'Stone and Feather' Wins 6 Awards at 63rd Golden Orange

The closing ceremony and awards presentation of the 63rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, organized by Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, took place at the Glass Pyramid. In the National Feature Film Competition, 'Stone and Feather,' directed by Ragıp Türk, won the Best Film award.

Türk also took home the Best Screenplay and Best Director awards on the same evening. The Cahide Sonku Award from the same film went to Melda Tuzluca, the joint Best Editing Award to Naim Kanat, and the Sungu Çapan National Film Critics Award also went to the 'Stone and Feather' team. The film closed the night with a total of 6 awards.

Taking the stage for the third time, Ragıp Türk said, "This is my first award in Antalya. I have dreamed of it for years. I pledge to serve cinema." From the stage, he also thanked Yeşim Ustaoğlu, whom he cited as his mentor at the beginning of his film career.

The Best Director Award went to Yeşim Ustaoğlu for her film 'Remnants.' Receiving the award from jury president Derviş Zaim, Ustaoğlu said in her speech, "I continue to believe in justice and conscience."

Öykü Karayel won the Best Actress award for her performance in 'Remnants.' Karayel said she received the award "for those unjustly imprisoned right now." The Best Actor award was shared between Mehmet Günsür and Mert Fırat for the film 'The Death of Truth'.

In the competition headed by jury president Derviş Zaim, Aylin Zoi Tinel, Elif Demoğlu, Fatih Artman, Meryem Uzerli, Sırma Bradley, and Gökhan Kırdar served as jury members. According to Habertürk.