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Dijital Sanatlar

Mustafa Uslu mustafa@dijitalsanatlar.com +   

AF Media

Ali Fidan ali@alifidan.com  ( )  

Director Can Ulkay TURKISH CINEMA 2018

Can Ulkay was born in   in . He graduated from Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts Cinema and Televi- sion Department, and worked in TRT İstanbul Television be- tween   and  . Since   he shot music videos and thousands of commercials for Coca Cola, Turkish Airlines, P&G, Ford, Turkcell, Turk Tele- kom, KIA including hundreds of major brands.

Contact

Dijital Sanatlar

Mustafa Uslu mustafa@dijitalsanatlar.com +   

AF Media

Ali Fidan ali@alifidan.com  ( )  

Director Can Ulkay

Can Ulkay was born in   in İstanbul. He graduated from Marmara University Institute of Fine Arts Cinema and Televi- sion Department, and worked in TRT İstanbul Television be- tween   and  . Since   he shot music videos and thousands of commercials for Coca Cola, Turkish Airlines, P&G, Ford, Turkcell, Turk Tele- kom, KIA including hundreds of major brands. FEATURE FILMS

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Limon Production

Hayri Aslan [email protected] +    

Director Onur Ünlü

Onur Ünlü was born in  , Turkey and graduated from An- adolu University. He worked as a scriptwriter and as a director in various TV series. He re- ceived numerous awards from prestigious film festivals and his films has been screened worldwide. TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE WILD PEAR TREE AHLAT AĞACI

Turkey, France, Germany, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bosnia, Sweden 2018, 188’Colour

Contact Memento Films International, Emilie Georges +•• ‘ –• •’ —Ž ŒŽ sales@memento-films.com

Director

Nuri Bilge Ceylan is a filmmak- DIRECTOR Nuri Bilge Ceylan PRODUCER Zeynep Atakan SCRIPT $N¿Q$NVX(EUX er, photographer and actor. His &H\ODQ1XUL%LOJH&H\ODQDOP Gökhan Tiryaki EDITING Nuri Bilge Ceylan CAST first two features films Small $\G¿Q'RǚX'HPLUNRO0XUDW&HPFLU%HQQX<¿OG¿U¿PODU+D]DU(UJ»¦O»6HUNDQ .HVNLQ7DPHU/HYHQW Town and Clouds of May were screened at the Berlin Film Fes- For some, the countryside is a place of exile where all hopes tival. His subsequent films Dis- ultimately merge with solitude. A boundless place of exile tant, Climates, and Once Upon a Time in Anato- where all hopes and dreams merge with despair like the lia, have won multiple awards in- coinciding destinies of fathers and sons... cluding two Grand Jury Prizes, and the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes. Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest film Winter Sleep (ŒŽ‘’) received the Palme d’Or, the top honour at the Cannes Film Festival.

Winter Sleep, .óġ8\NXVX Once Upon A Time in Anatolia, %LU=DPDQODU$QDGROXųGD  Three Monkeys, ž©0D\PXQ Climates,òNOLPOHU Distant,8]DN Clouds of May, 0D\óV6óNóQWóVó The Small Town, .DVDED WEB SITE: www.nuribilgeceylan.com Cocoon, .R]D 08 ADEM’S HAND 09 - - Contact Director Bilal Bağcı $\GóQ.HWHQDá +—Ž –ŽžŒŸ¡ŒŒžž [email protected] TURKISH CINEMA 2018 Turkey 2017, 115’ ColourTurkey 2017, Aydın Ketenağ has attendedto many festivals, Ankara, Antalya Altın suchPortakal, as Kıbrıs, Rotterdam, Signes de Nuit, Curtas Vila where do he won awards like Best Conde, Picture and Cinematography. Director is currently an ademic Ac in Kocaeli Doc University and Masters holds he and torate degrees in Cinema and Philosophy. Adem’s Hand is his first motion picture.

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/HYHQW•]W»UN$\G¿Q.HWHQDǚ The film tells the story of the effortsyears of 10 old Mustafa, trying to draw the picture that his teacher gave as a homework. Mustafa aims to draw the picture of the most beautiful ‘’thing’’ he has ever seen, because his teacher wants him to do He so. travels around with his bicycle and looks for the ‘’special’’ picture. Besides, he shares the emptiness of his father’s loss with his family. Teacher Murat, who had left art teaching in the university and started teaching painting for the elementary students in the village, shares Mustafa’s effort like a student. DIRECTOR ADEM’İN ELİ ADEM’S HAND $NPDQ1XUL.DUDGHQL]7HNLQ(]J»WHNLQ TRAILER: TURKISH CINEMA 2018

ALL FELICITIES ARE POSSIBLE BÜTÜN SAADETLER MÜMKÜNDÜR

Turkey, 2017, 97’ Colour

Contact

Selman Kılıçaslan [email protected]

Director 6HOPDQ.óOó©DVODQ

Selman Kılıçaslan was born in ‘—Ÿ– in Sakarya. He grad- uated from the Department

of Cinema and TV at Marma- DIRECTOR 6HOPDQ.¿O¿¦DVODQ PRODUCER 6HOPDQ.¿O¿¦DVODQ=»OILNDU.»U»P ra University in ŒŽŽ—. During SCRIPT 6HOPDQ.¿O¿¦DVODQ DOP ǛONHU%HUNHEDITING $\KDQ(UJ»UVHO0$EG»OJDIXU his education, he made many ǜDKLQ1DLP.DQDW CAST .HPDO8¦DU$ULI(UNLQ5XKL6DU¿1LOD\(UGµQPH] short-length films.He wrote the scripts of multiple TV se- Ali is an engineering student and he dreams to go abroad ries telecasted on Turkish TV channels. After taking a ca- with Erasmus project, leaving behind the town that he lives reer break from TV series, he in. At the same time he goes through a searching period started to write full-length

ALL FELICITIES ARE POSSIBLE ARE FELICITIES ALL that he tries to know himself, asking questions about life. scripts and also scripts of His quiet life is stirred up upon his crash to Gülce who is documentary. Bütün Saadetler Mümkündür is his first fea- singing in a folk music cafe. Gülce is a nursing student and ture-length film, made with to get over her economic problems she works as a caregiver the contribution of Turkish to an old and lonely man in one of the old neighborhoods Ministry of Culture and Tour- of Adapazarı. Ali is drawn to Gülce and gets to know her; ism and of TRT. meanwhile he becomes involved in Mevlüt’s story too. Ali goes on his search on the threshold of this encounter, asking a question to which he wouldn’t find an answer to…

Is any happiness possible?

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EMzQjW_gw4 10 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

ARADA

Turkey 2018, 88’ Colour, Black & White

Contact

Match Point

Melis Nersesoğlu Konca +—Ž Œ‘Œ ••ž •žž¡ [email protected]

Director Mu Tunç

Mu Tunç was born ‘—Ÿ¡ in Is- DIRECTOR 0X7XQ¦ PRODUCER 5XHGH3HUD+DVDQ†REDQRǚOX SCRIPT 0X7XQ¦ tanbul. Mu Tunç completed DOP 8WNX6µQPH]HU EDITING $KPHW7HNHMUSIC2UNXQ7XQ¦ CAST %XUDN'HQL] his undergraduate degree in %»ǝUD'HYHOL6HOLP%D\UDNWDU(ULǝ$NPDQ'HQL]&HOLORǚOX

Design and his gradute degree ARADA in Cinema. He started using During the 90’s unrest in Turkey, a young punk rocker in camera in a very young age at Istanbul tracks down a cruise ticket to California on the night his brother’s punk concerts to record his live performances. of his birthday gig. Based on the director’s personal family He shoot his first commercial story. at ‘— years old and after his university degree he become one of the youngest creative director of Turkey. Worked at many di¤erent ad-agencies, such as; McCann. He direct- ed advertising and marketing campaigns, including Co- ca-Cola, L’oreal, MasterCard, Starbucks and many other international brands. In ŒŽ‘Ž, the visual diary channel he created under the name “Di- ary of Mu” became one of the leading vlogger projects on the internet. “Arada” his debut feature film.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B29G_o8zcA 11 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

NEVER LEAVE ME BIRAKMA BENİ

Turkey, Bosnia- Herzegovina, 2017, 97’ Colour

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Director Aida Begic

She was born in Sarajevo. DIRECTOR $LGD%HJLFPRODUCER6H\\LG0XKDPPHG(PLQ(O+»VH\QLSCRIPT She graduated in directing at $LGD%HJLFDOP (URO=XEFHYLFEDITING 5HG]LQDOG6LPHNCAST ǛVD'HPODNKL the Sarajevo Academy of Per- $KPDG+XVURP0RWD])DH]%DVKD&DUROH$EERXG7XND1DØDO0HKPHW8VWD forming Arts. Her graduation film “Prvo Smrtno Iskustvo” (First Death Experience) was After his mother dies, Isa is sent to an orphanage for presented at The Cinéfonda- Syrian refugees in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. There he makes an NEVER LEAVE ME tion O¤icial Selection of the uneasy friendship with Ahmad and Motaz. Ahmad’s father Cannes Film Festival. Aida Be- disappeared in Syria but he never lost hope they will be gić teaches Directing at The Academy of Performing Arts rejoined one day. Motaz’s mother remarried and left him in Sarajevo and she is member of the orphanage. Although the three boys are very different AMPAS, EFA, SACD and UFRBiH. in their temperament and desires and not particularly fond of each other, they find a common interest; they all want to leave the orphans’ home and start a new life. The dangers that threatened to ruin their lives will give them a reason to find love, friendship and hope.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K43Ou0KK09c 12 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

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Turkey 2018, 125’ Colour and Black & White

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NuPeople [email protected] +—Ž Œ‘Œ —žŽ žŽ žŽ

ITV – Inter Medya Can Okan +—Ž –•Œ •‘Œ ––Ž– [email protected]

DIRECTOR .¿YDQ¦%DUXµQ» PRODUCER 0X]DIIHU<¿OG¿U¿P&HP<¿OPD] SCRIPT &HP Director <¿OPD] DOP -HDQ3DXO6HUHVLQ MUSIC ǛVNHQGHU3D\GDǝ CAST &HP<¿OPD]2]DQ .óYDQ©%DUX¸Q¾

*»YHQ6HGD%DNDQ•]NDQ8ǚXU=DIHU$OJµ] $5ǝ)9 He completed his elementa- Arif had returned to earth after having lots of friends in ry, secondary and high school education in Zonguldak. While thousand light years ahead with his adventure on the planet studying at Ankara Universi- Gora and now he is living quietly. One day, an unexpected ty Faculty of Communication guest, Robot 216 brings a new adventure to Arif. Radio, Television and Cinema Department, he was interest- ed in theatre and photography. This humanoid robot coming to earth from far, far away wants He worked for many years in to live like a real human being, fall in love with some like a real one of Turkey’s first private human being and wants to laugh and cry like a real human radio stations as programmer and chief editor. From early being. All of those are easy for Arif, but 216 is nothing more ‘——Žs to ŒŽŽŽs, he has di- than an old model robot with artificial intelligence. rected numerous music videos and received various TV Music Is it possible for him to live like e real human being in this Awards. He worked in feature films “Dansoz” and “GORA” as World? Arif needs to decide. Will he go for a new adventure to assistant director and post fulfil the wishes of his friend from hundred light year ahead or production supervisor and in should he take 216 back? “Kelebegin Ruyasi” as produc- tion designer.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=FcT6Y3vlP4I 13 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

AY LAV YU TUU

Turkey 2017, 112’ Colour

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7$))3LFWXUHV

dilara@ta¤pics.com +—ŽŒ‘ŒŒ¡’Ž———

Director 6HUPL\DQ0LG\DW

Sermiyan Midyat started his

theater career in ‘——Ÿ when DIRECTOR 6HUPL\DQ0LG\DW PRODUCER 7LPXU6DYF¿&HPDO2NDQ SCRIPT he passed the auditions of 6HUPL\DQ0LG\DW DOP %DU¿ǝ•]EL¦HU EDITING $\NXW<¿OG¿U¿PMUSIC 8ǚXU$WHǝ Ferhan Sensoy’s night theat- CAST 6HUPL\DQ0LG\DW$\¦D'DPJDF¿*L]HP.DUDFD%RUD$NNDǝ er while getting his degree in engineering. Between ŒŽŽŽ İbrahim, who has studied in the US, decides to go back to and ŒŽŽ— he played in count-

