are we ok? tamam mıyız?

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4 are we ok? tamam mıyız? turkey 2013, 92, colour director Çağan Irmak script Çağan Irmak cinematography Gökhan Tiryaki editing Bora Gökşingöl music Aytekin Ataş cast Deniz Celiloğlu, Aras Bulut İynemli, Sumru Yavrucuk, Zuhal Gencer, Gürkan Uygun production-distribution TAFF Pictures, Dilara Okan, Lale Sok. No: 11 Levent Istanbul T dilara@taffpics.com This is a film about a sculptor who tries to find his true calling by helping a young boy with the rare disorder, Tetra-Amelia syndrome. Temmuz, a sculptor who finds himself suffering from artist s block, has repeated dreams of a figure calling him and talking to him. Sitting in the park one day, he notices İhsan, a young boy with Tetra-Amelia syndrome who exactly matches the face of his dream. He introduces himself to the boy and his family, and a friendship grows up between them. İhsan pleads with Temmuz to end his misery, thinking it is the best for everyone. Temmuz agrees, but he has another plan: to show İhsan that they make each other complete. Çağan Irmak (Seferihisar, 1970) is a writer and director for film and television. He studied Film and TV at Ege University. His films and TV series have attracted large viewing audiences in Turkey, as well as winning him multiple awards. filmography 1988 Bana Old and Wise ı Çal Play Me Old and Wise (short) 2001 Bana Şans Dile Wish Me Luck 2003 Mustafa Hakkında Herşey All About Mustafa 2005 Babam ve Oğlum My Father and Son 2007 Ulak The Messenger 2008 Issız Adam Alone 2009 Karanlıktakiler In Darkness 2010 Prensesin Uykusu Sleeping Princess 2011 Dedemin İnsanları My Grandfather s People 1

5 the blue wave mavi dalga turkey, germany, the netherlands, greece 2013, 97, colour director Zeynep Dadak, Merve Kayan script Zeynep Dadak, Merve Kayan cinematography Daniël Bouquet editing Çic ek Kahraman music kim ki o cast Ayris Alptekin, Onur Saylak, Barış Hacıhan, Albina Özden, Nazlı Bulum, Begüm Akkaya production Bulut Film, Fenafilm distribution Bulut Film, Yamac Okur, Fecri Ebcioğlu Sok. 14/4 Levent Istanbul T okur@bulutfilm.com After a summer apart, Deniz and her friends have much to tell each other. The senior boys have suddenly grown tall, new albums have been released, and the natural gas pipeline has finally arrived in their hometown, Balıkesir. Yet the anxiety involved in making university plans remains. When school resumes, Deniz grows closer to her schoolmate, Kaya, but also develops an interest in Fırat, the school counselor. She longs to prove that what she feels is different. She doesn t want the same kind of life as her friends and parents. Deniz is searching for a song no one has heard: a hopeless love, Ankara instead of Istanbul, social sciences over natural sciences, pleasurable solitude A different world, but where exactly? Zeynep Dadak (Balıkesir) studied film. A doctoral candidate at the New York University, Department of Cinema Studies, she has worked as a writer/editor for Altyazı, Turkey s leading monthly film magazine. She has been directing and producing short films, documentaries and music videos since Merve Kayan studied at the Denison University, Department of Cinema in Ohio. In her career to date she has collaborated with various filmmakers and visual artists in New York and Istanbul as an editor and director of photography. She earned an MFA in Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego. The Blue Wave is their first feature. awards Best Debut Film, Best Script, Best Editing Antalya 2

6 civilian sivil turkey 2013, 78, colour director Levent Çetin script Levent Çetin cinematography Orc un Özkılınc editing Levent Çetin cast Umut Sakallıoğlu, Pınar Göktaş, Münibe Millet, Meltem Savcı, Ebru Ojen Şahin production-distribution Plot Film, Dilek Aydın, Hacı Hesna Hatun Mah. Selvilik Cad. Huzur Apt Üsküdar Istanbul T leventcetin@plotfilm.org Emrah has just come back from military service. He talks to no one and spends hours walking along highways alone. Emrah keeps two letters in the drawer next to his bed. One is a letter he wrote to his exgirlfriend, Sevgi, during military service. The other is a letter he found on a guerrilla he killed. Besides the letter, he also found a notebook and a photo of Zeynep who is the guerrilla s girlfriend. Emrah finds out where Zeynep lives from the address written on the letter. He drops off the letter, but this doesn t save him from his nightmares. Emrah s uncle finds him a job as a night security guard at a corporate building. This means he s stuck in a small room the whole night with his continuing problems. When his mother is taken to hospital, Emrah stays home alone. Although he meets a girl, he can t share his problems with her. Then one morning, Sevgi calls him. They agree to meet. While the meeting promises new beginnings for Sevgi, for Emrah it s a confrontation. Levent Çetin (Istanbul, 1975) studied at the Film & Television Department of Marmara University between 1996 and He went on to do a Master s degree in film and television at Istanbul Bilgi University. He first became involved in experimental cinema and video art during his university years. His work has been shown at many national and international festivals and exhibitions. He has worked as an editor for various TV channels. Civilian is his debut feature. filmography 1999 Uyum Harmony (video art) 2000 Fin (short) 2006 Suda On Water (video art) 2007 Kaza Accident (video art) 2007 Çizik Scratch (short) Fotoğraf 3 Photographs (video art) 2007 Mesafeler Distances (video art) 2011 Sivil Civilian (short) 2012 The City that Loves Flags (video art) 3

