International Eurasia Film Festival
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International Eurasia Film Festival was a film festival
that took place annually from 2005 to 2008 in Antalya
, Turkey
. The festival was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture (TURSAK) and the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (AKSAV) in conjunction with the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. The festival was absorbed into the main body of the renamed International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival after AKSAV took sole control of the festival in 2009.
Five to seven personalities from the world of cinema and culture form the international jury, which awards two prizes: A prize for the "Best Picture" in amount of US$75.000 and a prize for the "Best Director" in amount of $25.000.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
that took place annually from 2005 to 2008 in Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The festival was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture (TURSAK) and the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (AKSAV) in conjunction with the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. The festival was absorbed into the main body of the renamed International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival after AKSAV took sole control of the festival in 2009.
Editions
- 1st International Eurasia Film Festival1st International Eurasia Film FestivalThe 1st International Eurasia Film Festival was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey from September 24th to October 1st, 2005. This inaugural edition of the International Eurasia Film Festival was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture and the Antalya...
(September 24-October 1, 2005) - 2nd International Eurasia Film Festival2nd International Eurasia Film FestivalThe 2nd International Eurasia Film Festival was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey from September 16 to 23, 2006. This second edition of the International Eurasia Film Festival was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture and the Antalya Foundation for...
(September 16–23, 2006) - 3rd International Eurasia Film Festival3rd International Eurasia Film FestivalThe 3rd International Eurasia Film Festival was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey from October 19 to 28, 2007. This third edition of the International Eurasia Film Festival was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture and the Antalya Foundation for...
(October 19–28, 2007) - 4th International Eurasia Film Festival4th International Eurasia Film FestivalThe 4th International Eurasia Film Festival was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey from October 10 to 19, 2008. This fourth and final edition of the International Eurasia Film Festival was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture and the Antalya...
(October 10–19, 2008)
International Eurasia Competition awards
The International Eurasia Film Competition section is reserved for a maximum of twelve full length fiction feature films produced or directed by European or Asian filmmakers. In case of a co-production, one of the co-producers must be European or Asian.Five to seven personalities from the world of cinema and culture form the international jury, which awards two prizes: A prize for the "Best Picture" in amount of US$75.000 and a prize for the "Best Director" in amount of $25.000.