The winners of the 7th TRT Documentary Awards were announced during a ceremony on May 11th. 348 documentaries from 42 countries participated in the competition this year.
In the international category, Alexander Nanau’s Romanian film “Toto and his sister” won the Best Documentary Award – having already won the Golden Eye at the Zurich Film Festival and the Golden Lens at Millenium, an international documentary festival. Nanau’s docu-mentary shows us “the story of a rather particular family: Toto (10 years) and his sisters, Ana (17) and Andrea (15). While their mother is in prison, Toto throws himself into learning to read, write and dance, while his sisters try to maintain a balanced family life in a world which has long forgotten what is supposed to be the innocence of childhood.” Nefin Dinç’s “Through my lens” shows how young Turks are struggling to make their voices heard by making short films about democracy and human rights in Turkey. It won the Best Documentary Award in the National Professional category while Mehmet Emre Gul’s “Before me” dominated the National Student Competition. It is about the daily life of İfakat (76 years) living with her mentally retarded son Halil (56), whom it is difficult to help. If İfakat dies, Halil will be alone, therefore İfakat wants him to die before her.
To consult the complete list of prize-winners, click here.
Source: trtbelgesel.com
