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Republic of Turkey<br />
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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70-80-90, innocent, insolent, enticing<br />
70-80-90, masum, küstah, fettan<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 65’, colour<br />
director Melek Özman<br />
script Ayşe Düzkan, Yasemin Temizarabacı<br />
cinematography Ülkü Songül music Deniz Bayrak<br />
editing M. Özman, Orsen Küçüktamer, Y. Temizarabacı<br />
production-distribution <strong>Film</strong>mor, İstiklal Cad. Bekar Sok.<br />
7/6 Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 532 405 6528 melek@filmmor.com<br />
Women in Turkish cinema… Rarely narrator, mostly subject, generally -in films directed by meninnocent,<br />
insolent, enticing, but always two-dimensional: ‘good’ or ‘bad’ How real is their goodness<br />
or badness Why are they ne<strong>ve</strong>r listened to, belie<strong>ve</strong>d or forgi<strong>ve</strong>n, but always punished<br />
Melek Özman (Artvin, 1974) graduated with a degree in radio, television and film studies. She<br />
specialized in feminist cinema.<br />
an argonaut in ordu ordu’da bir argonot<br />
turkey 2010, dvcam, 72’, colour<br />
director-script Rüya Arzu Köksal<br />
cinematography Aydın Kudu<br />
editing Devrim Akteke, Aydın Kudu<br />
cast Enis Ayar, Taner Aksoy, Serra Yanç, Sinem Ayar<br />
production-distribution Rüya Arzu Köksal, Turkishmoon<br />
Portakal Yokuşu, Duvarcı Sok. 19/4 Ortaköy Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 327 2213 ruyakoksal@yahoo.com<br />
award Special Jury Award Antalya<br />
Enis Ayar is something of a local legend in his nati<strong>ve</strong> Ordu, a city on Turkey’s <strong>ve</strong>rdant Black Sea<br />
coast, where he has dedicated his life, against many odds, to building awareness of the region’s<br />
environmental and historical heritage. His creati<strong>ve</strong> exploits include organizing hundreds of VW Beetle<br />
owners to dri<strong>ve</strong> their colourful vintage cars from all across Turkey to draw attention to the plight of<br />
the Black Sea mountains, or making the 1000 km journey from Istanbul to Ordu solo and on foot.<br />
Rüya Arzu Köksal (Ankara, 1972) graduated with a BA degree in linguistics from Hacettepe Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity<br />
in 1994. She completed an educational documentary filmmaking program in Istanbul in 2003.<br />
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away game rakip saha<br />
turkey 2011, hdcam, 71’, colour<br />
director Serkan Çiftçi<br />
cinematography M.Emek Gül, Serkan Çiftçi<br />
editing Serkan Çiftçi<br />
production-distribution Serkan Çiftçi, Abide-i Hürriyet Cad.<br />
73-75 Yıldız Palas D:8 Şişli Istanbul T +90 533 521 0419<br />
serkancift@gmail.com<br />
Away Game tells us the story of a group of young people with social and economic problems who<br />
li<strong>ve</strong> in Kuştepe, a neighbourhood in central Istanbul that may as well be a suburb. It is also the story<br />
of the group training to become football players. They are guided in this by a trainer from a similar<br />
background who mentors them based on his own experiences.<br />
Serkan Çiftçi (Istanbul, 1974) is an Istanbul based documentary director and film editor, who<br />
graduated from Istanbul Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity with a degree in journalism in 1998. Between 2000-2010<br />
he worked at Istanbul Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity as a technical specialist and consultant for the Faculty of<br />
Communications’ TV Studio. He is currently continuing his documentary work and also working as<br />
a film editor.<br />
brutal consciences taşlaşan vicdanlar<br />
turkey 2010, dvcam, 41’, colour<br />
director Cenk Örtülü, Zeynel Koç<br />
cinematography Cenk Örtülü<br />
editing Hüseyin Karabey, Cenk Örtülü, Zeynel Koç<br />
production-distribution Hüseyin Karabey, Asi <strong>Film</strong>,<br />
Elmadağ Cad. 6/3 Şişli Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 225 3944 asifilm@gmail.com<br />
The film tells of the unlawful practices that children ha<strong>ve</strong> to put up with due to the Pre<strong>ve</strong>ntion of<br />
Terrorism Act (PoTA), and the extent of the physical and psychological violence they are subjected<br />
to. The documentary questions the ‘petrifying brutal consciences’ of our country, where more than<br />
4000 children are standing trial, hundreds are still under arrest, and dozens are found guilty and<br />
sentenced to prison terms two or three times longer than their years.<br />
Cenk Örtülü (Istanbul, 1976) studied economics. He has attended se<strong>ve</strong>ral short film workshops and<br />
has been working at Asi <strong>Film</strong> since October 2006. Zeynel Koç (Sivas, 1969) has attended se<strong>ve</strong>ral film<br />
workshops and has been working on documentary films for the last four years.<br />
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camera obscura<br />
turkey 2010, 35mm, 90’, colour<br />
director-script Çağla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti<br />
cinematography Ulaş Zeybek<br />
editing Tristan Meunier<br />
music Seb El Zin, Ge<strong>ve</strong>nde<br />
production-distribution Çağla Zencirci, 222 Rue Saint<br />
Martin 75003 Paris France<br />
T +33 6 8643 0168 czggfilms@free.fr<br />
Mehmet comes together with 13 visually handicapped people aged between 18 and 47 to take<br />
part in a month-long scriptwriting and film directing workshop. Will they be able to use cinema as<br />
a medium for expressing themsel<strong>ve</strong>s More importantly, what will they want to con<strong>ve</strong>y Camera<br />
Obscura is a documentary about people who percei<strong>ve</strong> life through their emotions.<br />
Çağla Zencirci (Ankara, 1976) and Guillaume Giovanetti (Lyon, 1978) ha<strong>ve</strong> directed se<strong>ve</strong>ral fiction<br />
and documentary shorts in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe, which were screened and won<br />
awards in more than 50 festivals, as well as broadcast on se<strong>ve</strong>ral European television channels. They<br />
are currently working on a feature film that will take place in Pakistan.<br />
concrete park beton park<br />
turkey, france 2010, minidv, 61, colour<br />
director Berke Baş<br />
cinematography Berke Baş<br />
editing Berke Baş, Pierre Haberer<br />
music Müfit Aktuna, Ahmet Akgündüz, Çağlar Cinel<br />
production-distribution Berke Baş, Patrice Barrot, <strong>Film</strong>ik<br />
Prodüksiyon, Kazancı Yokuşu 14/6 Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 292 8981 berkebas@me.com<br />
Concrete Park is the name of a lacklustre concrete hangout for the youth of Ordu, a typical city in<br />
the Black Sea region of Turkey. There you encounter a cross-section of mostly young men, all of<br />
whom struggle to o<strong>ve</strong>rcome the odds offered to them by a weak economy and a lack of prospects<br />
for the future. Some take a defeatist attitude, others make the most of their limited options, and all<br />
re<strong>ve</strong>al the struggles, challenges, and dead-ends that becoming a man in today’s Turkey can entail.<br />
Berke Baş studied political science and international relations at Boğaziçi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, Istanbul and<br />
earned a master’s degree in media studies at New School for Social Research, New York. She cofounded<br />
inHouse projects, a media collecti<strong>ve</strong>, in New York in 1998.<br />
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daredevils canıyla oynayanlar<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 52, colour<br />
director Serdar Gü<strong>ve</strong>n<br />
cinematography Serdar Gü<strong>ve</strong>n<br />
editing Yasin Ali Türkeri<br />
music Serdar Gü<strong>ve</strong>n<br />
production-distribution Maya <strong>Film</strong>, Serdar Gü<strong>ve</strong>n,<br />
Atatürk Cad. No: 87 İznik Bursa T +90 536 849 6151<br />
srdgvn@hotmail.com<br />
This documentary chronicles the place of the traditional wire-walking show within Turkey’s<br />
entertainment culture, tracing its history back to the rituals of Central Asian shamanist Turkic culture<br />
and its transformation into a performing art. Setting off from the shows of Turkey’s last wire-walker,<br />
the film explores the stories of former artists still ali<strong>ve</strong> today and looks at a generation which grew<br />
up watching the shows.<br />
Serdar Gü<strong>ve</strong>n (Iznik, 1975) graduated from the Mechanics Department of Niğde Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. He<br />
started working on documentary projects as a cameraman. In 2007 he founded Maya <strong>Film</strong> with a<br />
view to directing his own documentary projects.<br />
dream gang hayal çetesi<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 55, colour<br />
director Kenan Kavut, Seyfettin Tokmak<br />
cinematography Kenan Kavut<br />
editing Serhan Kazar<br />
cast Arif Aydoğan, Refik Akar, Mehmet Demirel<br />
production-distribution +90 <strong>Film</strong> Production, Serkan<br />
Çakarer, Asmalımescit Mah. Nergis Sok. 8/7 Beyoğlu<br />
34430 Istanbul<br />
T +90 533 475 8667 scakarer@superonline.com<br />
Dream Gang is the tragicomic story of three treasure hunters who li<strong>ve</strong> in a village located on<br />
the slopes of the Kure Mountains in Turkey. The central characters, Arif (67), Mehmet (56) and<br />
Refik (48), ha<strong>ve</strong> spent more than 20 years searching for treasure which they belie<strong>ve</strong> to be hidden<br />
somewhere in the mountains.<br />
Kenan Kavut (Bitlis, 1980) graduated from the Radio, TV & Cinema Department of Atatürk Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity<br />
in 2003. Seyfettin Tokmak (Elazığ, 1978) graduated from the <strong>Film</strong> & Television Department of<br />
Yeditepe Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. He has just completed his first feature, Broken Mussels.<br />
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dust toz<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 37’, colour<br />
directors Petra Holzer, Ethem Özgü<strong>ve</strong>n, Selçuk Erzurumlu<br />
photography Ethem Özgü<strong>ve</strong>n, Selçuk Erzurumlu<br />
editing Ethem Özgü<strong>ve</strong>n, Selçuk Erzurumlu<br />
production-distribution Ethem Özgü<strong>ve</strong>n, İstanbul Bilgi<br />
Üni<strong>ve</strong>rsitesi, İnönü Cad. No:28 Kuştepe Şişli Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 311 6453 eozgu<strong>ve</strong>n@bilgi.edu.tr<br />
At one end of the chain are pairs of popular stone-washed jeans; at the other is the human<br />
labour that goes into producing them, people who ha<strong>ve</strong> contracted fatal lung diseases toiling in<br />
