Korkut Ata Film Festival of the Turkic World

Korkut Ata Film Festival of the Turkic World is an annual film festival hosted by TÜRKSOY since 2021.[1] Its name comes from Korkut Ata, Turkic narrator in the Book of Dede Korkut.

Korkut Ata Film Festival of the Turkic World
Established2021
Founded byTÜRKSOY
Websitehttps://korkutatafilmfestivali.com/

1st Film Festival

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The first film festival was held in Istanbul, Turkey in 10–12 November 2021, with award ceremony on 12 November.[1]

2nd Film Festival

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Second film festival was held in Bursa, Turkey in 1–5 November 2022.[2][3] Bursa was the 2022 capital for the Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World. The competition was held in two categories: feature films and documentary films. Also, four screening categories were held: historical panorama, contemporary human landscape, turquoise documentary zone and animation.[4]

3rd Film Festival

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Third film festival was held in Baku, Azerbaijan between 8-11 October 2023. [5] A special visit was planned to Shusha, as it was the 2023 capital for the Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Award Ceremony of the Korkut Ata Film Festival of the Turkic World". www.turksoy.org. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Korkut Ata'nın "Vefa Ödülü" Türkan Şoray ve Osman Sınav'a". www.turksoy.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Korkut Ata Türk Dünyası Film Festivali ödülleri sahiplerini buldu: Türkan Şoray ayakta alkışlandı". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Film Festivalleri". www.kameraarkasi.org. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ Koordinatörlüğü, TRT Yeni Medya Kanal. ""3. Korkut Ata Türk Dünyası Film Festivali" 8 Ekim'de başlayacak - Avrasya'dan - Haber". TRT Avaz. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ "The Third Korkut Ata Film Festival of the Turkic World came to an end". www.turksoy.org. Retrieved 12 October 2023.