Success of Our Graduate School Student

Emir AYTEMÜR, a student from our Graduate School, has achieved remarkable success with his thesis titled "Haiku as a New Narrative Form at the Intersection of Cinema and Poetry: Scream for Ice", under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Şahin KARASAR, in the Cinema Art Proficiency Program of the Department of Fine Arts. Emir AYTEMÜR not only produced and directed the film "Scream for Ice", but also made history by winning the most awards among fictional, documentary, animated, and experimental short films shot in Turkey.

The first film of the trilogy titled "Scream"—which explores the conflict between nature and humanity through the "haiku" narrative form—Scream for Ice participated in 80 national and international festivals, including prestigious events such as the 32nd Ankara International Film Festival, 28th Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival, 22nd Izmir International Short Film Festival, 44th Drama International Short Film Festival (Greece), 28th SUNCINE Film Festival (Spain), and 23rd Très Court International Film Festival (France). The film was honored with awards at 16 festivals.

Awards for Scream for Ice:

Best Animated Film / 9th International Silk Road Film Awards, Turkey
Best Animated Film / 5th AFSAD Short Film Festival, Turkey
Best Animation (Third Prize) / 15th Istanbul International Architecture and City Film Festival, Turkey
Best Animated Film (Third Prize) / 5th Beautiful Ordu GO Short Film Festival, Turkey
Best Animated Film / İzmit International Short Film Festival, Turkey
Best Animated Film / 11th CortoDino Film Festival, Italy
Best Animated Film / 4th BNP Paribas Krakow Green Film Festival, Poland
Best Film / Foresight Festival No.5, Germany
Best Film (Second Prize) / Renewables.TV Film Award, Germany
Best Animated Film / 6th Short Cut Film Festival, Serbia
Honor Award Best Animated Film / Cinema e Ambiente Avezzano, Italy
Honor Award / 4th Deep Focus Film Festival, USA
Honor Award / 6th Rolling Ideas Film Festival, Russia
Honor Award / International Migration & Environmental Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Honor Award / sustainable-stories.org Film Festival, USA
Honor Award / International Innovation Film Festival, Switzerland

We congratulate Emir AYTEMÜR and his advisor, Prof. Dr. Şahin KARASAR, on this outstanding achievement and wish them continued success in their future endeavors.

Sincerely,
RECTORATE