Aylin Gökmen´s graduation film SPIRITS AND ROCKS: AN AZOREAN MYTH won the Student Grand Prix at the 44th Drama International Short Film Festival, "for its haunting yet intimate evocation of loss that pushes the boundaries of the documentary form".
The film has also been presented lately in Telluride Film Festival (USA), Beldocs Film Festival (Serbia), Camden Film Fest and POW Film Fest (USA).
In the End of the World, directed by Abraham Escobedo Salas, a DocNomads student from México, won the top prize of the grand finale SOPHIA awards in the category of Best Student Film, which is worth 5.000 €.
The “Sophia” are awarded yearly by the Portuguese Film Academy as a prestigious distinction to professional and student films produced in Portugal.
The inaugural semester of DN 10 (2021-2023) started this week in Lisbon with an international class of 24 students from Argentina, Bahrein, Belarus, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Romania and Russia.
We wish to the new class all the best for the course and a future career as successful documentary filmmakers.
Aylin Gökmen´s graduation film SPIRITS AND ROCKS: AN AZOREAN MYTH had its Australian premiere in the Shorts Competition section of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Recently, the film was presented in the 20th Dokufest, Kosovo and at the 39th Rhode Island Int. Film Festival, USA.
DOC NOMADS Erasmus Mundus Masters Course is aimed to students from all over the world with a BA degree in Film Studies, in Arts or in Media Communication studies.
The DOC NOMADS EMMC has three full partners and enjoys the backing of 19 European and non-European associated members.
