FINALIST November 18 - December 3, 2023 SPECIAL MENTION BABY ANT Yavru Karınca Short / 15 min. / 2023 / with English subtitles DIRECTOR Derya Uygurlar CAST Aslı Turan, Almina Kahraman, Melek Ceylan, Roni Dildar SCREENWRITER Derya Uygurlar PRODUCER Onur Yağız CINEMATOGRAPHER Emre Pekçakır EDITOR Arash Ahmadkhani Tomorrow is an important day; Ayser will pay a visit to her husband in prison. But before then, she has to finish sewing clothes to pay the lawyer, settle a dispute with her sister Emine, and convince her daughter Deniz that children are not allowed in prison. Selected Festivals and Awards ImagineIndia Film Festival (2023) Derya UYGURLAR Derya Uygurlar was born in Siverek, Turkey in 1991. She worked as an actress in national and international productions including Soeur d’armes (France / US, 2019) by Caroline Fourest, Neighbours (Switzerland, 2021) by Mano Khalil and The Four Walls (Turkey / US, 2021) by Bahman Ghobadi. Baby Ant is her first short film as a director.