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# My last concert (Drama b/w)

director: Selcuk Cara.
Shot with Arri D.21, b&w

Cast: Dagmar von Kurmin, Anne von Keller, Timo Hübsch, Hubertus Regout

WINNER "Best Cinematography" - North American Movie Awards, USA 2017
WINNER "Best Cinematography" - American Movie Awards, USA 2017
WINNER "Best Cinematography" - Creation International Film Festival, Canada 2016
WINNER "Best Cinematography" - SoSe International Film Festival, Armenia 2016
WINNER GRAND PRIZE - CINEMATOGRAPHY - Panavision Award - FLICKERS-Rhode Island Film Festival, USA 2014
WINNER "BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY" - Feel the Reel International Film Festival, UK 2016
WINNER "BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY" - Wolves Independent International Film Awards, Lithuania 2016
WINNER "Best Family Film" - Alaska International Film Awards, USA 2015
WINNER "Human Rights Award" - Phönix Film Festival Melbourne, Australia 2016
WINNER "Best Narrative Film" - Creation International Film Festival, Canada 2016
WINNER "BEST FILM" - TMFF Film Festival, UK 2016   tmff rating: *****
WINNER "BEST COLLEGIATE FICTION SHORT" - Red Rock Film Festival, USA 2016
WINNER "Best Cinematography" - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest', Romania 2016
WINNER "Best Student Film" - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest', Romania 2016
WINNER "BEST DIRECTOR/BEST ACTRESS/2.nd Best Film - Feel the Reel International Film Festival, UK 2016
WINNER "Best Film"  - Largo Film Awards, Switzerland 2016
WINNER "SilverStar Best Picture" - ShortPole IFF International Film Festival, UK 2016
WINNER "Best Student Film" - ShortPole IFF International Film Festival, UK 2016
WINNER "Best Director" - SoSe International Film Festival, Armenia 2016
WINNER   BEST FILM / BEST EDITING -  'Cinema World Film Festival', Canada 2016
WINNER BEST student Film "Short stop International Film Festival", UK 2017
Nominee 'Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Score, Best Editing', "Transsylvania Film Festival", Romania 2017
Nominee "Best cinematography" - TMFF Film Festival, UK 2016
Nominee "Best cinematography" - Eindhovens Film Festival, Netherlands 2016

“Mein letztes Konzert” received the rating “highly recommended” by the FBW – film evaluation board, 2014

(Prädikat "besonders wertvoll").

“Mein letztes Konzert” received the rating "shortfilm of the month" by the FBW – film evaluation board, 2015
# Mein letztes Konzert (Drama) and its premieres:

Official Selection "Copenhagen Film Festival", Denmark 2017
Official Selection "Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Awards", Portugal 2017
Official Selection "Transsylvania Film Festival", Romania 2017
Official Selection "Hollywood Screenings Film Festival", USA 2016
Official Selection "Eindhovens Film Festival", Netherlands 2016
Official Selection "Kinsale Sharks Short Film & Music Awards", Ireland 2016
Official Selection "Auckland International Film Festival", New Zealand 2016
Official Selectin "Short Stop International Film Festival", UK 2017
Official Selection "Largo Film Awards", Switzerland 2016
Official Selection "Equality Film Festival", USA 2016
Official Selection "ShortPole London IFF", UK 2016
Official Selection "Tracce Cinematografiche International Film Competition", Italy 2016
Official Selection "Human Rights Film Festival of BARCELONA / NYC / PARIS", Spain 2016
Official Selection "TMC Film Festival", UK 2016
Official Selection "Los Angeles Cine Fest", USA 2016
Official Selection "Feel the Reel International Film Festival", UK 2016
Official Selection "International Monthly Film Festival", UK 2016
Official Selection "Creation International Film Festival", Canada 2016
Official Selection "Bucharest ShortCut CineFest", Romania 2016
Official Selection "Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne", Australia 2016
Official Selection "Wolves Independent International Film Awards", Lithuania 2016
Official Selection "Moving Pictures Festival", Belgium 2016
Official Selection "TMFF The Film Festival", UK 2016
Official Selection "SOSE International Film Festival", Armenia 2016
Official Selection "Chicago International Arthouse Film Fest", USA 2015
Official Selection "Mosaic World Film Festival", USA 2015
Official Selection "Sunscreen Film Festival - Florida", USA 2015
Official Selection "KurzFilmFestival Diessen ", Germany 2016
Official Selection "Headline International Film Festival ", USA 2016
Official Selection "Red Rock Film Festival of Zion Canon, Utah", USA 2016
Official Selection "Tresen-Filmfestival", Germany 2016
Official Selection "Navi Mumbai International Film Festival", India 2015
Official Selection "36. FILMFESTIVAL MAX OPHÜLS PREIS", Germany 2015
Official Selection "TALLY Shorts Film Festival", USA 2015
Official Selection "International Short Film Festival Detmold", Germany 2015
Official Selection "CAMERIMAGE - festival of the art of cinematography", Poland 2014
Official Selection "UK FILM FESTIVAL",London, UK 2014
Official Selection "Navi Mumbai International Film Festival", India 2015
Official Selection "Blackbird Film Festival", USA 2015
Official Selection "Spitziale Film Festival", Germany 2015
Official Selection "Nicaragua International Film Festival",Nicaragua 2014
Official Selection "MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL",Canada 2014
Official Selection "FLICKERS - Roving Eye International Filmfestival",USA 2014
Official Selection "Festival Internacional de Cine de Hermosillo",Mexico 2014
Official Selection "FLICKERS - RHODE ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL",USA 2014
Official Selection "Neisse FILM FESTIVAL",Germany 2015
Official Selection "Changing Perspective Film Festival",Istanbul, Turkey 2015
Official Selection "InHouse Film Festival", UK 2015
Official Selection "Filmfest Türkei - Deutschland",Germany 2015
Official Selection "Big as Texas Short FilmFestival",USA 2015
Official Selection "Michael Ballhaus Cinematography Award - First Steps",Germany  2014

[..] "The outstanding cinematography of ‘My Last Concert’ strikes one from the very beginning. The high contrasts and the intense framing assort the grave yet poetic dialogue tone perfectly."

[..] "For its outstanding visuals, for its poetic monologue, for its absolute mastery of building up the suspense and before everything else, for its genius poetic taste, ‘My Last Concert’ has been awarded the 1st place for Best TMFF Film Of July 2016. A truly intense cinematic experience, hard to forget!"  tmff rating: *****
tmff - review - 'my last concert' 08/2016

[...] "Mein Leztes Konzert, a short Yiddish film about a composer, which Quirk calls," “A visual poem. I haven’t really seen a film like this before.”[...]
Motifri.com 6th august 2014

[..] is an amazing work of art with breathtaking cinematography [..]

(tallyshorts.com - 2015)

[..] “Stunning cinematography!” said jury member Dawn Westlake about the black-and-white visuals. “This film had incredible production value. I can totally see why it won a Panavision Award.”
(suindependent.com - Red Rock Film Festival 09/2016)

[...]Ein bewegender, emotionaler und ganz besonderer Film zum Thema „Holocaust“. [..]
(Prädikat: "besonders wertvoll", bester Film des Monats – FBW - Filmbewertungstelle Wiesbaden)

[..]„We were tremendously impressed with the quality of work we had the honor of reviewing in this year's AIFA. Your award-winning work represents the absolute finest of several hundred submissions received from over two dozen countries around the globe. Reflecting the highest degree of excellence, your films and screenplays demonstrated imaginativeness, novelty, and polished skill. We congratulate you and praise the talent and craftsmanship manifested in your outstanding work.“ [..]
(2015 Winners official Press Release -Alaska International Film Award)

[..] Ein Meisterstück, das in einer kleinen Episode das große Grauen beschwört. [..]

(Dortmunder Ruhrnachrichten - 27.4.2015)

„(...) to see films made primarily for aesthetic and philosophical reasons rather than commercial profit. The festival would like to approach the caliber of films made by such great directors as Eisenstein, Antonioni, Fellini, Tarkovsky, Godard, Truffaut, Pasolini, Kurosawa, Buñuel, Norshteyn.“
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE, USA)

[..] "Ein außergewöhnlicher Film, der durch seine kunstvollen Schwarz-weiß-Bilder fasziniert und von einer alten Pianistin, einer Jüdin, erzählt, die als Kind schuldlos schuldig wurde." [..]
(NÜRNBERGER NACHRICHTEN)