FINALIST November 18 - December 3, 2023 COLD, DISTANT AND DIRTY Soğuk, Uzak ve Kirli Short / 10 min. / 2022 / with English subtitles DIRECTOR Halime Usta CAST Olcay Yusufoğlu, Gözde Kocaoğlu, Aslı İçözü, Lina Özkur, Serkan Altıntaş SCREENWRITER / PRODUCER Halime Usta CINEMATOGRAPHER Orçun Özkılınç EDITOR Buğra Dedeoğlu Yelda who is estranged from her family and environment, receives the news of her mother's sudden death and has to spend a night in the same house with her sister. Selected Festivals and Awards Izmir Short Film Festival, Panorama Section (2022) TAYF International Short Film Festival, Short Film Competition (2023): Experimental Film Third Prize IFSAK National Short Film and Documentary Competition (2023) Women Directors Festival, National Short Film Competition (2023) Sinepark Short Film Festival (2023) Lions Short Film Competition (2023) Gemlik Film Festival, Short Film Competition (2023) Halime USTA Halime Usta was born on October 9, 1990 in Istanbul. She received education in screenwriting and directing at Sinematek. She has one feature film and two short film scripts. She is also a medical doctor.