In The Woods
Ilgın Saçan
02:02 | Turkey
In The Woods is a recorded diary of monsters living in an urban forest. Max, one enthusiastic showrunner monster boy, takes us on a tour while his best friend P. records everything. As the team demonstrates to us how it is like to be a monster, we watch their unscripted story.
Screenings and Awards
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) Tricks For Kids Competition Official Selection
International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR 2022 International Animated Series Competition Official Selection
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Official Selection
European Film Market, 75th Cannes Film Festival, Marche du Film, Turkish Cinema Short Film Catalogue 2022
ANNY Animation Nights Newyork 2022 Official Selection for Cannes Short Film Corner Catalogue
Cactus International Kids and Youth Film Festival Official Selection
KINOdiseea International Children Film Festival Official Selection
Nickel Youth Film Fest Official Selection 2022
42. İFSAK National Short Film and Documentary Festival, 3rd Prize 2022
Midsummer Scream Screaming Room Film Festival 2022 Drawn to Horror Audience Award
CineSud SHIFT Film Festival 2022 Official Selection
On Vous Ment Documentary Festival 2022 Official Selection
Animattikon Project Cyprus Official Selection 2022
Festival Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil (FICAIJ) Official Selection
International Short Film Festival Detmold (ISFF) Official Selection 2022
MAX3MIN Very Short Film Festival 2022 Official Selection
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Finalist
Student Los Angeles Film Awards (SLAFA) Finalist 2022
AniMate Australia Animation Film Festival Semi-Finalist 2022
Ilgın Saçan
Ilgin Sacan is a filmmaker, writer, and animator based in Istanbul. She has produced music videos, shorts, and a recent mockumentary called In the Woods. The short film made its premiere at Stuttgart Animated Film Festival in 2022 and competed in the Tricks For Kids competition. It has been screened in thirteen countries and used in schools for educational purposes. In the Woods has also been represented by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the General Directorate of Cinema at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, and met with the participants at the Marche du Film. The themes in her work include satire and hyperrealism; through the narrative and design, she blends stylized realism with the intention of breaking disbelief.
