The 4th Golden Baklava Film Academy Inter-University Film Festival was held with a magnificent evening at Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU). At the gala night, marked by the presence of well-known jury members, the awards found their owners.
The gala night and award ceremony began with the presentation of the well-known news presenter Buse Biçer and a Quartet performance. Speaking at the festival held at the HKU Congress and Culture Centre, HKU Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Edibe Sözen addressed film lovers. Stating that films from international universities took part in the festival for the first time this year, Sözen thanked everyone who contributed to the festival from beginning to end.
Stating that the HKU Faculty of Communication is constantly developing and is the apple of the University’s eye because of its achievements, Haluk Kalyoncu, Deputy Chairman of the HKU Board of Trustees, said: ‘’We do not regard cinema merely as a concept that appeals to the eye through aesthetics, visuals and beauty. Cinema is a very rich and effective language of expression that can be used as a means of communicating with the masses. Cinema, which brings current issues to light for the sake of shaping society, appeals to our emotions and humour and draws especially on real-life stories, is an indispensable value because it takes its source entirely from life.’’
The final opening speech of the gala night was delivered by Tuncay Yürekli, Deputy Director General of TRT.
WELL-KNOWN JURY MEMBERS MARKED THE NIGHT
At the Golden Baklava Film Festival, eight films were awarded in the “Fiction” and “Documentary” categories. The well-known jury members marked the night in which the awards of the festival, which has become a tradition in Gaziantep through HKU and was held for the fourth time this year, were presented. The jury was chaired by film artist Nebahat Çehre, one of the legendary actresses of Turkish Cinema. The jury also included master photographer and documentary maker Coşkun Aral, Ekin Türkmen, a young actor followed with affection and admiration across Turkey, the well-known singer and actor Keremcem, and Prof. Dr. Rengin Küçükerdoğan, Vice Dean of the HKU Faculty of Communication.
THEY TALKED ABOUT CINEMA
On the first day of the festival, which brought film lovers together in Gaziantep with its two-day programme, after the screening of the short film ‘’Ludwig von Sarajevo’’, the actor of Bosnian origin Reshad Strik held a talk with students. Another name who held a talk on the first day was the journalist and writer Coşkun Aral. The documentary The Colours of Islam, made by Aral, was greatly appreciated by the students.
ENJOYABLE TALKS WITH WELL-KNOWN NAMES
The jury members Nebahat Çehre and Keremcem met students before the gala night and held enjoyable talks. The celebrities answered the questions put to them, both having fun and entertaining. The jury members, who enjoyed pleasant moments among the students’ questions, gave important advice to young film lovers. İsmail Güneş and Ömür Gedik were among the names who held talks on the second day of the festival.
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BEST FICTION FILM: ‘’OYUNCAK BEBEK’’
In the fiction category, the award for best fiction film went to “Oyuncak Bebek”, directed by Serdal Altun (Gaziantep University), the award for 2nd best fiction film went to “Sonsuz”, directed by Murat Çetinkaya (Yeditepe University), and the award for 3rd best fiction film went to “Yıkık Kentler Senfonisi”, directed by Kerem Sürmeli (Çukurova University). The honourable mention in the fiction category went to “Rüzgar Bizi Götürecek”, directed by Kerem Yükseloğlu (Kültür University).
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: ‘’UZAK’’
In the documentary category, the award for best documentary film went to “Uzak”, directed by Begim Joldubai (Manas University), the award for 2nd best documentary film went to “Sen Adam Mısın?”, directed by Alihan Erbaş and Harun Köybaşı (Kastamonu University), and the award for 3rd best documentary film went to “Saklı Cennet”, directed by Çağatay Çelikbaş (Ege University). The honourable mention in the documentary category went to “Lale Sineması”, directed by Meral Özdemir (Akdeniz University).
HASAN KALYONCU SPECIAL AWARD TO ERCİYES UNIVERSITY
At the 4th Golden Baklava Film Festival, the Hasan Kalyoncu Special Award was presented for the first time this year. The award, given in memory of Hasan Kalyoncu, Chairman of the HKU Founding Board of Trustees, was won by “Rötar”, directed by Osman Çakır of Erciyes University.
Baklava, a brand of Gaziantep, has become an important art and culture brand with the 4th Golden Baklava Film Awards of HKU. The festival, planned to be held every year and held for the fourth time this year, attracted great interest. While the Golden Baklava Film Festival was held with great interest and a large turnout, gifts were presented to the jury members. Jury Chair Nebahat Çehre received her award from Haluk Kalyoncu, Deputy Chairman of the HKU Board of Trustees. The 4th Golden Baklava Film Festival, which hosted a magnificent gala night, ended with a group photograph of the participants.