unregistered workshops. While the more expensi<strong>ve</strong> stonewashed jeans are sold, the workers’ li<strong>ve</strong>s<br />
fade away. Very fast.<br />
Petra Holzer studied media and communications and theatre, film and media at the Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity of<br />
Vienna. She li<strong>ve</strong>s and works as a documentary filmmaker and researcher in Istanbul. Ethem Özgü<strong>ve</strong>n<br />
is a video and documentary filmmaker. Many of his videos ha<strong>ve</strong> been presented at international<br />
festivals. Selçuk Erzurumlu has worked as cameraman and editor for many projects since graduating<br />
from the film and television department of Istanbul Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
ecumenopolis: city without limits<br />
ekümenopolis: ucu olmayan şehir<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 85, colour<br />
director-script İmre Balanlı<br />
cinematography İmre Balanlı<br />
editing Eray İlhan<br />
music Lari Dilmen, Nilüfer Ormanlı<br />
production-distribution Kibrit <strong>Film</strong>, Gaye Günay,<br />
Valikonağı Cad. Akkirman Sok. 2/2 Nişantaşı 34363<br />
Istanbul T +90 532 632 2052 gayegunay@hotmail.com<br />
Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits tells the story of Istanbul on a neo-liberal course to destruction.<br />
We follow the story of a migrant family from the demolition of their neighbourhood to their ongoing<br />
struggle for housing rights.<br />
İmre Balanlı is a documentary filmmaker focusing on urban issues. He studied political science and<br />
French literature in the USA and France. He worked in New York as a publisher, furniture designer,<br />
carpenter and director of photography.<br />
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hope miraz<br />
turkey 2010, dvcam, 45’, colour<br />
director-editing-cinematography Rodi Yüzbaşı<br />
music Burhan Berken<br />
production-distribution Mehtap Bayer, Bahçelievler<br />
Mah. Çalışlar Cad. Turgut Reis Sok. Selamet Apt. 4/2<br />
Istanbul T +90 533 617 9362 rodidisa@gmail.com<br />
awards 2nd Best Documentary TRT • Mention<br />
Ciné Verité - Iran • Best <strong>Film</strong> Istanbul International<br />
Architecture and Urban <strong>Film</strong>s <strong>Festival</strong><br />
A young man who tries to smuggle his way into France... A solitary mother and father awaiting the<br />
return of their children from France where they too ha<strong>ve</strong> settled illegally; children they ha<strong>ve</strong>n’t seen<br />
for eight years... A village in eastern Turkey full of history, changes and expectations in the fastmoving<br />
world... A story of waiting through the seasons in the village.<br />
Rodi Yüzbaşı (1979) studied film, television and radio at Atatürk Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, where he became<br />
invol<strong>ve</strong>d in photography. He is currently a student at the <strong>Film</strong> and Television Department of Marmara<br />
Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
filmography<br />
2009 Mezra Ezidiya 2010 Miraz Hope<br />
ifakat<br />
turkey 2010, 35mm, 45’, colour<br />
director-script Orhan Tekeoğlu<br />
cinematography Mustafa Sarıkaya<br />
editing Serkan Yurtse<strong>ve</strong>r, Metin Akın<br />
music Ayşenur Kolivar<br />
production-distribution Orhan Tekeoğlu, Medyaton,<br />
Valikonağı Cad. Kuyumcu Irfan Sok. 28/5 Nişantaşı<br />
34371 Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 232 3130 orhan.tekeoglu@gmail.com<br />
This documentary is about the difficult li<strong>ve</strong>s of women in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It takes its<br />
name from the subject of the film, Ifakat, who, along with her two daughters, was the victim of an<br />
unsol<strong>ve</strong>d murder in a mountain pasture house.<br />
Orhan Tekeoğlu (Trabzon, 1957) started his career as a journalist in 1983, when he graduated from<br />
uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. He has tra<strong>ve</strong>lled extensi<strong>ve</strong>ly in Turkey and o<strong>ve</strong>rseas due to his profession, introducing<br />
natural humane panoramas to his readers.<br />
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last nomads in anatolia: sarikecililer<br />
anadolu’nun son göçerleri<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 70’, colour<br />
director-script Yüksel Aksu<br />
cinematography Eyüp Boz<br />
editing Sabri Ümit Demir<br />
production-distribution Galata <strong>Film</strong>, Yüksel Aksu,<br />
Gayrettepe Yıldız Posta Cad. Akın Sitesi 4.Blok No:12<br />
Kat:9 D:81 Istanbul T +90 212 347 6787<br />
yukselaksu@gmail.com<br />
The last remaining nomads of Anatolia, the Sarıkeçililer, migrate from winter locations to summer<br />
locations, and from summer locations to autumn locations, just as their ancestors once did. Today,<br />
as agricultural land grows e<strong>ve</strong>r larger, as forestation escalates and pastureland becomes increasingly<br />
protected by the legal entities of villages, the Sarıkeçili nomads ha<strong>ve</strong> fewer and fewer migration<br />
routes; and they are themsel<strong>ve</strong>s decreasing in numbers.<br />
Yüksel Aksu (Muğla, 1966) graduated from Dokuz Eylül Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Department of <strong>Film</strong> and Television<br />
and then completed his master’s degree. In 2006 he wrote, produced and directed the <strong>ve</strong>ry low<br />
budget feature film Ice Cream, I Scream which was Turkey’s nominee for the Best Foreign Language<br />
<strong>Film</strong> at the Academy Awards.<br />
married to the camera kamerayla izdivaç<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 52’, colour<br />
director Doğa Kılcıoğlu<br />
cinematography Can Kılcıoğlu<br />
editing Doğa Kılcıoğlu, Pierre Haberer, Cem Yıldırım<br />
cast Ahmet Baştuğ, Esra Erol, Sakine Ekinci, Celal Ünlü<br />
production Can Kılcıoğlu, DeliCe <strong>Film</strong>, Tarık Zafer<br />
Tunaya Sok. 2/3 Gümüşssuyu Taksim 34365 Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 243 6790 cankilcioglu@gmail.com<br />
awards Audience Award Kosovo Docufest<br />
E<strong>ve</strong>ry morning, millions in Turkey are glued to their screens for the TV show ‘Marriage with Esra<br />
Erol’. The program aims to match and marry people in front of the camera. E<strong>ve</strong>ry detail about the<br />
dreams and fears of the lucky selected candidates is shown on screen, tugging at the hearts of the<br />
studio audience, as well as viewers in e<strong>ve</strong>ry city, town or village with a TV signal. The key to looking<br />
and seeing, director Doğa Kılcıoğlu seems to remind us, is sincerity in the eye of the beholder.<br />
Doğa Kılcıoğlu (Izmir, 1980) graduated from Galatasaray Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. Her documentary With Three<br />
Ears (2003) won the Best Documentary Award at the Golden Orange <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>. In 2005, she<br />
went to Paris to study film at the Sorbonne. She and Can Kılcıoğlu founded DeliCe <strong>Film</strong> in 2008.<br />
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my father is making history<br />
babam tarih yapıyor<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 30’, colour<br />
director-script Haydar Demirtaş<br />
cinematography Meryem Yavuz<br />
editing Yusuf Kurt music Mazlum Çimen, Saki Çimen<br />
cast Mehmet Demirtaş, Aslan Demirtaş, Aziz Demirtaş<br />
production-distribution H. Demirtaş, Istanbul Kültür Üni.<br />
Erkek Öğrenci Yurdu Oda: 102 Şirinevler Istanbul<br />
T +90 544 837 5147 haydar_masis47@hotmail.com<br />
Building constructor Mehmet li<strong>ve</strong>s with his family in Mardin, south-eastern Turkey, a melting pot<br />
of different religions and cultures. His eldest son Haydar, a student at film school, decides to shoot<br />
a film about his father. As a Muslim, Mehmet has been repairing an Assyrian church with his coworkers<br />
in one of the Mesopotamian villages.<br />
Haydar Demirtaş (Mardin, 1984) recei<strong>ve</strong>d his first cinema training at the BBC. He then won a<br />
scholarship to study art and design at Istanbul Kültür Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. His first documentary, Itinerant<br />
Smith, was screened at se<strong>ve</strong>ral national and international festivals, winning a number of awards.<br />
He has been working as a volunteer at the Mardin Youth and Culture Centre since 2000 and at<br />
Community Volunteers (TOG) since 2005. He is still a student at Istanbul Kültür Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
offside ofsayt<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 51’, colour<br />
director Reyan Tuvi<br />
cinematography Reyan Tuvi<br />
editing Ayhan Ergürsel, Ali Ağa<br />
production-distribution Ominira, Reyan Tuvi, Prof. Dr.<br />
Tarık Zafer Tunaya Sok. 7/4 Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 532 332 2935 reyantuvi@gmail.com<br />
Offside is the story of two young, illegal African immigrants who left their country for Turkey in the<br />
hope of becoming successful football players. The paths of Taju and Rachid, who are both Nigerian,<br />
cross in Istanbul.<br />
Reyan Tuvi has worked as a scriptwriter and researcher for various documentaries on tra<strong>ve</strong>l and<br />
different cultures of the world, which were filmed both in Turkey and abroad. She earned an M.A.<br />
in documentary film production from the Northern Media School in Sheffield, UK.<br />
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the other town öteki kasaba<br />
turkey 2010, video, 60’, colour<br />
director Nefin Dinç<br />
script Herkül Millas<br />
cinematography Nefin Dinç<br />
editing Nefin Dinç<br />
production Nefin Dinç, Atlantik <strong>Film</strong>, Üst Zeren Sok.<br />
No:2 1. Le<strong>ve</strong>nt Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 278 3611 nefin.dinc@fredonia.edu<br />
The documentary film The Other Town is about the nati<strong>ve</strong>s of a Greek and a Turkish town, who<br />
express their opinions about the neighbouring nation. The two nations were enemies many decades<br />
ago, but ill feelings still persist, expressed in the form of myths and prejudices. Local people of all<br />
ages seem to be trapped in a web of stereotypes which ruin their bilateral relations.<br />
Nefin Dinç is an assistant professor at the State Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity of New York at Fredonia. She studied<br />
economics at Ankara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity and earned a master’s degree in media and culture from Strathclyde<br />
Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, Scotland, and an MFA degree in documentary filmmaking from the UNT, USA. She has<br />
produced four documentaries on Turkey and its surrounding countries.<br />
seyid-on the path of truth<br />
seyid-hakikat yolunda<br />
turkey 2010, betasp, 72’, colour<br />
