Catalogue
Philax - feature fiction in project development
Director & Writer: Rûken Tekeş
Producers: Billur Arıkan & Rûken Tekeş
Co - Producer: Gabriele Oricchio
SFFILM Rainin Grant Finalist 2020, San Francisco Film Institute
Meeting on the Bridge 2021 Finalist, Istanbul International Film Festival
Project Development 2021 Grantee, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
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Aether - feature length documentary (2019)
Director & Writer: Rûken Tekeş
Producers: Rûken Tekeş & Billur Arıkan & Gabriele Oricchio
Co - Producers: Cengiz Karadağ & Ayşe Valentin
Production Countries: Turkey & Italy
World Premier at 50th Visions Du Reel Film Festival - Switzerland
'International Competition'
56th Antalya Golden Orange FF - Turkey
'Golden Orange Jury Award for Best Documentary'
7th Duhok International FF - Iraq
'Special Jury Award for Best Kurdish Feature Film'
13th Inconvenient Films Human Rights FF - Lithuania
'Special Mention for Best Documentary'
21st Meditaren Film Festival - Bosnia Herzegovina
'Jury Special Mention'
32nd Sunny Side of the Doc - France
'Best of 2020 Selection'
38th Istanbul International FF, Int. Feature Film Competition & National Doc. Competition - Turkish Premiere
65th Taormina Film Festival, Int. Documentary Competition - Italy
35th DocFest München, Official Selection - Germany
19th DocPoint Helsinki, Int. Documentary Programme - Finland
18th DokuFest Documentary FF, BalkanDox Competition - Kosovo
16th Architecture Film Festival, Official Selection - Rotterdam
13th London International Documentary FF, Int. Documentary Competition - United Kingdom
12th This Human World, International Competition - Austria
12th DocumentarIst Istanbul Film Days - Turkey
+ + + international film festivals, art centers, special screenings ...
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Hevêrk / The Circle - short fiction film (2016)
Director & Writer & Producer: Rûken Tekeş
Co - Producer: Cengiz Karadağ
30. European Film Academy Awards
' 2017 European Short Film Nominee'
40. International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece
' PRIX EFA 2017 Drama '
23. Oldenburg International Film Festival, Germany
' Best Short Film & German Independence Award '
33. Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA
' Best Film by an Emerging Director '
16. !F Istanbul International Independent Film Festival, Turkey
' II. Best Short Film Audience Award '
2016 Diversity in Cannes 2016 Short Film Showcase, France
' Best Film - Audience Award '
36. Minneapolis Saint Paul Film Festival, USA
' Honorary Mention by the Jury '
12. Film Femmes Méditerranée, France
' Special Mention by the Jury'
39. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
40. MontrealWorld Film Festival, Canada
27. Cinequest Film & VR Festival, USA
+ + + international festivals, art centers, museums, special screenings...