ROYA

In Competition

Directed by Alper Akdeniz
Short / 11 min. / 2014
Cast: Cansel Elçin, Sema Öztürk, Gündüz Öğüt, Müşerref Göksever, Uğur Küçük, Ufuk Öztabak, Erdem Şenses

Synopsis

Roya is the story of a group of refugees traveling from Afghanistan to France. After a tough trip, Aref and Roya’s love story diverts in an unexpected way.

Selected Festivals and Awards

* Cannes Film Festival Turkish Stand
* SETEM Academy, Turkey: Best Director, Best Actor (Cansel Elcin)
* Ayvalik Film Festival, Turkey
* Mediterranean Film Festival, Morocco (October 2014)

Alper AKDENİZ

Alper Akdeniz was born in 1979 in Mersin. He graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Drama Writing. He currently works on his graduate degree in the same university. Over the years he has received 12 awards, including Rıfat Ilgaz, Uğur Mumcu, Melih Cevdet Anday, Behzat Ay Literature Awards. He has three co-authored books, two poetry books, one essay and children’s book published.

Filmography:

Roya (short, 2014)
Kayıp (short, 2013)
Mavi Ceket (short, 2012)
Leke / The Dishonour (short, 2012)