Flying Broom Film Fest unveils honor awards in Turkey

By Omer Olcay

ANKARA (AA) - The 24th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival has revealed the recipients of its honor awards, according to a statement by the metropolitan municipality of the capital Ankara on Saturday.

Actress Nur Surer and actress-singer Zuhal Olcay won the honor awards on Friday, said the municipality, a contributor to the festival held at the CerModern Arts Centre in Ankara.

Films from 33 countries are screened online for film enthusiasts between June 5-11 as part of the event.

Surer underlined that she greatly valued the festival in which only the films of women filmmakers compete

"I'm happy to have received an award tonight," she added.

The Flying Broom festival is a women's organization that aims to enhance gender equality consciousness, provide information and training to empower women, and contribute to the development of effective policies to solve women's problems.