director-script-editing Özkan Küçük<br />
cinematography Özkan Küçük, Kazım Öz<br />
production-distribution Cinamed <strong>Film</strong>s, Serra Bucak,<br />
Özkan Küçük, Cinamed Peyas Mah. Yılmaz Güney<br />
Cad. Dengiz 4 Sitesi B Blok No: 19 Kayapınar 21000<br />
Diyarbakır T +90 412 251 9371<br />
cinamedfilms@gmail.com<br />
The septuagenarian Musa Dede is one of the leading Alevi dedes who established the first cemevi<br />
(gathering house) in Turkey. Having spent his childhood and early youth in traditional Alevi practices,<br />
Musa Dede contributes to modern-day spiritual life as a man who has witnessed the recent history<br />
of Turkey.<br />
Özkan Küçük (Dersim, 1975) completed his MA in Marmara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, Department of Radio-TV-<br />
Cinema with his thesis entitled ”Cinema of Turkey during Nineties”. He worked as scriptwriter, art<br />
director, assistant director, editor, cameraman and producer in Kazım Öz’s and Özcan Alper’s films.<br />
He realized six video-documentaries. He is currently working for his first feature film.<br />
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a shadow among the pages: the second<br />
hand book seller vahan<br />
sayfalar arasında bir gölge: sahaf vahan<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 113’, colour<br />
director Esra Yıldız<br />
cinematography Esra Yıldız Mertgün Bilier<br />
editing Özlem Erol<br />
production-distribution Esra Yıldız, Şevket Dağ Cad.<br />
58/2 Haznedar Istanbul<br />
T +90 536 280 2452 esyildizra@yahoo.com<br />
Having come with his family from Yozgat to Istanbul in 1928 and been settled in Beyoğlu since 1935,<br />
the Armenian second-hand bookseller Vahan Kocaoğlu (b. 1925) is a living witness of the social and<br />
socio-cultural transformations Istanbul has undergone since the 1930s. Kocaoğlu has also obser<strong>ve</strong>d<br />
many breaking points in the country’s history, such as the pogrom of September 6-7, 1955.<br />
Esra Yıldız (Istanbul, 1981) graduated from Istanbul Technical Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity with a degree in<br />
environmental engineering in 2002. She is currently doing a PhD in social sciences at the same<br />
uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity and is a guest post-graduate researcher at the History and History of Art Department of<br />
Technische Üni<strong>ve</strong>rsität Berlin.<br />
three seasons a life: black sea highlands<br />
üç mevsim bir ömür: karadeniz yaylaları<br />
turkey 2010, digital, 77’, colour<br />
director Murat Erün<br />
cinematography-editing Murat Erün<br />
music Karmate, Vova, Kerim Aydın<br />
production-distribution Ustaoğlu <strong>Film</strong>, Yeşim Ustaoğlu,<br />
Nergis Sok. 8/7 K:2 Asmalımescit Mah. 34430 Tünel<br />
Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 212 249 7644<br />
ustaogluyesim@yahoo.com www.ustaoglufilm.com<br />
This is the story of people living in the wild mountains of the Black Sea coastal area who ha<strong>ve</strong> been<br />
climbing the misty mountains to feed their cattle for centuries. They are perhaps the last generation<br />
to make the climb.<br />
Murat Erün graduated from the Media Faculty of Ankara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. He has worked part-time at<br />
the Kadir Has Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Faculty of Communications in Istanbul since 2005, lecturing on video<br />
editing, video production, digital recording and beam. At the same time, he has been working as an<br />
independent producer, director and director of photography.<br />
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through my lens<br />
turkish 2010, video, 75’, colour<br />
director Nefin Dinç<br />
script Nefin Dinç<br />
cinematography Koray Kesik<br />
editing Nefin Dinç<br />
production Atlantik <strong>Film</strong>, Claudine A<strong>ve</strong>tyan, Üst Zeren<br />
Sok. No:2 1. Le<strong>ve</strong>nt Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 278 3611 claudine@atlantikfilm.com<br />
Young <strong>Film</strong>making Project in Turkey is a project to teach 72 students how to make short<br />
documentaries or fiction films on democracy and human rights. The documentary film will capture<br />
the entire process of the Youth <strong>Film</strong>making Project in Turkey, including classroom lectures and fiery<br />
debates about social issues, the challenges students face in making their films, the problems invol<strong>ve</strong>d<br />
in convincing their families and officials to make their films, the culture shock they experience while<br />
visiting the US. The audience’s comments on and criticism of the students’ films at film festivals.<br />
Nefin Dinç is an assistant professor at the State Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity of New York at Fredonia. She studied<br />
economics at Ankara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity and earned a master’s degree in media and culture from Strathclyde<br />
Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, Scotland, and an MFA degree in documentary filmmaking from the UNT, USA. She has<br />
produced four documentaries on Turkey and its surrounding countries.<br />
<strong>ve</strong>nerable kadim<br />
turkey 2011, digibeta, 35’, colour, b&w<br />
director Okan Avcı<br />
cinematography Serkan Yüksel<br />
editing Senem Bay<br />
music Erkan Oğur<br />
production İşler Prodüksiyon, Özkan Yılmaz, İstiklal<br />
Cad. No 166/46 Suriye Pasajı K:4, Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 245 5201 ozkany@isler.tv<br />
Venerable is the story of an old woman who unwittingly became invol<strong>ve</strong>d in the political milestones<br />
of the last 50 years in Turkey thanks to her children. Set in the village of Nif in the Fethiye region,<br />
the documentary combines glimpses of e<strong>ve</strong>ryday life with anecdotes re<strong>ve</strong>aling the life of a woman<br />
who has grown old with the trees around her.<br />
Okan Avcı (Fethiye, 1984) trained in acting and filmmaking at the Pera Fine Arts Academy. He has<br />
worked as a photography assistant and backstage for various visual projects. He acted in the films<br />
The Breath and Majority and then made Venerable, a documentary about his grandmother’s life.<br />
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while e<strong>ve</strong>ryone else sleeps herkes uyurken<br />
turkey 2010, 60’, dvd, colour<br />
director Erdem Murat Çelikler<br />
cinematography Vojtech Pokorny<br />
editing Erdem Murat Çelikler<br />
music Niklas Kammertoens<br />
production-distribution Karikatürize, Ayfer Tokatlıoğlu,<br />
Çiğdem Mah. Gü<strong>ve</strong>n Şeker Sitesi G Blok No:10/15<br />
Ankara T +90 533 412 4427 ayfertokat@gmail.com<br />
While E<strong>ve</strong>ryone Else Sleeps tells the story of the cab dri<strong>ve</strong>r Şevket Şahintaş. After reaching his<br />
40s, this ordinary person takes up photography and blossoms into something he could ne<strong>ve</strong>r ha<strong>ve</strong><br />
predicted: a well-known, accomplished documentary photographer.<br />
Erdem Murat Çelikler graduated from the Philosophy Department of METU and went on to complete<br />
an M.A. in film studies. He worked as an assistant director during his studies and has directed se<strong>ve</strong>ral<br />
music videos, shorts and documentaries.<br />
wind, carry my voice: a modern story of exile<br />
sesim rüzgara: modern bir sürgün hikâyesi<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 37’, colour, b&w<br />
director-script Emre Sarıkuş<br />
cinematography Adem Erkoçak<br />
editing Erkan Tosun, Gamze Öğüt, Enes Korkmaz<br />
music Erdal Güney<br />
production-distribution Emre Sarıkuş, Kartaltepe Mah.<br />
Şehit Er Rıdvan Mert Sok. No:1/3 Istanbul<br />
T +90 530 575 6076 emrescribe@gmail.com<br />
This documentary is set against the backdrop of the westernization mo<strong>ve</strong>ment, which began<br />
with the declaration of Turkey’s Second Constitutional Monarchy in 1908. Its story is provided by<br />
Constantinople’s stray dogs, a key figure in the conflicts of attitude that marked the period, and<br />
their deportation to the nearby Island of Okseia (Sivriada).<br />
Emre Sarıkuş (Istanbul, 1983) graduated from the Sociology Department of Istanbul Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity,<br />
then went on to train in sports media at Kadir Has Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. He writes documentary and fiction<br />
scripts and is currently working on a book of stories about the social history of Turkey.<br />
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the zone bölge<br />
turkey 2010, digibeta, 40’, colour<br />
director-editing Güliz Sağlam, Feryal Saygılıgil<br />
cinematography Güliz Sağlam<br />
music Olcayto Art<br />
production-distribution Güliz Sağlam, Feryal Saygılıgil,<br />
Kadiriler Yokuşu Sok. 7/6 Cihangir Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 532 583 7455 gulizsaglam@hotmail.com<br />
Se<strong>ve</strong>n workers, all women... Four free trade zones in four different Turkish cities, all surrounded by<br />
high walls and barbed wire fences, much in the style of a concentration camp. This documentary<br />
co<strong>ve</strong>rs the working conditions of women in the free trade zones, their experiences, observations<br />
and their hopes for the future.<br />
Güliz Sağlam studied at the Marmara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Department of Social Sciences and Administration.<br />
She has been working as assistant director for se<strong>ve</strong>ral feature films, as well as directing her own<br />
documentaries. Feryal Saygılıgil earned a BSc in physics and an MA in the history of medicine and<br />
deontology and women’s studies. She is currently working on a PhD on Sociology.<br />
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aghdad bağdat<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 20’, colour<br />
director-script Berrak Samur<br />
editing Baybora Atav<br />
music Tamer Tarık Taşkaya<br />
production-distribution Berrak Samur, Hoşdere Cad.<br />
15/16 A. Ayrancı Ankara<br />
T +90 312 467 2444 berraksamur@gmail.com<br />
award Best Third Documentary Ankara<br />
Baghdad is a story of ‘the other’. In this case, ‘the other’ is a woman who risks the antagonism of<br />
a village for the sake of her lo<strong>ve</strong> and continues her struggle in a small, agreeable world of her own<br />
despite having been ostracized and alienated for years.<br />
Berrak Samur (Ankara, 1984) graduated from the Ankara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, Department of Radio,<br />
Television and Cinema in 2009. She directed her first short film Break Up in 2007. Baghdad is her<br />
first documentary film.<br />
clinic müsteşfa<br />
turkey 2010, dvcam, 24’, colour<br />
director Armağan Pekkaya<br />
script Armağan Pekkaya<br />
