Mootlak Film

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Mootlak Film LLC is an independent American film and Creative Production studio based in Texas. We focus on cinematic storytelling, visual design, and project-based global collaborations.

AWARDS - Sorely Fiorella - Feature Film

2024 – Future of Film Awards, Best Independent Film Award, Ohrid – North Macedonia

2025 – 7th Kaia International Film Festival, Best Film – Second Place Award, Istanbul

2024 – Independent Film Awards, Best Independent Film Honorable Mention–United Kingdom

2025 – Santa Monica Filmmaker Awards, Best Screenplay Award, Santa Monica – USA

2024 – 1st Monthly Film Festival, Best Director Award, Belgrade – Serbia

2025 – 7th Kaia International Film Festival, Best Director Award, Istanbul – Turkey

2025 – Anadolu Film Awards, Best Supporting Actress Award, Istanbul – Turkey

2025 – Kyoto Independent Film Festival, Best Original Score Award, Kyoto – Japan

2024 – Independent Film Awards, Best Sound Design Award, Leeds – United Kingdom

2024 – 1st Monthly Film Festival, Best Sound Design Award, Belgrade – Serbia

2024 – Art Film Awards, Best Poster Award, Skopje – North Macedonia

2024 – 4th Haliç Goldenhorn International Film Festival, Finalist, Istanbul – Turkey

2025 – 9th ORION International Film Festival, Finalist, Berlin – Germany
AWARDS - Celals Train - Feature Film

2024 - Cannes World Film Festival, Best First-Time Filmmaker Award.

2024- Los Angeles Film Awards, LAFA, Best Indie Feature Award.

2024- New York International Film Awards, NYFA, Best 1’st time Director Award.

2024- Rome International Film Awards, Best Comedy Movie Award.

2024- Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela, Best Actor Award.

2024- Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela, Best Comedy Film Award.

2024- Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela, Best Original Score Award.

2024- Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela, Best Screenplay Award.

2024- Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela, Best Supporting Actor Award.

AWARDS - Where To -Short Film

- 2021 India Accord Cine Fest - Best Drama Short / Honourable Mention

- 2021 AltFF Alternative Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
Nominee for Best Drama(Where To) / Nominee for Best Director(Gursel Ates) / Nominee for Best Actor(Ibrahim Sevinc)

- 2021 AltFF Alternative Film Festival - Long Short Category / Best Drama (Where To)

- 2021 BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
The nominations are:
"Best Medium-Length Film" Where To
"Best Director of Medium-Length Film" Gursel Ates
"Best Screenplay of Medium-Length Film" Huseyin Alp Tahmaz
"Best Actor of Medium-Length Film" to Ibrahim Sevinc
"Best Supporting Actress of Medium-Length Film" to Jeelan Aburub

- 2021 13th competition of BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival Winner; "Best Actor of Medium-Length Film" to Ibrahim Sevinc

- 2021 V.i.Z. Film Fest
NOMINEE - Finalist
Ibrahim Sevinc & Orhan Ay / Best Short Film Actor
Jeelan Aburub - Best Short Film Actress
Huseyin Alp Tahmaz - Best Short Film Screenwriter
Taha Emre Yilmaz & Gursel Ates - Best Short Film Editing

- 2021 V.i.Z. Film Fest
Winner
Where To "Best Experimental Short Film" Award
World Independent Film Awards winning
"To Where" with Best Acting Ensemble Los Angeles Indiex Film Fest - Best Drama Short / Semi Finalist
4 theater selections: 4 theaters Drama + 4 theaters best selection / ''The best player community'' Finalist

- 2021 Anatolia International Film Festival - Best national short film / Finalist
12th Free Film Festival / Finalist

- 2021 New York Istanbul Short Film Festival -Best national short film / Official Selection

- 2021 Kalakari film fest -Best Film Fest Special Award / Official Selection
The Lift-Off Sessions - Best Drama Short / Official Selection
First-Time Filmmaker Online Sessions - Short Live Action Narratives / Official Selection
Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network - Short Film Content / Official Selection
AWARDS - Uncle - Short Movie

2016 – Headline International Film Festival, Best Short Film Award, Vancouver-Canada

2015 – 6th Lions International Short Film Festival, Third Prize for Best Short Film, Istanbul-Turkey

2016 – Selby Short Film Festival, Best Actor Award (Sahir Tamer), Yorkshire-UK

2014 – 1st Marmaris International Short Film Festival, Official Selection, Muğla-Turkey

2014 – 1st Sivas Short Film Festival, Competition Films, Finalist, Sivas-Turkey

2014 – 14th Kısa-ca International Student Films Festival, Fiction Category, Finalist, Konya-Turkey

2014 – 26th Istanbul International Short Film Festival, Fiction Category, Finalist, Istanbul-Turkey

2014 – 7th İnönü University International Short Film Festival, Out-of-Competition Official Selection, Malatya-Turkey

2015 – 5th Yılmaz Güney Kurdish Short Film Festival, Competition Films, Finalist, Batman-Turkey

2016 – Newark International Film Festival (NIFF), Official Selection, New Jersey-USA

2016 – 1st Dede Korkut International Short Film Competition, Finalist, Bayburt-Turkey

2019 – UçanKuş TV “UçanKuş at Universities” Program, Short Film Segment, Broadcast on May 23

2016 – International Open Film Festival (IOFF), Semi-Finalist, New York-USA

2016 – Hudson Valley International Film Festival, Short Film Category, Official Screening, New York-USA

2016 – Silent Movie World Festival, Official Selection, Yuzniy-Ukraine

2016 – BUZZ CEE International Film Festival, Short Film Category, Finalist, Buzău-Romania

2016 – Dirigo International Student Film Festival, Official Selection, Somerset-UK

2016 – All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF), Official Selection, Kerala-India

2014 – 3rd Golden Tooth Film Festival, Fiction-6 Section, Official Selection, Istanbul-Turkey

2016 – 7th KısaKes Film Festival, Univision Turkish Shorts Galaxy Section, Screening, Istanbul-Turkey

2016 – Karaköy International Short Film Days, Official Selection, Istanbul-Turkey

2014 – 2nd SETEM Academy BAK Awards, Best Actress Nominee (Selma Bayraktargil), Istanbul-Turkey

2015 – 1st National Silhouette Short Film Festival, Fiction Category, Finalist, Istanbul-Turkey

2014 – Balkan Film & Food Festival, Official Selection, Tirana-Albania

2016 – Chill Manila International Film Festival, Short Film Official Selection, Manila-Philippines

2016 – AltcineAction! Balkan Short Film Festival, Neasmyrni Cultural Events, Screening, Athens-Greece

2014 – 8th ANKAmall Second-hand Film Festival, “Transformers-VII” Section, Screening, Ankara-Turkey

2014 – Moneta Film Short Film Sharing Platform, Short Film of the Day, November 28

2014 – 12th International Environmental Short Film Festival, National Environmental Short Film Competition, Istanbul-Turkey

2013 – Line TV “A Short Break” Program, Episode 39, Broadcast on December 12