Istanbul Animation Festival

Istanbul Animation Festival (İstanbul Animasyon Festivali) is a festival of animated films founded in 2003 and held annually in November. Festival Director and Founder is Efe Efeoglu. The festival is organised by Alternatif Akım.

Past Years
4th İstanbul Animation Festival

Price Winners

IAF Grand Price: John and Karen - Matthew Walker

Turkish Short: Akvaryum - Denizcan Yüzgül

Student Film: 458 nm - Jan Bitzer, Ilja Brunk, Tom Weber

First Film: Fetch - Steve Townrow

First Film: Cable - Remi Gamiette

Music Video: Last Time in Clerkeuwell - Alex Budovsky

Advertisement: Nike Fitness - Lobo

Motion Graphic: 8.1 - Deva Van Guylenborg

Jury Special prize: Don't Let It All Unravel - Sarah Cox

3rd İstanbul Animation Festival

Price Winners in Professional Branch

IAF Grand Price: Mind The Gap! - Anastasia Zhuravleva

Best 3D Animation: Stars - Eoghan Kidney

Best 2D Animation: Simone - Aksel Zeydan Göz

Best Visual Effect: Stars - Eoghan Kidney

Best Sound: Stars - Eoghan Kidney

Jury Special prizes:

Carnivore Reflux - Eddie White & James Calver

Islwyn Ogwyn - Jem Roberts

Prize Winners in Amateur Branch

IAF Grand Price: Mind The Gap! - Anastasia Zhuravleva

Best 3D Animation: Hallucii - Goo-Shun Wang

Best 2D Animation: 'Cuz - Emmanuelle Walker

Best Visual Effect: Sperm - Deniz Kader

Best Sound: Mind The Gap! - Anastasia Zhuravleva

Jury Special prizes:

Gazap - Murat Kirişçi

Mavi Kuş - Mustafa Ercan Zırh

2nd İstanbul Animation Festival

Prize Winners in Professional Branch

IAF Grand Price: Yetenikli Bay Köksal - Cenk Köksal

Best 3D Animation: Hand, Gun, Rock, WC - Aslan Elver

Best 2D Animation: Yetenikli Bay Köksal - Cenk Köksal

Best Picture: Foreverlove 2 - Nebi Yıkaroğlu

Best Visual Effect: Dalgalanan Korsan Bayrağı - Burak Özdelice

Best Sound: Dalgalanan Korsan Bayrağı, Kış Gibi - Burak Özdelice

Best Advertisement: Çelik - Anima

Jury Special prizes:

3digital - Gürkan Yılmaz

Foreverlove - Nebi Yıkaroğlu

Prize Winners in Amateur Branch

IAF Grand Price: Rasyonalite ya da Yüzyılın Yazgısı - Emir Benderlioğlu

Best 3D Animation: Caveman - Tuğhan Arslan, Dağhan Demirtaş

Best 2D Animation: Oyun Bitti - Yücel Çavdar

Best Picture: Temas - Erman Manyaslı

Best Visual Effect: Kopi - Ahmet Sönmez

Best Sound: Tangram - Şahin Özbay

Jury Special prizes:

Denizcan Yüzgül

Cem Başak

1st İstanbul Animation Festival

Prize Winners

First: Garden of Love - Onur Yeldan

Second: Ronk and Bird - Arslan Elver

Third: RobotX - Ömer Tatlısöz