The 1st Izmit International Short Film Festival
The 1st Izmit International Short Film Festival(IISFF) which is one of the most important artistic organizations of Izmit and is the world's first "Earthquake" themed film festival was held in Izmit between Augus 15-17, 2018 in cooperation with Izmit Municipality and Art Nicomedia Culture and Art Association.
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We aim to raise awareness of the August 17th Earthquake and contribute to hearing the name of Izmit international platforms. 136 films were submitted to our first festival in 23 different languages from 32 countries.
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The 1st Izmit International Short Film Festival Winners
Best Young Filmmaker Award (Earthquake)
Hear Me Little Guy | Zafer Yetik | Türkiye
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Best Documentary Film Award
Actor | ÇaÄŸatay ÇelikbaÅŸ | Turkey
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Best Fiction/Animation Film Award
The Trap | Korhan Günay | Turkey
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Izmit Municipality Special Award
Are You Volleyball?! | Mohammad Bakhshi | Iran
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Art Nicomedia Mention Award
Preghiera | Davide Cavuti | Italy
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