AY LAV YUAY TUU less plays with many of the his hometown; Tinne. He soon finds himself caught up in acclaimed actors and writers. between two distinctively different cultures. In ŒŽŽ— he moved on to TV with both writing and acting. Also Director Sermiyan Midyat’s warm, funny and glowing sequel in the same year he wrote and directed his debut feature Ay feeds off these dilemmas. Introduced in the first film, Lav Yu. With this film he won İbrahim’s American wife comes to Tinne. In the sequel, he awards for Best Comedy, Best ends up going to the US and all hell breaks loose. Directing, and Best Actor in California, Houston, and Bos- ton film festivals. In ŒŽ‘Ž- A series of amusing incidents follow one after another all ŒŽ‘‘ he won the prestigious the way from America to Tinne. Sadri Alisik Acting Award for Best Male Actor. He wrote, di- rected and acted in the very successful BKM comedies Government Woman and Gov- ernment Woman Œ.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHg2s8QsbdI 14 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

AYAZ

Turkey, 2017, 90’ Colour

Contact

Oğuzhan Güler [email protected] +—Ž–•ŒŒ—žžŽ—’ www.ayazfilm.com

Director 'HUVX

at various educational institu- AYAZ Hasan kills his sister-in-law with his own family’s tions and trained manytheatre groups. He has also worked provocation and finds himself deserted with her only child, as a scriptwriter, actor and his nephew. In between his love and guilt, he suffers the assistant director on various silence punishment of a little boy while hoping that he could television programs. He has be his very own family. been recognized for his many social responsibility projects as a playwright with a num- ber of awards. He continues to work as an author, director and actor. He haswon vari- ous awards for his short films and stage plays, including the grand prize of the Turkish Min- istry of Culture.

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/237718898 15 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

AYLA: THE DAUGHTER OF WAR AYLA

Turkey 2017, 124’ Colour

Contact

'LMLWDO6DQDWODU

Mustafa Uslu mustafa@dijitalsanatlar.com +—Ž Œ‘Œ ŒŸŒ ž•’–

AF Media

Ali Fidan ali@alifidan.com DIRECTOR Can Ulkay PRODUCER Mustafa Uslu SCRIPT

Can Ulkay was born in ‘—¡’ in Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no İstanbul. He graduated from parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge THE DAUGHTER OF WAR Marmara University Institute of death, this little girl captures the heart of Süleyman, who of Fine Arts Cinema and Televi- risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his Army sion Department, and worked in TRT İstanbul Television be- base and out of harms way. Not knowing her name and tween ‘—Ÿ– and ‘——’. Since unable to communicate with her, Süleyman names her Ayla, in ‘——’ he shot music videos reminiscence of the moon on the fateful night during which they and thousands of commercials for Coca Cola, Turkish Airlines, met. The two form an instantaneous and inseparable bond, and P&G, Ford, Turkcell, Turk Tele- Ayla, almost effortlessly, brings an uncanny joy to the Turkish kom, KIA including hundreds of brigade in the grip of war. As the war comes to a close however, major brands. Süleyman’s brigade is told that they will be returning home. Süleyman can not bear abandoning Ayla, and does everything within his power to take her with him. After repeated failure, he is forced to give Ayla to an orphanage, but doesn’t give up on the hope of one day reuniting with her. Will the two ever get back together?

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PELOIYaEiw  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

BLIND IN LOVE AŞKIN GÖREN GÖZLERE İHTİYACI YOK

Turkey, 2017, 83’ Colour

Contact

Limon Production

Hayri Aslan [email protected] +    

Director 2QXUžQO¾

DIRECTOR 2QXU›QO» PRODUCER +D\UL$VODQ SCRIPT 2QXU›QO» Onur Ünlü was born in  , DOP 9HGDW•]GHPLUEDITING 0XUDW•]J»OO» CAST )DWLK$UWPDQ'HPHW(YJDU Turkey and graduated from An- BLIND IN LOVE (]JL(\»ERǚOX+DUH6»UHO adolu University. He worked as a scriptwriter and as a director Salim, a 30-year-old homicide detective, is withdrawn by in various TV series. He re- ceived numerous awards from nature. He has a three-year-old daughter with his now prestigious film festivals and ex-wife, but shows little interest in the little girl. Soon after his films has been screened taking on a new murder case, Salim learns that the treatment worldwide. he has been receiving for an eye condition isn’t working and that it is only a matter of time before he becomes totally blind. As he struggles to come to terms with the prognosis, it turns out that Handan, the wife of the murder victim in this new case, is a blind pianist. As the case progresses, Salim falls obsessively in love with Handan, but when she fails to reciprocate, he transfers his affections to Leyla, the blind wife of the prime murder suspect. Strangest of all, though, is that Salim’s adored mother is a blind and ageing hooker.

As events unfold, so Salim becomes increasingly blind. Or as Salim becomes increasingly blind, so events unfold.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DjaqNySOO0 17 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

%527+(5 KARDEŞİM BENİM 2

Turkey 2018, 105’ Colour

Contact

7$))3LFWXUHV

dilara@ta¤pics.com +—ŽŒ‘ŒŒ¡’Ž———

Director 0HUW%D\NDO

Mert Baykal transferred to

George Mason University in the DIRECTOR 0HUW%D\NDOPRODUCER 7LPXU6DYF¿&HPDO2NDQ%XUDN•]¦LYLW USA during the second year of SCRIPT =DIHU.»O»QN DOP 7ROJD†HWLQ EDITING .RUKDQ.RU\»UHNMUSIC &HP•JHW his Cinema and TV studies at CAST %XUDN•]¦LYLW0XUDW%R])HUGL6DQFDU/H\OD)HUD\3¿QDU'HQL] Istanbul Bilgi University. Here he studied media production at the Faculty of Communica- Two famous brothers Hakan (Burak Özçivit) and Ozan (Murat BROTHER 2 tions. He has since worked as Boz) go to an Aegean town to pay their last respects to an assistant director in the their friend, Tato (Ferdi Sancar) even though Hakan is set cinema and advertising sec- to marry in two days. Hakan’s fiancee Didem (Pınar Deniz), tors. He directed his debut feature, Pardon, in ŒŽŽ’. In is the daughter of Rize’s well-esteemed tea merchant, ŒŽŽŸ he set up his own pro- Muzaffer. Muzaffer seems to be against this marriage duction company, Zihin Açıklığı because he thinks a famous singer like Hakan can’t possibly Film, where he has produced and directed many commer- be trusted. While he is breathing down Hakan’s neck, he also cials. tries to change Didem’s mind.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A0T-OSvmBU 18 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

CHAOS KAOS

Turkey 2018, 110’ Colour

Contact

Yusuf Aslanyürek yusuf@aslanyurekfilm.com +—Ž–•Œ–žŽ‘žŒ‘

Director 6HPLU$VODQ\¾UHN

Semir Aslanyürek, Studied in Damascus University Faculty DIRECTOR 6HPLU$VODQ\»UHN PRODUCER

WEB SITE: www.aslanyurek.com.tr 19 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

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Turkey 2017, 117’ Colour

Contact

Limon Production

Hayri Aslan [email protected] +—Ž Œ‘Œ •’ž •’ –Ž

Director 2QXUžQO¾

Onur Ünlü was born in ‘—ž•, DIRECTOR 2QXU›QO» PRODUCER &RQWHQW7XUNH\ SCRIPT 3¿QDU%XOXW.HUHP'HUHQ Turkey and graduated from An- DOP 9HGDW•]GHPLUMUSIC +DVDQ•]V»W,ǝ¿O•]V»W EDITING (PUH%R\UD]CAST adolu University. He worked as .HQDQǛPLU]DO¿RǚOX+DOXN%LOJLQHU0HU\HP8]HUOL0XVD8]XQODU)DWLK$UWPDQ a scriptwriter and as a director in various TV series. He received Cingoz Recai, a thief with a big heart, comes back for a numerous awards from prestig-

&ǝ1*•=5(&$ǝ ious film festivals and his films new heist years later. He decides not to pull the job with has been screened worldwide. his regular crew. Instead, he gets involved with a shady gang and starts to impersonate different people only to rob

Blind in Love, $ġNóQ*¸UHQ the house of a tech savvy. His secret objective is to reach *¸]OHUHòKWL\DFó

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5oUzdOS2ks 20 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

COLORLESS DREAM RENKSİZ RÜYA

Turkey 2018, 78’ Colour

Contact

MTA Film

+—Ž –•Œ ’Œ•–¡•– mtafi[email protected]

Director Mehmet Ali Konar

DIRECTOR 0HKPHW$OL.RQDU PRODUCER 07D\IXU$\G¿QSCRIPT 0HKPHW$OL.RQDU He was born Œ–,Žž,‘—ŸŒ in COLORLESS DREAM DOP

TRAILER: https://youtu.be/DclooKRvEvs 21 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

DEBT BORÇ

Turkey 2018, 94’ Colour

Contact

6WUH©)LOP

Vuslat Saraçoğlu [email protected] +—Ž–•¡•–ŒŽ—‘•

Director 9XVODW6DUD©RáOX

Vuslat Saraçoğlu studied DIRECTOR 9XVODW6DUD¦RǚOX PRODUCER 6WUH¦)LOP SCRIPT 9XVODW6DUD¦RǚOX Sociology and International DOP 0HU\HP

DEBT section of the Yerevan Golden Tufan(39) works in a small printing house. He lives in a Apricot Film Festival and the relatively poor neighbourhood of a small city (Eskişehir) Talent Campus of Sarajevo Film in Turkey with his wife (mid 30’s) and their daughter. One Festival. Her short, Cacapho- night, Huriye (64), their next door neighbour, faints. Tufan ny (ŒŽ‘‘) and documentary The Children of Muslum Baba grabs Huriye and takes her to the hospital. The Doctor tells (ŒŽ‘•) was screened at nu- that Huriye is suffering from Copd disease, needs to be merous festivals. Vuslat was taking care of for a while. Tufan finds nobody to look after among the cast and worked as the production coordinator her among her relatives so decides to take care of her in his in “Why Can’t I be Tarkovsky?” own apartment till she gets well. Tufan’s sense of goodness (ŒŽ‘’). and self-sacrifice is being tested with the arise of worries and fear, triggered by the emergence of one problem Cacaphony, .DNDIRQL after another. (short film) The Children of Muslum Baba, 0¾VO¾P%DEDųQóQ(YODWODUó  (documentary)

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcLgXBmnkBU&t=2s 22 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

DISCOVERER OF NEW WORLDS RENKLİ BALIK: YENİ DÜNYALAR KAŞİFİ

Turkey 2018, 65’, Colour

Contact

)LNUL*¾Q)LOP

Burhan Gün [email protected] +—Ž –•¡ Œ‘• ‘’ Ÿ—

Director %XUKDQ*¾Q DISCOVERER OF NEW WORLDS NEW OF DISCOVERER

DIRECTOR %XUKDQ*»Q PRODUCER )LNUL*»Q)LOP%XUKDQ*»Q%URV)LOP2ǚX] Burhan Gün is a theatre and •]W»UN&HODO•]W»UN SCRIPT %XUKDQ*»Q EDITING %XUKDQ*»Q cinema actor, director, play CAST (VOICE)6HOD\7DǝGµǚHQ)DWLK(U1LKDQ2PX]%XU¦LQ$UWXW writer, theatre teacher, cin- ema tutor and copyright law- The Fish named Renkli is maintaining his routin life in the yer. He was born in Antalya in ‘—Ÿ‘. Primary and secondary aquarium with other marine animals. The aquarium world is education was completed in very boring for him and he wants to surpass this world and Antalya. Istanbul University, discover new worlds. While Renkli trying explore the outside Faculty of Law, graduating in of the aquarium he meet with a boy, named Deniz… ŒŽŽ–. He has its own law firm and attorneys is free. Marmara University Fine Arts Faculty of Cinema and Television is a lec- turer. (The “Cinema Copyright Acts” course provides.)

