General Information
Completed On: 15 Apr, 2022
Duration: 20 min 43 sec
Genres: Fiction, Short, Student
Language: Turkish
Country: Turkey
Submitted By: Serkan Aktas
Festival Rating 7.8
“The Librarian" is about how the social environment affects Mazhar's consciousness/inner world and his effort to get rid of the stuckness he is in.
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WritersSerkan Aktaş
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Film TypeFiction, Short, Student
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GenresDrama
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Runtime20 minutes 43 seconds
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Completion Date15 Apr, 2022
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Production Budget2000 USD
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Country of OriginTurkey
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Country of Filming
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Film LanguageTurkish
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Shooting FormatDigital SLR
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectYes
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First-time FilmmakerNo
LIFF-GA
United States
Savannah, Ga
05/04/2024
Premiere
Honorable Mention
Indy Film Library Awards
Netherlands
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
04/13/2024
Premiere
Honorable Mention
New York City IO Film Festival
United States
Brooklyn, New York
03/05/2024
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Student Film
Covent Garden Film Festival
United Kingdom
London
02/02/2024
Premiere
Honorable Mention
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
01/05/2024
Premiere
Best Editing of Student Film Award
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
01/05/2024
Premiere
Best Actor of Student Film Award
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
01/05/2024
Premiere
Best Cinematography of Student Film Award
Durgapur International Film Festival
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
11/17/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Short Film (Foreign)
Ethereal Frames Film and Art Awards
United States
Austin, Texas
09/29/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best International Extended Short Film
Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
09/22/2023
Premiere
Critic's Choice Award: Best Editing
Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
09/22/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Cinematography
Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
09/22/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Actor
Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
09/22/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Supporting Actress
Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
09/22/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Film / Video Poster
Virgin Spring Cinefest
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
09/21/2023
Premiere
Best Amateur Film Award
Virgin Spring Cinefest
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
09/21/2023
Premiere
Best Film / Video Poster Award
Three Acts of Goodness Micro Film Festival
United States
Hacienda Heights, California
09/02/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Distinction Award
Shortfundly Annual Film Festival (SFAFF)
India
Chennai, Tamilnadu
08/22/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best BGM
Druk International Film Festival (DIFF)
Bhutan
Paro
08/22/2023
Premiere
DIFF Award: Best Postmodern Film
Druk International Film Festival (DIFF)
Bhutan
Paro
08/22/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Student Film
Druk International Film Festival (DIFF)
Bhutan
Paro
08/22/2023
Premiere
Critic's Choice Award: Best Director
Druk International Film Festival (DIFF)
Bhutan
Paro
08/22/2023
Premiere
Critic's Choice Award: Best Film/Video Poster
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
08/22/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Student Film
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
08/22/2023
Premiere
Critic's Choice Award: Best Actor
Black Swan International Film Festival
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
08/21/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Student Film
Black Swan International Film Festival
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
08/21/2023
Premiere
BSIFF Award: Best Amateur Film
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
WFCS Award: Best Educational Film
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Short Film
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
WFCS Award: Best Amateur Film
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Cinematography
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Actor
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Actress
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Supporting Actor
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
Outstanding Achievement Award: Best Photography
World Film Carnival - Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
07/29/2023
Premiere
WFCS Award: Best Film/Video Poster
Opi Soulplace Film Festival
Italy
Opi, Abruzzo
07/19/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Cinematography
San Francisco Frozen Film Festival (SFFFF)
United States
San Francisco, CA
07/17/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Student Director
