Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family. Her struggle initiates a dynamic, which results in a life-threatening situation.
Angers European First Film Festival
2011
• Won, Audience Award
Feature Film
Feo Aladag
Annonay International Festival of First Films
2011
• Nominated, Grand Jury Prize
Feo Aladag
Athens Panorama of European Cinema
2010
• Won, Best Film
Feo Aladag (director)
Baden-Baden TV Film Festival
2010
• Nominated, MFG Star
Feo Aladag
Berlin International Film Festival
2010
• Won, Label Europa Cinemas
Feo Aladag
Calgary International Film Festival
2010
• Won, Best International Feature
Feo Aladag (producer)
Camerimage
2010
• Nominated, Best Directorial Debut
Feo Aladag
Cologne Conference
2010
• Won, Casting Award
Ulrike Müller (casting director)
Créteil International Women's Film Festival
2010
• Won, Audience Award
Feo Aladag
European Film Awards
2010
• Nominated, European Film Award
Best Actress
Sibel Kekilli
• Nominated, European Discovery of the Year
Feo Aladag
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
2010
• Won, Jury Award
Best Film
Feo Aladag
German Camera Award
2010
• Won, German Camera Award
Best Cinematography
Judith Kaufmann (camera)
• Nominated, German Camera Award
Best Editing
Andrea Mertens
German Critics Association Awards
2010
• Won, Critics Award
Film
Feo Aladag (Best Film), Sibel Kekilli (Best Actress), Judith Kaufmann (Best Cinematography), Andrea Mertens (Best Editing), Max Richter (Best Score), Stéphane Moucha (Best Score)
German Film Awards
2010
• Won, Film Award in Bronze
Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm)
Feo Aladag, Züli Aladag
(Independent Artists Filmproduktion).
• Won, Film Award in Gold
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle)
Sibel Kekilli
• Nominated, Film Award in Gold
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Nebenrolle)
Settar Tanriögen
• Nominated, Film Award in Gold
Best Direction (Beste Regie)
Feo Aladag
• Nominated, Film Award in Gold
Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch)
Feo Aladag
• Nominated, Film Award in Gold
Best Editing (Bester Schnitt)
Andrea Mertens
German Film Critics Association Awards
2011
• Won, German Film Critics Award
Best Film (Bester Spielfilm)
Feo Aladag
• Won, German Film Critics Award
Best Actress (Beste Darstellerin)
Sibel Kekilli
• Tied with Sophie Rois for "3".
• Won, German Film Critics Award
Best Film Score (Beste Musik)
Stéphane Moucha, Max Richter
• Tied with Christoph M. Kaiser and Julian Maas for "Die kommenden Tage".
• Won, German Film Critics Award
Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch)
Feo Aladag
• Won, German Film Critics Award
Best Cinematography (Beste Bildgestaltung)
Judith Kaufmann
• Won, German Film Critics Award
Best Editing (Bester Schnitt)
Andrea Mertens
• Won, German Film Critics Award
Best Feature Film Debut (Bestes Spielfilmdebüt)
Feo Aladag
Ghent International Film Festival
2010
• Won, Audience Award
Best Film
Feo Aladag
(Independent Artists Filmproduktion (production company) ).
• Won, Grand Prix
Best Film
Feo Aladag
LUX Prize
2010
• Won, Lux Prize
Feo Aladag
Marrakech International Film Festival
2010
• Won, Best Actress
Sibel Kekilli
Montréal Festival of New Cinema
2010
• Won, Public's Choice Award
Sibel Kekilli
• Best Actress
• Won, Acting Award
Best Actress
Avtandil Tetradze (actor), Sibel Kekilli (actress)
• Also for Susa.
New Faces Awards, Germany
2010
• Won, New Faces Award
Director
Feo Aladag
Nuremberg Film Festival "Turkey-Germany"
2010
• Won, Best Actress
Sibel Kekilli
• Nominated, Best Film
Feo Aladag
São Paulo International Film Festival
2010
• Won, International Jury Award
Best Feature Film
Feo Aladag
Tribeca Film Festival
2010
• Won, Best Narrative Feature
Feo Aladag
• Won, Best Actress
Narrative Feature
Sibel Kekilli
Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival, Canada
2010
• Won, VIFVF Award
Best Film
Feo Aladag