Awards | The 32nd International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival,

The 32nd International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, organized by the Adana Metropolitan Municipality and kicking off on September 22nd, concluded with a Grand Closing and Awards Ceremony held at the Çukurova University Congress Center on Saturday evening, September 27th. Hosted by Oylum Talu and Yekta Kopan, the evening featured awards from national and international competitions.

The winners of the 32nd International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival have been announced. Pelin Esmer's "O Da Bir Şey Mi" (O Da Bir Şey Mi) was named Best Film in the National Feature Film Competition, while the Yılmaz Güney Award went to Orhan Eskiköy's "Ev." The Best Documentary Award went to Sibel Karakurt's "Eskisi Gibi," while Fırat Yücel's "Happiness" from Turkey won Best Film in the International Short Film Competition. The Best Screenplay Award in the Literary Adaptation Feature Screenplay Competition went to Pınar Arıkan's "The Severed Head," adapted from Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar's novel of the same name.

Best Film: O Da Bir Şey Mi

The jury's grand prize in the National Feature Film Competition went to Pelin Esmer's "O Da Bir Şey Mi." Esmer won Best Director, winning two major awards. Her film also won Best Cinematography (Barbu Balasoiu), Best Art Director (Elif Taşçıoğlu), and the Adana Audience Award.

The Yılmaz Güney Award went to Orhan Eskiköy's "Home," and the Special Jury Prize went to Emine Yıldırım's "Day Apollon, Night Athena."

Best Actress: Bige Önal and Tülin Özen

Strong performances also stood out in the acting categories. The Best Actress Award was shared between Bige Önal for her performance in "Buradayım, İyiyim" (I'm Here, I'm Good) and Tülin Özen for her role in "Perde."

Best Actor: Nazmi Kırık

The Best Actor Award went to Nazmi Kırık for his role in "The Flying Meatball Maker." Supporting actor awards went to Aslı Işık for "The Flying Meatball Maker," Duygu Karaca for "Perde," and Bedir Bedir. The festival's awards dedicated to young talents were presented to Merve Asya Özgür for her performance in "O Da Bir Şey Mi" (O Da Bir Şey Mi) and Mazlum Sümer for her role in "Cinema Jazireh."

Özkan Çelik and Cem Zeynel Kılıç, the writers of "Perde," won the Best Screenplay Award. Erhan Örs won the editing award for "Ev" (Home), and Barış Diri won the music award for "Apollo by Day, Athena by Night."

SİYAD and Film-Yön also voted "O Da Bir Şey Mi" (Is That Something Something)

The Cinema Critics Association (SİYAD) jury selected "O Da Bir Şey Mi" as the best film of the year, while the Film Directors Association (Film-Yön) named Pelin Esmer Best Director.

Best Documentary: As It Used to Be

Sibel Karakurt's "As It Used to Be" was named Best Documentary in the National Documentary Film Competition. Ayşe Çetinbaş and Çayan Demirel's "Kardeş Türküler ile 30 Yıl" received the Special Jury Prize, while Bulut Renas Kaçan's "Döngü" received an Honorable Mention.

Best Short Film from Turkey

Significant productions also stood out in the short film categories. In the International Short Film Competition, Fırat Yücel's "Happiness" from Turkey won the Best Film Award. Nada Khalifa's "Qaher" from Palestine was honored with the Special Jury Prize.

In the National Short Film Competition, Beril Tan's "Alis" was named Best Film, and Saim Güveloğlu's "İnziva" received the Special Jury Prize.

Awards were presented in four different categories at the National Student Film Competition: Tuğba Yaşar's "Rengê Kevîr" (Documentary), Tuğçe Sönmez's "Family Dinner" (Animation), Atahan Yaman's "Mars" (Experimental), and Meltem Naz Salduz and Uğur Yıldırım's "Nepenthe" (Fiction). The Taff Pictures and Fono Film Post-Production Award in this category went to Emre Cef Kamhi's "Actually, Everyone."

"The Severed Head" Award Wins Adapted Screenplay

The Best Screenplay Award in the Adapted Feature Screenplay Competition was awarded to Pınar Arıkan's "The Severed Head," based on Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar's novel of the same name. The Special Jury Prize went to Orhan Eskiköy's "Selvi," adapted from his own story.

National Feature Film Competition

Best Film Award (1,750,000 TL): O Da Something Mi (Pelin Esmer)

Yılmaz Güney Award (300,000 TL): Ev (Orhan Eskiköy)

Kadir Beycioğlu Special Jury Prize (150,000 TL): Apollon by Day, Athena by Night (Emine Yıldırım)

Adana Audience Award (150,000 TL): O Da Something Mi (Pelin Esmer)

Best Director Award (300,000 TL): Pelin Esmer (O Da Something Mi)

Best Screenplay Award (150,000 TL): Özkan Çelik, Cem Zeynel Kılıç (Screen)

Best Actress Award (100,000 TL): Bige Önal (Here I Am, I Am Fine), Tülin Özen (Screen)

Best Actor Award (100,000 TL): Nazmi Kırık (Flying) (Köfteci)

Best Music Award (₺50,000): Barış Diri (Apollo by Day, Athena by Night)

Best Cinematography Award (₺100,000): Barbu Balasoiu (O Da Something Mi)

Best Art Director Award (₺100,000): Elif Taşçıoğlu (O Da Something Mi)

Ayhan Ergürsel Best Editing Award (₺100,000): Erhan Örs (Home)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Award (₺50,000): Aslı Işık (Flying Meatballs), Duygu Karaca (Screenplay)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award (₺50,000): Bedir Bedir (Screenplay)

Türkan Şoray Most Promising Young Actress Award: Merve Asya Özgür (O Da Something Mi)

Most Promising Young Actor Award: Mazlum Sümer (Cinema) Jazireh)

SİYAD Cüneyt Cebenoyan Best Film Award: O Da Bir Şey Mi (Pelin Esmer)

Film Direction and Best Director Award: Pelin Esmer (O Da Bir Şey Mi)

Literary Adaptation Feature Screenplay Competition

Best Screenplay Award (150,000 TL): Severed Head – Pınar Arıkan (from Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar's novel of the same name)

Jury Special Prize (75,000 TL): Selvi – Orhan Eskiköy (from his own short story of the same name)

Documentary Film Competition

Best Documentary Award (300,000 TL): As It Used to Be (Sibel Karakurt)

Jury Special Prize (100,000 TL): 30 Years with Kardeş Türküler (Kardeş Türküler) (Ayşe Çetinbaş, Çayan Demirel)

Honorable Mention: Loop (Bulut Renas Kaçan)

International Short Film Competition

Best Film Award (100,000 TL): Happiness (Fırat Yücel, Turkey)

Special Jury Prize (50,000 TL): Qaher (Nada Khalifa, Palestine)

National Short Film Competition

Best Film Award (75,000 TL): Alis (Beril Tan)

Special Jury Prize: Seclusion (Saim Güveloğlu)

National Student Film Competition

Best Documentary Film (50,000 TL): Rengê Kevîr (Tuğba Yaşar)

Best Animated Film (50,000 TL): Family Meal (Tuğçe Sönmez)

Best Experimental Film (50,000 TL): Mars (Atahan Yaman)

Best Fiction Film (50,000 TL): Nepenthe (Meltem Naz Salduz, Uğur Yıldırım)

Taff Pictures and Fono Film Post-Production Award: Actually Everyone (Emre Cef Kamhi)