Kadınların kaçırıldığı, işkenceye maruz kaldığı ve tecavüze uğradığı toplama
kamplarının olduğu savaş yıllarında, genç bir kadın, yeni doğmuş bebeği ve üç
yaşlı akrabasıyla birlikte gizlice sınırı geçmek üzereydi. Ancak yağmurlu
havadan dolayı çamura saplanan öküz arabaları bir türlü yerinden kıpırdamıyordu.
Düşmana yakalanmanın muhtemel sonucu, hatıralarına kazınmıştı da acaba onları
korkularından emin kılacak merhamet neydi ve nasıl bir şeye benziyordu? İnsan
olmanın hangi yüzüyle karşılaşacaklardı?
During the war years when women were kidnapped and tortured in concentration
camps, a young woman was struggling to cross the border with her newborn baby
and three elderly relatives. However, their ox-cart got stuck on a muddy road
near the security post. While their minds were obsessed with the possibility of
being apprehended by the enemy, the magic of humanity brought out something
unexpected. Background of the Story Widespread sexual violence, abduction and
maiming in conflict zones around the world have a lifelong impact on women and
children, who are particularly vulnerable. Their safety, well-being and future
suffer from insidious forms of devastating and terrifying incidents. And the
society’s ignorance of their severe traumas makes them bury their pain in
silence... On behalf of the victims, The Silent Route depicts tragic realities
through its unique visual language without exposing the sufferings. Our aim is
to raise a dissenting voice emphasizing that life is worth saving everywhere and
inviting the audience to embrace their innate goodness. We hope that our
animated short film builds empathy by sowing seeds of kindness and compassion in
everyone's hearts.
AWARDS
11th Mumbai Entertainment International Film Festival, Mumbai, India, Best Animation Film Award. 2024
3rd Daejeon International Haru Film Festival, Daejeon, South Korea, Best Animation Film Award. 2024
4th Kinokavkaz Film Festival, Balkar Republic, Russia, Best Animation Film Award. 2024
8th Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Kolkata, India, Maestro of Cinema. 2024
3rd The Varsity Film Expo 2024, Lusaka, Zambia, Honorable Mention. 2024
Aegean Film Festival, Izmir, Turkey, Best Animation Film Award. 2024
11th Film Olympiad, Athens, Greece, Best Message Award. 2024
11th Film Olympiad, Athens, Greece, Best Sound Design Award. 2024
11th Film Olympiad, Athens, Greece, Best Animation Film Award. 2024
11th Film Olympiad, Athens, Greece, Best Human Rights Film Award. 2024
FINALIST & NOMINATION
9th Thessaloniki Animation Festival - BAFTA Qualifying Film Festival, Thesselanonik, Greece, Finalist. 2024
14th Visualízame Festival, Pontevedra, Spain, Finalist. 2024
16th Siciliambiente Film Festival, Sicily, Italy, Finalist. 2024
6th International Amity Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Finalist. 2024
13th International Youth Film Festival “Light to the World'' Kinofestival, Yaroslavskaya, Russian Federation, Finalist. 2024
11th Canlandiranlar Animation Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Finalist. 2024
Chennai Word Cinema Festival, Chennia, India, Finalist. 2024
9th The International Festival For Human Rights Films, Tunis, Tunisia, Finalist. 2024
14. EU Human Rights Film Days, AB İnsan Hakları Kısa Film Yarışması, , Ankara, Turkey, Finalist. 2024
9th Kısadan Hisse Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Finalist. 2024
12th Silk Road International Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Finalist. 2024
International Turan Film Festival, Izmir, Turkey, Finalist. 2024
2nd The Rivers International Film Festival, Rivers, Nigeria, Finalist. 2024
2nd Lahore International Film Festival Awards, Lahore, Pakistan, Finalist. 2024
28th the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, Rhode Island, USA, Semi-Finalist. 2024
Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival, Queensland, Australia, Semi-Finalist. 2024
Islamabad International Film Festival, Islamabad, Pakistan, Semi-Finalist. 2024
2nd Batangas Balisong Film Festival, Batangas, Philippines, Quarter-Finalist. 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
28th the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, Rhode Island, USA, Official Selection. 2024
9th Thessaloniki Animation Festival, Thesselanonik, Greece, Official Selection. 2024
14. EU Human Rights Film Days, Ankara, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
16th Siciliambiente Film Festival, Sicily, Italy, Official Selection. 2024
23rd MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, Official Selection. 2024
14th Visualízame Festival, Pontevedra, Spain, Official Selection. 2024
15th Sinepark Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
17th Ibero-American Animated Film Festival - Baixada Animada 2024, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Official Selection. 2024
8th Women International Film Festival, Islamabad, Pakistan, Official Selection. 2024
3rd Rendacon Animation Film Festival, Lagos, Nigeria, Official Selection. 2024
6th In Short, Europe: Best of Best Film Festival, London - Glasgow, UK, Official Selection. 2024
3rd Itabaiana International Film Festival, Sergipe, Brazil, Official Selection. 2024
12th FERFILM International Film Festival, Ferizaj, Kosovo, Official Selection. 2024
International Turan Film Festival, Izmir, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