7 come to my voice were dengê min turkey, germany, france 2014, 90, colour director Hüseyin Karabey script Hüseyin Karabey, Abidin Parıltı cinematography Anne Misselwitz editing Baptiste Gacoin music Serhat Bostancı, Ali Tekbaş, A. İmran Erin cast Feride Gezer, Melek Ülger, Muhsin Tokc u, S. Emrah Özdemir, Tuncay Akdemir production-distribution Asi Film, Hüseyin Karabey, Emre Yeksan, Elmadağ Cad. 6/3 Şişli Istanbul T emre@yeksan.com In a snowy Kurdish mountain village in the east of Turkey, an old woman, Berfe, and her young granddaughter, Jiyan, are troubled when Temo - Berfe s son, Jiyan s father and the only man of the household - is arrested with the other men in the village. The local gendarmerie accuses them of hiding guns and makes it known that none of them will be released until their families hand over the guns. The trouble is, there are no guns, at least not to the knowledge of these two blameless women. Desperate and alone, Berfe and Jiyan set off in search of a gun to rescue their beloved Temo. But how will their innocence and naivety overcome a system that threatens to draw them into the sullied world of an interminable conflict? Hüseyin Karabey (1970) has been making films since His involvement in the democracy movement of the 1990s and his background as a documentary filmmaker have influenced the style and the content of his subsequent work. Despite the controversial subjects of many of his earlier documentaries and short films, Karabey s work has still reached audiences through a number of alternative channels. My Marlon and Brando, his first dramatic feature, was selected for the 37 th Rotterdam International Film Festival. The film screened at 36 international film festivals and won numerous awards. Come to My Voice is his second feature. awards Best Music, Cineuropa.org Award, People s Choice Award Istanbul selected filmography 1999 Boran (short) 2001 Sessiz Ölüm Silent Death (docudrama) 2004 Pina ile Bir Nefes Pina Bausch, Istanbul, Breath (documentary) 2008 Gitmek My Marlon and Brando 2010 Hiçbir Karanlık Unutturamaz No Darkness Can Make Us Forget (short) 2011 Unutma Beni İstanbul Do Not Forget Me Istanbul 4

8 consequences silsile turkey 2014, 105, colour director Ozan Ac ıktan script Cem Akaş, Ozan Ac ıktan, Faruk Özerten cinematography Ahmet Sesigürgil editing Erkan Erdem music Burak Güven cast Tardu Flordun, Nehir Erdoğan, İlker Kaleli, Esra Bezen Bilgin, Serkan Keskin, Aytac Uşun production-distribution PToT Film ( Tunay Vural), BKM Film ( Necati Akpınar), Asmalı Mescit Minare Sok. 19A Beyoğlu Istanbul T info@pttfilms.com Cenk has just returned to Istanbul from the United States. Suppressed love slowly begins to resurface when he encounters Ece, a woman he has been romantically involved with in the past. Suddenly, an attempted robbery on a quiet, gloomy house results in a crime being committed. Ece flees the scene of the crime, cueing the arrival of Faruk, Cenk s best friend and Ece s fiance. The two best friends struggle to keep their secrets hidden from one another. An interwoven chain of events unfolds as these three urban characters are put to the ultimate test, their sufferings and disappointments being dragged to the surface for all to see. award Best DoP Istanbul Ozan Açıktan (Eskişehir, 1978) earned his undergraduate degree from the Ankara University, Faculty of Communication, Radio, TV and Cinema in As a student, he began making short films which went on to be screened and awarded internationally. Between , he continued his studies at the cinematography department of the National Film School in Lodz, Poland. In 2006, he received a grant to study at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Germany, focusing on scriptwriting and dramaturgy. The same year, he attended the Berlinale Talent Campus. He then became a director for TV commercials. The screenplay for Consequences, which he co-wrote with Cem Akaş and Faruk Özerten, won the script development grant at Antalya Film Festival in filmography 2002 Diyojen in Karısı Diogene s Wife (short) 2003 Mono (short) 2004 Marlis (short) 2010 Çok Filim Hareketler Bunlar Comedy Kitchen: Holiday Recipes 2012 Sen Kimsin? Who Are You? 5