cinematography Özgür Altınay, Armağan Pekkaya<br />
editing Özgür Altınay, Armağan Pekkaya<br />
production-distribution Karşı Açı <strong>Film</strong>, Armağan<br />
Pekkaya, Kıvrımlı Cad. 22/6 Etlik Ankara<br />
T +90 533 426 0349 armaganpekkaya@yahoo.com<br />
In Darfur’s refugee camps, two million people, mostly women and children, li<strong>ve</strong> without food,<br />
shelter, health, security, education or justice. The powers in the world show us e<strong>ve</strong>rything in the<br />
form they want, only Darfur is not included because cameras are not allowed in. Clinic reflects the<br />
humanitarian situation in Darfur as seen from a Turkish hospital.<br />
Armağan Pekkaya (Ankara, 1980) graduated from the Ankara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Department of Radio, TV<br />
& Cinema. His films ha<strong>ve</strong> been presented at many national and international film festivals and won<br />
awards. He currently works on his own short films and documentaries.<br />
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fındıklı<br />
turkey 2011, hdcam, 18’, colour<br />
director-script Gözde Onaran<br />
cinematography Gözde Onaran<br />
editing Çiçek Kahraman<br />
music Okan Kaya<br />
production-distribution Gözde Onaran, Özoğul<br />
Sok.18/12 Cihangir Istanbul T +90 212 287 1949<br />
gozdeonaran@gmail.com<br />
As the mid-summer heat presses in from all sides and the noise from the roaring traffic threatens to<br />
o<strong>ve</strong>rwhelm the soul, there’s one tiny park on the shore of the Bosphorous that promises respite and<br />
maybe e<strong>ve</strong>n some magical moments.<br />
Gözde Onaran recei<strong>ve</strong>d a BA in Psychology from Boğaziçi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity and an MA in Media Ecology<br />
and <strong>Film</strong> Production from NYU. Currently she is a PhD candidate at ASCA where she focuses on<br />
cinema studies. She also teaches courses on cinema at various uni<strong>ve</strong>rsities in Istanbul.<br />
grandpa aziz aziz dede<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 22’, colour<br />
director-cinematography Derin Kıvaner<br />
editing Derin Kıvaner, Davut Abohayra<br />
music Derin Kıvaner<br />
cast Ali Nesin, Ali Poyrazoğlu, Müjdat Gezen<br />
production Derin Kıvaner, Nisbetiye Mah. Okul Sok.<br />
No:2/13 Beşiktaş Istanbul T +90 212 269 1661<br />
kivanerd@yahoo.com<br />
A documentary about the life of Aziz Nesin and the foundation set up in his name.<br />
Aziz Nesin spent his entire life working. But he always worked for others. He produced a lot, he<br />
wrote a lot. But there is one thing he produced which hasn’t yet emerged in its fullest form, nor e<strong>ve</strong>r<br />
will. And that is the Nesin Foundation.<br />
Derin Kıvaner (Istanbul, 1989) studied at the Bahcesehir Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity <strong>Film</strong> & Television department on<br />
a scholarship. She has also trained in writing, drama, voice, jazz, dance, piano and drawing.<br />
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hair dying: 45 minutes saç boyama: 45 dakika<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 15’, colour<br />
directors Raşel Meseri, Aylin Kuryel<br />
script Raşel Meseri, Aylin Kuryel<br />
cinematography Raşel Meseri<br />
editing Aylin Kuryel, Raşel Meseri, Nitsa Çukurel<br />
production Aylin Kuryel, Amsterdam Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity,<br />
Rechtboom Sloot 1-2 Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br />
T +90 532 783 8618 aylinkuryel@gmail.com<br />
A few people with different opinions on se<strong>ve</strong>ral issues are gathered in a hairdressing salon during<br />
a hair-colouring session. We witness 15 minutes of the encounter, during which the theme is<br />
discrimination. One topic follows another while their hair changes colour.<br />
Aylin Kuryel (Izmir, 1981) li<strong>ve</strong>s in Amsterdam. She is currently working on a PhD in cultural studies<br />
as well as her short film and documentary projects. Raşel Meseri (Izmir) graduated from the Cinema<br />
Department of Ege Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. She has made se<strong>ve</strong>ral short films and documentaries in recent years.<br />
on the coast bu sahilde<br />
turkey 2010, 16mm, 22’, colour<br />
director-editing Mer<strong>ve</strong> Kayan, Zeynep Dadak<br />
cinematography Mer<strong>ve</strong> Kayan<br />
music Carolyn Chen<br />
production-distribution Jeffrey Grieshober, Mer<strong>ve</strong><br />
Kayan, Zeynep Dadak 252, 22nd St. Brooklyn, NY USA<br />
T +164 6272 8158 busahildefilm@gmail.com<br />
awards Documentary Special Mention Akbank • Best<br />
Documentary IFSAK<br />
On the Coast is a short experimental film on the ephemeral feeling of summer, as obser<strong>ve</strong>d in<br />
Erikli, a small town on the Aegean coast of Turkey. The film reflects on the nature of vacations as a<br />
transformed <strong>ve</strong>rsion of reality and the fantastical counterpart to winter.<br />
Mer<strong>ve</strong> Kayan (1981) has been making films and videos since 1999. Having spent the last few years<br />
as a video editor in New York, she is currently pursuing a master’s in fine arts at the Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity of<br />
California, San Diego.<br />
Zeynep Dadak (1978) has been producing short films and documentaries since 2001. She is currently<br />
working on a doctoral degree at the <strong>Film</strong> Studies Department of New York Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. She has been<br />
on the editorial board of Altyazı, one of the two monthly film magazines in Turkey, since 2004.<br />
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the rooster runs away bu horoz kaçar<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 17’, colour<br />
directors Savaş Bayrıdost, Semih Hızal<br />
cinematography Semih Hızal<br />
editing Savaş Bayrıdost, Semih Hızal<br />
production-distribution Semih Hızal, Kazım Dirik Mah.,<br />
217 Sok.<br />
No:3 Zafer Apt. D:5 Bornova Izmir<br />
T +90 505 900 5708 semihhizal@gmail.com<br />
Serkan is a waiter in a cafe in Izmir. His biggest passion is training roosters and cockfighting. His<br />
passion for roosters came from his father, and he indulges the passion with his childhood friends.<br />
When his relationship and environment change, he starts cockfighting with his friends.<br />
Semih Hızal (Istanbul, 1986) and Savaş Bayrıdost (Izmir, 1988) are both studying <strong>Film</strong> & TV at Ege<br />
Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
selahattin’s istanbul selahattin’in istanbulu<br />
turkey 2010, betasp, 29’, colour<br />
director-script Aysim Türkmen<br />
cinematography Erdal Akdağ<br />
editing Ayhan Ergürsel<br />
music Sarp Özdemiroğlu<br />
production-distribution Ithaki Prodüksiyon, Sibel<br />
Voskay, Çamlık Sitesi, A Blok, Etiler Istanbul<br />
T +90 532 281 6595 sibel.voskay@gmail.com<br />
When Selahattin’s gypsy neighbourhood Sulukule was demolished in 2009, the tenants in Sulukule<br />
were gi<strong>ve</strong>n the right to own a home 40 km away, if they paid instalments for 15 years. How will<br />
Selahattin survi<strong>ve</strong> the first phase of this massi<strong>ve</strong> urban regeneration project in Istanbul<br />
Aysim Türkmen (Istanbul, 1973) has been making documentary films on cities, lecturing on urban<br />
anthropology at Yıldız Technical Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity and producing the radio programme, ‘Metropolitika’<br />
(a programme about urban politics and culture), for Açık Radyo for four years.<br />
selected filmography<br />
2007 Galata Tower Street, No:23 (documentary) 2009 Like a Dream (documentary)<br />
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tale of soda: stri<strong>ve</strong> to survi<strong>ve</strong> kapak olsun<br />
turkey 2010, video, 26’, colour<br />
director-script Burak Serkan Çetinkaya<br />
cinematography Özkan Yılmaz, Tolga Kutluay, Ulaş<br />
Beşoklar<br />
editing Hande Sakarya<br />
music Arda Algül<br />
production-distribution İşler Prodüksiyon, Özkan<br />
Yılmaz, İstiklal Cad. No:166/46 Suriye Pasajı K:4<br />
Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 212 245 5201 ozkany@isler.tv<br />
Local manufacturing of soda pop began in Turkey in the 1930s and later spread throughout the<br />
country. E<strong>ve</strong>ntually most of them were defeated, being unable to compete with the monopolistic<br />
strategies of international brands. In telling the story of this struggle, Tale of Soda: Stri<strong>ve</strong> to Survi<strong>ve</strong><br />
ser<strong>ve</strong>s as a reminder of Turkey’s one-time local soda pop brands.<br />
Burak Serkan Çetinkaya (Eskişehir, 1976) graduated from Anadolu Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity with a degree in<br />
economics. After working for se<strong>ve</strong>ral ad<strong>ve</strong>rtising agencies, he set up his own production company.<br />
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the age of directors sinemacılar çağı<br />
turkey 2011, digibeta, 60’, colour<br />
director-script Yıldız Bakoğlu<br />
cinematography Cumhur Kaplan<br />
editing Emre Küme<br />
production-distribution Yıldız Bakoğlu, Osmanağa Mah.<br />
Kuşdili Cad. 62/11 Kadıköy 34714 Istanbul<br />
T +90 535 313 5812 yildizbak@yahoo.com<br />
This documentary puts the spotlight on <strong>ve</strong>teran Turkish directors Ö. Lütfi Akad, Yılmaz Güney, Zeki<br />
Ökten, Yusuf Kurçenli, Erden Kıral, Ömer Kavur, Ali Özgentürk and Şerif Gören. They all managed<br />
to direct their films in their own way despite the social and economic conditions prevailing at that<br />
time in Turkey.<br />
Yıldız Bakoğlu graduated from the <strong>Film</strong> and Television Department of Dokuz Eylül Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity in 1993.<br />
Between 1993-1998 she worked with Yusuf Kurçenli on his films Karun Treasure, Santa Claus’s<br />
Treasure, Because I Lo<strong>ve</strong> Him/Her, first as an assistant and later as assistant director. She has made<br />
a number of documentaries and short films.<br />
can’t lea<strong>ve</strong> without you sensiz yaşanmaz<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 90’, colour, b&w<br />
director-script Bertan Başaran<br />
cinematography Şenol Altun, Özgür Eken, Barış Özbiçer<br />
editing Erkan Yerden, Burçak Yurdakul<br />
production Balım Tanrıö<strong>ve</strong>r, PTT <strong>Film</strong>s, Asmalı Mescit<br />
Minare Sok. 19A Beyoğlu 34430 Istanbul<br />
T +90 532 462 0475 balim@pttfilms.com<br />
The aim of this documentary is to analyze the di<strong>ve</strong>rsity and eclectic structure of Turkish music<br />
through the life of Barbaros Erköse. After working extensi<strong>ve</strong>ly with masters of Turkish classical<br />
music, he used his clarinet not only as an instrument to entertain people, but also as a means of<br />
