FEATURE FILMS A TALE OF THREE SISTERS KIZ KARDEŞLER Turkey, Germany, The Netherlands, Greece, 2019, 107’ Colour Director: Emin Alper Producer: Nadir Öperli, Muzaffer Emin Alper was born in 1974 in Ermenek, Karaman. Yıldırım Script: Emin Alper DoP: Emre Erkmen Editing: Trained in economics and history at Bogazici Universi- Çiçek Kahraman Music: Giorgos Papaioannou, Nikos ty-Istanbul, Alper holds a PhD in Turkish Modern History. Papaioannou Cast: Cemre Ebüzziya, Ece Yüksel, Helin His first feature, BEYOND THE HILL (2012), received Kandemir, Kayhan Açıkgöz, Müfit Kayacan, Kubilay numerous awards including the Caligari Film Prize at Tuncer Berlinale Forum and Best Film at Asia Pacific Awards. His second feature FRENZY (2015) premiered at 72nd Venice Film Festival’s in Official Selection’s competition and received Jury Special Prize. Aside from his filmmak- Three sisters Reyhan, Nurhan and Havva ing career, Emin Alper teaches modern history in the are reunited in the remote mountain village Humanities and Social Sciences Department at Istanbul where they grew up with their father, after Technical University. having lived as ‘besleme’ (foster child and maid) with their foster parents in the city. Filmography All three desire to return to the city as soon as possible, whether this might be Frenzy, Abluka, 2015 achieved depends on their tactics of sol- Beyond The Hill, Tepenin Ardı, 2012 idarity, competition, and on the decisions of the men around them including their Contact father, their foster-father, and Reyhan’s Liman Film, Nadir Öperli husband. [email protected] Screening Times 11 Feb 2019 Time: 22:00 Venue: Berlinale Palast (Gala) 12 Feb 2019 Time: 12:30 Venue: Zoo Palast 1 (Additional Screenings) 12 Feb 2019 Time: 15:15 Venue: Friedrichstadt-Palast 12 Feb 2019 Time: 19:00 Venue: Haus der Berliner Festspiele 17 Feb 2019 Time: 19:00 Venue: Friedrichstadt-Palast TURKISH CINEMA 8 BELONGING AİDİYET Turkey, Canada, France, 2019, 72’ Colour Director: Burak Çevik Producer: Selman Nacar, Burak Burak Çevik received his BA in Film & TV at the Istanbul Çevik Script: Burak Çevik DoP: Barış Aygen Editing: Bilgi University. His debut feature film ‘The Pillar of Salt’ Burak Çevik, Ali Aga Music: Mine Pakel Cast: Eylül Su premiered at the Berlinale Forum in 2018 His second Kapan, Çağlar Yalçınkaya feature film ‘Belonging’ premiered at the Berlinale Forum in 2019 Filmography Belonging, makes a topographic observa- tion 15 years later by following the loca- Belonging, Aidiyet, 2019 tions of a criminal case, accompanied by The Pillar of Salt, Tuzdan Kaide, 2018 statements given by the suspects at the police station. Then, it shows the night that Contact the murderer couple met. Fol Film [email protected] Screening Times 9 Feb 2019 Time: 20:00 Venue: Arsenal 1 10 Feb 2019 Time: 09:00 Venue: CinemaxX 15 12 Feb 2019 Time: 22:15 Venue: Cubix 9 14 Feb 2019 Time: 13:45 Venue: CineStar 8 17 Feb 2019 Time: 22:30 Venue: Arsenal 1 TURKISH CINEMA 9 BROTHERS KARDEŞLER Turkey, Germany, Bulgaria, 2018, 103’ Colour Director: Ömür Atay Producer: Funda Ödemiş Ömür Atay began his cinema education at the Faculty Script: Ömür Atay DoP: A. Emre Tanyıldız Editing: Doruk of Fine Arts of 9 Eylül University and completed it at the Kaya, Amon Guilliard Music: Erdem Helvacıoğlu, Victor Film Direction Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Chouchkov Cast: Yiğit Ege Yazar, Caner Şahin, Gözde Marmara University in Istanbul. He directed several short Mutluer, Cem Zeynel Kılıç films while still a student at film school. “Necropolis”, a film he directed in 1998, won the first prize at Ifsak Short Film Competition. His short films have been screened at numerous national and international film festivals. In Seventeen-year-old Yusuf comes home 2006, he directed the “Little Red Riding Hood” segment after spending four years at a detention of “Anlat Istanbul / Istanbul Tales”, a feature-length film center. His return to the family circle comprised of five intertwined tales. freshly recalls the act that his loved ones, bound by rigid tradition, forced Yusuf Filmography to commit. Directed with an assured hand, this intimate debut concerns guilt Brothers, Kardeşler, 2018 and punishment and how difficult it is to Istanbul Tales, Anlat İstanbul, 2006 choose between blood ties and tradition Necropolis, 1998 (short) on the one hand, and what is morally right on the other. Contact Arthood Entertainment [email protected] TURKISH CINEMA 10 BUTTERFLIES KELEBEKLER Turkey 2018, 117’ Colour Director: Tolga Karaçelik Producer: Tolga Karaçelik, Diloy Tolga Karaçelik, Born in Istanbul, 1981. Directed three Gülün, Metin Anter Script: Tolga Karaçelik DoP: Andaç feature films and several award winning shorts. His debut Şahan Editing: Evren Luş Music: Ahmet K. Bilgiç Cast: film Toll Booth (2010) screened on festivals worldwide, Tuğçe Altuğ, Tolga Tekin, Bartu Küçükçağlayan winning thirteen awards. His second film Ivy (2015) premiered in Sundance and was shown at more than thirty festivals and been