Istanbul Gelisim University - Interview with the award-winning documentary director

Interview with the award-winning documentary director

Istanbul Gelisim Vocational School hosted Muhammed Beyazdağ, the director of the documentary films called “Zarok” and “Çirok”, about child brides and grooms.

The academicians and students of the university showed great interest in the documentaries which won the first prize in the category of the most awarded documentaries of the year, which brought the child bride and child groom phenomenon into the discussion and dimensioned by one to one interviews.

In the event organized by the Head of Photography and Cameramanship Department Lect. Elif Taşdemir, after the documentary films were presented an interview with director Muhammed Beyazdağ was held.

Stating that documentary films were made within the scope of the documentary project in the third year of his license of Radio, TV, Cinema Beyazdağ said that Women's Association of Muş mediated to reach child brides for the “Zarok” and the film received many awards in the year of production.

At the end of the event, where many questions were directed to the director Beyazdağ a plaque of appreciation was presented to him on behalf of the university by Lect. Elif Taşdemir.

The awards of “Zarok” are as follows:

13th Short-ca Film Festival, Documentary Branch, Best Documentary Film Award. 2013
25th Aydın Doğan Foundation, Young Communicators Competition, Visual Branch, Documentary Branch, Documentary Branch, Second Prize. 2013
6th TRT Documentary Film Competition, National Amateur Category, Istanbul Şehir University Special Award. 2014
25th Ankara Film Festival, Documentary Branch, Second Prize. 2014
17th 1001 Documentary Film Festival, 101 Selection Best Documentary Film Award. 2014
2nd Altın Çınar Film Festival, National Documentary Film, Jury Special Award. 2014
2nd SETEM Academy BAK Awards, Documentary Branch, Jury Special Award. 2014
9th Datça Golden Almond Cinema and Culture Festival, 4th Datça National Documentary Film Competition, Honorable Mention Award. 2014
7th İnönü University Short Film Festival, Documentary Branch, Jury Special Award. 2014
4th Okan University Student Films Short Film Competition, Documentary Branch, Jury Special Award. 2014
10th Snow Film Festival, Documentary Branch, Third Prize. 2014

The awards of “Çirok” are as follows:

26th Istanbul Short Film Festival, National Competition, Documentary Branch, Best Film Award. 2014
7th TRT Documentary Film Competition, National Professional Category, T.R. Ministry of Culture and Tourism Special Award. 2015
26th Aydın Doğan Young Communicators Competition, Visual Branch, Documentary Branch, Third Prize. 2014
14th !f Istanbul Film Festival, !f Short, Attendance Rating, Third Place. 2015
6th Okan University, Short Film Competition, Documentary Branch, First Prize. 2016
1st Bursa Short Film Competition, Documentary Branch, Mention Award. 2016
1st Tarık Dursun Short Film Competition Jury Special Award 2017