
Erdem is a 35 year old journalist. He has been unemployed for 15 months and is about to become a father. He urgently needs a job. When he is rejected in every job interview, he finally takes the news editor hostage.
Selected Festivals and Awards
- Malatya International Film Festival, Turkey: Second Prize
- İzmir Short Film Festival, Turkey: Third Prize
- Lions Short Film Festival, Turkey: Best Actor and Best Editing
- Van İpekyolu Municipality Short Film Festival, Turkey: Münir Özkul Special Prize
- IFSAK National Short Film Competition, Turkey: Second Prize
- Cinéma en Liberté, Toulon, France
- Film Ecran Libre International Film Festival, Aigues-Mortes, France
- Beirut International Film Festival, Lebanon
- Brest European Short Film, Brest, France
- Festival Kinofest, Bucarest, Romania
- The We Film Festival, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- West Nordic International Film Festival, Ålesund, Norway
- Festival tous courts, Aix-en-provence, France
- Tanger International Film Festival, Tangier, Morocco
- International Short Film Festival FIC, Bueu, Spain
ALKIM ÖZMEN
Alkım Özmen is a first assistant director and short filmmaker based in Istanbul. After his graduation from the Istanbul Bilgi University Film Department by a M.A degree in 2005, he started to work as an assistant director. He took part in the production of over 90 episodes of TV series and nine feature films as (first or second) assistant director. One of those films is Once Upon a Time in Anatolia directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, which was bestowed Grand Prix by the Jury in Cannes Film Festival in 2011. He also directed three short documentaries and three short films. His filmography includes Bir İş Görüşmesi Hikayesi (2017), Tercih Formu (2014), Kuştepe Şans Park (2006), The Fun of Rakı (2006), Breaking The Rules (2004), Bekle... (2003), Değişimin Figüranları (2002).
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018
6:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Remis Auditorium
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston
In Competition
Directed by Alkım Özmen
Short / 15 min. / 2017
Cast: İbrahim Selim, Murat Kılıç, Alptekin Serdengeçti, Banu Tuna

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