Culture
Ghosts wins jury award at Warsaw Film Festival
Turkish film also won accolades at screenings in Venice and Antalya
Yasemin Kalyoncuoglu |
20.10.2020 - Update : 20.10.2020
ANKARA
Turkish film Ghosts (Hayaletler) has won the Young FIPRESCI Jury award at the 36th Warsaw Film Festival.
The film, written and directed by Azra Deniz Okyay, tells the story of four characters in an Istanbul neighborhood during a power outage.
It has gained both local and international appreciation.
The debut feature won a €5,000 ($5,917) critics' Grand Prize at the 77th Venice Film Festival, and five awards at the 57th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
* Writing by Merve Berker
