4th International Eurasia Film Festival
The 4th International Eurasia Film Festival (Turkish: 4. Uluslararası Avrasya Film Festivali) was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey from October 10 to 19, 2008. This fourth and final edition of the International Eurasia Film Festival was jointly organised by the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audio-visual Culture (TURSAK) and the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (AKSAV) in conjunction with the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
 Festival Poster by Emrah Yucel | |
| Location | Antalya, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Festival date | October 10–19, 2008 |
| Website | Tursak.org.tr |
Awards
International Competition Awards
| Prize | Winner | For/By | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | USD 75,000 | Khamsa  France | Karim Dridi |
| Best Director | USD 25,000 | Hirokazu Koreeda  Japan | Still Walking |
Film Critics' Award
| Prize | Winner | Directed by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | USD 15,000 | Dot | Derviş Zaim  Northern Cyprus |
NETPAC Jury Award
| Prize | Winner | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Autumn | Özcan Alper  Turkey |
Eurasia Screenplay Development Fund Award
| Picture | Playwright |
|---|---|
| A Handful Of Fate | Ali Vatansever Turkey |
Honorary awards
| Recipient | Profession |
|---|---|
Kevin Spacey,  United States | Actor and director |
| Mickey Rourke, United States | Actor |
| Michael J. Warner, United States | Playwright, producer and director |
Maximilian Schell,  Austria | Actor |
The Contribution to Cinema and Art Award
| Recipient | Profession |
|---|---|
| Marisa Tomei, United States | Actress |
| Adrien Brody, United States | Actor |
Competition programme
Competition jury
The international jury was composed of following people from the film industry:[1]
- Paul Verhoeven, director
Netherlands (chairman) - Berkun Oya, director Turkey
- Cameron Bailey, journalist
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Canada - Joan Chen, actress
China United States - Jürgen Prochnow, actor
Germany - Majid Majidi, director
Iran - Zbigniew Preisner, film score composer
Poland
Films in competition
Following 12 films were nominated:[2]
- 35 Shots of Rum by Claire Denis, France
- Autumn by Özcan Alper, Turkey
- Jerichow by Christian Petzold, Germany
- Khamsa by Karim Dridi, France
- Laila's Birthday by Rashid Masharawi,
Palestine - Machan by Uberto Pasolini,
Italy - Still Walking by Hirokazu Koreeda, Japan
- The Country Teacher - Bohdan Sláma,
Czech Republic - The Gift to Stalin by Rustem Abdrashev,
Kazakhstan - 7 Days by Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz,
Israel - Three Monkeys⋅by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey
- White Night Wedding by Baltasar Kormákur,
Iceland
References
- "International Competition Jury Members". Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- "Eurasia competition nominees". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
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