2015 edition

Trailer

Interviews

Daniel Lang (HFF Munich, Germany)

Tina Janker (HFF Munich, Germany)

Narges Kalhor (Filmmaker, HFF Munich, Germany)

Peter Schulze (University of Bremen, Germany)

Vera Maria Brückner & Annelie Boos (Filmmakers, HFF Munich, Germany)

Elena Erhel (Filmmaker- Louis Lumiere, France)

Derya Durmaz (Actress and Director, Turkey)

Yahya Ercan (Filmmaker, Erciyes University, Turkey)

Nelli Kampman (Filmmaker, Metropolia University of Applied Science, Finland)

Seren Yüce (Director, Turkey)

Dimitar Kutmanov (Scotland Screen Academy, Scotland)

Oytun Orgül

M. Atila Akkaş (SenEDİT, Turkey)

Nikita Ordynskiy (Filmmaker, Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting, Russian Federation)

Sipparpad Krongraksa (Filmmaker, Rangsit University, Thailand)

About

Contact – International Student Film Festival is a short film festival organized by the joint collaboration of the Faculty of Communication and Faculty of Arts and Design at Yasar University (Izmir, Turkey).

In its first pilot edition of the festival in October 2014 , we have been teaming up with some of the most prestigious film schools around the world (among others, London Film School, FAMU, Lodz Film School, Korean National University of Arts, Zelig Film School) to present a non-competitive showcase of the current student film productions from Europe and beyond.

The 2nd edition of Contact (19-23 October 2015) will bring once more to Izmir the best films by the next generation of filmmakers, inaugurating a new international competition section. We invite all current students of film and media and students that will graduate in the academic year 2014-2015 to submit their films. Here at Contact we are interested in your stories and the way cinema can convey them: that’s why the main competition will accept a mix of fiction, documentary and animation films, without distinctions of genre. An out-of-competition programme will feature screenings and masterclasses by international guests and film schools, workshops and talks.

The Festival Team

Teaser

Program

Monday 19 Tuesday 20 Wednesday 21 Thursday 22 Friday 23
10.00-11.15 SCREENING
Louis Lumiere
(Paris, France)
SEMINAR
Enrico Vannucci
MASTERCLASS
Daniel Lang
Understanding the Documentary Short Form, HFF
(Munich, Germany)
COMPETITION
Films selection (A)
SEMINAR
Derya Durma
Screening and artist talk
11.30-12.45 SEMINAR
Oytun Orgül, Sony
SCREENING
Erciyes University
(Kayseri, Turkey)
COMPETITION
Films selection (B)
SEMINAR
Tina Janker
Festival Strategies for Student Films
14.00-15.15 COMPETITION
Films selection (A)
COMPETITION
Films selection (C)
SCREENING
HFF
(Munich, Germany)
COMPETITION
Films selection (C)
SCREENING
Yasar University
(Izmir, Turkey)
15.30-16.45 SEMINAR
M. Atila Akkas, SenEDIT
SEMINAR
Gökhan Atilmis
Cinematography workshop
COMPETITION
Films selection (D)
17.00-18.00 COMPETITION
Films selection (B)
COMPETITION
Films selection (D)
SCREENING
Mimar Sinan FAU
(Istanbul, Turkey)
20.00-20.30 SPECIAL EVENT CONCERT*
The music of Italian Cinema
Award Ceremony*
20.30 Opening Ceremony*

All events will take place in CEP Cinema only * will take place in the Conference Hall

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Credits

Main organizer

Institutional Partners

Gold Sponsor

Team

Festival Directors
Nazli Bayram
Sefik Güngör

Festival Coordinator
Roberto Cavallini

Communication Department
Website > Daniele Savasta
Logo and Visual Identity > Emre Yildiz
Photography and Video > Devrim Taban
Teaser & Video Interview > Zeynep Oral
Social Media > Simge Saner

Logistics Department
Events, Production & Hospitality
Sevcan Sönmez
Carla Esperanza Tommasini
Dilara Balci
Çagil Erdogan

Technical > Aziz Imamoglu