The 16th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was a film festival scheduled to be held in Antalya, Turkey, in 1979 which, was cancelled as a protest against state-imposed censorship.
The competition was cancelled after all the members of the jury and competitors withdrew when the Censorship Committee banned and cut scenes from Ömer Kavur's Yusuf and Kenan (), Yavuz Özkan's Railroad () and Yavuz Pağda's Travelers () and the organizing committee canceled the festival in solidarity. A rule change made the films eligible to compete in the following year's festival but this was also subsequently cancelled.
The awards for this and the following festival, which was also cancelled, re-christened Belated Golden Oranges (), were presented at an award ceremony as part of the 48th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, with the recipients chosen from the films originally selected as candidates by the original jury members selected to represent the competition.
The original 1979 Jury was to have consisted of Prof. Özdemir Nutku, Prof. Alim Şerif Onaran, Süreyya Duru, Onat Kutlar, Emre Kongar, Hale Soygazi, a representative from TRT and a representative from Antalya.
National Feature Film Competition Jury Members Prof. Dr. Özdemir Nutku Hale Soygazi Selahattin Tonguç Vecdi Sayar Atilla Dorsay Tunca Yönder Doğan Hızlan Ahmet Keskin Nurettin Tekindor Kenan Değer Tonguç Yaşar
Belated Golden Orange Awards The reconstituted National Feature Film Competition Jury, headed by Prof. Dr. Özdemir Nutku, awarded Belated Golden Oranges in nine categories. Best Film: Railroad () directed by Yavuz Özkan and Yusuf and Kenan () directed by Ömer Kavur Best Director: Yavuz Özkan for Railroad () Best Screenplay: Onat Kutlar & Ömer Kavur for Yusuf and Kenan () Best Music: Arif Erkin for Canal () Best Actress: Sevda Ferdağ for Last Time with You () Best Actor: Fikret Hakan for Railroad () Best Supporting Actress: Sevda Aktolga for The Baby () & Railroad () Best Supporting Actor: Kamuran Usluer for Canal () Best Child Artist: Cem Davran for Yusuf and Kenan ()
Official Selection Twelve Turkish films made in the preceding year were selected to compete in the festival's National Feature Film Competition. Last Time with You () directed by Feyzi Tuna Honor () directed by Ümit Efekan Golden City () directed by Orhan Aksoy Canal () directed by Erden Kıral Citizen Rıza () directed by Cüneyt Arkın Uprising () directed by Orhan Aksoy I Can't Live without You () directed by Metin Erksan Dark Head () directed by Korhan Yurtsever The Baby () directed by İhsan Yüce Travelers () directed by Yavuz Pağda Railroad () directed by Yavuz Özkan Yusuf and Kenan () directed by Ömer Kavur
National Short Film Competition
Golden Orange Awards Best Short Film: Fatma The Woodworker () directed by Süha Arın
See also 1979 in film
References
External links for the festival