His feature debut The Fall From Heaven won Best Film at the Antalya Film Festival and Best First Film at the Ankara Film Festival, later screened at more than 15 festivals, winning 10+ awards.
Ferit’s second feature film Brother’s Keeper premiered atthe Berlinale,receiving FIPRESCI award. It has won more than 25 awards and has been screened at more than 100 festivals including Cannes, BFI London, Karlovy Vary, Sarajevo, Moscow, Chicago and Tallinn Black Nights. The film is on display in many cities around the world including Greece, France, Portugal, Argentine, and Mexico City.
FILMOGRAPHY
MOVİE
BROTHER’S KEEPER
2021, 85 min, fiction – Director & Writer & Co-Producer
AWARDS
- FIPRESCI– Berlin Film Festival – 2021
- BEST FİLM– Chicago International Film Festival-USA-2021
- BEST FILM – Antalya Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
- BEST FILM– Cinema Juve International Film Festival – Spain – 2021
- BEST FILM-Turkey Germany Nunberg Film Festival –Germany-2022
- BEST FILM – Balkan Panorama Film Festival – 2022 – Turkey
- BEST FILM (CRITIC’S AWARD) – Atlantida Film Festival – Spain-2021
- BEST FILM – Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival – Germany-2022
- BEST DIRECTOR – European Film Festival of Palić – Serbia- 2021
- BEST DIRECTOR- Ourence Film Festival – Spain- 2021
- BEST DIRECTOR – Bosphorus Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
- BEST DIRECTOR Kazan Int’l Film Festival – Rusia-2021
- BEST SCRIPT– Fajr International Film Festival – 2021
- BEST SCRIPT- Antalya Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
- BEST SCRIPT– Duhok International Film Festival – Iraq- 2021
- AUDIENCE AWARD- Cinema Juve International Film Festival – Spain – 2021
- ADRIATIC AUDIENCE AWARD – Sarajevo Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, Auteur Film Festival, Montenegro Film Festival -2021
- SPECIAL JURY PRIZE- Haifa International Film festival – Israel – 2021
- SPECIAL JURY PRIZE-Isfahan Int. Fest. Children and Young Adults-İran-2021
- CRITIC’S AWARD – Atlantida Film Festival – Spain-2021
- BEST EDITING – – Antalya Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
- BEST EDITING – Bosphorus Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
- BEST EDITING – Ankara Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
- BEST ACTOR – Lisbon& Sintra Film Festival – Portugal – 2021
- BEST ACTOR Kazan Int’l Film Festival – Rusia-2021
- BEST ACTOR – Balkan Panorama Film Festival – 2022 – Turkey
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Ankara Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
FESTIVALS
- Berlin Film Festival-Panorama – Germany- 2021
- Cannes Film Festival – sélection Cannes Écrans Juniors – 2022 – FR
- BFI London Film Festival – UK – 2021
- Karlovy Vary Film Festival – CR-2021
- Moscow International Film Festival – Rusia – 2021
- Hong Kong International Film Festival – Hong Kong – 2021
- Taipei International Film Festival – 2021 – Taiwan – 2021
- Shanghai International Film Festival – China – 2021
- Chicago International Film Festival-USA-2021
- Vancouver International Film Festival – Canada – 2021
- Sarajevo Film Festival – Bosnia – 2021
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival- Estonia-2021
- Palm Springs International Film Festival-USA- 2021
- Jeonju International Film Festival – S. Korea – 2021
- Beijing International Film Festival – China – 2021
- Haifa International Film festival – Israel – 2021
- Cinema Juve International Film Festival – Spain – 2021
- Palm International Film Festival – USA-2021
- Philadelphia Film Festival – USA-2021
- Antalya Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
- Mediternean Film Festival Split – Croatia – 2021
- Atlantida Film Festival – Spain – 2021
- Bosphorus Film Festival – Turkey – 2021
- Helsinki Internnational Film Festival – 2021- Finland
- Giffoni Film Festival – ITA – 2021
- Two Riverside Film Festival – Poland-2021
