In its 21st year, Meetings on the Bridge, organized by İKSV as part of the Istanbul Film Festival with Anadolu Efes as the main supporter, served as a meeting point for filmmakers from Türkiye and international industry professionals from 31 different countries.
This year, Meetings on the Bridge showcased a diverse selection of 23 projects from Türkiye, alongside seven international projects from Georgia, Armenia, and Iran, selected by Istanbul CineCollective with the support of Institut Français Istanbul.
The edition concluded with the awards ceremony held on April 16. You can find the full list of winners below:
Film Development Platform Awards
Meetings on the Bridge Award - 300,000 TL
Huckster (Director: Arin İnan Arslan / Producer: Arin İnan Arslan / Co-producer: Nesra Gürbüz)
Mattepost Post-Production Award
Huckster (Director: Arin İnan Arslan / Producer: Arin İnan Arslan / Co-producer: Nesra Gürbüz)
Melodika Sound Award
The Ones Who Move Slowly (Director: Dilşad Aladağ / Producer: İpek Erden / Co-producer: Burak Çevik)
Filmarka Equipment Award
Apollo Island (Director: Barış Sarhan / Producers: Umut Eğitimci, Barış Sarhan, Tolga Topçu)
Work in Progress Platform Awards
Anadolu Efes Award - 300,000 TL
Other Seasons of Hakkari (Director: Evrim Kaya / Producers: Evrim Kaya, Sevim Sancaktar)
Netflix Film Support Award - 300,000 TL
Stratum (Directors: Daniel Kötter, Marko Grba Singh / Producer: Jelena Angelovski / Co-producers: Burak Çevik, Eroll Bilibani, Veton Nurkollari)
Postgarden Colour Award
Seeds of the Same Pomegranate (Director: Şeyla Korkut / Producer: Ines Asatryan)
Fata Morgana Trailer Award
Dancing Angels (Director: Ferit Kılıç / Producers: Diloy Gülün, Sena Tonguç, Beste Yamalıoğlu / Co-producer: Suat Sağlam)
Short Film Workshop Award
CUPRA Short Film Award - 200,000 TL
My Mother, Before Me (Director: Aslı Ekici / Producer: Yağmur Dolkun)
Lumix Pro Support Award
Mother Will Dad Be Angry With Me? (Director: Selin Aktaş Eyüboğlu / Producers: Esin Özalp Öztürk, Rıfat Erkek, Emre Pekçakır, Onur Hakkı Eyüboğlu / Co-producer: Selin Aktaş Eyüboğlu)
Road to Clermont Participation Award
My Mother, Before Me (Director: Aslı Ekici / Producer: Yağmur Dolkun)
Square Eyes Counselling Award
Orlando (Director: Halime Usta / Producer: Vildan Erşen)
Special Awards
Türker İnanoğlu Debut Film Encouragement Award - 500,000 TL
This Is It, The Apocalypse (Director: Balahan Gürel / Producers: Aysun Karaman, Okan Üzey / Co-producers: Çağdaş Malay, Solal Coutard)
Breaking into the Industry: Mentorship Program for Aspiring Producers Award
Sığla Ünal
International Screen Institute Award
Leviathan (Director: Onur Sefer / Producer: Sinem Kanat)
Midpoint Consulting Award
Leviathan (Director: Onur Sefer / Producer: Sinem Kanat)
