Toz (film)

Toz ("Dirt")

Directed by	H. Fatih Kızılgöç
Produced by	Arda Topaloğlu
Written by	H. Fatih Kızılgöç
Starring	Tatjiana Mul (Osi) Güçlü Yalçıner (Osi's lover)
Music by	Çağdaş Karagöz
Cinematography	Robbie Ryan
Editing by	H. Fatih Kızılgöç
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	13’ 55”
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

Toz (means "dust" in Turkish) is a Turkish short film. It gained a number of awards at various film festivals in the category of short films.^[1]^[2]

The film is a series of microepisodes that portray elements of an imperfect relationship of a couple: abuse, control, incomprehension, acceptance.

Awards

Corta! Porto International Short Film Festival, Portugal, International Competition: Best Film, 2005
Istanbul Commerce University, National Competition: Best Film, 2005
International Istanbul Short Film Days, National Competition: Special Jury Award, 2005
Ankara International Film Festival, Turkey, National Competition: Second Place Award in Fiction, 2005
!f Istanbul AFM Independent Film Festival, National Competition: Special Jury Award, 2005
Akbank National Short Film Festival, National Competition: Jury Mention Award, 2004 (offline version)
Columbia Tristar National Short Film Competition, Turkey: Best Film Award, 2004(offline version)
European Film Academy Awards 2005 "Short Film Nominee”
Fipresci Award
Short Film - Prix UIP