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Kolaj

Animated Short Film

Kolaj is a 2022 animated short film about identity. It was written, directed, and produced by Gülce Besen Dilek. As the film is currently screening at festivals, it is not yet available online. Scroll down to watch the trailer or check out the festival list.

Trailer

SYNOPSIS

Kolaj is a story of world of faces. The film follows a young girl taking a walk in her neighbourhood. While exploring the world of adults, her face starts to change and form through her encounters with other faces. After becoming a young woman, the world starts to appear more complicated. Lines she has never noticed before start to become visible on poeople's faces. While trying to see the hidden lives in between her neighbours' facial features, her own face struggles to ignore an unwanted line from their childhood.

Festival Selections & Competitions

·      Festival de Cannes 2023 – Next Generation Short Tiger

·      Tricky Women Animation Festival 2023 – Audience Award WINNER

·      Animac International Animation Film Festival 2023 – FUTUR TALENT

·      ITFS 2023 – Young Animation

·      Onion City Experimental Film Festival 2023

·      RiverRun International Film Festival 2023 – Animation

·      BLON Animation and Games Festival 2023 – International Competition

·      Flipbook Film Festival 2023 – Student Competition

·      Filmfest Dresden 2023 – National Competition

·      IFF Zoom-Zblizenia 2023 – International Competition

·      Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland 2023 – Short Film Competition

·      International Short Film Week Regensburg 2023 – National Competition

·      IFFF Dortmund + Köln 2023

·      Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival 203 – Animation Competition

·      Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival 2023

·      Durban International Film Fest 2023