Sahim Omar Kalifa's short film Land of the Heroes has won the Best Short Film Award at the Yilmaz Güney Film Festival (19 - 23 December) in Batman, Turkey. The Kurdish-Flemish director personally accepted the award, which carries a cash prize of €3,000. Meanwhile, Land of the Heroes already has 21 international awards and around 100 festival selections.

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