1st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival

Summary

The 1st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (Turkish: 1. Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali) was held from October 4 to 10, 1964 in Antalya, Turkey. It was initiated by Avni Tolunay, who had been patronising summer concerts and plays at the historical Aspendos Theatre since the mid-1950s and had become the mayor of Antalya the previous year. He also chose the orange as the symbol of the festival. The festival, which had the stated aim "to support the sector of Turkish cinema in material and moral terms, to pave the way for Turkish cinema to be opened to the international platform by encouraging Turkish film producers to produce qualified productions," was held under what the official website describes as "difficult conditions" but generated "a great interest" nonetheless. Golden Oranges were awarded in seven categories to the six Turkish films made in the preceding year which were selected to compete in the festival's National Feature Film Competition.[1][2]

1st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
LocationAntalya, Turkey
AwardsGolden Orange
Festival dateOctober 4–10, 1964
Websitehttp://www.aksav.org.tr/en/
Antalya Film Festival

National Feature Film Competition edit

Jury Members
Avni Tolunay
Mrs. Tolunay
Burhanettin Onat
İsmail Hakkı Onay
Hadi Yaman
Selahattin Burçkin
Mustafa Yücel
Faruk Kenç

Golden Orange Awards edit

The National Feature Film Competition Jury, headed by Avni Tolunay, awarded Golden Oranges in seven categories.

Official Selection edit

Six Turkish films made in the preceding year were selected to compete in the festival's National Feature Film Competition.

See also edit

External links edit

  • Official website
for the festival

References edit

  1. ^ "The History of the Festival". Antalya Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  2. ^ "1st Golden Orange National Feature-length Film Contest (4-10 October)". Antalya Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2011-10-21.