‘The Deep Place’ movie wins award in Turkey

The Deep Place, a movie produced in Ghana makes Ghana proud by grabbing an award at the 7th edition of the Hakis International Short Film Festival held in Ankara, Turkey on Thursday.

The event organised by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism in collaboration with HAK-IS saw Mawuko and his team cling third place award with the short film “The Deep Place” in the International Category.

The movie directed by Lindsay Branham had actors such as Brian Angels and newcomers in the persons of Louis, Godwin and some others.

Mawuko Kuadzi who was the Line Producer and Casting Director represented the team at the awards ceremony in Turkey.

The 2017 movie was funded by the International Justice Mission(IJM) and has won several awards in the past including.

Clio Silver Award for best Cinematography 2018, ADC Silver Cube Award for Best Online Film 2018 and many others.

A total of one thousand four hundred movies were submitted in this year’s edition of the contest with 208 of those submissions being Turkish-made movies and the rest submitted from 128 other countries across the globe.

Some other winners in the International Category are:

BEST FILM AWARD (International):

“ESTONIA-Roof Knocking”

SECOND FILM AWARD (International):

“FRANCE-Wheatman”

THIRD FILM AWARD (International):

“GHANA-The Deep Place”

SPECIAL AWARD (International):

“BANGLADESH-Dream of Moina”

From the art world, the famous directors Mesut Uçakan, Ulvi Alacakaptan, ?smail Güne?, famous actress Ahmet Yenilmez, Yusuf Sezgin, Hac? Ali Konuk, M. Emin Kad?han, Yüksel Ünal, Fatih Küçük were present at the ceremony where she made a colorful appearance with her participation. Directors and arts personalities from Ghana, Bangladesh, Latvia, the Philippines, India, Iran, England, Kyrgyzstan and other parts of the world were also present at the grand event held at Ankara Hilton Garden Inn Hotel.