Innocent Boy, 0DVXP‰RFXN  (short movie) Breath, 1HIHV  (short movie) Nigerian Master Musa, 1LMHUOL0XVD8VWD (documentary)

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWLeKbOU5Kk

8 May 2018 Time 14:00 Venue Palais E Screening Date 23 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

FAIL BETTER DAHA İYİ YENİL

Turkey, 2018, 70’ Colour

Contact

Aydın Orak [email protected] +—Ž–•–¡Ÿ–Œ¡Ž¡ www.orakfilm.com

Director $\GóQ2UDN

Aydın Orak was born in ‘—ŸŒ. He is living in İstanbul. He left DIRECTOR $\G¿Q2UDN PRODUCER $\G¿Q2UDN SCRIPT $\G¿Q2UDN Bilgi Univercity Stage Art - DOP 2U¦XQ%LOJLQ EDITING 8PXW6DNDOO¿RǚOX0XUDW+DVDU¿MUSIC 0XUDW+DVDU¿ Performance. CAST $\G¿Q2UDN6HPD*»OHU0XVWDID8]XQ\¿OPD]

Blind in Love, $ġNóQ*¸UHQ This is an adventurous and ambitious director’s story FAIL BETTER FAIL *¸]OHUHòKWL\DFó

No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/226589529 24 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

FOUR CORNERED TRIANGLE DÖRT KÖŞELİ ÜÇGEN

Turkey 2018, 84’ Black & White

Contact

Görkem Yeltan [email protected]

Director 0HKPHW*¾UHOL

Mehmet Güreli is a singular FOUR CORNERED TRIANGLE CORNERED FOUR

DIRECTOR 0HKPHW*»UHOL PRODUCER

Güreli is among Turkey’s most Can a square be three cornered as well? productive and successful painters and had Œ‘ exhibi- tions so far.

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/250780356 25 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

GRAIN BUĞDAY

Turkey, Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar, 2017, 128’ Black & White

Contact

The Match Factory

thania.dimitrakopoulou@ matchfactory.de +’— ŒŒ‘ –•— žŽ— Ž

Director

6HPLK.DSODQRáOX DIRECTOR 6HPLK.DSODQRǚOX PRODUCER 6HPLK.DSODQRǚOX1DGLU•SHUOL SCRIPT 6HPLK.DSODQRǚOX/H\ODǛSHN¦L DOP *LOHV1XWWJHQV EDITING 6HPLK Semih Kaplanoğlu, born in .DSODQRǚOX2VPDQ%D\UDNWDURǚOX$\KDQ(UJ»UVHOMUSIC0XVWDID%LEHU CAST ‘—¡•, is one of the most ac- -HDQ0DUF%DUU(UPLQ%UDYR*ULJRU\'REU\JLQ&ULVWLQD)OXWXU claimed writer-director- pro- GRAIN ducers of contemporary film- In an indefinite near future, global corporations have making in Turkey. He received established cities and agricultural zones in areas where the BS in Cinema- Television from climate is relatively good. For unknown reasons, the city’s the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir in ‘—Ÿ’. agricultural plantations have been hit by a genetic crisis and His debut feature in ŒŽŽ‘ by massive crop failure. In a meeting at the corporation, “Away From Home” was award- Prof. Erol Erin a seed specialist, learns of Cemil Akman, ed Best Director in Singa- pore IFF. Between ŒŽŽ–-ŒŽ‘Ž who wrote a thesis about the recurrent crisis affecting Kaplanoğlu made his wolowide genetically modified seeds – but the work was banned by famous Yusuf Trilogy ‘Yumur- the corporation. Erol sets out to find Cemil and discovers ta, Süt, Bal”. “Bal” won the that, after losing all of his scientific research in a suspicious GOLDEN BEAR in ¡Žth Berlinale. fire, Cemil left the city and moved to Dead Lands, an almost uninhabitable place poisoned by chemical waste. Together Honey, %DO with his assistant Andrei, Erol illegally crosses the magnetic Milk,6¾W Egg,

HALEF

Turkey 2018, 104’ Colour

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Director 0XUDW'¾]J¾QRáOX

Born in İstanbul, graduated DIRECTOR 0XUDW'»]J»QRǚOX PRODUCER 0XUDW'»]J»QRǚOX SCRIPT 0XUDW from Mimar Sinan and Mar- '»]J»QRǚOX0HOLN6DUD¦RǚOXDOP ǜDIDN,OG¿]EDITING 0XUDW'»]J»QRǚOX0HOLN mara Universities’ Cinema 6DUD¦RǚOX CAST 0XKDPPHW8]XQHU%DUDQǜ»NU»%DEDFDQ Departments. He worked as HALEF director, producer and screen- writer. His debut feature film Returning home to Adana to help his mother with the orange Salt of Life (ŒŽŽŸ), his second harvest, Mahir meets an unexpected guest: Halef, who film Why I Can’t Be Tarkovsky believes he is the reincarnation of Mahir’s long-dead older (ŒŽ‘’) were awarded at sev- eral national and international brother. festivals. Halef is his third fea- ture film.

Why I Can’t Be Tarkovsky, 1HGHQ7DUNRYVNL2ODPó\RUXP  The Salt of Life, +D\DWóQ7X]X

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeO5jTUAicY 27 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

HOT SWEET AND SOUR ACI TATLI EKŞİ

Turkey 2017, 106’ Colour

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[email protected] +—ŽŒ‘Œ•–Œ‘Ÿ‘Ÿ www.bkmonline.net

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Yoonhee Choi ŸŒ‘Ž–•Ÿ‘•¡¡‘ DIRECTOR $QGD¦+D]QHGDURǚOX PRODUCER %.0 SCRIPT %XǚUD*»OVR\ DOP [email protected] $KPHW6HVLJ»UJLOMUSIC 7R\JDU,ǝ¿NO¿ EDITING (OLI'XUDN CAST %XǚUD*»OVR\•]JH •]SLULQ¦FL*µ]GH$NJ»Q)»VXQ'HPLUHO Director $QGD©+D]QHGDURáOX Murat and Duygu have loved each other since they were

Andaç Haznedaroğlu was born kids. As their college graduation draws near, Murat surprises in Ankara , graduated from HOT SWEET AND SOUR Duygu with a marriage proposal. Duygu, however, has the Acting Program at Anadolu dreams she wants to fulfill first. So they make a deal to meet University State Conservato- again in five years and reunite if neither has met someone ry. During her television and cinema career over twenty else. Life, however, has many other surprises in store for the years, she indirected several both of them. hit TV dramas. In ŒŽ‘’ Hazne- daroglu founded her own pro- duction company Andac Film A modern love story for the ages, Hot, Sweet, Sour is a Productions, and made her touching tribute to the sacrifices one makes in the name feature film debut. of love.

The Guest, 0LVDơU Everything For Love, +HUĠH\ $ġNWDQ My Son, 2áXO(short film)

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUdlXfj3voE 28 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

HURKUS: THE LEGEND IN THE SKY HÜRKUŞ GÖKLERDEKİ KAHRAMAN

Turkey 2018, 113’ Colour

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Director .XGUHW6DEDQFó

He was awarded ‘Žth Orhan SKY THE IN LEGEND THE HURKUS: Arıburnu Prize and Ayhan Işık DIRECTOR .XGUHW6DEDQF¿ PRODUCER (ǚULNDS¿3URG»NVL\RQ SCRIPT 6DYDǝ Prize with the movie “Laleli’de .RUNPD] DOP 7ROJD.XWOXD\ EDITING )DWPD*µN¦H.¿O¿¦MUSIC 8ǚXU$WHǝ Bir Azize” directed by him in CAST +LOPL&HPǛQWHSH*L]HP.DUDFD0LUD\'DQHU%RUD$NNDǝ ‘——Ÿ. He was granted many awards with the movie “Anlat The life of Vecihi Hürkuş, as the most important figure in the İstanbul”, shot together by – directors and selected as “the Turkish aviation history, an engineer with endless inventions Best Turkish Movie of ŒŽŽ–”, in his mind, and Turkey’s first aircraft designer and builder, such as the Best Picture at is now in theaters for the first time... This life story, Œ’th Istanbul Film Festival, – dedicated to the ambition for flying in 1912 when Vecihi Golden Cocoons at ‘Œth Adana Golden Cocoon Film Festival, was 26 years old, continues with the contemporary story of the best director of photogra- Mehmet and Selin who are in the pursuit of their dreams to phy at •Ÿth SIYAD Awards and design an aircraft by following in the footsteps of Vecihi. Golden Orange Film Festival, and Jury’s Special Award at ‘‘th Rome-MED Film Festival and ŒŽŽ¡ Bangkok Film Fes- tival.

WEB SITE: http://www.egrikapi.com/ 29 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

MINUS ONE EKSİ BİR

Turkey 2017, 135’ Colour

Contact

Yasemin Küçükçavdar Güler yaseminkucukcavdar@ gmail.com +—Ž–••ž•Œ•Ÿ¡Ÿ

Director 2UKDQ2áX]

He was born in Kırklareli as

the son of a family which em- DIRECTOR 2UKDQ2ǚX] PRODUCER

MORE DAHA

Turkey 2017, 115’ Colour

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TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8g2mQX8dc0 31 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

08+$00('$/Ǜ

Turkey 2018, 75’ Colour, docu drama

Contact

Nursen Çetin Köreken [email protected] +—Ž–’•’ž¡’–¡¡

Director žPLW.¸UHNHQ

Ümit Köreken born in ‘—žŸ in Akşehir. Graduated from Busi-

ness Management Faculty. DIRECTOR ›PLW.µUHNHQ1XUVHQ†HWLQ.µUHNHQ PRODUCER 1XUVHQ†HWLQ.µUHNHQ SCRIPT Works in the fields of radio plays, ›PLW.µUHNHQ1XUVHQ†HWLQ.µUHNHQ DOP 0XUDW&DQ0HPLǝMUSIC&DIHU2]DQ7»UN\¿OPD] short plays, theatrical plays, EDITING 'RUXN.D\D CAST 0XKDPPHG$OL†LPHQ›PP»$NPDQ&HQN8WNXRǚOX story, memoir/story, and film scripts. His plays and stories were published in various print- Muhammed Ali is 14 years old. As soon as he dives into the

08+$00('$/ǝ ed or online periodicals. Studied water, he surrender freedom. Deaf and crippled Muhammed digital film making in ŒŽ‘‘. Ali began swimming with his grandmother’s encouragement. Since then he managed to enter Turkey national disability Director championships. His new goal is to be selected to Turkish 1XUVHQ‰.¸UHNHQ national team and to be prepared for the European and

Nursen Ç. Köreken born in Bul- World Championships. This documentary will tell the story garia in ‘—Ÿ‘. She graduated of his determination to go beyond his boundaries. from the departments of Turk- ish Language & Literature and Tourism & Hotel Management. Since ŒŽŽž, she has been en- gaged in radio theatre and story- play - and script - writ- ing. Since ŒŽ‘Ž, she has concentrated her e¤orts in the field of movie making.

Blue Bicycle, 0DYL%LVLNOHW Cherry Keeper,(Short Film) The Line,  6KRUW)LOP WEB SITE: www.dramayapim.com/ 32 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

MURTAZA

Turkey, 2017, 93’ Colour

Contact

Sevil Demirci [email protected]

Director ˜]J¾U6HYLPOL

He was born in ‘—ŸŽ in Istan- bul. In ŒŽŽ’, he graduated from the Film& TV department DIRECTOR •]J»U6HYLPOL PRODUCER 6HYLO'HPLUFL SCRIPT •]J»U6HYLPOL of Erciyes University’s Faculty DOP $KPHW%D\HU EDITING 'RUXN.D\D CAST &H]PL%DVN¿Q0HUDO†HWLQND\D of Fine Arts. During his stud-

ǛQFLQXU'DǝGHPLU0LQH7HEHUǜXOH*H]Jµ¦ ies, he made documentaries MURTAZA and short films. He has been a long time first assistant direc- Sabure and Murtaza live in a village up in the mountains of tor to master directors of Tur- Malatya. Sabure was blind years ago. Murtaza takes care of key. His continues to national her. Their children live in Istanbul. One day Murtaza calls and international photography home from the grocer in town and hears that his daughter exhibitions on his “Anatolia”. Completed in ŒŽ‘¡, Murtaza is is ill. He returns to the village but does not tell Sabure of his directorial debut. her illness, and leaves for Istanbul on his own. Selvi, their daughter, died that day. Murtaza keeps lying to Sabure and hides her death from her too. Sabure becomes increasingly withdrawn. A few months later, when workers arrive to the village to pick apricots. Murtaza is at a loss and keeps lying. With the workers gone, Sabure is again withdrawn from the world. She dies at midnight. Murtaza buries her in secret.

