WINNER BEST FEATURE FICTION: WINNERS
This year’s winning film tells a powerful and timely story about European refugees and the emotional burdens they carry with them. As they struggle to adapt to a new life shaped by unfamiliar rules and freedoms, these challenges are gradually overcome through the unifying joy of sports. Winners deeply moved the jury with its inventive […]
WINNER BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: ANGELS OF SINJAR
Best Documentary Feature goes to “Angels of Sinjar”. Set against the backdrop of Sinjar, Southern Kurdistan, Hanna Polak’s documentary pens the story of Hanifa, a young Yezidi woman. Having the miraculously escaped an ISIS attack, Hanifa manages to flee abduction, something her five younger sisters heartbreakingly did not. Amsterdam Koerdisch Film Festival is joyed to […]
WINNER BEST SHORT FICTION: THINGS UNHEARD OF
Best Fiction Short goes to “Things Unheard of”. In this film, we chronicle 10-year old Şevîn’s plan to retrieve her stolen Kurdish satellite in order to put a smile on her grandmother’s face. Language barriers, cultural freedom and heartfelt stories of family relationships. Amsterdam Koerdisch Film Festival is joyed to announce Ramazan Kılıç as this […]
WINNER BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY: STAR ON THE BORDER
Best Documentary Short goes to “Star on The Border”. In March 1993, Gendarmerie Unit Commander Hasan Atilla Uğur and soldiers organized a house in the “Dirbesiyê” area of Mardin-Kızıltepe, near the Syrian border. They removed star symbols from the house, claiming it represented the PKK. This act reflects a broader historical shift, from a peaceful […]
WINNER AKFF ACADEMY 2024: TABAN JALALI
We congratulate Taban Jalali with the AKFF CEGERXWIN TALENT AWARD 2024 for her film plan called ‘Amoeba’. The film is about Narmin who discovers at the age of 28 that she is circumcised, which makes her life collapse. Hesitantly, her search begins within her group of friends to find and accept herself. Huge thanks to Stichting Adar for […]
