The Cossack
Short Film
DIRECTOR
PRODUCER
COMPANY
STATUS
YEAR
Simay Yaykır
Simay Yaykır, Burak Babayiğit
Cambio Film Works (as Independent)
Premiere
2018
Story
At World War One, After a conflict at caucasus front, an Imperial Russian Officer Named Victor is taken prisoner by an Ottoman Officer named Musa. This situation between them becomes an inevitable communication thatturn into uncertain feelings, self inquirities, unsteady internal emotionsabout the war that uttering to present from that era.
Cast
Fatih Dinçer as "Musa"
Ömer Faruk Avcı as "Viktor"
Crew
Director & Scenarist: Simay Yaykır
Production Company: Cambio Film Works
Edited by: Hakan Avcı
Director of Photography: Furkan Yazgeç
First Assistant Director: Ali Can Öget
Second Assistant Director: Batıkan Karabacak
Costume Design: Sedat Şahin
Art Director: Simay Yaykır
Drone Operator: Bilal Türe
Sound & Music: Serkan Albayrak
Production Coordinator: Turkan Atmaca
Production Consultant: Erkan Yaykır
Production Chief: Miray Yaykır
Art Consultant: Burak Bayar, Hakan Çağlar
Army Consultant: Erkan Yaykır
Supported by
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism — General Directorate of Cinema
Bluefog Production
Yıldızım Building Company
Sarıkamış Municipality
Sarıkamış District Governorate
Festivals & Screenings
European Cinematography Awards, Poland — Best European Film Award. 2018
18th Kısa-Ca International Student Film Festival, National Competition, Fiction Category — First Prize. 2018
71st Cannes Film Festival, France — Short Film Corner. 2018
BUZZ CEE International Film Festival, Romania — Finalist. 2018
Lebanese Independent Film Festival, Lebanon — Finalist, Nominated for Best Foreign Short Fiction Film. 2018
Largo Film Awards, Switzerland — Finalist, Nominated for Best Director. 2018
Mediterranean Film Festival, Italy — Finalist. 2018
Indie Best Film Festival, USA — Semi-Finalist. 2018
11th İnönü University Short Film Festival, National Fiction Category — Finalist. 2018
1st Afyonkarahisar Film Festival — Special Screening Selection. 2018
2nd İzmir Artemis Film Festival, Short Film Competition — Finalist. 2018
25th Adana Film Festival, National Student Film Competition, Fiction Category — Finalist. 2018
4th Marmaris Short Film Festival, Fiction Category — Official Selection. 2018
19th İzmir Short Film Festival, National Panorama Section — Official Selection. 2018
5th Uşak Winged Seahorse Short Film Festival, National Student Film Competition — Official Selection. 2018
6th Antakya Golden Laurel Film Festival, Fiction Category — Finalist. 2018
13th JCI Istanbul Crossroads Short Film Competition, Fiction Category — Finalist. 2018
6th Sakarya Short Film Festival, Fiction Film Competition — Finalist & Online Screening Selection. 2020
Other works
