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Derya Durmaz

Ziazan

Logline
After her favorite chocolate, little Armenian girl Ziazan one day tries to sneak in from Armenia to Turkey inside her uncle's luggage. Will she be able to go over the closed border between two countries and realize her adventure?
Talent
Derya Durmaz
Role of participant
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Director
Derya Durmaz
Producer
Emine Yıldırım & Derya Durmaz
Screenwriter
Derya Durmaz
Status
finished
Year of production
2014
Running time
15 min
Genre
Children's Film
Countries of Production
Armenia , Turkey
Production Company
Giyotin Film & Cubu Film
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Contact

Name
Derya Durmaz
Company
Cub Film
E-mail
derya@deryadurmaz.com
Website
www.cubufilm.com

Festivals and Awards

Awards:
1) SEE a Paris South-East European Film Festival / Paris, FRANCE / April 2014 / SPECIAL JURY AWARD
2) Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase & Awards / Cannes, FRANCE / May 2014 / JURY CHOICE AWARD
3) Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase & Awards / Cannes, FRANCE / May 2014 / AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

4) Atif Yilmaz Short Film Competition / Mersin, TURKEY / May 2014 / 1st PRIZE
5) International Film and Audiovisual Festival for Children and Youth (FICAIJ) / Merida, VENEZUELA / May 2014 / BEST FICTION FILM AWARD
6) Mo&Friese Hamburg Children's Short Film Festival / Hamburg, GERMANY / June 2014 / FRIESE AWARD (Grand Prize)
7) International Izmir Short Film Festival / Izmir, TURKEY / November 2014 / BEST PROMISING YOUNG ACTRESS AWARD
8) 9th Boston Documentary and Short Film Competition / Boston, USA / November 2014 / BEST SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD
9) ROFIFE Rotary International Short Film Festival / Antalya, TURKEY / Mach 2015 / FESTİVAL SPECİAL AWARD
10) - “CAT” - the International Children's and Youth Film Festival – May 2015 - Moscow, RUSSIA / SPECIAL MENTION FOR DIRECTOR’S WORK WITH YOUNG ACTORS
11) Altin Cinar Film Festival / Kayseri, TURKEY / May 2015 / SHORT FILM JURY SPECIAL AWARD

Festival Selection:
- Festival du Cinema du Sud Est Europeen – April 2014 - Paris, FRANCE
- Atıf Yılmaz Short Film Competition – May 2014 - Mersin, TURKEY
- Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase – May 2014 – Cannes, FRANCE
- FICAIJ International Children and Youth Film Festival – May 2014 – Merida, VENEZUELA
- Mo&Friese Hamburg Children's Short Film Festival – June 2014 - Hamburg, GERMANY
- International Ankara Film Festival –June 2014 – Ankara, TURKEY
- Festroia International Film Festival – June 2014 – Sebutal, PORTUGAL
- Tokyo Kinder Film Festival – August 2014 - Tokyo, JAPAN
- DC Shorts – September 2014 - Washington DC, USA
- Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults – September 2014 - Sydney, AUSTRALIA
- International Adana Golden Ball Film Festival –September 2014 - Adana, TURKEY
- The International Festival of Film for Children and Youth “AniFestROZAFA2014” – September 2014 - Shkodra, ABANIA
- Antalya International Golden Orange Film Festival – October 2014
- Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival - November 2014 - Kyev, UKRAIN
- Boston Turkish Film Festival – November 2014 – Boston, USA
- “KIN” Women’s International Film Festival  - November 2014 – Yerevan, ARMENIA
- Izmir International Short Film Festival –November 2014 – Izmir, TURKEY
- Pomegranate Film Festival – November 2014 – Ontario, CANADA
- International Film Festival for Children and Young People in Armenia –November 2014 – Yerevan, ARMENIA
- International Festival on Wheels – December 2014 – Ankara – Sinop, TURKEY
- “Kyrgyzstan – The Land of the Short Films” Festival – December 2014 – Bishkek, KYRGYZISTAN
- Randevu İstanbul Film Festival – December 2014 – Istanbul, TURKEY
- Yilmaz Güney Short Film Festival – January 2015 – Batman, TURKEY
- IF Istanbul Independent Film Festival, "Far Away Yet Close" program – February 2015 – Istanbul, TURKEY
- Filmmor – March 2015 – Ankara, TURKEY
- Nürnberg Turkey Germany Film Festival – Mach 2015 – Nürnberg, GERMANY
- Akbank Short Film Festival – March 2015 – Istanbul, TURKEY
- ROFIFE Rotary International Short Film Festival – Mach 2015 – Antalya, TURKEY
- “8th International WAMMFest Women And Minorities in Media” Festival - April 2015 – Tawson, USA
- Paris Turkish Film Festival – April 2015 – Paris, FRANCE
- Ankara Accessible Film Festival – April 2015 – Ankara, TURKEY
- CIFF Dubai International Children’s Film Festival - April 2015 – Dubai, UAE
- İnönu University 8th Short Film Competition – May 2015 – Malatya, TURKEY
- Kayseri Altin Cinar Film Festival – May 2015 – Kayseri, TURKEY
- London Turkish Film Festival – May 2015 – London, UK
- Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival – May 2015 – Ankara, TURKEY
- “CAT” - the International Children's and Youth Film Festival – May 2015 - Moscow, RUSSIA
- Red Tulip Film Festival – June 2015 – Roterdam, NETHERLANDS
- 17th Seoul International Youth Film Festival (SIYFF) – August 2015 – Seoul, KOREA
- International Faith and Family Film Festival - August 2015 - Dallas, USA
- Sharjah International Children's Film Festival – October 2015 – Sharjah, UAE
- Independent FilmFest Osnabrück - October 2015 - Osanbrück, GERMANY
- Filmets Badalona Film Festival International Short Film Competition, November 2015 - Barcelona, SPAIN
- Kinodiseea International Children's Film Festival's Short Film Competition - November 2015, Bucharest, ROMANIA
- Tarlabasi Community Center Short Film Competition - April 2016 - Istanbul, TURKEY
- 8th International Children’s Film Festival of City Montessori School, Lucknow - April 2016 - Lucknow, INDIA
- Kurdish Film Festival Hamburg - May 2016 - Hamburg, GERMANY
- EU Human Rights Film Days - December 2016 - TURKEY
- Los Angeles “Inner City Arts” Film Days - October 2018 - LA, USA
- Iawrt India Asian Women's Film Festival - March 2019 - Delhi, INDIA
- Sinemazon Women Directors Festival - January 2020 - Ankara, TURKEY
- 15th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh - February 2022 - BANGLADESH