Films In The International Competition Of Golden Orange Have Been Announced
The films that will compete for the “Golden Orange” in the International Feature Film Competition of the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival have been announced.
There are 12 films in the international competition of the Antalya Golden Orange International Film Festival, which will be held from October 5-12 this year. The newest productions of the year, which have made their world premieres at international film festivals, will be presented to audiences in Antalya for the first time in Turkey. A total of twelve films from all over the world will compete for the Golden Orange statuette in the categories of Best Film and Best Director.
A Total of 12 Films from 18 Countries Will Compete in the International Competition!
12 films from Ireland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, France, Ecuador, the United States, Austria and Uruguay will meet the audience for the first time in Turkey within the scope of the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival International Feature Film Competition.
This year, the international feature-length competition films of the festival include: Uruguayan director duo Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge’s “Agarrame Fuerte / Don’t Leave Me”, which tells the story of 39-year-old Adela coming to terms with the sudden loss of her best friend Elena and feeling disconnected from heavy rituals and realizing the absurdity of saying goodbye to someone so close to her, left the Tribeca Festival where it premiered with an award and a nomination; Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s “Armand / Armand”, which goes beyond the story of a 6-year-old ‘problem child’ and focuses on a multi-layered family portrait, won the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Film Festival where it premiered and was also nominated for the “Un Certain Regard” award; Isabella Torre’s “Basileia / Basileia”“The Sovereignty”, Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott’s “Bring Them Down”, which tells the suspenseful story of two feuding families in the countryside west of Ireland and had its world premiere at the 49th Toronto Film Festival; Müge Uğurlar’s “Derûn”, which focuses on the sad ending of a journey that begins with love, where love, betrayal and regret are intertwined and forms the story of the first story of the Masnavi, the Padishah and the Concubine; Vinko Tomičić Salinas’s “El Ladrón de Perros / The Dog Thief”, which examines the life of 13-year-old Martín, an orphan who grew up on the streets, from different perspectives and met with the audience for the first time at the Tribeca Film Festival; Patricia Mazuy’s “La Prisonnière”, which delves deeply into the themes of social class and female solidarity, starring Isabelle Huppert and had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. de Bordeaux / Visiting Hours”, Elchin Musaoglu’s “Maryam”, which focuses on the story of Maryam, who immigrated to America years ago and returns to her small village in Azerbaijan after learning that her father is alive and staying in a psychiatric facility, and works to help her father regain his memory; Magnus Von Horn’s “Pigen Med Nålen / Şişli Kız”, which was inspired by the story of the famous Danish serial killer Dagmar Overby, deals with the themes of poverty and hopelessness in Copenhagen after World War I and was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival; Yasemin Şamdereli’s “Samia”, which focuses on the story of an athlete named Samia, who has big dreams in Somalia and runs fast and relentlessly towards hope despite the difficulties her country is experiencing, and which won the Special Jury Prize by having its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival; Nader Saeivar’s “Samia”, which tells the struggle of Tarlan, a retired dance teacher in Iran during a time when justice and interests conflict; These include “Shahed”, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival; Uberto Pasolini’s refocusing on the powerful and timeless story of the Odyssey; and “The Return”, starring Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes, which had its world premiere at the 49th Toronto Film Festival.