self-expression.<br />
Bertan Başaran earned a PhD in photography at Instituto Superior de Artes in Cuba in 2004, after<br />
graduating from Istanbul Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity in film and television studies in 2001. After making a short<br />
film, he began directing music videos and TV commercials.<br />
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a few bra<strong>ve</strong> people bir avuç cesur insan<br />
turkey 2011, digibeta, 85’, colour<br />
director-script Rüya Arzu Köksal<br />
photography Aydın Kudu<br />
editing Devrim Akteke<br />
cast Meryem Demircan, Yakup Okumuşoğlu<br />
production-distribution Turkishmoon, Rüya Arzu<br />
Köksal, Aydın Kudu Portakal Yokuşu, Duvarcı Sok.<br />
19/4 Ortaköy 34347 Istanbul T +90 212 327 2213<br />
aydin@turkishmoon.com<br />
A Few Bra<strong>ve</strong> People powerfully chronicles the extraordinary struggle of the Black Sea locals to<br />
protect their ri<strong>ve</strong>rs - and at the same time their li<strong>ve</strong>lihood - from a go<strong>ve</strong>rnment intent on selling them<br />
off to private corporations.<br />
Rüya Arzu Köksal (Ankara, 1972) graduated with a BA degree in linguistics from Hacettepe Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity<br />
in 1994. She completed an educational documentary filmmaking program in Istanbul in 2003.<br />
i lo<strong>ve</strong> you ich liebe dich<br />
turkey, germany 2011, video, 90’, colour<br />
director Emine Emel Balcı<br />
photography Murat Tuncel<br />
editing Emine Emel Balcı<br />
production Istanbul Massmedia, Gökçe Işıl Tuna, Ömer<br />
Avni Mah. İnebolu Sok. Özin Apt. No:47 Kabataş<br />
Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 555 522 3737<br />
gokceisil@gmail.com<br />
The film takes a look at village women in southeastearn Turkey who ha<strong>ve</strong> to learn basic German<br />
in order to reunite with their husbands who works in Germany. Dozens of women, young and old,<br />
married and engaged alike, take a three-month course in German at the village school. These are<br />
women been left behind by a wa<strong>ve</strong> of emigration fuelled by unemployment. Some are illiterate,<br />
some aren’t allowed to continue classes and others lack the courage to take the exam.<br />
Emine Emel Balcı (1984) graduated from the <strong>Film</strong> & TV Department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts<br />
Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. Her first documentary film Women of the Lake and short film The Waiting won awards<br />
at numerous national film festivals and were screened internationally.<br />
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invisible labor görünmeyen emek<br />
turkey 2011, video, colour<br />
directors Feryal Sayılıgil, Güliz Sağlam<br />
production Güliz Sağlam, Feryal Saygılıgil, Kadiriler<br />
Yokuşu Sok. 7/6 Cihangir Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 532 583 7455 gulizsaglam@hotmail.com<br />
Invisible Labour co<strong>ve</strong>rs the multitude of unpaid work taken on by women, be it housework or<br />
care-giving, working for the husband’s, father’s or brother’s business, home orientated production,<br />
unseen work-based relationships, affection-based relationships or natural relationships. Capitalism<br />
normalizes house related labour...<br />
Güliz Sağlam studied at the Marmara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Department of Social Sciences and Administration.<br />
She has been working as assistant director for se<strong>ve</strong>ral feature films, as well as directing her own<br />
documentaries. Feryal Saygılıgil earned a BSc in physics and an MA in the history of medicine and<br />
deontology and women’s studies. She is currently working on a PhD at the Department of Sociology<br />
of Mimar Sinan Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
maya<br />
turkey 2011, dvcam, 60’, colour<br />
director Rodi Yüzbaşı<br />
cinematography Rodi Yüzbaşı<br />
editing Rodi Yüzbaşı<br />
production Rodi Yüzbaşı, Bahçelievler Mah. Çalışlar<br />
Cad. Turgut Reis Sok. Selamet Apt. No:4/2 Bahçelievler<br />
Istanbul T +90 533 610 3796 rodidisa@gmail.com<br />
A way of promoting a sound and ecological community is to make people aware of things related to<br />
man and nature that belong to the life of their land. We lo<strong>ve</strong> when we know and are familiar with<br />
something; and if we lo<strong>ve</strong> something, we protect it.<br />
Rodi Yüzbaşı (1979) studied film, television and radio at Atatürk Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, where he became<br />
invol<strong>ve</strong>d in photography. He is currently a student at the <strong>Film</strong> and Television Department of Marmara<br />
Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
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the progressi<strong>ve</strong> women’s organization<br />
ilerici kadınlar derneği<br />
turkey 2011, digibeta, 70’, colour<br />
directors-script-editing Emel Çelebi, Necati Sönmez<br />
cinematography Necati Sönmez<br />
music Mircan Kaya<br />
production ZeZe <strong>Film</strong>, Emel Çelebi Sahkulu Mah.<br />
Serasker Çıkmazı 4/2 Galata İstanbul<br />
T +90 212 249 9721<br />
info@zezefilm.com I www.zezefilm.com<br />
İKD (the Association of Progressi<strong>ve</strong> Women) was a socialist women’s organization established in<br />
1975 and abolished in 1979 prior to the 1980 coup d’état. Although it was the first women’s<br />
organization to celebrate International Women’s Day with the masses in public spaces, members<br />
did not define themsel<strong>ve</strong>s as ‘feminists’…<br />
Necati Sönmez studied aeronautical engineering at Istanbul Technical Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. After working as a<br />
film critic, journalist and photographer, he branched into documentary filmmaking in 2003.<br />
Emel Çelebi studied English literature. She worked in various magazines as editor, interpreter and<br />
writer. Her first film Housekeeper won prizes in Turkey and abroad. She is also among the organizers<br />
of Documentarist-Istanbul Documentary Days.<br />
voyage to bergmania bergmanya’ya yolculuk<br />
turkey 2011, digibeta, 74’, colour, b&w<br />
directors Hakkı Kurtuluş, Melik Saraçoğlu<br />
cinematography Hakkı Kurtuluş<br />
editing Melik Saraçoğlu<br />
music Alper Maral<br />
production İki <strong>Film</strong>, Hakkı Kurtuluş PK 139, 34431<br />
Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 539 734 4443<br />
hakki.kurtulus@ikifilm.com I www.ikifilm.com<br />
This is a cinematic pilgrimage by two young Turkish directors to their biggest source of inspiration,<br />
Ingmar Bergman. Their desire to approach e<strong>ve</strong>n further to Bergman and to his work leads them to<br />
make this journey from their hometown Istanbul to Sweden, the land of Bergman.<br />
Hakkı Kurtuluş (1980) studied communications, film and German language at the Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsities of<br />
Galatasaray, Lyon, Paris, Tübingen, Weimar and Berlin. Melik Saraçoğlu (1984) studied film and<br />
literature under a double major program at Lumière Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Lyon 2.<br />
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where’s my mother language<br />
ana dilim nerede<br />
turkey 2011, hdcam, 60’, colour<br />
director Veli Kahraman<br />
script Veli Kahraman<br />
production Motivafilm, Gökçe Işıl Tuna, Inebolu Sok.<br />
No:47 Giriş Kat Setüstü-Kabataş Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 293 8143 gokceisil@gmail.com<br />
Se<strong>ve</strong>nty-one-year-old Mustafa feels negligent about not teaching his mother tongue to his own<br />
children when he hears the language referred to as ‘endangered’. He is full of self-recrimination and<br />
feels partly responsible for his first language being consigned to history. Although he has been told<br />
to rest and not to get o<strong>ve</strong>rexcited after a recent operation, he decides to take his grandson’s digital<br />
camera and record himself speaking as much as he can remember of his fast disappearing language.<br />
Veli Kahraman (Ankara, 1967) studied scenery and visual arts at the Mimar Sinan Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Faculty<br />
of Fine Arts. He won Best Art Director awards at the 2009 Ankara <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> for Cars of the<br />
Revolution and at the 2005 Adana Altın Koza <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> for Istanbul Tales.<br />
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arpeggio ante lucem pera berbangê<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 15’, colour<br />
director script Arin İnan Arslan<br />
cinematography Senem Tüzen<br />
editing Arin İnan Arslan, Metin Çelik, Senem Tüzen<br />
music Mehmet Atlı<br />
cast Yoldaş Toy, Alican Pınar, Ana Rindan, Erdal Ceviz<br />
production-distribution Arin İnan Arslan, Vakıflar<br />
Bankası (Nursel Akmaz Eliyle) Merkez Tunceli<br />
T +90 535 692 6219 arin@arininan.com<br />
The film centres around people forced to mo<strong>ve</strong> to the city after the evacuation of their villages.<br />
Biskov (Trouser Button) earns his life by having customers emancipate his tame pigeons. One day<br />
on his way back home some youngsters call Biskov out to the ruins they hang out in. The e<strong>ve</strong>nts<br />
he witnesses at the ruins and the words his grandma says to him afterwards bring Biskov to a<br />
crossroads. The trouser button gets ripped out.<br />
Born in Tunceli, Arin Inan Arslan shot his first short Crumb in 2004. In 2005, he graduated from<br />
Ege Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity as a teacher of computer studies. He continues his career today as an independent<br />
filmmaker. His films Crumb (2004) and Shadow and Wind (2006) won numerous national and<br />
international awards.<br />
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efore the flood tufandan önce<br />
turkey 2010, hdv, 15’, colour<br />
director-script Ferit Karahan<br />
cinematography Harun Özmen<br />
editing Ferit Karahan, Emrah Dönmez<br />
cast Taies Farzan, Zilan Alkan, Ömer Şahin<br />
production-distribution Karıncalar <strong>Film</strong>, Ferit Karahan,<br />
Süngü Sok. No:1 Cihangir Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 533 663 3373 feritkarahan459@hotmail.com<br />
award Best <strong>Film</strong> Istanbul Short <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
Yahweh said, “I will destroy man, whom I ha<strong>ve</strong> created from the face of the ground; both man,<br />
and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the hea<strong>ve</strong>ns”. And the flood began. Torah (Flood of<br />
the Prophet Noah)<br />
Ferit Karahan (1983) studied at Marmara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. He directed commercials, educational films and<br />
