4th International Eurasia Film Festival
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| File:4thEurasiaFilmFestivalPoster.jpg Festival Poster by Emrah Yucel | |
| Location | Antalya, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Festival date | 10–19 October 2008 |
| Website | Tursak.org.tr |
The 4th International Eurasia Film Festival (Turkish: 4. Uluslararası Avrasya Film Festivali) was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey, from 10-19 October 2008. This fourth and final edition of the International Eurasia Film Festival was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture (TURSAK) and the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (AKSAV) in conjunction with the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Awards
International Competition Awards
| Prize | Winner | For/By | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | USD 75,000 | Khamsa  France |
Karim Dridi |
| Best Director | USD 25,000 | Hirokazu Koreeda  Japan |
Still Walking |
Film Critics' Award
| Prize | Winner | Directed by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | USD 15,000 | Dot | Derviş Zaim  Northern Cyprus
|
NETPAC Jury Award
| Prize | Winner | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Autumn | Özcan Alper  Turkey
|
Eurasia Screenplay Development Fund Award
| Picture | Playwright |
|---|---|
| A Handful Of Fate | Ali Vatansever Turkey
|
Honorary awards
| Recipient | Profession |
|---|---|
Kevin Spacey,  United States |
Actor and director |
| Mickey Rourke, United States |
Actor |
| Michael J. Warner, United States |
Playwright, producer and director |
Maximilian Schell,  Austria |
Actor |
The Contribution to Cinema and Art Award
| Recipient | Profession |
|---|---|
| Marisa Tomei, United States |
Actress |
| Adrien Brody, United States |
Actor |
Competition programme
Competition jury
The international jury was composed of following people from the film industry:[1]
- Paul Verhoeven, director
Netherlands (chairman) - Berkun Oya, director Turkey
- Cameron Bailey, journalist
Canada - Joan Chen, actress
China United States - Jürgen Prochnow, actor
Germany - Majid Majidi, director
Iran - Zbigniew Preisner, film score composer
Poland
Films in competition
Following 12 films were nominated:[2]
- 35 Shots of Rum by Claire Denis, France
- Autumn by Özcan Alper, Turkey
- Jerichow by Christian Petzold, Germany
- Khamsa by Karim Dridi, France
- Laila's Birthday by Rashid Masharawi,
Palestine - Machan by Uberto Pasolini,
Italy - Still Walking by Hirokazu Koreeda, Japan
- The Country Teacher - Bohdan Sláma,
Czech Republic - The Gift to Stalin by Rustem Abdrashev,
Kazakhstan - 7 Days by Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz,
Israel - Three Monkeys⋅by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey
- White Night Wedding by Baltasar Kormákur,
Iceland
References
- ^ "International Competition Jury Members". Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Eurasia competition nominees". Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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