- European Film Festival of Palić – Serbia- 2021
- Montenegro Film Festival – Montenegro – 2021
- Kazan Int. Film Festival – Rusia – 2021
- Cinecitta International Film Festival – Netherlands – 2021
- Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba Int’l Film Festival – Brazil – 2021
- Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival – Portugal -2021
- Films from the South Film Festival – Norway-2021
- Zagreb Film Festival – Croatia – 2021
- Auteur Film Festival – Serbia- 2021
- Cork International Film Festival -Ireland – 2021
- Sottodiciotto Film Festival-Italy-2021
- Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival – Canada -2021
- Human Rights International Film festival Zurich – Switzerland
- Umeå European Film Festival-Sweden – 2021
- Chennai International Film Festival – İndia– 2021
- Festivaal on Wheels – Turkey -2021
- Seattle Turkish Film Festival – USA- 2022
- New York Turkish Film Festival-USA-2022
- Kerala International Film Festival – India-2022
- Europa Europa Film Festival – Australia-2022
- Borderlines International Film Festival – UK-2022
- Habitat International Film Festival – India – 2022
- Turkey Germany Nunberg Film Festival –Germany-2022
- Turkish Film Days Cologne – Germany-2022
- Tetouan film festival – Morroco- 2022
- Balkan Panorama Film Festival – 2022 – Turkey
THE FALL FROM HEAVEN 2013, 88 min, fiction – Director & Writer & Producer
AWARDS
- Best Film Prize– Antalya Film Festival-2013-Turkey
- Best First Film Prize Ankara Film Festival-2014 – Turkey
- Special Mention – 50th Pesaro Film Festival
- Best Juri Prize– Antalya Film Festival-2013-Turkey
- Best Actress Prize – Silk Road Film Festival – Dublin, Irlanda
- Best Supporting Actress Prize– Antalya Film Festival-2013-Turkey
- Most Promising Writer – Ankara Film Festival-2014 – Turkey
- Most Promising Actor – Ankara Film Festival-2014 – Turkey
FESTIVALS
- Antalya Film Festival-2013-Turkey
- İstanbul Film Festival-2014-Turkey
- Silk Road Film Festival –2014- Dublin, Irlanda
- 32. International film festival of Uruguay- 2014
- 50th Pesaro Film Festival-2014-Italy
- Petaluma International Film Festival-2014-USA
- Duhok International Film Festival-2014-Irak
- Ankara internatioanal Film Festival-2014 – Turkey
- Ferfilm International FF – 2014- Kosova
- Red Tulip Film Festivali-Netherlands
SHORTS / DOCUMENTARY FILMS
YUSIV’S DREAM 2011 14,30 Min short film, HD Director & Writer & Producer
AWARDS:
- Best Fiction Film– 2. Yılmaz Güney Film Festival-2011-Turkey
FESTIVALS
- 33. CİNEMED Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier-FRANCE
- FİERİ International Film Festival- 2011-ITALY
- 7th Zurich International Film Festival- SWITZERLAND
- 10. Festival of Mediterranean Short Film of Tangier-MOROCCO
- 2. Yılmaz Güney Film Festival-2011-Turkey
- 11th AFM International Independent Film Festival ( !F İSTANBUL) -2012-Turkey
- LA Turkish film festival- 2012-USA
- V. SİNEPARK Film Festival-2011-Turkey
BEFORE THE FLOOD 2010 15 min. Short film, HDVDirector & Writer & Producer
AWARDS:
- Best Fiction Film– 22st Istanbul International Short Film Festival- Turkey
FESTIVALS
- 17th Golden Boll Fılm Festival, International Mediterranean Countries Short Films Competition-2010-Turkey
- 22st Istanbul International Short Film Festival- 2010-Turkey
- Cineposible film festival-2010- Spain
- I’ve Seen Films International Film Festival -2010 Milano/ İtalya
- Brno Sıxteen International Film Festival – 2010-Czech Republic
- River film festival- 2011-Italy
- 13th Randevu İstanbul İnternational film festival- 2010- Turkey
- JCI İstanbul Crossroads 5th International Short Film Festival-2010- Turkey
- 10th AFM International Independent Film Festival ( !F İSTANBUL) -2011-Turkey
- Yılmaz Güney Film Festival-2010-Turkey
- IV. SİNEPARK Film Festival-2010-Turkey
- Sinemardin film festival- 2011- Turkey
- International Dersim Film festival- 2011-Turkey