8th Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Kolkata, India, Official Selection. 2024
2nd CINE RO – Rondônia Film Festival, Rondonia, Brazil, Official Selection. 2024
Sound & Vision Short Film Night, London, UK, Official Selection. 2024
25th Mostra Curtas Noia Short Film Festival, A Coruña, Spain, Official Selection. 2024
23rd Dhaka International Film Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Official Selection. 2024
Islamabad International Film Festival, Islamabad, Pakistan, Official Selection. 2024
4th Kinokavkaz Film Festival, Balkar Republic, Russia, Official Selection. 2024
3rd Kocaeli Film Festival, Kocaeli, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
3rd The Movies Plus Film Festival, Pennsylvania, US, Official Selection. 2024
3rd Vilafames International Film Festival, Castellón, Spain, Official Selection. 2024
2nd Batangas Balisong Film Festival, Batangas, Philippines, Official Selection. 2024
12th The International Animated Film Festival , Constantine’s Gold Coin, Nis, Serbia, Official Selection. 2024
9th Galapán Film Festival, Jaén, Spain, Official Selection. 2024
21st Festimaj International Film Festival, Vendee, France, Official Selection. 2024
17th Islantilla Cinefórum Film Festival, Huelva, Spain, Official Selection. 2024
5th International Christian Film Festival of Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia, Official Selection. 2024
13th International Youth Film Festival “Light to the World'' Kinofestival, Yaroslavskaya, Russian Federation, Official Selection. 2024
16th Bugarte Film and Visual Arts Festival, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Official Selection. 2024
Woman, Life, Freedom Film Festival, Queensland, Australia, Official Selection. 2024
8th Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festival, Chania, Greece, Official Selection. 2024
3rd Film Festival Pino Scicolone, Rome, Italy, Official Selection. 2024
8th Calibélula International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Cali, Colombia, Official Selection. 2024
5th Heritales International Heritage Film Festival, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, Official Selection. 2024
3rd The Kaaffilm Short Film Festival, Milan, Italy, Official Selection. 2024
7th FICNOVA - ANIFF; International Film Festival, Madrid, Spain, Official Selection. 2024
6th International Amity Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
Chennai Word Cinema Festival, Chennia, India, Official Selection. 2024
15th KINOdiseea International Children Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania, Official Selection. 2024
Aegean Film Festival, Izmir, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
5th CineOdyssey Animation Festival, North Carolina, US, Official Selection. 2024
2nd Lahore International Film Festival Awards, Lahore, Pakistan, Official Selection. 2024
3rd ONED Art Film Festival, Beijing, China & Toulouse, France, Official Selection. 2024
11th Canlandiranlar Animation Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
2nd The Rivers International Film Festival, Rivers, Nigeria, Official Selection. 2024
3rd Daejeon International Haru Film Festival, Daejeon, South Korea, Official Selection. 2024
The Animation Tanzania Film Festival, Dar es salaam, Tanzania, Official Selection. 2024
9th Kısadan Hisse Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
5th International Short Film Festival Cine Mundo, Río Negro, Argentina, Official Selection. 2024
3rd Bridge of Peace, Paris, France, Official Selection. 2024
11th Film Olympiad, Athens, Greece, Official Selection. 2024
7th Rieti e Sabina Film Festival, Rome, Italy, Official Selection. 2024
9th The International Festival For Human Rights Films, Tunis, Tunisia, Official Selection. 2024
8th The Link International Film Festival, Middlesex, United Kingdom, Official Selection. 2024
12th Silk Road International Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, Official Selection. 2024
11th Mumbai Entertainment International Film Festival, Mumbai, India, Official Selection. 2024
The Human Screen Child Festival, Tunis, Tunisia, Official Selection. 2024
7th 21 Island International Short Film Fest, New York City, US, Official Selection. 2024
6th Amnesty International Film Festival for Human Rights, France, Official Selection. 2024
10th Galapán Film Festival Santiago-Pontones, Jaen, Spain, Official Selection. 2024
8th Great Message International Film Festival, Maharashtra, India, Official Selection. 2024
3rd The Varsity Film Expo 2024, Lusaka, Zambia, Official Selection. 2024
9th Video Hackers Film Festival, Alessandria, Italy, Official Selection. 2024
2. Gemlik Film Festivali, Kısa Film Yarışması, Finalist. 2023
14. Sinepark Kısa Film Festivali, Animasyon Treni Dalı, Finalist. 2024
1. Turan Film Festivali, Gösterim Seçkisi. 2024
1. Vicdanlı Gençlik Kısa Film Yarışması, Yarışma Filmi. 2024
12. Canlandıranlar Festivali, 7. Canlandıranlar Film Yarışması, Yarışma Filmi.
2024
6. Dostluk Kısa Film Festivali, İnsani Bakış-Filistin Yarışması, Finalist. 2024
9. Genç Öncüler Kısa'dan Hisse Kısa Film Yarışması, Animasyon Dalı, Finalist.
2024
14. Avrupa Birliği İnsan Hakları Kısa Film Yarışması, İnsan Hakları Dalı, Finalist. 2024
12. SETEM İpekyolu Film Ödülleri, Ulusal Canlandırma Film Yarışması, Finalist. 2024
Kaynak
Merve Cirisoglu
Animation Director & Producer
www.animatick.com
