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Zenne Dancer is a 2011 Turkish drama film directed by Caner Alper and Mehmet Binay.

The film is based upon an honor killing of a student, Ahmet Yıldız, by his family after realizing he was homosexual. The film describes the discrimation that LGBT people in Turkey have to deal with.

• Best First Film, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Best Film by Siyad (Cinema Critics), Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Best Supporting Actor – Erkan Avcı, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Best Supporting Actress – Tilbe Saran, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Best Cinematography, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (2011)
• Vienna LetsCee Film Festival Best Feature Award

2012

• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Foreign Feature Award
• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Cinematography
• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Soundtrack
• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Best Supporting Actor
• San Diego Filmout Film Festival Freedom Award (M.Binay – C.Alper)
• 2012 Los Angeles International AFFMA Film Festival – Best Director Award
• 2012 Montreal World Film Festival Official Selection
• 2012 SIYAD Turkish Cinema Critics Best Soundtrack of the Year Award
• 2012 Monaco Charity Film Festival Honorary Mention
• 2012 Nuremberg Turkish Film Festival Öngören Prize Human Rights Best Feature Award
• 2012 Amsterdam Rosetagen Film Festival Audience Best Feature Award
• 2012 GQ Men Of The Year – Best Director Award – Caner Alper & Mehmet Binay
• 2013 Bilkent University Cinema Festival – Best Film –
  • Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Director –
  • Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Screenplay –
  • Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Music –
  • Bilkent University Cinema Festival Best Cinematography

• Kerem Can [de] – Can
• Giovanni Arvaneh [de] – Daniel Bert
• Erkan Avcı – Ahmet
• Tilbe Saran [tr] – Sevgi
• Rüçhan Çalışkur [tr] – Kezban
• Ünal Silver [tr] – Yılmaz

Eserzâde^{[permanent dead link]}

• Zenne Dancer at IMDb