As events unfold, so Salim becomes increasingly blind. Or as Salim becomes increasingly blind, so events unfold.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuh1lqNbxAM 33 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

MÜSLÜM

Turkey 2018, 120’ Colour

Contact

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Mustafa Uslu mustafa@dijitalsanatlar.com +—Ž Œ‘Œ ŒŸŒ ž•’–

Director +DNDQ.HWFKH.óUYDYD©

Ketche whose real name is DIRECTOR +DNDQ.HWFKH.¿UYDYD¦ PRODUCER 0XVWDID8VOX SCRIPT +DNDQ Hakan Kırvavaç was borned *»QGD\*»UKDQ•]¦LIW¦LDOP 0DUWLQ/XGPLOO6]HFVDQRY EDITING 0XVWDID3UHVKHYD in İstanbul in ‘—ž•. He is the MUSIC 6XQD\•]J»U(QGHU$ND\ CAST 7LPX¦LQ(VHQ=HUULQ7HNLQGRU$\¦D%LQJµO director of many successful 7XUJXW7XQ¦DOS7DQHU•OPH](UNDQ&DQ*»YHQ.¿UD¦ commercials and music video

MÜSLÜM clips. Hayatımın Aşkı, Bu İşte True life story of Müslüm Gürses who is one of the most Bir Yalnızlık Var and Romantik incredible singer of Turkey called by his fans Father. A Komedi are among his life full of pain, suffer, love and music. He lost his mother filmography. and brother by murder of his father, lost his ability to sing in deadly accident and a life survive by music and his everlasting love Muhterem Nur.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JEGDO2Er2g 34 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

PLANE TREE ÇINAR

Turkey 2018, 94’, Colour

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orhanvfocusfi[email protected] +—Ž –•Œ Œ’’••Œ¡

Director 0XVWDID.DUDGHQL]

Mustafa Karadeniz (‘—ž—) is a DIRECTOR 0XVWDID.DUDGHQL]PRODUCER0XVWDID.DUDGHQL]8ǚXU'HQL]7HU]LRǚOX graduate in film and television 2UKDQ.R¦DNSCRIPT1HFLS*»OH¦HU0XVWDID.DUDGHQL]MUSIC2ǚX]$NVD¦6DYDǝ studies and has worked in the

Suna spends most of her time at home with Rıza. School is far from the village. Since it is difficult for Rıza to walk due to harsh climate conditions and his disabled leg, Suna carries Rıza to the school and brings back home at her back.

While Suna walks to the school on icy roads with Rıza at her back, they had an accident. Their life will be totally change after the accident. 35 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

5(%251 DİRENİŞ KARATAY

Turkey 2018, 115’ Colour

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Match Point

Melis Nersesoğlu Konca [email protected] +—Ž Œ‘Œ ••ž •žž¡

Director 6HODKDWWLQ6DQFDNOó

Born in ‘—¡—. Educated at Mi- DIRECTOR 6HODKDWWLQ6DQFDNO¿PRODUCER6HOPDQ.D\DEDǝ¿(UWXǚUXO)¿QG¿N mar Sinan Univercity Fine Art SCRIPT6HOPDQ.D\DEDǝ¿8ǚXU8]XQRNDOP0LUVDG+HURYLFMUSIC<¿OG¿UD\*»UJHQ Faculty Cinema and TV Sec- (GLWLQJ)¿UDW*»OHU0HVWDQ6DNDOO¿CAST7XQFD\$OWXQRǚOX tion. Sancaklı named at nearly •Ž di¤erent serials and cine- In the middle of the 13th century, following the death of ma movies as director of pho-

REBORN 1251 REBORN ‘’The Iron Sultan, Alaeddin Keykubat,’’ Mongols attack tography and director. Anatolian Seljuks to destroy the last power against “The Great Khan”. Allegiance or independence turns into an issue of debate among the Seljuk statesmen. A secret resistance is possible. A new and stronger state is not a dream. Emir Celaleddin Karatay, Vizier of Seljuks is to sparkle a nationwide resistance. His way is not predictable.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIHj7UzPG9w&feature=youtu.be  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

ROAD TO THE MOON AY DEDE

Turkey, 2018, 97’ Colour

Contact

Arzu Şenses Öner arzu@buharfilm.com +—Ž ––• Œ¡’ Œž‘’

Director $EGXUUDKPDQ˜QHU

I studied in the department of Film Directing with full schol- DIRECTOR$EGXUUDKPDQ•QHUPRODUCER$U]XǜHQVHV•QHUSCRIPT$EGXUUDKPDQ arship in İstanbul Kültür Uni- MOON THE TO ROAD •QHUDOP0HU\HP

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJ_bjWPRTg 37 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

ROOM NEXT DOOR ARKA ODA

Turkey 2018, 89’ Colour

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[email protected] +—Ž–••––’ŒŒ—Ÿ

Director 8ODV7HPXU

Born in ‘—ž–, he has written, produced and directed nu- DIRECTOR 8ODǝ7HPXU PRODUCER0XVWDID.HUHP8VOXSCRIPT8ODǝ7HPXUDOP merous short films and five %XUDN.XPEDITING$OLFDQ†L]PHFL%XUDN.XPMUSIC%XUDN.XPCAST<»NVHO medium- length films since 0HPLǝ*»OL]DU2OWXOX ŒŽŽž. His first feature debut Sarmaşıklar (Ivies, ŒŽ‘¡) pre- The story of four late-middle aged women living closed miered at Ankara IFF (ŒŽ‘¡). circuit domesticated lives in a city who keeps their secrets Arka Oda is the director’s sec- ROOM NEXT DOOR ond feature fiction. without ever feeling their absence: Hayriye, waiting for her cat to come back in vain; Nurten with her neighbour who has

Ivies, 6DUPDġóNODU  super powers; Gülay who has to maneuver out in order to Earth Gave Us The Grass, survive and Muteber, the lady who vanishes.

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/246610430 PASSWORD: arkaoda2017 38 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

SERIAL COOK SOFRA SIRLARI

Turkey 2017, 103’ Colour

Contact

İzlem Genç [email protected] +—Ž –•• ’•’ ’– •Œ

Director 8PLW8QDO

Umit Unal was born in Turkey, ‘—¡–. He graduated from ‘—

DIRECTOR›PLW›QDOPRODUCER5717)LOP&KDQWLHU)LOPV$QND)LOPSCRIPT Eylul University’, TV-Cinema ›PLW›QDODOP7»UNVR\*µOHEH\LMUSIC(UGHP+HOYDF¿RǚOXEDITING2VPDQ department, and started to SERIAL COOK %D\UDNWDURǚOXCAST'HPHW(YJDU)DWLK$O$OLFDQ<»FHVR\)¿UDW$OWXQPHǝH shoot short films in school. His first scenario for the movie Meet Neslihan! A perfect cook, an expert on Turkish cuisine, ‘Teyzem’ was very successful and awarded by Milliyet News- strictly loyal to her husband, an impeccable house wife and paper. His first movie, ‘Dokuz’ a serial killer. was the Turkey’s o¤icial sub- mission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category ž–th Anual Academy Awards (ŒŽŽ•).

The Pomegranate, 1DU The Voice, 6HV Shadowless, *¸OJHVL]OHU Ara,  , $QODW,VWDQEXO  —, 

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5GFsnNrias 39 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

SIDEWAY YOL KENARI

Turkey, Greece, France, 2018, 122’ Black & White

Contact

Nikos Moustakas [email protected] +•Ž ¡—• žŽŸ’’•Ž

Director 7D\IXQ3LVHOLPRáOX

Tayfun Pirselimoğlu (‘—–—) studied painting and engrav-

ing at the University of Applied DIRECTOR 7D\IXQ3LUVHOLPRǚOXPRODUCER7D\IXQ3LUVHOLPRǚOXSCRIPT7D\IXQ Arts in Vienna after graduating 3LUVHOLPRǚOXDOP $QGUHDV6LQDQRVMUSIC1LNRV.\SRXUJRVEDITING Ali Aga from the Middle East Technical CAST7DQVX%L¦HU1DODQ.XUX¦LP(UFDQ.HVDO7DQHU%LUVHO5¿]D$N¿Q University in Ankara. He has held exhibitions all around the An eerie town tucked between a dark, howling sea and a SIDEWAY world. He is a co-founder of the independent art initiative, sinister forest. A community brought to the brink of insanity Akademie Genius, for which by its fear of impending doom. The eagerly anticipated he lectured on screenwrit- appearance of good and evil. Matters are made more ing, cinema and painting. He has written four novels and complicated by the arrival of someone very ordinary in two short story collections. town. This is an allegorical story that depicts some of the He began his film career as a absurdity of the world today. screenwriter, writing scripts for both shorts and features. In ŒŽŽŒ, he shot his first fea- ture film, Innowhereland, which received many awards. He went on to direct a trilogy on conscience and death made up of Rıza, Haze and Hair, all winning awards.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5yjO4edsfI 40 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

SOMETHING USEFUL İŞE YARAR BİR ŞEY

Turkey, Germany, France, Holland 2017, 104’ Colour

Contact

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Dilde Mahalli [email protected] +—Ž–•Œ¡•‘–ŒŸŽ www.pelinesmer.com

Director DIRECTOR3HOLQ(VPHUPRODUCER3HOLQ(VPHU0DUVHO.DOYRSCRIPT3HOLQ 5DPLQ0DWLQ SOMETHING USEFUL (VPHU%DU¿ǝ%¿¦DN¦¿DOP Gökhan Tiryaki EDITING(YUHQ/Xǝ3HOLQ(VPHUCAST %DǝDN.µNO»ND\D•\N».DUD\HO

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THE BANK OF BROKEN HEARTS KIRIK KALPLER BANKASI

Turkey 2017, 119’ Colour

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Director 2QXUžQO¾

Onur Ünlü was born in ‘—ž•, DIRECTOR 2QXU›QO»PRODUCER $\

THE GUEST MİSAFİR

Turkey 2017, 90’ Colour

Contact

$QGD©)LOP

Director $QGD©+D]QHGDURáOX

Andaç Haznedaroğlu was born DIRECTOR$QGD¦+D]QHGDURǚOXPRODUCER$QGD¦+D]QHGDURǚOXSCRIPT$QGD¦ in Ankara, graduated from the +D]QHGDURǚOXMUSIC7R\JDU,ǝ¿NO¿EDITING&DQ

0»EDUHN5DZDQ6NHII University State Conservato- GUEST THE ry. During her television and This film follows the journey of Lena and Meryem during cinema career over twenty years, she indirected several their flight from the war in Syria. Lena is a 7 year old girl hit TV dramas. In ŒŽ‘’ Hazne- who has lost her family in the war.She finds herself forced daroglu founded her own pro- to make her way to Turkey with her baby sister and their duction company Andac Film neighbor Meryem, along with the other Syrian refugees. Productions, and made her feature film debut. Lena wants to return home, while Meryem\’s hope is to reach

Europe. They arrive in Istanbul only to face new challenges, Hot Sweet and Sour, they get abandoned by the only people that could help. $Fó7DWOó(NġL Their efforts to survive in the big city with all its cruelty and Everything For Love, coldness, give us hope. At the end of the tough journey they +HUĠH\$ġNWDQ My Son, 2áXO VKRUWơOP have both learned to love and take care of each other...