commercial documentaries for various production companies, as well as working as a first assistant<br />
director for various films. More recently, he has been working as director in a production company.<br />
Before the Flood is his first short film.<br />
bicycle bisiklet<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 17’, colour<br />
director-script İ. Serhat Karaaslan<br />
cinematography Serhat Dumlu<br />
editing Serhat Dumlu<br />
cast Baran Salman, Mehmet Ünal, Musa Karagöz<br />
production-distribution İ. Serhat Karaaslan. Gazi Mah.<br />
1366 Sok. No:3 D:5 Sultangazi 34260 İstanbul<br />
T +90 532 685 6864 afilmbyserhatkaraaslan@hotmail.com<br />
award Second Prize Yıldız<br />
Fırat and his father collect garbage to survi<strong>ve</strong>. Fırat’s biggest dream is to ha<strong>ve</strong> a bicycle. One day he<br />
finds a bicycle but it has only one wheel. Because of his passion, he still continues to ride his bicycle<br />
despite the difficulties.<br />
İ. Serhat Karaaslan (Varto, 1984) studied pharmacy at Istanbul Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. He works as a pharmacist<br />
and he makes his own movies professionally.<br />
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ush stroke fırça darbesi<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 29’, colour<br />
director-script-editing Nihan Belgin<br />
cinematography Dimitris Kasimatis<br />
music Gökhan Tütün, Nihan Belgin<br />
cast Umut Beşkırma, Metin Belgin, Şebnem Köstem<br />
production-distribution Nihan Belgin, Sinevizyon <strong>Film</strong>,<br />
Coşkun Sok. 3/4 Cihangir 34433 Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 251 2295 nihanbelgin@gmail.com<br />
February 1980: Turkey’s political right and left are in chaos… A young group of TDKP (Revolutionary<br />
Communist Party of Turkey) members protest their friend’s death. While escaping from soldiers, one<br />
of the students shoots into the air and is arrested. Despite being only 16 years old, he is sentenced<br />
to death by the military court.<br />
Nihan Belgin (Istanbul, 1986) became interested in music, painting and theatre during her school<br />
years. She started working professionally as an assistant director in the movie Dark Side of the Moon<br />
in 2004. She has worked on se<strong>ve</strong>ral movies and commercials as assistant director, as well as being<br />
invol<strong>ve</strong>d in co-production projects within Sinevizyon <strong>Film</strong>.<br />
café kafe<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 6’, colour, b&w<br />
director-script Tufan Şimşekcan<br />
cinematography Kenan Korkmaz<br />
editing Tufan Şimşekcan music Cem Kısmet (Pilli Bebek)<br />
cast Şevval Sam, Ruhi Sarı, Natali Yeres<br />
production-distribution Tufan Şimşekcan, Reşatbey<br />
Mah. 62006 Sok. 3/A Seyhan 01120 Adana<br />
T +90 505 702 7138 tufansimsekcan@kig.org.tr<br />
You’<strong>ve</strong> always tried and always gone wrong. Try again, go wrong again, make a better job of going<br />
wrong...<br />
Tufan Şimşekcan is a mining engineer, designer, filmmaker, actor, caricaturist. His previous short<br />
films won awards at many festivals.<br />
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crossroad xaçerê<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 13’, colour<br />
director Ferat Kevir<br />
cinematography Hamdi Akyol, Ersin Çelik<br />
editing Ozi<br />
cast Hebun Tabu, Remezan Onur Tunç, Diyar Orak<br />
production-distribution Ferat Kevir, Cegerxwîn Sinema<br />
Atölyesi, Dicle Kent Bulvarı, Parkormanı İçi 21000<br />
Diyarbakır T +90 545 903 4149<br />
enkiduistar@hotmail.com<br />
Baran and his friends, who make a living from cleaning car windows at traffic lights, face losing<br />
their li<strong>ve</strong>lihood because of a campaign organized by provincial authorities. The campaign, publicized<br />
through ad<strong>ve</strong>rtisements and billboards, urges dri<strong>ve</strong>rs not to let children clean their windows.<br />
This film is a workshop product by Cegerxwin Culture and Youth Center.<br />
epiphany epiphania<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 18’, colour<br />
director-script M. Can Boyacıoğlu<br />
cinematography Tayman Tekin<br />
editing Caner Kaya, M. Can Boyacıoğlu<br />
music M. Can Boyacıoğlu<br />
cast Orhan Ertürk, Recep Aktuğ, Leyla Fişek<br />
production-distribution M. Can Boyacıoğlu, Hasan Ali<br />
Yücel Sok. Kozoğlu Apt. No:34/6 Çiftehavuzlar 34728<br />
Istanbul T +90 555 703 6813 canboya@yahoo.com<br />
A composer who composes for film, takes an important job offer. But as he can’t compose, it<br />
becomes an obsession for him. At the deadline, he stops trying to compose and goes to play tennis.<br />
There, he finds what he wants.<br />
M. Can Boyacıoğlu (Istanbul, 1985) studied <strong>Film</strong> and Television at Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
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e<strong>ve</strong>rybody should ha<strong>ve</strong> a second chance<br />
herkesin bir şansı daha olmalı<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 17’, colour<br />
director-script Mehmet Emrah Erkani<br />
cinematography Meryem Yavuz<br />
editing Ramazan Yüksel<br />
cast Serdar Şedele, Burak Yavuz Eratalay, Fayat Budak<br />
production-distribution Mehmet Emrah Erkani, Balmumcu<br />
Dere Sok. Bilgin Apt. 13/6 Gayrettepe Istanbul<br />
T +90 530 760 6551 emrah.erkani@gmail.com<br />
Atıf is a taxi dri<strong>ve</strong>r. He also bets on horse and dog races, and hangs around looking for easy money.<br />
Mahir, an old friend of Atıf’s, returns from military service with bad memories. Mahir is a mechanic<br />
and works for Munir. Munir is like a father to him. Atıf is desperate to find out what happened<br />
during Mahir’s military duty.<br />
M. Emrah Erkani (Istanbul, 1973) has a sculpture background and has been shooting short films<br />
since 2000. Having completed a master’s degree in film studies, he is now working on a PhD. He<br />
works as a research fellow and has recently finished writing a feature film script.<br />
filmography<br />
2002 Projectionist 2004 As You Wish; Cyclone 2006 Marini<br />
fall hazan<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 12’, colour<br />
director-script Nazlı Sultan Kesici<br />
cinematography Ercan Eyigün<br />
editing Bünyamin Bayansal<br />
cast Zeynep Deniz Özbay, Kamil Güler, Berfu Öngören<br />
production-distribution Nazlı Sultan Kesici, Abbasağa<br />
Mah. Cedidiye Sok. Nadya Apt. D:1<br />
Beşiktaş 34353 Istanbul<br />
T +90 506 551 7804 nazlikesici@hotmail.com<br />
Se<strong>ve</strong>n years ha<strong>ve</strong> passed since the 1980 military coup in Turkey. A father and his daughter are on<br />
the <strong>ve</strong>rge of being reunited. A family’s memory manifests the scars of the military takeo<strong>ve</strong>r.<br />
Nazlı Sultan Kesici (Amasya, 1986) graduated from <strong>Film</strong> and TV Department of Marmara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity<br />
in 2010.<br />
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the house on the hill tepedeki ev<br />
turkey 2010, 16mm, 21’, colour<br />
director-script Hamdi Melih Eryılmaz<br />
cinematography Özgür Eken<br />
editing Taner Sarf<br />
cast Pınar A. Bulut, Muhammed Cangören<br />
production-distribution H. Melih Eryılmaz, Çatma<br />
Mescit Mah. Tabur İmamı Sok. 11/1 Beyoğlu Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 292 0620 meliheryl@gmail.com<br />
A family li<strong>ve</strong>s on the hill of an unnamed island. E<strong>ve</strong>ry day, the father goes down to town with<br />
an armful of cloth bundles. The mother stays at home on the hill with their young daughter. The<br />
family’s peaceful life is disrupted when the father’s health deteriorates. And the woman begins<br />
desperately looking for help.<br />
H. Melih Eryılmaz (Bursa, 1982) is studying photography at the Mimar Sinan Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Fine Arts<br />
Faculty. He has directed a number of short films, video films and music videos. The House on the<br />
Hill is his second short film.<br />
journey of no return - last stop frankfurt airport<br />
dönüşü olmayan yolculuk - son durak frankfurt havaalanı<br />
turkey, germany 2010, dvd, 25’, colour<br />
director-script Güçlü Yaman<br />
cinematography Susanne Dzeik, Ben Mergelsberg<br />
editing Güçlü Yaman<br />
production Güçlü Yaman, Postfach 930212 Frankfurt<br />
Germany T +49 176 3812 6699<br />
guclu.yaman@gmail.com<br />
Based on a true story, the film chronicles the fate of Aamir Ageeb, an immigrant from Sudan, who<br />
was deported from Frankfurt Airport in 1999.<br />
Güçlü Yaman (Istanbul) studied Computer Media Science. He began his career as a director and<br />
scenarist of the short film The Test, a political satire about naturalization tests in Germany which<br />
won prizes at festivals. He is currently li<strong>ve</strong>s in Frankfurt.<br />
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memories from the future gelecekten anılar<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 6’, colour<br />
director-script Hüseyin Mert Er<strong>ve</strong>rdi<br />
cinematography Hüseyin Mert Er<strong>ve</strong>rdi<br />
editing Hüseyin Mert Er<strong>ve</strong>rdi, Rıza Nazım Ulusoy<br />
music Michael Fakesch<br />
cast Ömer Görman, Melis Bayraktar, Serdar Bilici<br />
production-distribution Hüseyin Mert Er<strong>ve</strong>rdi, Dr. Faruk<br />
Ayanoğlu Cad. No:40 Filiz Apt. 34726 Istanbul<br />
T +90 555 331 7462 mert.er<strong>ve</strong>rdi@gmail.com<br />
The film takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where e<strong>ve</strong>n the most intimate memories are tightly<br />
controlled. A soldier jealously guards his last memory, the image of his lo<strong>ve</strong>r, while his past, present<br />
and future become indistinguishably intertwined.<br />
Hüseyin Mert Er<strong>ve</strong>rdi is an MA student at the Istanbul Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity <strong>Film</strong> & Television Department.<br />
His first film, The Old Man and The Black Bird, won se<strong>ve</strong>ral awards at national and international film<br />
festivals. He is currently working on the pre-production of a new project called Syndrome.<br />
filmography<br />
2008 The Old Man and the Black Bird 2009 Proto 2010 Memories From the Future<br />
mi hatice<br />
turkey 2010, 35mm, 20’, colour<br />
director Denis D. Metin<br />
script Gaye Boralıoğlu<br />
cinematography Özgür Eken<br />
editing Oktay Kılıç<br />
music Arda Algül<br />
cast Tülin Özen, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan<br />
production-distribution Defiant <strong>Film</strong>, İhsan Metin,<br />
Halaskargazi Cad. No:93 Kat:5 D:9 34380 Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 343 5623 metin.ihsan@gmail.com<br />
