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Country of origin
Turkey

Gürcan Keltek (*1973 in Izmir) studied film at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Dokuz Eylul University (DEÜ). He directed short films, commercials and music videos. His short documentaries, “Overtime” (2012) and “The Bourning Mountain” (2014) have been screened at more than 20 international film festivals including Visions du Réel Nyon, DOK Leipzig, and Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes. His medium-length film “Colony” (2015) premiered at FIDMarseille, won Best Newcomer Prize at Doku Fest Kosovo, and was also screened at AMDocs American Documentary Film Festival and Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival. 

Festivals

Leipzig

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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