Festival on Wheels

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Ankara*, Turkey October 31 - November 23, 2008
Call for Entry Deadline: September 01, 2008
Festival Data:
- Established: 1995
- Genre: General
- Attendance: 40000
- Media Attendance: 40
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 90
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 500
- Total Number of Films Screened: 100
- # of Shorts Screened: 70
- # of Features Screened: 30
- Accreditations: ECFF
Festival Website:
http:/ / www.festivalonwheels.org
Festival Description:

The Festival of European Films - Festival on Wheels, under the patronage of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Europa Cinemas is organized by the Ankara Cinema Association. The Festival aims to introduce a distinguished selection of European Films to the Turkish audience and to cultivate an ardent desire for a nation-wide distribution.

The Festival on Wheels will have an international competition among the recent feature films. The jury will award the following prizes: The Festival Grand Prize, "The Golden Goose" of the City of Kars (20.000 Euro) for the best film in competition, the Special Jury Prize "The Silver Goose" of the City of Kars (5000 Euro) for the second best film in the competition. The short films in the European Panorama section will compete for the Audience Award (1000 Euro).
Film Submissions:
- Call for Entry: http:/ / www.europeanfilmfestival.com/ EN/ BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3137A2395174CFB32E1EDBB5B27DE0949CB

Email:	info(at)festivalonwheels.org
Phone:	(90) 312 466 3484
Fax:	(90) 312 466 4331
Mailing Address:	Abay Kunanbay Cad. 20/13, Kavaklidere, Ankara 6700 Turkey

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DEC 07, 2007 01:42PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

Award WInners for the 2007 Festival of European Films on Wheels

‘The Trap’ by Srdan Golubovic won the Golden Goose Award at the 13th Festival on Wheels

The 2nd International Golden Goose Competition taking place within the body of the 13th Festival of European Films on Wheels, organized by the Ankara Cinema Association with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Municipality of Kars, Statoil and Akman Holding, has been concluded.

In the competition, realized during the Kars stop of the Festival with the contribution of the Municipality of Kars, the Golden Goose and its monetary price of 20 thousand Euros was awarded to the film “The Trap” directed by the Serbian director Srdan Golubovic. The film ‘The Class’ by the Estonian director Ilmar Raag, which was inspired by real events, gained second place, receiving the Silver Goose and 5 thousand Euros. The jury made up of Katinka Farago, Lissy Bellaiche, Nana Djordjadze, Edna Fainaru and Serra Yilmaz, also awarded the film “The Rest is Silence,” by Nae Caranfil, which told the story of a director trying to shot a film on the Independence struggle of Romania against Ottoman rule, with a special Mention. The Turkish Film Critics Association Jury, made up of Cem Altinsaray, Murat Emir Eren, Tul Akbal Sualp, Ayla Kanbur, Esin Kucuktepepinar, on the other hand, awarded the Bronze Goose to the film “Tricks” by the Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski.

The Short Film Audience Award was won by the film “Tripe and Onions” directed by the Hungarian director Marton Szirmai.
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