E<strong>ve</strong>ry day Hatice waits at the same spot in the train station for her husband. He arri<strong>ve</strong>s, and other<br />
than a disgruntled bleary glance from him, there is ne<strong>ve</strong>r any communication between them. She<br />
follows him out. The routine is always the same. Until one summer’s day, Hatice breaks the silence<br />
with her inner voice and tries to find the sound of her soul with musical notes.<br />
Denis D. Metin (Washington DC, 1986) graduated from George Washington Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity with a<br />
degree in international relations and theater. Mi Hatice is his directorial debut.<br />
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missing today bugün yok<br />
turkey 2010, minidv, 12’, b&w<br />
director İsmet Kurtuluş<br />
script İsmet Kurtuluş, Çağlar Mallı<br />
cinematography Barbaros Gökdemir<br />
editing İsmet Kurtuluş<br />
cast Çağlar Mallı, Serkan Keskin, Ceyda Saltadal<br />
production-distribution İsmet Kurtuluş, Sarıgül Sok.<br />
No: 29/16 Caddebostan 34728 Istanbul<br />
T +90 533 522 9173 i.kurtulus@yahoo.com<br />
A young man finds out that his sister did not come home the other night. Her id and credit cards<br />
were found in an hospital garden. He starts to look for her.<br />
İsmet Kurtuluş (1983) studied <strong>Film</strong> at Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity on full scholarship. He works as a producer,<br />
assistant director and scriptwriter.<br />
movie or movie film ya da film<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 10’, colour, b&w<br />
director Şükrü Apaydın<br />
script Emre Kavuk<br />
cinematography Burak Cora<br />
editing Adil Yanık<br />
cast Onur Dikmen, Delal Külek, Selen Uçer, Uğur İzgi<br />
production-distribution Şükrü Apaydın, Caferağa Mah.<br />
Zuhal Sok. Arzum Apt. No:6 D:4 Kadıköy Istanbul<br />
T +90 536 689 2022 adimsukru@hotmail.com<br />
Erkan, a young director, wants to make a film, but can’t make up his mind whether the film should<br />
be subjecti<strong>ve</strong> or social cinema. His state of indecision is complicated further by the e<strong>ve</strong>nts unfolding<br />
around him.<br />
Şükrü Apaydın (Adana, 1981) graduated from the <strong>Film</strong> & TV Department of Dokuz Eylül Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
filmography<br />
2004 Letter to My Wife 2007 Beng Beng<br />
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nolya<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 10’, colour, b&w<br />
director M. Cem Öztüfekçi<br />
script Cemil Kavukçu, M. Cem Öztüfekçi<br />
cinematography Meryem Yavuz<br />
editing Natalin Solakoğlu<br />
cast Ahmet Özarslan, H.Volga Sorgu Tekinoğlu<br />
production-distribution Les <strong>Film</strong>s au Long Cours, Olivier<br />
Berlemont, 21 A<strong>ve</strong>nue du Maine Paris France<br />
T +33 (1) 42 84 2270 distribution@longcours.fr<br />
Two men who frequent the same bar fall in lo<strong>ve</strong> with a mysterious young lady they see through the<br />
window. Both will lo<strong>ve</strong> her in different ways…<br />
M. Cem Öztüfekçi (1985) graduated from the <strong>Film</strong> & TV Department of Marmara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. His<br />
first film Downstairs won se<strong>ve</strong>ral awards at national and international festivals. He produces and<br />
directs short films and also works as an assistant director and production manager on independent<br />
productions. Nolya is the second short film he has directed.<br />
silence bêdengî<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 14’, colour<br />
director-script-editing Aziz Çapkurt<br />
cinematography Serdar Güz<br />
cast İlker Kızmaz, Saadet Çaçan, Fırat Aksan<br />
production-distribution Aziz Çapkurt, Yapım13 <strong>Film</strong><br />
Prodüksiyon, Elmadağ Cad. Harbiye Çayırı Sok. 3/2<br />
Kısmet İş Merkezi Şişli Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 232 6063 yapim13@hotmail.com<br />
Hasan works at his father’s glasswork shop. One day, an elderly woman brings in a framed photo<br />
with broken glass for repair. Hasan recognizes the young man in the photo. He then starts following<br />
the woman. It turns out to invol<strong>ve</strong> his own past. An encounter between an ex-soldier and a mother<br />
who lost her son in custody.<br />
Aziz Çapkurt (Kars, 1981) began his career as an actor in a theatre group. He then worked as<br />
assistant director on se<strong>ve</strong>ral TV films and series. He has been working with the Mesopotamia Cinema<br />
Collecti<strong>ve</strong> since 2007. Silence is his directorial debut.<br />
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to my mother and father anneme <strong>ve</strong> babama<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 9’, colour<br />
director-script Can Evrenol<br />
cinematography Stephen Murphy<br />
editing Can Evrenol<br />
cast Marcus Webb, Anna Malmkjaer, Jacob Farmer<br />
production-distribution Can Evrenol, Mühürdar Cad.<br />
Ak Apt. 109/10 Moda Kadıköy Istanbul<br />
T +90 535 564 5924 canevrenol@hotmail.com<br />
awards Most Disturbing Short <strong>Film</strong> of the Year HP<br />
Lo<strong>ve</strong>craft <strong>Festival</strong> • Best Experimental <strong>Film</strong> Manisa<br />
When Jimmy is left alone at home one day he disco<strong>ve</strong>rs an old mask and decides to scare his parents<br />
when they get back. Hiding in their bedroom closet, he has no conception of what he will see or of<br />
the terror that will take o<strong>ve</strong>r their li<strong>ve</strong>s.<br />
Can Evrenol (Istanbul, 1982) graduated from the Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity of Kent in Canterbury with a joint<br />
honours degree in art history and film studies. He is now based in London, running his own<br />
filmmaking and editing company.<br />
waiting beklerken<br />
turkey 2010, video, 8’, colour<br />
director Burak Çevik, Kutay Denizler<br />
script Burak Çevik, Kutay Denizler<br />
cinematography Kutay Denizler<br />
editing Burak Çevik<br />
cast Halil Çevik, Cemile Çevik<br />
production-distribution Burak Çevik, Otlukbeli Sok.<br />
46/1 Istanbul T +90 532 595 0706 cevikburak@gmail.com<br />
Set in a village in Kastamonu, Waiting is the story of a father lying on his sickbed awaiting death,<br />
and a mother awaiting the arrival of her son to see his father for perhaps the last time.<br />
Burak Çevik, a student at Şişli Terakki High School, is highly invol<strong>ve</strong>d in photography and short<br />
filmmaking. He has won se<strong>ve</strong>ral awards in high school film competitions and hopes to study<br />
cinema at uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. Kutay Denizler studied radio-television. During his time at high school he won<br />
se<strong>ve</strong>ral awards for the short films he made. He is currently studying at the Visual Communications<br />
Department of Yeni Yüzyıl Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
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darkness is nice karanlık güzeldir<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 2’, colour<br />
director-script Murat Kılıç<br />
photography-animation Murat Kılıç<br />
editing Murat Kılıç<br />
production-distribution Anadolu Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, Yunus<br />
Emre Kampüsü, Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Eskişehir<br />
T +90 222 335 0580 murat.kilic@anadolu.edu.tr<br />
A cocoon sees light in the darkness and follows the light in the hope of reaching daylight. But when<br />
the cocoon gets there, things are not as expected...<br />
Murat Kılıç (Niğde, 1988) is currently studying at the Animation Department of Anadolu Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
getting together kavuş-ma<br />
turkey 2011, hdcam, 4’10”, colour<br />
director Murat Pay<br />
script Murat Pay<br />
animation Koray Sevindi, Sinan Sertel<br />
editing Sinan Sertel<br />
music Taliha Günaydın<br />
production-distribution Vefa Cad. No:35 34139<br />
Istanbul<br />
T +90 555 501 4438 paymurat@yahoo.com<br />
A girl is waiting for her friend; her friend is rushing to meet her. Meanwhile a cat is playing with a pine<br />
cone and a bird flying out of its nest. When the friends see each other they start running towards one<br />
another. But an unexpected incident changes the plans of the girls, the cat and the bird.<br />
Murat Pay (Izmir, 1981) graduated from the Radio, TV & Cinema Department of Marmara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
He is currently studying theory and practice in cinema.<br />
filmography<br />
2004 Before a Trip (short) 2006 Water Drop (documentary) 2007 My Sister (documentary);<br />
2007 Recycling (documentary)<br />
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paper plane kağıt uçak<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 3’, colour<br />
director Murat Tahan<br />
script Murat Tahan<br />
photography Murat Tahan<br />
animation-editing Murat Tahan<br />
production-distribution Murat Tahan, Anadolu<br />
Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, Yunus Emre Kampüsü, Güzel Sanatlar<br />
Fakültesi Eskişehir<br />
T +90 555 480 3900 murattahan@gmail.com<br />
An old man falls asleep sitting on a bench and has a dream. A child starts pestering the old man to<br />
make a paper plane for him.<br />
Murat Tahan (Kırıkkale, 1984) studied animation at Anadolu Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity.<br />
the puppet kukla<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 9’, b&w<br />
director Kemal Tezcan<br />
script Kemal Tezcan<br />
animation Kemal Tezcan<br />
editing Kemal Tezcan<br />
production-distribution Kemal Tezcan, Hasanpaşa<br />
Mah. Nabizade Sok. 52/8 Kadıköy 34722 Istanbul<br />
T +90 532 749 3346 kemal-tezcan@hotmail.com<br />
E<strong>ve</strong>rything experienced between birth and death…Life!<br />
Kemal Tezcan (Samsun, 1982) graduated from Fine Arts Faculty of the Marmara Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, <strong>Film</strong> and<br />
TV Department.<br />
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that little village o küçük köy<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 2’45”, colour<br />
director-script Nazlı Eda Noyan<br />
photography Nazlı Eda Noyan<br />
editing Nazlı Eda Noyan<br />
music Nazlı Eda Noyan, Memduh Noyan<br />
production-distribution Nazlı Eda Noyan, Vişnezade<br />
Mah. Cekirdek Sok. 4/2 Maçka Beşiktaş Istanbul<br />
T +90 533 732 0257 edanoyan@yahoo.com<br />
A family album of a village… The people who ha<strong>ve</strong> a place in the memory of that village… Fastened<br />
buttons, coats, ties, badges, glasses, flags, hands, lo<strong>ve</strong>rs, monsters, men, men, men, men, men,<br />
women… This is a place that li<strong>ve</strong>s and breathes, is already deceased, creepy, longed for, and far away<br />
and so close, amusing and dark.<br />
