bill.html |work=[[Today's Zaman]] |date=2011-01-31 |accessdate=2011-01-31 }}</ref><ref name="TZ02">{{cite web|title=Ankara counting down to 22nd film festival |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-237489-ankara-counting-down-to-22nd-film-festival.html |work=[[Today's Zaman]] |date=2011-03-07 |accessdate=2011-03-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310062009/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-237489-ankara-counting-down-to-22nd-film-festival.html |archivedate=2011-03-10 }}</ref>

This edition of the [[Ankara International Film Festival]], organized by The World Mass Media Research Foundation and accredited by [[FIPRESCI]], opened with a gala on the evening of March 16 at the Ministry of Education Assembly Hall, at which the foundation special awards were presented, and the Emre Kartarı Jazz Band performed film music.<ref name="HDN01">{{cite web |title=22nd Ankara Film Festival kicks off |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=22nd-ankara-film-festival-kicks-off-2011-03-16 |work=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |date=2011-03-16 |accessdate=2011-03-16 }}</ref><ref name="TZ03">{{cite web|title=Ankara film festival offers assorted lineup in 22nd year |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-238389-ankara-film-festival-offers-assorted--lineup-in-22nd-year.html |work=[[Today's Zaman]] |date=2011-03-17 |accessdate=2011-03-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320204029/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-238389-ankara-film-festival-offers-assorted--lineup-in-22nd-year.html |archivedate=2011-03-20 }}</ref>

The festival concluded with an awards deremony on March 27 at the Ministry of Education Assembly Hall, at which [[Derviş Zaim]], whose film ''[[Shadows and Faces]]'' ({{lang-tr|Gölgeler ve Suretler}}) won the top award, announced "I will try to live up to this honor and I will continue making films that take risks."<ref name="TRT032701">{{cite web |title="Shadows and Appearances" Wins Best Film at Ankara Film Festival |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.trt-world.com/trtworld/en/newsDetail.aspx?HaberKodu=563e5896-6a2f-40b6-a561-0127e37c12e6 |work=[[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|TRT]] |date=2011-03-28 |accessdate=2011-03-28 }}</ref><ref name="TZ032701">{{cite web|title=Zaim’s ‘Gölgeler ve Suretler’ big winner at Ankara film fest |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-239504-zaims-golgeler-ve-suretler-big-winner-at-ankara-film-fest.html |work=[[Today's Zaman]] |date=2011-03-29 |accessdate=2011-03-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015200820/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-239504-zaims-golgeler-ve-suretler-big-winner-at-ankara-film-fest.html |archivedate=2012-10-15 }}</ref>

A total of 620 films were submitted to the competition and screening sections of this edition of the festival.<ref name="AIFFN02">{{cite web |title=National feature film competition results |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.filmfestankara.org.tr/en/news/view/38 |work=AIFF |date=2011-01-24 |accessdate=2011-01-24 }}</ref><ref name="AIFFN03">{{cite web |title=The competition films have been announced |first= |last= |coauthorsvauthors= |url=http://www.filmfestankara.org.tr/en/news/view/40 |work=AIFF |date=2011-01-31 |accessdate=2011-01-31 }}</ref>