HKU Student Awarded the Jury Special Prize at Altın Koza
Nihat Vuran, a student in the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at the Faculty of Communication of Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU), was awarded the “Özer Kızıltan Jury Special Prize” in the “National Student Films” category of the 29th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (Altın Koza) for his short film “Salto-Mortale (Ölüm Taklası)”, which he directed.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Deniz Telek of the Department of Visual Communication Design at the HKU Faculty of Communication, the writer and project advisor of Salto-Mortale, a film about murders committed in a theatre out of a love for Franz Kafka, said they were delighted to have been awarded the Özer Kızıltan Jury Special Prize in the National Student Short Film Competition of the 29th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. Telek thanked the film’s director Nihat Vuran in particular, as well as the cast members Lect. Mehmet Fatih Eminoğlu, Halil İbrahim Yılmaz, Nermin Sargut and Ali Cem Taş, Res. Asst. Ufuk Gürbüzdal, who edited the film, the director of photography Emre Pekçakır, and everyone who contributed to the production.
Prof. Dr. Bülent Küçükerdoğan, Head of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at the HKU Faculty of Communication, underlined how important it was for Salto-Mortale to stand out among many faculties of communication and win an award, and said he hoped this achievement would set an example for all of his students.
Receiving his award from Rahime Kızıltan Çağırankaya, the sister of Özer Kızıltan, Nihat Vuran thanked all of his teachers who have always supported his work and contributed to it.
WE ARE PROUD OF THIS ACHIEVEMENT BY OUR STUDENT
Underlining that Hasan Kalyoncu University attaches great importance to cultural and artistic activities as well as to education and scientific work, Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said, “We are proud of the success achieved. Alongside our students’ academic achievements, we attach great importance to their enrichment in social and cultural terms. We are always by our young people’s side in such activities as well. We have given our students the necessary support so far, and our support will continue to increase from now on.”
“WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT OUR STUDENTS TAKE PART IN INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL FILM COMPETITIONS”
Stating that, as the Faculty of Communication, they carry out important work in many fields of art, and that in this context they held last year the sixth edition of the Altın Baklava Film Academy International Student Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals in Turkey, HKU Vice Rector and Dean of the Faculty of Communication Prof. Dr. Gül Rengin Küçükerdoğan said, “We started the Altın Baklava Film Festival with domestic participation. Our festival has grown bigger with each passing day and has begun to resonate in many countries of the world. Our festival, the sixth edition of which was held last year, took place as a major organisation with 1368 films from 98 countries. Setting high goals for itself in every field, our university shows the same approach in cinema as well, and raises the bar higher every year. The success of the film Salto-Mortale, directed by our student Nihat Vuran and written by Dr. Deniz Telek, a member of our faculty, who also served as project advisor, has made us proud. On this good news, I congratulate both our student Nihat Vuran and all of our students and faculty members who contributed to the project, and I wish them continued success.”
ÖLÜM TAKLASI / SALTO MORTALE
2022 / Fiction / 19′ 57” HD / Colour / Turkey
Director: Nihat Vuran
Writer: Deniz Telek
Director of Photography: Emre Pekçakır
Cast: Halil İbrahim Yılmaz, Nermin Sargut, Mehmet Fatih Eminoğlu, Ali Cem Taş
Editing: Ufuk Gürbüzdal, Nihat Vuran
Music: Stock music
Producer: Nihat Vuran
Summary: Murders committed in a theatre out of a love for Franz Kafka.
