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Faculty of Fine Arts students' short film project "Tin (Soul)" has started its festival journey!

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts, Radio, Television and Cinema Department students' short film project "Tin (Soul)" will be screened at Lift-Off Sessions - Pinewood Studios.

A new one has been added to the success of the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts. The short film "Tin (Soul)", written and directed by Muhammet Emir Akarslan, a third-grade student at the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, started its journey to the festival. Third-grade students from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema were included in the team of film, which won the Lift-Off Sessions - Pinewood Studios selection. The short film was produced by Hüseyin Bilgekaan Koçer, the assistant director was Bedia Zerin Hökenek, the art director was Sümeyye Özyurt, the light conductor was Eslem Özgüç, and the sound technician was Beyzanur Yüksel.




A soul's journey: Tin

The short film, which opens with a routine day of Bertan and Parya, a lonely couple in their mid-forties, changes its direction when Bertan dies as a result of an accident. Bertan's spirit continues to live with Parya in the house and the audience begins to follow a spirit. With the accidental destruction of Bertan's soul, the film completes a cycle. Muhammet Emir Akarslan, the screenwriter and director of the film, stated that he revealed the plot of the story by focusing on the imaginary sketch of a story he wanted to tell for a long time. Stating that he started to design details that he hoped would leave an impression on the audience, Akarslan added that he used metaphors for this purpose and that they worked diligently on the music and frames. Akarslan also stated that getting a selection at Lift-Off Sessions – Pinewood Studios was a great motivation for the team and that he had good expectations for the film.







 “Faculty of Fine Arts Festival Team” supports short film projects

Faculty of Fine Arts Festival Team, created by the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema to support students' projects in their festival journey, continues its studies under the leadership of Erdem Doğan and the support of department students İsmail Akbal and Muhammet Emir Akarslan. The team, which has supported the projects of many students whose success has been announced before, pursues to work on the short film "Tin (Soul)".