Ankara Film Festival opens with films from around the world

Boasting over 200 films from dozens of countries around the world, the 27th Ankara International Film Festival is now underway for the next week.

The curtain was raised on the festival on April 28 with a short animation film by Fernando Franco and Begoña Arostegui, "El Lugar Adecuado." 

The ceremony also featured the presentation of the festival's 2016 Honorary Awards. Academic and painter Turan Erol, director and producer Tomris Giritlio?lu and director and actor Y?lmaz Erdo?an were among the honorary award winners at the ceremony. 

Until May 8, the festival, which has chosen the theme of "Sight and Sound" for this year, will screen a total of 213 films from 45 countries and 197 directors. Among them are 62 feature films, 117 shorts and 34 documentaries. The event will also host talks with the participation of guest directors, cinema workshops, concerts and special events. 

Among 386 films that applied for the National feature film, national short film and documentary competitions, 57 of them have been selected to compete in the festival this year. 

Director Erden K?ral will head the jury for the national feature category, which will feature 10 films. The jury will be composed of actor Mehmet Aslantu?, actress Ayça Damgac?, Marmara University radio and TV department head ?ükran Esen and cinema critic and writer Fatih Özgüven. 

Director Nesimi Yetik will head the jury of the national short film section. The best of 30 films will be selected by a jury including directors Mario Rizzi and Sermet Ye?il, actress Ayris Alptekin and cinema writer Nagehan Uskan. 

Veton Nurkollar?, journalist, writer and documentarian Naz?m Alpman, producer Mihriban Sezen, critic Necati Sönmez and Mine Gencel Bek will be among the...