Three Acts of Goodness Micro Film Festival
United States
Hacienda Heights, California
07/15/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Distinction Award
Houston Short Short Short Film Festival
United States
Houston, Texas
07/05/2023
Honorable Mention
Cosmic Film Festival
United States
Florida
06/30/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best International Film
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Canada
Toronto, Ontario
06/21/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Student Film International
Cinema Cappuccino
India
Jaipur, Rajasthan
06/01/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Short Film
One Earth Awards
India
Bangalore, Karnataka
05/31/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Student Film (Gold)
One Earth Awards
India
Bangalore, Karnataka
05/31/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Short Film - Fiction (Silver)
FICIMAD
Spain
Madrid
03/23/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Screenplay
RUBY BAY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
New Zealand
M?pua, Nelson
03/20/2023
Honorable Mention
Bifocal Film Festival
United States
University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
03/20/2023
Honorable Mention
Castiellë Soulplace Film Festival
Italy
Castelpetroso, Molise
02/07/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Narrative Short
The IndieFEST Film Awards
United States
La Jolla, San Diego
02/03/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Award of Recognition
Casablanca Film Factory Awards
India
Kavummannam, Kerala
01/31/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Director
Casablanca Film Factory Awards
India
Kavummannam, Kerala
01/31/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Actor
Casablanca Film Factory Awards
India
Kavummannam, Kerala
01/31/2023
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Editor
Sofia Art Film Awards
Bulgaria
Sofia
12/17/2022
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Drama Film
Madrid International Movie Awards
Spain
Madrid
12/15/2022
Honorable Mention
Short Film Slam, Presented by The Madlab Post
United States
Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2022
Honorable Mention
Attain to Fame Film Festival
United States
Sarasota, Florida
12/05/2022
Premiere
Award Winner: G-Rated Short Film
SIERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM WEEKEND
Bolivia
Santa Cruz
12/05/2022
Premiere
Award Winner: BEST INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM
Golden Lion International Film Festival (GLIFF)
India
KOLKATA, West Bengal
12/01/2022
Premiere
Award Winner: BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
Lens Fame International Film Festival
India
Madhayapradesh
11/26/2022
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Student Short Film
Lens Fame International Film Festival
India
Madhayapradesh
11/26/2022
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Drama Short Film
EMMAS BBC Fest of Multicultural London, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
London, England
11/22/2022
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Film Production
EMMAS BBC Fest of Multicultural London, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
London, England
11/22/2022
Premiere
Award Winner: Best Actor
SydFest Independent Film Festival
Australia
Olympic park, Sydney
11/22/2022
Honorable Mention
Student World Impact Film Festival
United States
Paramus, New Jersey
10/19/2022
Honorable Mention
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Premiere
Best Sound Design of Student Film Award
Director's Biography
IDENTIFICATION
Name and Surname : Serkan AKTAŞ
Birth Date : 04.12.1989
Place of Birth : Istanbul/ Turkey
EDUCATION
University-1 : Anadolu University Faculty of Business Administration Department of Business Administration (2008-2013)
University-2 : Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics (2009-2014)
Certificate : Istanbul Cinema Academy Film School (2015-2016)
Master Degree : Beykent University Institute of Social Sciences, Film and TV Master of Arts (2015 - 2017)
Doctorate Degree : Beykent University Institute of Graduate Studies, Film and TV, Doctor of Arts (2017 - 2022)
FILMOGRAPHY
Mirrorty (2017) (Short Film)
Resurrection under the Ocean (2021) (Short Film)
The Librarian (2022) (Short Film)
The Death Ox (2022) (Short Film)
Lucky Coin ! (2022) (Short Film)
Director's Statement
The starting point of the movie “The Librarian” was to build a story through one of the lonely, uncommunicative people who are influenced by social life, who have boundaries within themselves and who want to break these boundaries.
The protagonist in the movie is a reader, a book lover, moreover, a person who highly values the human-society-life bonds provided by the language, and tries to 'learn a language' just for this purpose in order to read a poet he loves in his own language.
The main reason for his inner conflict is the spread of another culture and language (Arabic) in his country, which opened its doors to immigrants for political reasons, and therefore the deep crisis occurred, as well as his emotional shock with the tragic news of the refugees he came across in the media and his unemployment. He is still looking for the solution of this situation he is in. For this reason, the character/personality in the story is developed by dividing the screen into two. In a way, it was aimed to make the audience understand the character's situation better with the help of this duality.
