About
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, Korea University of the Arts, Zelig Film School) to present a non-competitive showcase of the current student film productions from Europe and beyond.
The 2nd and 3rd editions of Contact brought to Izmir the best films by the next generation of filmmakers, inaugurating a new international competition section. The guest film schools invited to Izmir were HFF Munich and LODZ Film School respectively. Other schools selections included Louis Lumiere (Paris, France), Erciyes University (Kayseri, Turkey) and Mimar Sinan FAU (Istanbul, Turkey).
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.
The Festival Team
Teaser
Interviews
Prof. Luis Fonseca (ESTC Film School, Portugal)
Prof. André Almeida (ESTC Film School, Portugal)
Barış Çorak (Director, Turkey)
Oytun Örgül (Cinematographer, Turkey)
Atila Akkaş (SenEDIT, Turkey)
Kasım Ördek (Filmmaker, Turkey)
Daily Report
Opening ceremony trailer.
First day trailer.
Second day trailer.
Third day trailer.
Forth day trailer.
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Program
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |
10.00-11.15 | COMPETITION Films selection (A) |
SEMINAR Prof. Luis Fonseca On the necessity of Film Schools. |
MASTERCLASS Prof. André Almeida Shooting and Editing on a Digital Documentary Realm. |
COMPETITION Films selection (A) |
SEMINAR Barış Çorak Directing Short Film |
11.30-12.45 | SEMINAR Atila Akkaş Scenario Software in the Industry |
COMPETITION Films selection (B) |
SEMINAR Engin Erden Directing and Producing Commercials |
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14.00-15.15 | COMPETITION Films selection (B) |
COMPETITION Films selection (C) |
SCREENING Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Lisbon, Portugal) |
COMPETITION Films selection (C) |
SCREENING Yasar University (Izmir, Turkey) |
15.30-16.30 | SCREENING Out of Competition |
SEMINAR Oytun Orgül Directing Cinematography |
COMPETITION Films selection (D) |
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16:45-17:45 | COMPETITION Films selection (D) |
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18.00 | OPENING CEREMONY* | ||||
19.00 | AWARD CEREMONY* |
All events will take place in CEP Cinema only * will take place in the Conference Hall
Credits
Organizer
Institutional Partner
Sponsors
Team
Festival Directors
Nazli Bayram
A. Sefik Güngör
Festival Coordinators
Çağrı İnceoğlu
Sevcan Sönmez
Communication Department
Website > Daniele Savasta
Visual Concept > Neslihan Takmaz
Graphic Design > Sinem Kayatürk
Photography, Teaser, Video Interviews > Kerem Kaban, Tolga Barman
Teaser Sound > Alper Türkkan
Social Media > Simge Uğurluer
Press > Ümit Atabek
Catalogue > Baran Akkus
Event Presenter > Turgut Onarir
Logo > Emre Yildiz
Logistics Department
Technical Supervision > Cenk Sönmez
Screening & Technical Coordinator > Aziz Imamoglu
Hospitality, Events, Production > Çagil Erdogan, Dilara Balci, Öykü Yenen
Conference Hall Screening > Hayrullah Özkan