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_SX2PpXlq0 43 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE GULF KÖRFEZ

Turkey, Germany, Greece 2017, 110’ Colour

Contact

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Anna Maria Aslanoğlu annamaria@istosfilm.com +—Ž–•–Œ‘ž–Œ‘Ž

Director (PUH

Born in Izmir, in ‘—Ÿ‘. Obtained DIRECTOR(PUH

The Gulf,.¸UIH] Welcome Lenin!, +RġJHOGLQ/HQLQ (short documentary) Aziz, (short film)

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/242750087 44 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE PIGEON GÜVERCİN

Turkey 2018, 78’ Colour

Contact

Mesut Ulutaş www.anagra¤ilm.com info@anagra¤ilm.com +—Ž–•–•¡’•¡—•

Director %DQX6óYDFó

Banu Sıvacı born in ‘—Ÿž. DIRECTOR %DQX6¿YDF¿PRODUCER0HVXW8OXWDǝDOP$UGD<¿OG¿UDQSCRIPT Banu Receiving her bachelor de- 6¿YDF¿MUSIC&DQVHW•]JH&DQEDITING0HVXW8OXWDǝCAST.HPDO%XUDN$OSHU gree from the Faculty of Fine 5XKL6DU¿0LFKDO(OLD.DPDO'HPHW*HQ¦ THE PIGEON Arts Painting Department at Çukurova University, she has Yusuf is a youngster living with his sister and brother in worked on various films as an one of Adana’s suburbs. On the roof of the house where assistant director and direct- ed six short films. The Pigeon they live, he passionately feeds and raises the pigeons will be her debut feature film. bequeathed by his father. He has got a special bond with a female pigeon named Maverdi. His brother forces him to work and to earn money. Yusuf who doesn’t know any other world than the one with his pigeons on the roof, will face the labor life and the realities of his neighbourhood.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpmCZ5YSTVQ 45 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE PILLAR OF SALT TUZDAN KAİDE

Turkey 2018, 70’ Colour

Contact

Fol Film Burak Çevik [email protected] +—Ž –•Œ –—–ŽžŽ¡

Director %XUDN‰HYLN

Burak Çevik completed his un- dergraduate program on Cine- DIRECTOR%XUDN†HYLNPRODUCER&HP&HODO%LOJH$UGD†LOWHSH6HPLK*»OHQ%XUDN†HYLN ma at Istanbul Bilgi University. SCRIPT%XUDN†HYLNDOP%XUDN6HULQMUSIC2]DQ7HNLQEDITING%XUDN†HYLNCAST Zinnure He established experimental 7»UH'LOD

THE PILLAR OF SALT ‘Meteors’ directed by Gurcan she chats with an oarswoman haunted by the devils. She Keltek in ŒŽ‘ž, selected to the searches for her sister in the city in places like an old TV o¤icial competition at žŽth Locarno Film Festival. repair shop, basement floor set for ping pong, an abandoned botanic garden. In this journey in which time and space are ‘The Pillar of Salt’ is his first out of joint, a same dream is recounted time after time. feature film that he directed.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq6GCnL7qY4  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE SHOELACE BAĞCIK

Turkey, 2018, 94’ colour

Contact

Karina Film

[email protected] +—Ž –•• ¡—’‘’‘’

Director *¸UNHP

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TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/263345985 47 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

TIME OF CHERRY KİRAZ MEVSİMİ

Turkey 2017, 109’’ Colour

Contact

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[email protected] +—Ž –•Œ Œ––¡¡–‘

Director 'XUPXġ$NEXOXW

Durmuş Akbulut (Karaman, ‘—žŒ) earned a degree in DIRECTOR 'XUPXǝ$NEXOXW PRODUCER 5DPLV7DQDF¿ SCRIPT 5DPLV7DQDF¿ DOP French Language and Litera- 6HUGDU•]GHPLU EDITING $]L]*»QKDQǛPDPRǚOX%DUN¿Q

TIME OF CHERRY series, music videos and com- mercials, he has made docu- is to buy a small tractor that will open his own business. mentary films on Turkish and But both his father and the living conditions in there foreign painters and written gionare a big obstacle in front of even the smallest dream and directed mini-documen- ... But nature is always a great source of hope ... A film taries for the state broadcast- er, TRT. He directed his first that combines the atmosphere of love and hope of Carson feature film in ŒŽ‘–. He has McCullers and Anton Chekhov with the Mediterranean published two books on cine- charm. ma and painting.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJB1eUzWVBY 48 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

WATCHMAN BEKÇİ

Turkey 2017, 91’ Colour

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durmusakbulut‘@gmail.com +—Ž –•• ’•žŽŽ‘—

Director 'XUPXġ$NEXOXW

DIRECTOR 'XUPXǝ$NEXOXW PRODUCER (O¦LQ†HOLN SCRIPT 'XUPXǝ$NEXOXW DOP He studied in Izmir DEU French 6HUGDU•]GHPLU EDITING $]L]ǛPDPRǚOXMUSIC (PLQǛQDO CAST 7XUDQ•]GHPLU Philology and theater school .RUD\(UJXQ6HUKDQ6»VOHU8ǚXU.DUDEXOXW3HOLQ(UPLǝ in Lyon, France. He worked as WATCHMAN co-director for some serial. He Salih works as a night watchman at a town cemetery. made a lot of documentary film on Turkish and foreign paint- Despite his advanced age he walks two kilometres to work ers. He written and directed every day. He has been leading a reclusive life because of his some mini-documentary for job, detached from real life. TRT channels.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snfC2tasq94 49 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

WHAT A CRUSH AİLECEK ŞAŞKINIZ

Turkey, 2018, 113’ Colour

Contact

Match Point

Melis Nersesoğlu Konca +—Ž Œ‘Œ ••ž •žž¡ [email protected]

Director 6HO©XN$\GHPLU

Selçuk Aydemir (June ¡, ‘—ŸŒ, DIRECTOR 6HO¦XN$\GHPLU PRODUCER 0XUDW&HPFLU1HFDWL.RFDED\ SCRIPT Istanbul) Turkey screenwrit- 6HO¦XN$\GHPLU DOP Gökhan Tiryaki EDITING +DOXN$UXV(QJLQ%HKO»OMUSIC er and director. He graduated (QGHU$ND\6XQD\•]J»U CAST $KPHW.XUDO0XUDW&HPFLU6DDGHW,ǝ¿O$NVR\ in Aeronautical Engineering &HQJL]%R]NXUW from Istanbul Technical Uni- versity. However, the related After his father Mr. Zeki’s retirement, Ferhat becomes

WHAT A CRUSH section in that it is not cur- the head of his family’s construction business. Despite rently a graduate activities. his sizeable weath, Ferhat is very stingy and he and his Works Power are famous for accounting manager, Gokhan start tyrannizing their its series. Leyla and Majnun series screenwriter himself as employees. Ferhat wants to beat down the company of the author of Imperfect Burak, his old rival Efe Sultan and become much more successful Selcuk is Aydemir’s cousin. His than his rival could ever be. On a night of tireless work to last film was the most watched • movies Wedding Association submit an important tender, these inseparable friends have in ŒŽ‘’ in Turkey. to deal with an act of robbery. Their path crosses with Elif, the amazing and gorgeous police officer, the in-charge lead investigator of this criminal affair. After that day, Ferhat, charmed by her beauty and attitude, tries different ways to see her again.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQfMbGMgH-0

Screening Date 8 May 2018 Time 17:30 Venue Palais B 50 UPCOMING FILMS - in development

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BLACK BOX

in development Turkey, Germany, 2018, Colour

Contact

Liman Film

Nadir Öperli +—Ž –•• ¡¡‘ žž •ž info@limanfilm.com www.limanfilm.com

Director $VOó˜]JH DIRECTOR $VO¿•]JH Co- PRODUCER 1DGLU•SHUOL Writer-director Asli Ozge was SCRIPT $VO¿•]JH born in Istanbul, and lives in Berlin and Istanbul since ŒŽŽŽ. After her graduation at the The exits of a Berlin courtyard are blocked by the police due Marmara University Film & TV BLACK BOX Academy, she shot her debut to an ambiguous event outside and a state of emergency feature occurs. Among the residents of the building, insecurities (ŒŽŽ—) which had its interna- start to pump fear. Suspicion takes over panic, prejudices tional Premiere at Locarno and bring polarization and another question appears… Is the real Toronto Film Festivals and won many prizes as well as Best danger coming from inside or outside? Turkish Film Award. The film has been screened over ’Ž festivals and released around Europe. In a row Ozge’s next two films LIFELONG (ŒŽ‘•) and her first German speaking film AUF EINMAL (ŒŽ‘¡), which won Europa Cinemas Special Label and Fipresci Award, premiered at Berlin Film Festival. Black Box will be her second German language film. 52 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

GIRL WITH NO MOUTH PERİHAN in development Turkey, USA, France 2018, Colour

Contact

Mo Film

Müge Büyüktalaş [email protected] +—Ž –•Œ ’Ž•Ž—¡Œ

Director &DQ(YUHQRO

DIRECTOR &DQ(YHURO PRODUCER 0»JH%»\»NWDODV Born in Istanbul in ‘—ŸŒ, Can GIRL WITH NO MUCH NO WITH GIRL SCRIPT &DQ(YHURO Evrenol later studied Art His- tory & Film Studies at The University of Kent at Can- Perihan is a coming of age story about a little girl born terbury. While working as a TVC director in Istanbul since without a mouth, embarks on a journey after the death of his ŒŽ‘Ž, Evrenol, independent- father, in a distant post-apocalyptic Turkish town. ly co-wrote, directed and co-produced Œ feature films; Baskin (ŒŽ‘–) and Housewife (ŒŽ‘ž). Both films are heavi - ly influenced by Italian horror cinema of the žŽ’s and early ŸŽ’s, and share similar dream- like structure and themes of cult, ritual, family, childhood and parent horror. He also co- wrote and directed a segment in the upcoming horror anthol- ogy film The Field Guide to Evil. Currently he is shooting the first Netflix series in Turkish language. 53 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

086.(7((56 5 SİLAHŞÖRLER in post-production

Turkey, 2018, Colour

Contact

Ülkü Uzun fi[email protected] +—Ž –•• –ž• ’žŸž

Director 6HUGDU3HKOLYDQRáOX

Graduated from Trabzon High School and Mimar Sinan Uni-

versity Cinema -TV Depart- DIRECTOR 6HUGDU3HKOLYDQRǚOX PRODUCER ›ON»8]XQ ment. He’s director, screen- SCRIPT 6HUGDU3HKOLYDQRǚOX writer and producer. Theatrical actor. Also poet. With his short films, he won awards in var- The five musketeers of his 50 years old childhood friends ious competitions. By ‘——Ÿ, made several bank robberies with the bank manager. What 5 MUSKETEERS5 he founded Lokomotif Kamera with his wife Ülkü. He has short is the meaning of money? Will money bring happiness? What films, documentaries, short does human live for? and long movie scripts. 54 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

72 12’ E 5 KALA in development Turkey, 2018, 90’ Colour

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Taranç & Taranç Film

[email protected] +—Ž ––’Ÿ¡—Žž‘Ÿ

Director *¾OWHQ7DUDQ©

DIRECTOR *»OWHQ7DUDQ¦ PRODUCER 7DUDQ¦ 7DUDQ¦)LOP She was born in Izmir in ‘——Ž. SCRIPT *»OWHQ7DUDQ¦0HU\HPǜDKLQ She went to Mexico as an ex- change student with the Rota- 5 TO 12 5 TO ry Exchange Program in ŒŽŽŸ. The movie is about a young group throwing a new year She graduated from Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of party at home because of the paranoia caused by the terror Fine Arts, Department of Film and violence atmosphere in the country. While the party Design and Directing in ŒŽ‘•. continues peacefully with the false feeling of being safe at She got master degree from home, at 5 to 12 arrival of a woman who claims herself as the Marmara University Enstitute of Fine Arts, Department of upstairs neighbour changes everything. Cinema and Television in ŒŽ‘ž. In ŒŽ‘– she founded Taranç & Taranç Film production com- pany. She directed and pro- duced her first independent feature film “Wish to Wash with Rain” and won –•.Antalya Film Festival, Motley Audience Award in ŒŽ‘¡.

Wish to Wash With Rain,

A DEVOTION ON THE TRAIN TRENDE BIR İTİKAF in development

Turkey, Germany, 2018, 110’ Colour

Contact

Populer All Medya

[email protected] +—Ž –•Œ ’¡¡ –•–’

Director $KPHW6¸QPH]

Ahmet Sönmez was born ‘—ž’ DIRECTOR $KPHW6µQPH] PRODUCER 2VPDQ6XEDǝ¿ Ağrı-Turkey. He Graduated SCRIPT )DWPD•]HQǛKVDQ†HWLQ moscow state university cin- ema drama department.