awarded more than 20 awards Cemal, Kenan and Suzan are Mazhar’s worldwide. children. Now, after being 30 years apart, their father calls them back home to Filmography their village. As they start to find out Butterflies, Kelebekler, 2018 more about their father and about each Ivy, Sarmaşık, 2014 other, they also start to know more about Toll Booth, Gişe Memuru, 2011 themselves. Contact Karaçelik Film, Diloy Gülün [email protected] TURKISH CINEMA 11 CICERO ÇİÇERO Turkey, 2019, 115’ Colour Director: Serdar Akar Producer: Mustafa Uslu Serdar Akar is a Turkish director, producer, writer who Script: Gürkan Tanyaş DoP: Peter Strauger found his passion in all-things cinema. Akar has taken Editing: Mustafa Presheva Music: Onur Özmen the writer and director’s chair in some critically acclaimed Cast: Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Burcu Biricik, Ertan Saban, Murat films. He created the TV drama “Behzat Ç.”, which Garipağaoğlu, Tamer Levent became a cult classic, he’s also directed other critically dramas on the TV screen. Filmography Elyesa Bazna, codename Cicero, one of the most famous spies of the World War II, Cicero, Çiçero, 2018 photographed secret documents from the Valley of the Wolves: Homeland, Kurtlar Vadisi: Vatan, British Embassy safe and turned the films 2017 over to the former German ambassador in Behzat Ç., 2017 Ankara while he was employed as valet to The Wings of the Night, Gecenin Kanatları, 2009 British ambassador. Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, Kurtlar Vadisi Irak, 2006 In Bar, Barda, 2007 Offside, Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar, 2000 On Board, Gemide, 1998 Contact Dijital Sanatlar [email protected] TURKISH CINEMA 12 DANCING WITH JACKALS 5 ÇAKALLARLA DANS 5 Turkey 2018, 105’ Colour Director: Murat Şeker Producer: Taff Pictures & Murat Şeker, He was born on June 25, 1973 in Istanbul. Sugarworkz Script: Murat Şeker, Ali Tanrıverdi He graduated from Mimar Sinan University Cinema- DoP: Bülent Özer Editing: Levent Çelebi Television Department. In 1996, he made his first short Music: Serhat Ersöz Cast: Şevket Çoruh, İlker Ayrık, Timur film. Later, he made video clip works for Turkish rock Acar, Murat Akkoyunlu, Didem Balçın and pop music. He began to produce electronic and alternative music reviews in newspapers such as Milliyet, Radikal, Hurriyet Daily News, Max and Roll. He directed Dancing with Jackals film series, Turkish Tiger, Misson: Our jackals go on separate ways for the Vacation, Love Eclipse and many more. first time in their lives because they were released by the court on the condition Filmography that they stay away at least 100 meters Dancing with Jackals 5, Çakallarla Dans 5, 2018 Mission: Vacation, Görevimiz Tatil, 2018 from each other. Leyla, a 17 year old Turkish Tiger, Deliormanlı, 2016 young girl who is the fruit of Gökhan’s one My Friend Max, Arkadaşım Max, 2013 night stand from years ago, pops up. As Life is Good To You, Hayat Sana Güzel, 2013 Gökhan tries to get used to this, he gets Love Eclipse,Aşk Tutuması, 2008 another shock. Leyla has a rich, snob boy On The Beach,Plajda, 2007 friend named Sinan, who has some bad intentions. Contact TAFF PICTURES Gökhan has no other choice than make [email protected] his daughter break up with that boy. Our crew breaks the ban and comes together again to break up Leyla, from her boyfriend Sinan. And so they set sail into a fun, action and laughter laden adventure. TURKISH CINEMA 13 DELİLER Turkey 2018, 119’ Colour Director: Osman Kaya Producer: Angel Film Osman Kaya was born in 1980. He graduated from Isik Script: Mustafa Burak Doğu, İbrahim Ethem Arslan DoP: University in 2003. After graduation he started to work Sami Saydan Editing: Mestan Sakallı Music: Levent Güneş at different TV Serials and Feature Films as Assistant Cast: Erkan Petekkaya, Cem Uçan, Yetkin Dikinciler, Nur Director and Second Director. Since 2014, he has been Fettahoğlu, İsmail Filiz shooting TV Dramas as Director. He shot his first movie “Deliler” in 2018. In the middle of the 15th century... Vlad Contact Tepes, The Eflak Voivode that assigned Match Point, Melis Nersesoğlu Konca by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in person, had [email protected] shown loyality to The Ottomans during the first years of his ruling but afterwards had begun to grind down cruelly to people living under his rules. At the end of his tether, Fatih Sultan Mehmet gave the order to Baba Sultan to put an end to this cruelness. And sent his special troops “Deliler” that built-up with seven heroes which names, Gökkurt Aşkar, Mübariz, Çebi, Suskun, Kongar and Adsız to Targovishte where the cruel Vlad govern Screening Time 9 Feb 2019 Time: 18:30 Venue: CinemaxX 18 TURKISH CINEMA 14 DENIZ AND GUNES DENİZ VE GÜNEŞ Turkey, 2018, 87’ Colour Director: Barış Denge Producer: Barış Denge Script: Baris Denge was born in 1975. He graduated from Bilgi Tolga Bozkurt DoP: Feza Çaldıran Editing: Barış Denge University Department of Motion Pictures and Television.