Competiton Films of 36. Ankara Film Festival

Competiton Films of 36. Ankara Film Festival

Emine Emel Balcı "Buradayım, İyiyim / Here I Am, I Am Good" 

Hasan Tolga Pulat  "Parçalı Yıllar / Partial Years," 

Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun and Semih Gülen "Atlet / Athlete" 

Özkan Çelik  "Perde" 

Seyfettin Tokmak  "Tavşan İmparatorluğu / Rabbit Empire",

Şeyhmus Altun  "Aldığımız Bir Nefes / The Breath We Take" 

Tunç Davut  "Kesilmiş Bir Ağaç Gibi / Like a Cut Tree" 

Ziya Demirel "En Güzel Cenaze Şarkıları / The Most Beautiful Funeral Songs"

Emine Emel Balcı "Buradayım, İyiyim / Here I Am, I Am Good," 

TÜRKİYE, GERMANY / 2025 / DCP / Colour / 100’ / Turkish; English s.t.

Director: Emine Emel Balcı; Screenplay: Emine Emel Balcı; Director of Photography: Murat Tuncel; Editing: Eytan İpeker, Melike Kasaplar; Music: Andreas Lucas; Art Director: Meral Efe Yurtseven; Cast: Bige Önal, Elit İşcan, Görkem Mertsöz, Mustafa Sönmez, Elçin Atamgüç, Ayhan Kavas, Ayşe Lebriz Berkem, Uygar Bodur; Producer: Dilek Aydın, Emine Emel Balcı; Co-Producer: Jens Meurer, Derya Türkmen; Production Co.: Heimatlos Films, Prolog Film ;World Sales: Heimatlos Films & Prolog Film

Filiz, a young, working mother, struggles with postpartum depression. Seeking moments of escape, she sets out to buy ‘a car of her own.’ Along the way, Filiz meets Şule, and her search for a car turns into an unexpected bond, offering both women a chance at solidarity.

Bige Önal received the Best Actress award at the 32nd Adana Golden Boll Film Festival for her performance in the film.

Hasan Tolga Pulat  "Parçalı Yıllar / Partial Years" 

Mustafa Emin Büyükcoşkun and Semih Gülen "Atlet / Athlete" 

Özkan Çelik  "Perde" 

2024 / 84’ / Color / Türkiye
Director: Özkan Çelik; Screenplay: Özkan Çelik, Cem Zeynel Kılıç; Music : Başak Günak; Cinematography: Serdar Özdemir; Art director : Levent Uçma
Editing : Nilay Atılgan , Özkan Çelik; Cast : Tülin Özen, Cem Zeynel Kılıç, Faruk Barman, İpek Türkan, Duygu Karaca, Bedir Bedir, Özlem Durmaz, Kürşat Demir
Producer : Özcan Çelik; Production: Çelik Film

Samet invites his friends over to celebrate his promotion to general manager. While feeding the cats before entering the house, he sees the woman on the ground floor undressing and runs away when she notices him, which leads to the doorman being blamed. His wife Zeynep, who has always defended the doorman while discussing this issue with her friends, will she defend what she believes is right when she learns that Samet is the real culprit? Or will she protect her interests?

Seyfettin Tokmak  "Tavşan İmparatorluğu / Rabbit Empire", 

Şeyhmus Altun "Aldığımız Bir Nefes / The Breath We Take" 

Tunç Davut "Kesilmiş Bir Ağaç Gibi / Like a Cut Tree" 

Supported by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cinema, a co-production of TRT with the contribution of the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Cinema Office, the feature film "Like a Cut Tree", produced by Sinem Altındağ, directed by Tunç Davut, and with Cevahir Şahin as director of photography, was shot in Tarsus.

Ziya Demirel "En Güzel Cenaze Şarkıları / The Most Beautiful Funeral Songs."

1h 51m Directed by: Ziya Demirel; Written by Ziya Demirel and Yusuf Tan Demirel; Produced by Anna Maria Aslanoğlu (istos Film) and co-produced by Emre Oskay (Sky Films); Director of photography: Doron Tempert; Edited by: Henrique Cartaxo; Production design: Osman Özcan; Sound designer: Cenker Kökten; Cast: Esra Dermancıoğlu, Halil Babür, Çağdaş Ekin Şişman, Yıldız Kültür, Nalan Kuruçim, Ayça Damgacı, Hidayet Tılı, Özer Keçeci, Büşra Albayrak, Doğa Nalbantoğlu, Gözde Mutluer.

The Most Beautiful Funeral Songs revolves around the story of Saadet, who goes after the 20,000 Euros promised by Dr. Erol Ergüven, who entered his life through an online relationship. A mosaic of stories: a grieving widow, soon-to-be newlyweds, an artist's intimate revelation, and a birthday gathering for someone who passed away. Each tale weaves into the next, creating an intricate narrative tapestry. 

Ziya Demirel's second feature-length fiction film, "The Most Beautiful Funeral Songs," will meet the audience in the official selection of the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 27th as part of the festival's "Future of Asia" section.

Known for his award-winning short films Evicko (2012) and Salı (2015), which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, director Ziya Demirel returned with awards from the Istanbul, Adana, Ayvalık and Ankara film festivals with his first feature, Ela and Hilmi and Ali.