A featured length film about Hasan Ali, wich satars in a night club and ends with the murder of him while performing salah in a train compartment. A road movie representing the

A DEVOTION ON THE TRAIN journey of a person into his inside world and lightining the dark sides of him.  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

A HOPE BİR UMUT in pre-production Turkey, Germany, 2018, 110’ Colour

Contact

Nursen Çetin Köreken [email protected] +—Ž –’• ’ž¡ ’–•’

Director žPLW.¸UHNHQ

Born in ‘—žŸ in Akşehir. Grad- DIRECTOR ›PLW.µUHNHQ PRODUCER ›PLW.µUHNHQ uated from Business Manage- SCRIPT ›PLW.µUHNHQ1XUVHQ†HWLQ.µUHNHQ ment Faculty. Works in the fields of radio plays, short A HOPE plays, theatrical plays, story, A Hope tells the story of Umut, a small town boy, in his memoir/story, and film scripts. His plays and stories were different age periods, as a six, an eleven, and a fourteen year published in various printed old. When he is fourteen years old, Umut attends school’s or online periodicals. Studied theatre audition with the encouragement of one of his digital film making in ŒŽ‘‘. He teachers. The lead role he plays in Chekhov’s Seagull leads directed the film “Blue Bicy- cle” which was shown in many to significant changes in his view of life. When he is invited festivals in ŒŽ‘¡ and received to a drama school’s entrance exam, his construction worker important awards. He directed father dies in an accident. He faces making a choice after and produced the docudrama his father’s passing: either he would stay in his small town film that called “Muhammad Ali” in ŒŽ‘ž. until the day he dies or he would go to study drama that he dreamed about. Muhammed Ali,  (docu drama) The story, in one hand while looking at the disappointments, Blue Bicycle,0DYL%LVLNOHW sadness, and loneliness experienced in childhood, tells  us that there is always hope even in seemingly desperate times and how everything we experience keeps us alive and nurtures us to move forward. 57 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

AFTER EVE HAVVA’NIN ARDINDAN in development Turkey, 2018, Colour

Contact

+.)3URGXFWLRQV

[email protected] +—Ž–•Œ–ŒŒ’žŒ–

Director +DNDQ.HULP.DUDGHPLU

He was born in Istanbul ‘—Ÿ•,

he studied Marmara University DIRECTOR +DNDQ.HULP.DUDGHPLU Radio Television Cinema pro- PRODUCER +.)3URGXFWLRQV gram and continued Cinema masters in same university. He got awards with his short Havva, a mother of two, tragically loses her life in a car films made during his under- AFTER EVE AFTER graduate years. One of those, accident. Upon her unexpected departure from life, Ibrahim, “School Uniform” was chosen the man she divorced ten years ago, arrives at the funeral to by Eurochannel - broadcasting collect the children he hasn’t seen in years. His daughter’s on Œž countries to represent lives are thus thrown into disarray, having suffered not only Turkey and after getting cop- yrights, film was included in the loss of their mother, but been suddenly hurtled on a “Youth in Europa” selection. journey into the unknown with a father who has only now Mr.Karademir, under own Pro- reappeared. duction company,still makes TV programs and documenta- ries for TRT channels. 58 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

ANTS KARINCALAR in development Turkey, France 2018, 100’ Colour

Contact

0$3URGXFWLRQV

Emrah Kılıç [email protected] Pierre-Lois Garnon garnon@baxterfilms.tr

Director DIRECTOR 2QXU

Onur Yagiz (‘—Ÿ¡) was born in ANTS France to Turkish parents. He Like human beings, ants live in a self-structured society. But studied literature, theatre and as human beings, sometimes this society gets disordered. film at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle So they disagree, and sometimes they fight. University, before directing Patika (ŒŽ‘•), his first short As they gather for their mother’s funeral, two brothers and a film. sister disagree about the place where she should be buried. They have less than 24 hours to decide and agree. 24 hours Toprak,(short film) during which they will discuss, they will fight, they will have Patika, (short film) to overcome their truth, lies, silence, anger, vice… 59 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

FLASHDRIVE

in pre-production Turkey, 2018, 120 colour

Contact

Marathon Film

[email protected] +—Ž –’Œ’‘¡•’ŽŽ

Director 'HUYLġ=DLP

Derviş Zaim graduated from

Boğaziçi University (Istanbul) DIRECTOR 'HUYLǝ=DLP with an economics degree and PRODUCER 0DUDWKRQ)LOP then from Warwick Universi- ty (UK) with an MA in cultural studies. His debut feature Flashdrive is a film project based on the tragedy of events in Tabutta Rövaşata (Somersault FLASHDRIVE In A Co¤in), made in ‘——ž, won Syria. The story portrays a Syrian wounded war veteran who him international recognition risks his life to stop the bloodshed in his country. He has and numerous awards at lead- to decide between protecting his life and paying his debt ing festivals worldwide. This to humanity. His choice will be on a path to protection of was followed in ŒŽŽŽ by Filler ve Çimenler (Elephants and human dignity. Grass), Çamur (Mud, ŒŽŽ•), Cenneti Beklerken (Waiting for Heaven, ŒŽŽ¡), Nokta (Dot, ŒŽŽŸ), Gölgeler ve Suretler (Shadows and Faces, ŒŽ‘‘), Devir (Cycle, ŒŽ‘Œ), Balık (Fish, ŒŽ‘’) which achieved similar success at national and inter- national festivals. He is also author of the ‘——Œ Yunus Nadi award-winning novel, ‘Ares in Wonderland’. Now based in Istanbul, Zaim lectures on filmmaking at a number of uni- versities.  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

GRAFT AŞI in development Turkey, 2018, 100’ Colour

Contact

İnci Oarr [email protected] +—Ž (–••) ’Ÿ’ Œ¡ ŸŒ

Director $KPHW.¾©¾NND\DOó

Ahmet Küçükkayalı was born in Bursa, in ‘—ž•. After finishing DIRECTOR $KPHW.»¦»NND\DO¿ PRODUCER ǛQFL2DUU his primary and secondary ed- SCRIPT $KPHW.»¦»NND\DO¿ ucation in Bursa, he graduated from Mimar Sinan University, GRAFT Department of Industrial De- Adem’s eighteen-year-old son Samet lives in a mountain sign.Between the years ŒŽŽŒ- ŒŽŽŸ, he worked as a commer- village in Kars with his mother. Samet is works as tree- cial producer & director. After grafter, goat herding and beekeeping. The news of his working in advertising sector father Adem’s death comes to the village. It\’s based on the in ŒŽŽ¡, he founded his own intersection and the unification of their lives and how one\’s company called “ERA KREATIF FILM” in order to make inde- life ironically becomes the life of the life of the other furing pendent movies, which has the transfer of Adem\’s dead body. been his long-time desire.

Love to Murder, &LQD\HWL$ġN Without Me,%HQVL] Insider, ò©HULGHNL  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

HOME YUVA in pre-production Turkey, 2018, colour

Contact

,VWRV)LOP

Anna Maria Aslanoğlu annamaria@istosfilm.com +—Ž–•–Œ‘ž–Œ‘Ž

Director (PUH

Born in Izmir, in ‘—Ÿ‘. Obtained DIRECTOR (PUH

HOME The solitary life of the animal-man VEYSEL (40s) in producer in Paris. He moved to Istanbul in ŒŽŽŸ where he the woods is disrupted when the land he lives is sold to has also worked as producer investors. His persistance turns to a confrontation with and developed his own films. his younger brother HASAN who comes from the city to His first feature film as direc- convince him to leave. tor Körfez [The Gulf] premiered in Venice FF Int. Critics’ Week (ŒŽ‘ž) and currently has started its festival circuit.

The Gulf,.¸UIH] Welcome Lenin!, +RġJHOGLQ/HQLQ (short documentary) Aziz, (short film)  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

IGUANA TOKYO

in development Turkey, Germany, Japan 2018, 90’ Colour

Contact

KaanFilm

Çağla Aslan caglaaslanŽŽ@gmail.com +—Ž –•’ ŽŒ‘ Ž‘Œ¡

Director .DDQ0¾MGHFL

DIRECTOR .DDQ0»MGHFL PRODUCER .DDQ)LOP%RQ9R\DJH Born in Ankara, Turkey, Kaan Mü-

SCRIPT .DDQ0»MGHFL IGUANA TOKYO jdeci moved to Berlin in ŒŽŽ• in order to study film directing. Instead, he first opened an il- What happens, when an ordinary nuclear family lives in legal open-air cinema, then a different realities in a city that is arguably at its most bar, and finally, a fashion store. advanced? What happens when the line between the reality In parallel to all these ventures, and phantasm starts to disappear, when a computer game Müjdeci continued filmmaking. His debut feature SIVAS was is (re-) defining the spaces of existence, when a giant green world premiered in ž‘st Venice iguana is the observer of the realities of their being? Iguana Film Festival in the main compe- Tokyo tells the story of this family who installs a computer tition section and awarded with game in their small flat in the city of Tokyo. The rule of the the Special Jury Prize. Kaan Mü- jdeci’s second feature entitled game is quite simple: the one who wins, leads the house and Iguana Tokyo received a pro- accordingly each one’s own room enlarges or shrinks via duction grant from the Ministry moving walls. As the computer game becomes the centre of . The script of Iguana Tokyo was chosen for of their ordinary lives, the relationship among three starts Cannes Cinefondation L’Atel- to shift. Only the Iguana can witness this tension among the ier of ¡—th Cannes Film Festi- mother, father and their fourteen- year old daughter, Tokyo. val as well as Sarajevo CINELINK of Sarajevo International Film Festival.

Coastliners, .ó\óGDNLOHU

The Particle, =HUUH  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

IN THE SHADOWS GÖLGELER İÇİNDE in post- production Turkey, Georgia 2018, 100’ Colour

Contact

&RQWDFW)LOP:RUNV

[email protected] +—Ž Œ‘Œ ŒŸž •Ÿ •¡ +—Ž Œ‘Œ ŒŸž •Ÿ •¡

Director (UGHP7HSHJ¸]

He graduated from Dokuz Eylül DIRECTOR (UGHP7HSHJµ] PRODUCER &RQWDFW)LOP:RUNV University –Economy. He fin- SCRIPT (UGHP7HSHJµ] ished film workshop in Prag. He put his signature under ac- claimed short movie s and doc- Based on fear of losing his job, a factory worker began to umentaries. With his debut hide his ilness from other workers and authorities of the movie Zerre / The Particle, he IN THE SHADOWS THE IN won Œ• awards from interna- factory. He tries to cover his scars with clothes. He also tional film festivals including began to hope for help from marsch near factory and cover Best Film- St. George from Mos- muds all over his scars. This vain hope makes him more weak cow International Film Festival and Best director from ’—. An- and desprate over time. With the progression of disease, talya Film Festival and Best Film scars began to appear his whole body and makes him look from Tbilisi Film Festival. Ze- like an animal. He bites one of the workers as a result of rre/ The Particle had screened fear of being disclosed. And now he turns to be a criminal. in mpre than •Ž country. He is the youngest film director who Existence of him depends on destruction of the systeam. won this prestigious real “gold- He should be that monster who are going to destroy all the en” award. Formerly the film systeam. legends Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa and Krzysztof Kies- lowski won it. He also won CNC film award for his other project Jarabulus.

