KısaKes Opens the Doors of Cinema to High School Students

Applications continue for theKısaKes ShortFilm Festival, sponsored by Bahçeşehir University.

Applications are now open for the 8th time for the Lisevizyon leg of the KısaKes Short Film Festival, which set out 7 years ago with the aim of "having young people compete with their imagination instead of the options they mark" and supports young people in reaching their dreams through their creativity with cinema. This year, KısaKes Lisevizyon, where important film professionals such as actor İbrahim Selim, screenwriter and author Kemal Hamamcıoğlu and Bahçeşehir University Dean of the Faculty of Communication Prof. Dr. Hasan Kemal Suher will sit on the jury, will feature short films of up to 10 minutes by high school students. Among the films submitted by 15 February 2018, those deemed worthy of awards will receive them at the award ceremony to be held on 3 March 2018.

Some of the awards that will support and encourage young people interested in cinema are as follows:

*Best Director Award: 100% Scholarship at the Bahçeşehir University Department of Cinema and TV (Undergraduate)

*Best Screenplay Award: 50% Scholarship at the Bahçeşehir University Department of Cinema and TV (Undergraduate)

*Special Jury Award: 25% Scholarship at the Bahçeşehir University Department of Cinema and TV (Undergraduate)

Detailed information on applications is available at www.kisakes.org .