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  | Karim Dridi |
| Best Director | USD 25,000 | Hirokazu Koreeda  | Still Walking |
Film Critics' Award
| Prize | Winner | Directed by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | USD 15,000 | Dot | Derviş Zaim  |
NETPAC Jury Award
| Prize | Winner | Directed by |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Autumn | Özcan Alper  |
Eurasia Screenplay Development Fund Award
| Picture | Playwright |
|---|---|
| A Handful Of Fate | Ali Vatansever |
Honorary awards
| Recipient | Profession |
|---|---|
Kevin Spacey,  | Actor and director |
| Mickey Rourke, | Actor |
| Michael J. Warner, | Playwright, producer and director |
Maximilian Schell,  | Actor |
The Contribution to Cinema and Art Award
| Recipient | Profession |
|---|---|
| Marisa Tomei, | Actress |
| Adrien Brody, | Actor |
Competition programme
Competition jury
The international jury was composed of following people from the film industry:[1]
- Paul Verhoeven, director
- Berkun Oya, director
- Cameron Bailey, journalist
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- Joan Chen, actress
- Jürgen Prochnow, actor
- Majid Majidi, director
- Zbigniew Preisner, film score composer
Films in competition
Following 12 films were nominated:[2]
- 35 Shots of Rum by Claire Denis,
- Autumn by Özcan Alper,
- Jerichow by Christian Petzold,
- Khamsa by Karim Dridi,
- Laila's Birthday by Rashid Masharawi,
- Machan by Uberto Pasolini,
- Still Walking by Hirokazu Koreeda,
- The Country Teacher - Bohdan Sláma,
- The Gift to Stalin by Rustem Abdrashev,
- 7 Days by Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz,
- Three Monkeys⋅by Nuri Bilge Ceylan,
- White Night Wedding by Baltasar Kormákur,
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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