FINALIST November 18 - December 3, 2023 IN SEARCH OF DAD ONE NIGHT Gece Babamızı Ararken Short / 19 min. / 2022 / with English subtitles DIRECTOR Alkım Özmen CAST Mert Aykul, Sarp Bozkurt, Hülya Gülşen Irmak, Tevfik Yapıcı, İpek Türktan Kaynak, Hasan Şahintürk SCREENWRITER / PRODUCER Alkım Özmen CINEMATOGRAPHER Türksoy Gölebeyi EDITOR Buğra Dedeoğlu Two brothers who want to get a share from the sale of their father’s home spend the night looking for him but the siblings must first face the trust issues between them before they get to him. Selected Festivals and Awards Izmir International Short Film Festival (2022): Başka Sinema Distribution Award Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (2022) Ankara International Film Festival (2022) Boğaziçi Film Festival, Istanbul (2022) Uşak International Short Film Festival (2022) River Film Festival, Padova, Italy (2023) Akbank Short Film Festival, Istanbul (2023) Alkım ÖZMEN After his graduation from the Istanbul Bilgi University Film Department by a M.A degree, Alkım Özmen took part in the production of several TV series and feature films as assistant director. One of those films is “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, which was bestowed Grand Prix by the Jury in Cannes Film Festival. He also wrote and directed three short documentaries and four short films which are screened in many national & international festivals and received awards.