44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
# 44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

The 44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (Turkish: 44. Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali) was held from October 19 to 28 2007 in Antalya, Turkey. Awards were presented in the 44th Antalya Golden Orange Festival in 20 categories of three competition divisions and in the 3rd Eurasia Film Festival in 4 categories. The award ceremony took place on October 28, 2007 at the Glass Pyramid Sabancı Congress and Exhibition Center in the downtown of Antalya. It was run in conjunction with the 3rd International Eurasia Film Festival.

## Jury

Following cinema professionals formed the juries:

### Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

**Feature film competition**

* Genco Erkal, chairman
* Mehmet Açar
* Zeki Demirkubuz
* Mahinur Ergun
* Uğur İçbak
* Nida Karabol
* Hale Soygazi
* Cem Yılmaz
* Emrah Yücel

**Documentary film competition**

* Ertuğrul Karslıoğlu, chairman
* Tuba Akyol
* Coşkun Aral
* Canan Obay
* Ludmilla Cvikova

**Short subject competition**

* Semir Aslanyürek, chairman
* Ebru Ceylan
* Cansel Elçin
* Balçiçek Pamir
* Danny Lennon

## Nominees

### Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

Following 12 national films (in alphabetical order) were nominated to compete for the Golden Orange Award:

* Adem'in Trenleri directed by Barış Pirhasan
* İyi Seneler Londra by Berkun Oya
* Janjan by Aydın Sayman
* Bliss by Abdullah Oğuz
* Mülteci by Reis Çelik
* Münferit by Dersu Yavuz Altun
* Rıza by Tayfun Pirselimoğlu
* Saklı Yüzler by Handan İpekçi
* Sis ve Gece by Turgut Yasalar
* The Edge of Heaven by Fatih Akın
* Egg by Semih Kaplanoğlu
* Zeynep's Eight Days by Cemal Şan

## Awards

### Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

**Feature film competition**

| Prize | Prize | Winner | For/By |
| - | - | - | - |
| Best Picture | TRY 300,000 | Yumurta | Semih Kaplanoğlu |
| Best Director | TRY 30,000 | Fatih Akın | Yaşamın Kıyısında |
| Best Screenplay | TRY 20,000 | Semih Kaplanoğlu, Orçun Köksal | Yumurta |
| Best Music | TRY 20,000 | Zülfü Livaneli | Mutluluk |
| Best Actress | | Özgü Namal | Mutluluk |
| Best Actor | | Murat Han | Mutluluk |
| Best Camera Direction | USD 30,000 | Özgür Eken | Yumurta |
| Best Art Direction | | Naz Ereyda | Yumurta |
| Best Supporting Actress | | Nursel Köse | Yaşamın Kıyısında |
| Best Supporting Actor | | Tuncel Kurtiz | Yaşamın Kıyısında |
| Best Cinematography | | Andrew Bird | Yaşamın Kıyısında |
| Best Film Editing | | Şafak Stüdyo | Sis ve Gece |
| Best Makeup and Hairdress | | Songül İbrahim, Fatma Kardeş | Mutluluk |
| Best Visual Effects | | not awarded | |
| Best Costume Design | | Naz Erayda | Yumurta |
| Best Sound Design and Sound Mix | | Orçun Korluca | Mutluluk |

**Jury special awards**

| Prize | Prize | Winner | For/By |
| - | - | - | - |
| Dr. Avni Tolunay Award | USD 30,000 | Yaşamın Kıyısında | Fatih Akın |
| Behlül Dal Digitürk Award for Young Talent | USD 25,000 | Saadet Işıl Aksoy | Yumurta |

**Documentary film competition**

| Prize | Prize | Winner | Directed by |
| - | - | - | - |
| Best Picture | TRY 7,500 | not awarded | |

**Short subject competition**

| Prize | Prize | Winner | Directed by |
| - | - | - | - |
| Best Picture | TRY 7,500 | Hoşgeldin Bebek | Serhat Koca |

**NETPAC Jury Award**

| Prize | Winner | Directed by |
| - | - | - |
| Best Picture | Yumurta | Semih Kaplanoğlu |
