Free Monkeys

# Free MONKEYS (Thriller)

director: Cengiz Akayguen
shot on Arri Alexa Studio

Cast: Ingo van Gulijk, Henry Meyer, Ernest Hausmann, Stephanie Engel

WINNER "Best Short Thriller" - Creation International Film Festival, Canada 2016
WINNER 'BEST FILM, BEST MUSIC, BEST ACTOR', "TMFF Film Festival", UK 2016
WINNER "Best Film & Best Score" - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest', Romania 2016
WINNER "BEST FILM"  "GENRENALE 3", Germany 2015"

Nominee "BEST FILM"  "Largo Film Awards", Switzerland 2015"

Official Selection "Freedom Film Festival", USA 2017
Official Selection "KSFF Film Festival", South Africa 2017
Official Selection "14th Frames Film Festival", India 2017
Official Selection "Bucharest Film Awards", Romania 2017
Official Selection "Slumberjack Film Festival", UK 2017
Official Selection "Transylvania Cinema Awards", Romania 2017
Official Selection "Largo Film Awards", Switzerland 2016
Official Selection "ShortPole London IFF", UK 2016
Official Selection "Cineplay Film Awards", USA 2016
Official Selection "Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Awards", Portugal 2016
Official Selection "Leicester City Film Festival", UK 2016
Official Selection "Yes! Let's make a Movie Film Festival", Canada 2016
Official Selection "Post Mortem International Film Festival", Mexico 2016
Official Selection "Ibiza Cine Fest", Spain 2016
Official Selection "Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona / NYC / Paris",  2015
Official Selection "Neisse Film Festival", Germany 2015
Official Selection "GENRENALE 3", Germany 2015
Official Selection "Nacogdoches Film Festival", USA 2015
Official Selection "IRVINE International Film Festival", USA 2015
Official Selection "Albuquerque Film Festival", USA 2015
Official Selection "Idyllwild Film Festival", USA 2015
Official Selection "The Los Angeles Thriller Film Festival", USA 2014
Official Selection "Sunscreen Film Festival", L.A., USA 2014
Official Selection "Nicaragua International Film Festival" Nicaragua 2014/2015
Official Selection "Mica International Film Festival"  Brazil 2014
Official Selection "Big as Texas Short Film Festival" USA 2015
Official Selection "Dortmunder Tresen Film Festival" Germany 2015
Official Selection "Urban Mediamakers Film Festival", USA 2014
Official Selection "Big Soda Film Festival", USA 2014
Official Selection "Great Lakes International Film Festival", USA 2014
Official Selection "BISFF - Bangalore International Short Film Festival", India 2014'

Free Monkeys is a short that has succeeded in harmoniously adapting cinematography, editing and sound to a compelling plot.[..]
(Bucharest Film Fest 01/2017)

[..]"Free Monkeys ist ein wirkungsvolles Short-Movie, ein würdiger Sieger - und, nicht zuletzt, ein schlagender Beweis für gutes Spannungskino aus Deutschland." (kino-zeit.de/02-2015)

[..] Masterfully filmed and directed, Cengiz Akaygün’s short film offers a very intense cinematographic experience. It is one of those films we can only be proud to have in TMFF’s portfolio. ...and it has definitely earned its label as a ‘not to be missed one’.    (tmff 08/2016)

[..] Ein schön gemachtes Vabanquespiel mit der Zuschauergunst, bei dem der Filmemacher sich dennoch eindeutig moralisch positioniert.[..]  (Blogmagazin - Filme- & Macher/03-2015)