BTF Documentary & Short Film Competition

Short Films - 2

Expired November 27, 2022 4:59 AM
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Migration is always a forced and tragic journey. Immigrants have always lost something on this journey. The Cold brings together these moments of migration in the story of a pregnant woman and her husband trying to cross the border in a cold geography.


Selected Festivals and Awards


   Best Film: Golden Horn International Film Festival, Turkey (2021)

   Special Jury Prize: Batumi Lemon Film Festival, Georgia (2021)

   Best Third Film: Kartal Municipality Film Festival, Turkey (2022)

   Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey (2021)

   Bosphorus Film Festival, Turkey (2021)

   Hamburg Kurdisches Film Festival, Germany (2021)

   Orient Express Film Festival, Switzerland-Germany (2021)

   Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (2022)

   IFSAK Short Film Festival, Turkey (2022)



Adar Baran DEĞER



Adar Baran Değer has been working as director’s assistant in various films and tv series since 2010. The Cold is his first short film.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    18 minutes
  • Country
    Turkey
  • Note
    Short Film
  • Director
    Adar Baran Değer
  • Screenwriter
    Adar Baran Değer
  • Producer
    Selam Salar Çakay
  • Cast
    Şilan Düzdaban, Selam Salar Çakay, Abdullah Tarhan, Emrullah Çakay, Ramin Nasiri
  • Cinematographer
    Semih Yıldız
  • Editor
    Erhan Örs