Coastliners, .ó\óGDNLOHU The Particle, =HUUH  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

KOSOVIAN KOSOVALI in pre-production Turkey, 2018, 140’ Colour

Contact

'ROXGL]JLQ&UHDWLYH)LOPV

[email protected] +—Ž –’’ •–– —–’–

Director Koray Demir

DIRECTOR .RUD\'HPLU PRODUCER $\QHO+D\DW SCRIPT .RUD\'HPLU He starts his career with com-

mercial films. Between the year KOSOVIAN ŒŽŽŒ and ŒŽŽ— he shot many TVC for more than ‘ŽŽ di¤er- Ramez died before he reached his aim that he sold ent brands. He get the award everything he owned for it, His grandson has covenanted of “Golden Apple” Œ times for himself to pass the path of danger and sacrifice, carrying best TVC. Some of the brands the body of his grandfather and insisting on carrying out his are: Turkcell, WOW Hotels, Sony Ericsson, Targo Bank, Beko, will, and with his other hand defending his beloved in the Habertürk... In ŒŽŽž, he creates bloodiest war. In a mythical story of warriors who even their a tv series called “Mahşer: The heads are cut, they still fight until the last enemy defeated. Poison of Nabucco”. In ŒŽ‘‘. He shoot National Proud Buildings Projects as Documentaries for Œ di¤erent State Government. The titles are: Building The Holy Mosque, The Heart of Qatar: New Port. In ŒŽ‘ž, He made a historical documentary about WW‘ called “KUT: The Wings of Freedom”. After ‘– years ex- perience on TVC, Tv-Series and Documentaries, the mov- ie “KOSOVIAN” will be his first long-feature cinema movie.  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

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in post production Turkey, 2018, 65’ Colour

Contact

.50),/0

Kerem Topuz [email protected] +—Ž Œ‘¡ •’Ž ¡¡ ž’

Director .HUHP7RSX]

Kerem Topuz was trained in DIRECTOR .HUHP7RSX] Akademi İstanbul for Cinema PRODUCER .HUHP7RSX] and TV between years ‘——¡- —Ÿ. In ŒŽ‘‘, he was awarded with prizes in the international The mysterious and shady girl who complains her life is /$9ǝ1<$ arena by means of such fea- meaningless... and the charismatic boy who lives bohemian ture length film titled “Film” which he shot under improv- life... This accidental couple, highly impressed from each isation technique. In ŒŽ‘•, other, starts a journey without knowing necessarily where the book he wrote on motion they will end up, following a new life, and taking the risk of picture theory was published leaving behind everything they have. They take this journey from Altıkırkbeş Publications under the title of ‘Impro- with a hope that brand new and unexpected beginnings may vised Filmmaking\’. He acted meet their expectations, and it will go on as they do not as Cinema Department Head know where they are, and where they are going to. under Akademi Istanbul. He organized seminars at var- ious universities on ‘Impro- vised Cinema and Guerilla Cinematography’. In ŒŽ‘’, the motion picture titled ‘Lawless” as a script writer was released to theater houses. He is also currently working with Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery, as a gallery artist, in the field of contem- porary art.  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

LIKE A LIMBLESS TREE KESİLMİŞ BİR AĞAÇ GİBİ in development Turkey, 2018, 110’ Colour

Contact

0(6$NDGHPL

[email protected] [email protected] +—ŽŒ‘ŒŒ•‘ŒŸŽ•

Director 7XQ©'DYXW

DIRECTOR 7XQ¦'DYXW PRODUCER 0(6$NDGHPL Tunç Davut studied Cinema LIKE A LIMBLESS TREE SCRIPT 7XQ¦'DYXW8ǚXU8]XQRN6LQHP$OW¿QGDǚ+DP]D$N\¿OG¿] and Television in Eskişehir and Istanbul. His career in the film and media industry to date Refik (65), a retired engineer battling loneliness, is a regular includes several made-for-TV films, TV series and commer- visitor to a psychological clinic that practises unusual cials of exceptional quality. His treatment methods. The old man, who has been told he first feature film Dolanma - En- doesn’t have long to live, has one last wish: to spend a happy tanglement had its world pre- Eid with the two children he hasn’t seen for years. miere in Œ‘. Sarajevo Film Fes- tival O¤icial Competition. Since then the film has been invited to several other international film festivals. It has been awarded as the \”Best First Feature\” by ŒŒ. Festival International Ciné- ma Méditerranéen Tétouan and Mr. Davut has been awarded as the “Best Director” by the South European Film Festival.

Entanglement, 'RODQPD Fear Not, .RUNPD (Ÿ documental films) The Fork, ‰DWDO (short film)  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

LILAC EFLATUN in development Turkey, 2018, 90’ Colour

Contact

Cüneyt Karakuş [email protected] hayalperestfi[email protected] +—Ž –•– ’¡–¡¡—–

Director &¾QH\W.DUDNXġ

He was born in Ankara in ‘—ŸŽ. DIRECTOR &»QH\W.DUDNXǝPRODUCER &»QH\W.DUDNXǝ He graduated Gazi University, SCRIPT &»QH\W.DUDNXǝ Department of Cinema and Tv. He had been panelist at ODTÜ, Gazi, Bilkent and Girne Ameri- LILAC Eflatun, a blind girl, take the road to find the man whose can University with academic voice she fell in love with. Together with the umbrella left by cinema topic. He had photo exhibition and awarded short the man she loves and the shadow games she inherited from films and documentaries. her father as a remembrance...

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MAUSER MAVZER in development Turkey, 2018, 110’ Colour

Contact

Fatih Özcan scriptofi[email protected] +—Ž –•ž•ŽŽ–‘Ž‘

Director )DWLK˜]FDQ

He was born in Karaman, in •Ž March ‘—Ÿ’. He entered to the DIRECTOR )DWLK•]FDQ sector through a private tele- PRODUCER (QHV(UED\ vision channel as a copywrit- er in the year of ŒŽŽ’. Since MAUSER ŒŽŽ’ until ŒŽŽ¡, he has been 1970’s. A mountain village situated in foot of Karadağ employed as the programme mountain in Anatolia. The winter has come early. The hungry director and copywriter as well wolves in Karadağ mountain have come to the village. Veysi as project writer in private tel- evision channels. He has been wants to buy a Mauser since long time. The chance to buy a the project writer and script- Mauser appears after his herd is attacked by the wolves. writer of the series such as the Holy Days in Istanbul (ŒŽ‘Ž), In- If he could shoot a wolf, he would buy a Mauser. The brother rush of Çırağan (ŒŽ‘’-TRT Mini Serie), Seddülbahir •Œ Hours of Veysi, Bekir, on the other hand, wants to buy the Garden (Mini Serie ŒŽ‘– TRT), Last with Berries, which he has been wanting even before his Exit (ŒŽ‘–, TRT). After the year father passed. The day Veysi shot the wolf for buying the ŒŽ‘– he focused on the cine films and the film scenarios. Mauser, his father passed. Little after the death of the father, the two brothers face off against each other because of the He has been the scenarist of patrimony. The patrimony conflict between the two siblings films of The Old Wolves (ŒŽ‘–), greatens and becomes a struggle to stay alive. The Man in the Moon (ŒŽ‘¡), Pavilion with Puppets (ŒŽ‘¡), The Shall (ŒŽ‘ž), The Wounded There is a third player in the war... Partridge (ŒŽ‘ž), Escape from A grey she wolf, who lost her baby and her man. Tehran (ŒŽ‘ž).He keeps working on for his first feature-length film “The Mauser”.  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

MUTE DİLSİZ in pre-production Turkey, 2018, 85’ Colour

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5DVDWKDQH)LOP

Murat Erdağı info@rasathanefilm.com +—Ž Œ‘Œ ŒžŽ –Ž ’–

Director Murat Pay

Murat Pay graduated from DIRECTOR 0XUDW3D\ PRODUCER 5DVDWKDQH)LOP Marmara University with a SCRIPT 0XUDW3D\6HOPDQ.¿O¿¦DVODQ bachelor’s degree in Radio-TV in ŒŽŽ•. He completed his MAs in Marmara University The- MUTE Sami lives in a small penthouse alone. One day to inherited ology Faculty Department of a crate to Sami. Out off a historical calligraphy in this Islamic History and Arts with a thesis on ‘Shadow Play Karagöz crate. This calligraphy intersects Sami\’s way to Selma and and Cinema.’ He writes on film Eşref. Sami step by calligraphy with Selma\’s guidance. for Hayal Perdesi and Anlayış On the other hand, he\’s directed to love by old generation magazines. He worked under Kaplan Film between ŒŽ‘Œ and calligrapher Eşref. For Sami, who torn between Selma and ŒŽ‘’ from where he moved on Eşref, practice will turn into challenging adventure faced to Rasathane Film and he has with his memory. been there since ŒŽ‘’.

Miradjiyah Hidden Heritage, 0LU¤FL\\H6DNOó0LUDV Breath of the Beloved, 0¤ġXNųXQ1HIHVL 70 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

OMAR AND US OMAR VE BİZ in pre-production Turkey, 2018, 110’ - 120’ Colour

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Director 0HKPHW%DKDGóU(U DIRECTOR 0HKPHW%DKDG¿U(U0DU\QD(U*RUEDFK 0DU\QD(U*RUEDFK SCRIPT 0HKPHW%DKDG¿U(U OMAR AND US Multiculture young and suc- cess director dou Maryna Er Gorbach (Ukrainian) and Me- İsmet is a retired Turkish soldier. Two refugees; Omar and hmet Bahadır Er (Turkish) is Mariye; safes his neighbor Sabri’s life in an accident and in preproduction of their •th Sabri says refugees may take shelter in his house until they movie “Omar and Us” after decide to leave with their free will. Ismet clashes with his Black Dogs Barking and Love Me . Coupe became member own conscience about; to allow hiding these refugees or of European Film Academy in they have to report them to the Border patrol forces. ŒŽ‘ž. The story about neighbourhood and humanity.

Love Me, 6HY%HQL Black Dogs Barking, Kara .¸SHNOHU+DYODUNHQ 71 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

PENNY BANK KUMBARA in pre-production

Turkey, 2018, 101’ Colour

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Nefes Polat [email protected] +—Ž–•Ž’–—¡•Ÿ¡

Director Ferit Karol

While Ferit Karol was working as a director and assistant ed- DIRECTOR )HULW.DUROPRODUCER 1HIHV3RODW itor for TV series, commercial SCRIPT )HULW.DURO6HUNDQ)DUNO¿ and cinema films, Karol has been shot several short mov- ies which are screened and How did Orhan, a down-to-earth family man, turn into the competed in many domestic PENNY BANK PENNY killer of his coma-stricken mother? and foreign film. He is co-writ- er \”Kumbara (Penny Bank)\” which won ŒŸ. International Ankara Film Festival Project Development Award. Kumbara is also his debut film project.

Burden, 6HPHU(short) Pastime, 0HġJXO(short) 72 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

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in post-production Turkey, Germany, Romania 2018, 115’’ Colour

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Selin Vatansever Tezcan +—Ž –•• ¡—Ÿ ¡—ž— [email protected]

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Born in ‘—Ÿ‘ in Istanbul. Stud- SAF ied Industrial Product Design Fikirtepe, where urban transformation is sweeping away the in Istanbul and Film Produc- poor communities and deserted buildings shelter Syrian tion in RIT New York. In ŒŽŽ•, refugees. Kamil, a naïve worker, lands a job at a construction he started his film career with site nearby, going against his principles of opposing urban directing short films, docu- mentary. Ali is pursuing his di- transformation. The former jobholder, a Syrian refugee, recting career within Terminal starts pressuring him to leave. Oppression and anxiety both Film and teaching Film at Koç in his neighbourhood and at work gradually transform him. University. His debut feature El Yazısı, has been distributed in theaters across Turkey and received –Ž.ŽŽŽ admissions. Ali is also an urban activist, working closely with NGOs on local democracy and governance.

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SIREN’S CALL SON ÇIKIŞ in post-production

Turkey, 2018, 95’ Colour

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emine@giyotinfilm.com +—Ž –•Œ ¡’¡ ‘—Žž

Director 5DPLQ0DWLQ

Ramin’s debut film The Mon- sters Dinner (ŒŽ‘‘) won DIRECTOR 5DPLQ0DWLQPRODUCER awards at Antalya FF, Mont- SCRIPT 1&DQ.DQWDUF¿ DOP 7D\PDQ7HNLQEDITING (YUHQ/XǝMUSIC %DU¿ǝ'LUL CAST 'HQL]&HOLORǚOX(]JL†HOLN pellier Cinemed and received the Most Promising Director and National Critics Award at Welcome to Istanbul: a chaotic concrete jungle of 15 million. Ankara FF. SIREN’S CALL SIREN’S Weary architect Tahsin has had it, he’s getting out of this His second film The Impecca- joint and moving to the untouched Mediterranean coast. But bles (ŒŽ‘’) premiered at Bu- san FF and received Best Film what begins as a hopeful journey transforms into an absurd and Best Director Awards at urban nightmare as Tahsin finds himself trapped within the Antalya Golden Orange FF. city.

