FINALIST November 18 - December 3, 2023 ALKARISI Short | 23 min. | 2022 | with English subtitles DIRECTOR İlyas Soner Yıldırım CAST Sema Çeyrekbaşı, Deniz Danışoğlu, Nevin Dizdar SCREENWRITER / PRODUCER İlyas Soner Yıldırım CINEMATOGRAPHER Ece Latifaoğlu EDITOR Fırat Terzioğlu Kübra stays in the country house of her grandmother Emine with her illegitimate newborn baby. She hears of a creature named Alkarısı, which is rumored to kill newborn babies, haunting the village. She finds herself in the middle of a dark folk tale. Selected Festivals and Awards Antakya Film Festival (2022): Best National Short Film Austin After Dark Film Festival, USA (2022): Best International Director Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, India (2022): World Premiere Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival, USA (2022) Izmir Short Film Festival (2022) Budapest Movie Awards, Hungary (2022) Genç Öncüler Kısa’dan Hisse Short Film Contest (2023) Blacksphere Int. Audiovisual and Multimedia Festival, Czech Republic (2023) İlyas Soner YILDIRIM İlyas Soner Yıldırım was born in 1988, Turkey. He studied filmmaking, directing and creative writing at various film academies. He completed Alkarısı, which made its world premiere at the 12th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, in 2022. Currently, he is working on his next short film project which has been selected as the winner of the 45th Drama International Short Film Festival's Pitching Lab.