Nazlı Eda Noyan (Izmir) earned her BA and MFA degrees in graphic design on scholarship from Dokuz<br />
Eylül Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity, Bilkent Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity and the Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity of Florida. She is currently an assistant professor<br />
at the Bahçeşehir Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity Faculty of Communications in Istanbul.<br />
the ad<strong>ve</strong>ntures of time-man<br />
za-man’ın maceraları<br />
turkey 2010, dvcam, 1’, b&w<br />
director-script-editing Eren Aybars Arpacık<br />
animation Engin Ağdoğan<br />
cinematography Neslihan Siligür music Murat Kurt<br />
production-distribution Eren Aybars Arpacık, Joker <strong>Film</strong><br />
Arabayolu Cad. Bolat Sok. 7/1 Tarabya Sarıyer Istanbul<br />
T +90 212 223 9337 erenarpacik@gmail.com<br />
What would happen if time was a super hero Would he make us happier or lead us to an inevitable<br />
end The film questions the concept of Time from a different perspecti<strong>ve</strong>..<br />
Eren Aybars Arpacık (Istanbul, 1983) won a scholarship to the Media and Communication Systems<br />
Department of Istanbul Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity and graduated in 2006. Furthermore he completed <strong>Film</strong> & TV<br />
Department as a minor degree. During his studies, he directed award-winning films and documentaries.<br />
After graduating, he began working for production companies as a second director.<br />
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internet is a desert internet çölü<br />
turkey 2010, hdcam, 5’, colour<br />
director-script Can Evgin<br />
photography Can Evgin<br />
music-editing Takahiro Kido<br />
cast Miltos Manetas, Olivier Zahm<br />
production-distribution Can Evgin LLC, Flat 8, 87 Great<br />
Eastern Street EC2A 3HY London UK<br />
T +44 798 382 2757 can@canevgin.net<br />
Olivier Zahm, editor of the fashion and arts biannual Purple Magazine and blog Purple Diary, and Miltos<br />
Manetas, a Greek digital artist who embraces the online media of social networking and microsites,<br />
walk through the chaotic city of Istanbul discussing the idea of the Internet.<br />
Can Evgin (1980, Istanbul) is a filmmaker and photographer living in London. He works with a range<br />
of clients including Purple, Nowness, Vogue UK and Istanbul Contemporary Dance <strong>Festival</strong>. Among<br />
his noted films work are Dolce and Gabbana 2010 and New Dawn Fades.<br />
moment an<br />
turkey 2010, dvd, 7’, colour<br />
director-script Nazlı Bayram<br />
photography Orhan Yaşar Terlemez<br />
editing Mustafa Tunçel<br />
music Oktay Köseoğlu<br />
production-distribution Nazlı Bayram, Anadolu<br />
Üni<strong>ve</strong>rsitesi, İletişim Bilimleri Fakültesi, Yunus Emre<br />
Kampüsü Eskişehir<br />
T +90 532 626 3295 nb.nbayram@hotmail.com<br />
Machines, man, the destructi<strong>ve</strong>ness of modern times...<br />
Nazlı Bayram (Ankara) is a professor at the Department of Cinema & Television of Anadolu Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity<br />
and lectures on theory and practice. She also wrote and produced the short film, Clarinet, in 2009.<br />
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onceuponatime(...)cameandnobodywashome<br />
birgünbirgünbir(…)e<strong>ve</strong>degelmişkimseyok<br />
turkey 2010, hd, 12’57”, colour<br />
director-script Berrak Çolak<br />
photography Gözde Koyuncu, Berrak Çolak<br />
editing Berrak Çolak music Deniz Güngören<br />
cast Sevgi Erkol, Ece Erşahin<br />
production-distribution Valikonağı Cad. Meşrutiyet<br />
Mah. Kodaman Sok. No:23 D:6 34363 Istanbul<br />
T +90 505 759 2634 berrakcolakk@gmail.com<br />
Once upon a time, a woman dropped by at a house. And nothing happened. It was just another day;<br />
a time to remember.<br />
Berrak Çolak (Izmir, 1986) li<strong>ve</strong>s and works in Istanbul. She graduated from the <strong>Film</strong> &<br />
Television Department of Istanbul Bilgi Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity in 2010 and is now studying visual arts and<br />
visual communications design at Sabancı Uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity. She shot the film onceuponatime(...)<br />
cameandnobodywashome as a graduation project.<br />
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DOCUMENTARIES<br />
FEATURE<br />
SHORT<br />
IN PRODUCTION<br />
70-80-90 Innocent, Insolent, Enticing Melek Özman........................................... 2<br />
An Argonaut in Ordu Rüya Arzu Köksal...................................... 2<br />
Away Game Serkan Çiftçi............................................. 3<br />
Brutal Consciences Cenk Örtülü, Zeynel Koç........................... 3<br />
Camera Obscura Çağla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti......... 4<br />
Concrete Park Berke Baş.................................................. 4<br />
Daredevils Serdar Gü<strong>ve</strong>n............................................ 5<br />
Dream Gang Kenan Kavut, Seyfettin Tokmak................ 5<br />
Dust P. Holzer, E. Özgü<strong>ve</strong>n, S. Erzurumlu.......... 6<br />
Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits İmre Balanlı............................................... 6<br />
Hope Rodi Yüzbaşı............................................. 7<br />
Ifakat Orhan Tekeoğlu........................................ 7<br />
Last Nomads in Anatolia: Sarikecililer Yüksel Aksu.............................................. 8<br />
Married to the Camera Doğa Kılcıoğlu.......................................... 8<br />
My Father is Making History Haydar Demirtaş....................................... 9<br />
Offside Reyan Tuvi................................................ 9<br />
The Other Town Nefin Dinç............................................... 10<br />
Seyid-On the Path of Truth Özkan Küçük.......................................... 10<br />
A Shadow Among the Pages Esra Yıldız............................................... 11<br />
Three Seasons A Life: Black Sea Highlands Murat Erün............................................. 11<br />
Through My Lens Nefin Dinç............................................... 12<br />
Venerable Okan Avcı............................................... 12<br />
While E<strong>ve</strong>ryone Else Sleeps Erdem Murat Çelikler.............................. 13<br />
Wind Carry My Voice: A Modern Story of Exile Emre Sarıkuş........................................... 13<br />
The Zone Güliz Sağlam, Feryal Saygılıgil................. 14<br />
Baghdad Berrak Samur.......................................... 16<br />
Clinic Armağan Pekkaya................................... 16<br />
Fındıklı Gözde Onaran........................................ 17<br />
Grandpa Aziz Derin Kıvaner.......................................... 17<br />
Hair Dying: 45 Minutes Aylin Kuryel, Raşel Meseri....................... 18<br />
On the Coast Mer<strong>ve</strong> Kayan, Zeynep Dadak.................. 18<br />
The Rooster Runs Away Semih Hızal, Savaş Bayrıdost................... 19<br />
Selahattins’ Istanbul Aysim Türkmen ...................................... 19<br />
Tale of Soda: Stri<strong>ve</strong> to Survi<strong>ve</strong> Burak Serkan Çetinkaya.......................... 20<br />
The Age of Directors Yıldız Bakoğlu......................................... 22<br />
Can’t Li<strong>ve</strong> Without You Bertan Başaran....................................... 22<br />
A Few Bra<strong>ve</strong> People Rüya Arzu Köksal.................................... 23<br />
I Lo<strong>ve</strong> You Emine Emel Balcı..................................... 23<br />
Invisible Labor Güliz Sağlam, Feryal Saygılıgil................. 24<br />
Maya Rodi Yüzbaşı........................................... 24<br />
The Progressi<strong>ve</strong> Women’s Organization Necati Sönmez, Emel Çelebi.................... 25<br />
Voyage to Bergmania Hakkı Kurtuluş, Melik Saraçoğlu.............. 25<br />
Where’s My Mother Language Veli Kahraman........................................ 26<br />
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SHORTS<br />
FICTION<br />
ANIMATION AND EXPERIMENTAL<br />
Arpeggio Ante Lucem Arin İnan Arslan...................................... 28<br />
Before the Flood Ferit Karahan.......................................... 29<br />
Bicycle İ. Serhat Karaaslan.................................. 29<br />
Brush Stroke Nihan Belgin........................................... 30<br />
Cafe Tufan Şimşekcan..................................... 30<br />
Crossroad Ferat Kevir.............................................. 31<br />
Epiphany M. Can Boyacıoğlu.................................. 31<br />
E<strong>ve</strong>rbody Should Ha<strong>ve</strong> A Second Chance Mehmet Emrah Erkani............................ 32<br />
Fall Nazlı Sultan Kesici................................... 32<br />
The House on the Hill Hamdi Melih Eryılmaz............................. 33<br />
Journey of No Return Güçlü Yaman.......................................... 33<br />
Memories From the Future Hüseyin Mert Er<strong>ve</strong>rdi............................... 34<br />
Mi Hatice Denis D. Metin........................................ 34<br />
Missing Today İsmet Kurtuluş........................................ 35<br />
Movie or Movie Şükrü Apaydın........................................ 35<br />
Nolya M. Cem Öztüfekçi................................... 36<br />
Silence Aziz Çapkurt........................................... 36<br />
To My Mother and Father Can Evrenol............................................ 37<br />
Waiting Burak Çevik, Kutay Denizler.................... 37<br />
Darkness is Nice Murat Kılıç.............................................. 39<br />
Getting Together Murat Pay............................................... 39<br />
Paper Plane Murat Tahan........................................... 40<br />
The Puppet Kemal Tezcan......................................... 40<br />
That Little Village Nazlı Eda Noyan...................................... 41<br />
The Ad<strong>ve</strong>ntures of Time-Man Eren Aybars Arpacık................................ 41<br />
Internet is a Desert Can Evgin............................................... 42<br />
Moment Nazlı Bayram........................................... 42<br />
Onceuponatime(…)cameandwashome Berrak Çolak........................................... 43<br />
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This catalogue is edited by Ankara Cinema Association / <strong>Festival</strong> on Wheels.<br />
Abay Kunanbay Caddesi No: 20/11 Kavaklıdere, Ankara Turkey<br />
T +90 312 466 3484 - 466 4728 F +90 312 466 4331<br />
info@festivalonwheels.org www.festivalonwheels.org<br />
concept & graphic design Punctum Creati<strong>ve</strong> Productions<br />
www.punctumcp.com<br />
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