Siren’s Call,6RQ‰óNóġ Coastliners,.ó\óGDNLOHU The Impeccables, .XVXUVX]ODU The Monsters’ Dinner, &DQDYDUODU6RIUDVó 74 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

SNOW AND THE BEAR KAR VE AYI in development Turkey, 2018, 90’ colour

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Director 6HOFHQ(UJXQ

DIRECTOR 6HOFHQ(UJXQPRODUCER 1HIHV3RODW Selcen studied screenwriting, BEAR THE AND SNOW SCRIPT 6HOFHQ(UJXQ

TALES OF DEDE KORKUT - BOGAC KHAN DEDE KORKUT HİKAYELERİ - %2Ǚ$†+$1 in post-production Turkey, 2018, 80’ Colour

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Lietzenburger Straße —Ž Berlin ‘Žž‘— Germany / Almanya

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Director 6HUNDQ%D\HU DIRECTOR 6HUNDQ%D\HU PRODUCER 3URXG/WG 7UDXEX]HQWD)LOP/WG SCRIPT 'HU\D*»O BOGAC KHAN BOGAC - ‘—ž– Turkish born Serkan Bayer has worked with Cemal Arslan and Prof. Jale Nejdet The Dede Korkut Tales are of Turkish origin tales of the 9th Erzen, both renowned Turkish and 10th centuries. They are composed of 12 stories that artists and scholars. Having strengthened his philosophi- occasionally carry fantastic features. Bogac Khan is the first cal infrastructure, he refused of these tales. the ecole approach. His early TALES OF DEDE KORKUT works of ‘——— to ŒŽ‘‘ have been nurtured by religious mythology and Islamic metaphors.  TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE BRIDGES KÖPRÜLER in development Turkey, France 2019, 100’ Colour

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Merve Tuğ [email protected] [email protected] +—Ž –•Œ¡—¡Ÿ——Ÿ www.edgeccf.com

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Born in Turkey. He lived be- Paris, October/2015. Raphael, a French journalist travels to tween of Turkish and Arabic Turkey to report on Syrian refugees on the border. Raphael language. Then, he lived be- spends some time in Istanbul. There, he meets Cemal. The tween Germany and Turkey. After his studies at the School following day they set off together to Antioch. The security of the Journalism in Istanbul level in the region is extremely high. He gets a feel of the he worked in Vienna. Gast pro- situation on the ground, interviews some refugees. fessor in Chaire Roger Odin’s programme (Sorbonne Nou- A few days after his arrival, Raphael meets Samiyra, velle). University professor a young Syrian woman… and researcher in cinema and communication in Marmara University and Sorbonne Nou- velle/IRCAV and INALCO. Author of Franz Kafka and Cinema; The Cinematic Cities; The over time of modern cinema.

A Season of Daphne, 'HIQHųQLQ%LU0HYVLPL 77 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE COOK AND THE PRINCESS AŞÇI VE PRENSES in development Turkey, China 2018, 100’Colour - in pre-production

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Director (]HO$ND\ DIRECTOR (]HO$ND\ PRODUCER &RQWDFW)LOP:RUNV Ezel Akay was born in ‘—¡‘. He SCRIPT *»QVHO.RUDW studied engineering at Bospho- rus University, and theatre arts at Villanova University, Philadel- 1238 AD. Iskender, a famous cook of Carawanserais, the phia USA. He took part in many stone road inns of Anatolia and middle Asia, saves Princess theatre productions as an actor Itill’s life. Itill is the daughter of a Turkish shaman princess and director before entering film production as a founding and a famous Chinese tradesman which is respected by THE COOKK AND THE PRINCESS partner of IFR, where he was the the Sultans court. When the epicurian cook, Iskender, director of more than ŸŽŽ com- manages to snatch away Itill from the spell Abala casts in mercials.He was the executive producer of Yesim Ustaoglu’s the carawanserai he works in, the journey starts! Itil and “Journey to the Sun”, which Iskender cook together, fight each other over vegetables also won many awards at inter- and meat, save others lives and travel the Silk Road, fall in national festivals including the love and finally reach the sultan’s court! But a shape-shifting prestigious Berlin Film Festival. “immortal’, Khizir while ptotecting the couple with similar

Little Black Fishes, shamanic powers on their journey, has other plans! .¾©¾N.DUD%DOóNODU F Type Movie, )7LSL)LOP ž Husbands for Hurmuz, .RFDOó+¾UP¾] Killing the Shadow, +DFLYDWYH.DUDJ¸]1HGHQ ˜OG¾U¾OG¾" Where’s Firuze, 1HUHGHVLQ)LUX]H 78 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE HIVE KOVAN in development Turkey, 2018, 100’ Colour

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Born in Turkey. Eylem Kaftan

DIRECTOR (\OHP.DIWDQ PRODUCER &DQRO%DOND\D completed a B.A. in Philosophy SCRIPT (\OHP.DIWDQ at Boğaziçi University in Istan-

bul. She then completed Mas- HIVE THE ters program in Film and video at York University. Her first A forgotten border town at the peak point of Northeastern documentary, Faultlines won Turkey... Ayse, a magazine writer in Istanbul in her late 30s Best Short Film and the Jury drives to her home- town as she learns that her mother is Prize at the Planet Indie Film gravely ill. In her hometown that she has left many years Festival in Toronto in ŒŽŽŒ. ago, she is confronted with what will radically change her life, the apiary that has been left to her by her mother.

Ayşe isn’t enthusiastic about the apiary but she can’t say no to her mother’s nal wish. The bee hives haven’t produced honey since several years, is in a dilapitated shape. Ayşe dedicates herself to produce honey from the hives which long lost its fertility. In time she is determined to produce a glamorous trademark honey. But an unexpected visitor destroys her plans: a Caucasian bear. 79 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THE PIGEON THIEVES GÜVERCİN HIRSIZLARI in post-production Turkey, 2018, 83’ Colour

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Director 2VPDQ'RáDQ

After completing his education in Yozgat, he moved to Istanbul. He entered the world of cinema DIRECTOR 2VPDQ'RǚDQ PRODUCER 6LQDQ6HUWHO on the occasion of a director. He SCRIPT 2VPDQ'RǚDQ took script lessons from Nilgün Öneş and Yavuz Turgul at a spe- cial screenplay workshop. He A rogue teenager who is a pigeon thief aids an 8-year-old attended New York Film Acade- child who is trying to complete the house foundation from his my’s cinema classes.

THE PIGEON THIEVES father by doing the job he knows best. 80 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

THYME SMELLING HANDKERCHIEF MENDİLİM KEKİK KOKUYOR in development Turkey, France 2018, 105’ Colour

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Director THYME SMELLING HANDKERCHIEF +¾VH\LQ˜]GHQ DIRECTOR +»VH\LQ•]GHQ+DNDQ.XUǝXQ PRODUCER +»VH\LQ•]GHQ SCRIPT $.DGLU%R]NXUW He is born in ‘—¡Œ in Turkey. He finished the Theater Depart- ment of Ankara University. He Spring, 1915. Hasan, who lives there, and his cousin Yusuf holds a master\’s degree in fell in love with Elif, the most beautiful girl of the town. At cinema. He worked in TRT for a long time. His films published that time, anyone holding a gun is called to the Gallipoli War. in Turkey and in international Yusuf and Hasan are on the front line with the volunteers area. His documentary ant his of the town. At that time Hasan was wounded in an Anzac screenplay received various attack. The wounded are taken to the captive camp. Things awards. will develop unexpectedly. Director +DNDQ.XUġXQ

He was born in ‘—¡ž. He grad- uated from Kabatas Lisesi in ‘—Ÿ’. He worked as Image Di- rector in nearly ŒŽŽŽ commer- cials. He studied cinematog- raphy and acting coaching in England and signed many pro- jects. He has directed nearly •ŽŽ commercials, including international brands such as Mercedes Benz, Vodafone and E Plus. 81 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

TO LIVE YAŞAMAK in development Turkey, Germany, 2018, 115’ colour

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Director &DQDQ‰HOLN

Canan Çelik graduated from TÜRVAK Cinema Academy.She DIRECTOR &DQDQ†HOLN .RUKDQ*»QD\ PRODUCER 6HUSLO$OW¿Q %XOXW has been realizing many pro- 5H\KDQRǚOXSCRIPT .RUKDQ*»QD\ jects as a director and script- writer. Ayşe, lives in a hovel with her four children. They establish TO LIVE .RUKDQ*¾QD\ next to a large trash dump. Ayşe’s husband dies due to a

Korhan Günay graduated from criminal act. Ayşe and the kids strive to survive and live like Mimar Sinan University, Cine- humans and hold on to their honor, which is perhaps the only ma&TV. He has been realizing thing they own. many projects as a director, scriptwriter. He won many awards with his short film “The Trap”. 82 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

TOGETHER, WE SHALL DIE BİRLİKTE ÖLECEĞİZ in development Turkey, Germany 2019, 120’ Colour

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hakki.kurtulus@ikifilm.com +—Ž –•ž Œ’• —– •Ž +’— ‘žŸ •’‘ ¡Ÿ ŸŽ www.ikifilm.com

Director +DNNó.XUWXOXġ TOGETHER, WE SHALL DIE SHALL WE TOGETHER, DIRECTOR +DNN¿.XUWXOXǝ0HOLN6DUD¦RǚOX PRODUCER +DNN¿.XUWXOXǝ0HOLN 6DUD¦RǚOX$VO¿(UGHP SCRIPT +DNN¿.XUWXOXǝ0HOLN6DUD¦RǚOX (1980-Istanbul) studied com- munication, film and cultural history at the Universities of Galatasaray, Lyon, Paris, Tübin- A young couple who love each other deeply, yet cause each gen, Weimar and Berlin. other more hurt than anyone else; prisoners both to their passions and to all the turmoil of Istanbul. 0HOLN6DUD©RáOX

(1984-Istanbul) studied film and literature in Lyon and Vienna In ŒŽ‘– his first novel entitled Hastane Defteri (Hospital Note- books) is published.

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WALNUT TREE CEVİZ AĞACI in pre-production Turkey, 2018, 100’ colour

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Director )D\VDO6R\VDO

He left medical faculty to focus DIRECTOR )D\VDO6R\VDO PRODUCER %DONRQ)LOP on poetry and cinema in ŒŽŽŽ. SCRIPT )D\VDO6R\VDO Between ŒŽŽ• and ŒŽŽž, he finished his Masters Degrees on “Film Directing” in Tehran A wimpy and meek literature teacher-Hayati is cheated on Art University-Iran. He did ’

WALNUT TREEWALNUT short films in Iran, which were and abandoned by his wife for his sexual and emotional awarded at international film inadequacy. After a while, an unidentified woman body is festivals. found in the town. Hayati claims the body is his wife’s and In ŒŽŽŸ, with a scholarship, he attended to the New York pleads guilty to her murder. Film Academy. Faysal directed ’ short films in Us. He finished filming his first feature film ‘Crossroads’ in ŒŽ‘•, Turkey and Bosnia &Herzegovina got ‘• awards from film festivals. He did documentary series for Al Jazire and Trt Documentry channel. Now He is working on his new feature film project.

Eye Am, *¸]¾P¾Q1XUX 84 TURKISH CINEMA 2018

WHEN I’M DONE DYING BİR NEFES DAHA in development Turkey, Germany, 2018, 100’ colour

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mugeozen@solisfilm.com +—Ž –•• —ŒŒ Ž‘ ‘ž

Director 1LVDQ'Dá

DIRECTOR 1LVDQ'Dǚ PRODUCER 6ROLV)LOP Nisan Dağ graduated from Co- DYING DONE I’M WHEN SCRIPT 1LVDQ'Dǚ(VUD6D\GDP lumbia University’s MFA Film Program in ŒŽ‘•. Her feature debut ‘Across The Sea’ com- peted at Warsaw and won Fehmi is a young and talented rapper from Istanbul’s slum several awards in festivals, Sulukule, who is addicted to a deadly drug called bonzai. including Jury Award and Au- When he falls hard for a troubled girl from the upper class, dience Award at Slamdance the unlikely duo end up healing and inspiring each other and Best Director at Milano. Amazon acquired the film after through music. it’s theatrical release in ŒŽ‘’. Nisan directed a documentary episode for MTV’s Rebel Music Series in ŒŽ‘–, which led her to write and develop ‘When I’m Done Dying’, based on her ex- periences in Sulukule.

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