December 10-20 2020 Online

DECEMBER 10-20 2020 ONLINE 17 feature-length, 4 short films to be For details www.avrupa.info.tr/tr/HRFD2020 screened free on online platform www.festivalscope.com /EUDelegationTur /EUinTurkey /eudelegationturkey /c/EUinTurkey Introduction Since 2011, on the occasion of the International Human Rights This year again, the 10th European Union Human Rights Film Days Day, the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey has will be an opportunity to inspire, challenge and help bring about been organising the Film Days and Short Film Competition change through the lens of film-makers. in order to raise awareness about the issue. We have been The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights together through this time and reflected, discussed and shared stipulates that, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity fundamental human rights concerns through art. and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and In this decade, the EU Delegation to Turkey has been should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” supported by Diplomatic Missions and Cultural Centres of EU Atatürk’s “Peace at home, peace in the world” principle is a highly Member States, cooperated with public institutions and local pertinent call for the promotion of peace and a dialogue culture administrations, and has been in contact with academia, civil around the world. Dialogue brings with itself recognition, tolerance, society, media and the artistic community. The Human Rights a culture of reconciliation and peace. Film Days reached people of all ages and all segments of society. This year, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, which was established with the aim of maintaining international The increasing number of applicants to the competition, peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations whether amateurs or professionals, proved that many people and promoting social progress, better living conditions and human in Turkey had a word to say and a film to shoot on human rights. rights. Participants of the competition had an opportunity to meet like-minded artists but also leading figures in film-making The EU Delegation to Turkey is organizing the EU Human Rights who participated as members of the selection panel. Dozens Film Days and the EU Human Rights Short Film Competition of talented producers, directors, writers, actors, journalists and online in 2020, when all humanity is fighting against the pandemic. academics provided selfless contributions at the pre-selection Although we cannot come together physically, we will raise the and final selection phases. We are thankful for their support. online curtain on 10 December together with those interested in all aspects of human rights. Throughout these 10 years, the EU Human Rights Film Days reached thousands of people across Turkey and offered a Our call remains the same; “Human rights, now and forever.” Let’s selection of movies from the European cinema. It was also an reflect on universal values and fundamental rights, and a sustainable opportunity to invite special guests and discuss film making and more liveable world together. Together, we are stronger! and human rights related issues ranging from social justice to Enjoy the films. climate change, child rights to education, women’s rights to access to health care; and it did become a learning, sharing and Ambassador Nikolaus MEYER-LANDRUT interaction space for all of us. Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey Aswang Philippines, France, Norway, IDFA 2019, FIPRESCI Award DocAviv 2020, Beyond the Screen Award Qatar, Germany, 2019, 85’ When Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery of death to execute suspected drug peddlers, users, and small-time criminals. Aswang follows people whose fates entwine with the growing violence during two years of killings in Manila. Alyx Ayn Arumpac is a Filipina documentary filmmaker. She received a Master in Documentary Filmmaking from the Docnomads Erasmus Mundus Master Course and a Bachelor in film at the University of the Philippines. She directs and produces short documentaries for one of the top TV networks in Manila. Aswang is her first feature film. Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World The Netherlands, 2018, 88’ Raven Awards Docutah 2019, Humanitarian Award Feature Festival des Libertes 2019, RTBF Award Thin Line Fest 2019, Global Awareness Award Rab Film Festival 2019, Best Documentary Film - The Golden Frame Awards San Francisco DocFest Awards 2019, Jury Prize for Best Feature Bellingcat explores the promise of open source investigation, taking viewers inside the exclusive world of the “citizen investigative journalist” collective known as Bellingcat. Hans Pool (The Netherlands, 1962) is an award-winning director and cinematographer, who combines a journalistic approach with intellectual depth. He masterfully conveys topics that are difficult to grasp with a cinematic language that is understood by all. Previous films include Putin’s Olympic Dream and Looking for an Icon. Binti Belgium, The Netherlands, 2019, 90’ FIFEM de Montréal 2019, Grand prix Valletta Film Festival 2019, Teens Choice Award Cinekid Amsterdam 2019, Best Children’s Film PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2019, European Children’s Film Association Award Twelve-year-old Binti dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana. But when the police raid her home, and try to deport her and her dad, they are forced to flee. Binti meets Elias and the two become friends. While Binti helps Elias to vlog about his ‘save-the-okapi-club’, she hatches the perfect plan: her dad has to marry Elias’s mom, so they can stay in Belgium. Frederike Migom is a director, writer, and actor. After studying drama in New York, she moved to Paris to study filmmaking, working on various projects in Paris and abroad. She is now based in Brussels, where she also directed her first short film, Malakim, in 2013. Malakim was followed by Adam & Everything (2014) and Nkosi Coiffure (2015). Migom went on to direct a short documentary, Si-G, which screened at festivals all over the world. Binti is Migom’s feature debut. Born in Evin Austria, Germany, 2019, 98’ Berlinale 2019, Compass Perspektive Award Born in Evin tells the story of the family of director and actor Maryam Zaree, who sets out to investigate the circumstances of her birth in one of the world’s most notorious jails for political prisoners. Maryam Zaree was born in 1983 in Tehran, Iran. Fleeing political persecution, her mother brought Maryam with her to Germany when she was two. She grew up in Frankfurt and studied acting in the renowned film school Konrad-Wolf in PotsdammBabelsberg. She has played lead roles in many feature films, worked for theatre and television and has been awarded for her performances. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles Spain, The Netherlands, 2018, 77’ Goya Awards 2020, Best Animation Film Annecy International Animation FF 2019; Jury Prize, Best Music Chilemonos 2019; Best International Animation Film European Film Awards 2019, Best European Animated Feature Film Periferias Festival 2019. Best Film Paris, 1930. Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel are already the main figures of the Surrealist movement. Unexpectedly, Buñuel is left moneyless after the scandal surrounding his film: The Golden Age. In this difficult situation, he cannot even tackle his next project, a documentary about one of the poorest Spanish regions, Las Hurdes. However, his good friend, sculptor Ramón Acín, buys a lottery ticket with the promise that, if he wins, he will pay for the film. Incredibly, luck is on their side. Salvador Simó is a film director and scriptwriter. He started studying Animation at the American Animation Institute of Los Angeles in 1991 while also working on a special Charlie Brown feature. In 2008 he began directing an animation series in Asia. He lead sequences in The Jungle Book and Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. In 2016, he moved back to Spain to direct Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles. Chaddr - A River Between Us Germany, 2020, 88’ DOK.fest Munich 2020, FFF Documentary Talent Award 17-year-old Stanzin is about to graduate from high school in Ladakh, in the Kashmir region, India. She is the last generation who has to follow a dangerous mountain pass to get from her home village to school. Global warming and technological progress in the region change the lives of people rapidly. A lot is at stake for Stanzin, who undertakes her last way to school before taking her final exams and leaving her home town forever. Minsu Park is a German director and cinematographer of South Korean origin. His graduation film at the University of Television and Film in Munich SEWOL-Paused in Time (2017) won numerous awards, including Studio Hamburg Best Documentary Award, Bavarian Culture Prize and Grimme Prize. Chaddr: A River Between Us is his second feature documentary. Cinema Pameer Sweden, 2019, 80’ In the ashes of Kabul in the worn torn Afghanistan there is a cinema which has become a sanctuary. A sanctuary where people escapes a reality of devastation and poverty to dream oneself away through the magic medium of cinema. The film is about a blend of characters both behind the scenes of Cinema Pameer but also the people of everyday life in Kabul who finds meaning and hope with cinema. Martin von Krogh is a Swedish documentary filmmaker and photographer that lives in Sweden and works internationally. He has won numerous awards for his photos and both published and exhibited them around the world. During his 20 years as a photographer he has stayed focused on social and humanitarian issues and covered many of the modern conflicts. In 2008 he found Cinema Pameer on an assignment for Newsweek and decided that the cinema is a film itself.

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