The following films took part in the Yilmaz Güney Short Film Competition 2007

Short Film Competition Programme 3 (Sun 2 Dec 11:00)

ISLAND
ISLAND

Director: Mezhgan Abdi

East Kurdistan (Iran) 2007 / 1m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

A girl escapes the city for life in the countryside.

LAGOON
LAGOON

Director: Ashkan Ahmadi

South Kurdistan (Iraq) 2006 / 11m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

Beside a quiet lake a group of people watch the rescue operation of a missing person.

A COUPLE OF OPTIONS FOR A LITTLE PARODY
A COUPLE OF OPTIONS FOR A LITTLE PARODY

Director: Kawa Ovaisy

East Kurdistan (Iran) 2007 / 9m / Farsi with English subtitles / PG

A boy and a girl who are originally from Mahabad in East Kurdistan are studying in Tehran and they want to go back to Mahabad, but all the coaches are fully booked.

Short Film Competition Programme 4 (Sun 2 Dec 14:30)

ASHES TO ASHES
ASHES TO ASHES

Director: Shakhawan Idress

South Kurdistan (Iraq) 2006 / 7m / Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles / PG

A man who works as a graveyard digger is scared of dying.

BORDER
BORDER

Director: Sattar Chamani Gol

East Kurdistan (Iran) 2006 / 10m / Kurdish (Sorani), Farsi with English subtitles / PG

When a soldier refuses to allow a bride and her family to cross the border from Iran to Iraq, they are forced to take an alternative route.