9 fish balık turkey 2014, 80, colour director Derviş Zaim script Derviş Zaim cinematography Taner Tokgöz editing Aylin Zoi Tinel music Marios Takoushis cast Bülent İnal, Sanem Çelik, Gizem Akman, Myroslava Kostyeva, Nadi Güler, Rıza Sönmez production Marathon Film, Derviş Zaim, Sıraselviler Cad. No: 78/2 Beyoğlu Istanbul T marathon@superonline.com Kaya, a fisherman, lives with his wife, Filiz, in a village on the shores of a lake. They have a young daughter, Deniz, who is unable to speak. In search of a cure for Deniz, Filiz decides to try an ancient alternative remedy. She thinks that feeding the girl a breed of fish believed to be medicinal will heal her disorder. The trouble is, the fish is no longer to be found in the village lake. Filiz sets off for another lake to find it. In the end, she catches eight of the rare fish and starts feeding them to her daughter. When Kaya discovers the fish at home, he has the idea of farming them commercially in the hope of making some money. To set up a fish farm, however, he needs money he doesn t have. Derviş Zaim (Cyprus, 1964) graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in management and went on to earn an MA in film and cultural studies from the University of Warwick in the UK. His first feature, Somersault in a Coffin, won several national and international awards. He followed this up with the award-winning Elephants and Grass and then Mud, which won an award in Venice. Next came Waiting for Heaven (2006), Dot (2008) and Shadows and Faces (2011), a trilogy reflecting on three of Turkey s traditional art forms. He is also author of the 1992 award-winning novel, Ares in Wonderland. Zaim lectures on filmmaking at a number of universities. filmography 1997 Tabutta Rövaşata Sommersault in a Coffin 2000 Filler ve Çimen Elephants and Grass 2003 Çamur Mud 2004 Paralel Yolculuklar Parallel Trips (documentary) 2006 Cenneti Beklerken Waiting For Heaven 2008 Nokta Dot 2011 Gölgeler ve Suretler Shadows and Faces 2012 Devir Cycle 6

10 gone the other and the unknown gittiler sair ve mec hul turkey 2014, 124, colour director Kenan Korkmaz script Kenan Korkmaz cinematography Kenan Korkmaz editing Kenan Korkmaz music Rahşan İzmirli Oğuz cast Savaş Özdemir, Yuhannun Akay, Ruhi Sarı, Selin Köseoğlu, Sonya Akay production-distribution Mor Production, Kenan Korkmaz, Hacet Sok. No:12 Sarıyer Istanbul T korkmazk69@hotmail.com Unlike his older brother, Yusuf, who leaves behind home and loved ones to settle in Stockholm, Yuhan resolves to stay in his village to stand by his ageing and infirm father. The two brothers find themselves alone and displaced, treading the fine line between leaving and staying. Kenan Korkmaz (1969, Diyarbakır) studied Agricultural Economics at Çukurova University. He has worked as a reporter for the dailies, Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet and Sabah, and lectured Cinema and Photography at Çukurova University. He has made documentaries and drama series for the state television network, TRT, as well as several short films. He directed his first full-length fiction film, Luxury Hotel in filmography 2003 Pantor Trousers (short) 2007 Le Vallah That s All Right! (short) 2008 Beyaz Anadol White Anadol (documentary) 2009 Duri Çavan Subtext (documentary) 2010 Lüks Otel Luxury Hotel (short) 2011 Lüks Otel Luxury Hotel 7

11 a holy day kutsal bir gün turkey 2013, 101, colour director Serdar Temizkan script Uğur Sencer Aydın cinematography Serdar Ünlütürk editing Aziz İmamoğlu, Funda Çic ek Güner music Erdal Güney, Togay Özyiğit cast Ali Düşenkalkar, Arda Kural, Alona Cini, Selen Uc er, Gözde Kansu, Erkan Taşdöğen production-distribution Adam Film, Serdar Temizkan, Hacı İzzet Paşa Sok. 12/3 Gümüşsuyu Beyoğlu Istanbul T serdartemizkan@gmail.com Aysar tied the knot with his Russian neighbour, Luda, in a marriage of convenience and has already spent the money he charged for the favour. Luda, who has had eight abortions to date, seems to have few expectations of life. A Mother s Day evening brings the two together not as a married couple, but as two neighbours, two soul-mates who have abandoned hope for the future: Aysar, still a child at 35, and Luda, who has turned down the chance of becoming a mother eight times. But life is full of surprises, and Aysar and Luda wake on the morning of a holy day united by a deep and unshakable human bond. The melancholy Luda has finally taken the plunge against despair and begun to nurture hope for life and the future in her belly. So what brought about the change? This is what the film is about. Serdar Temizkan (1964) graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a BSc in Electrical Engineering and went on to study Film & TV at Mimar Sinan University. He has worked as an assistant director, scriptwriter, supervisor, producer and director on many projects. A Holy Day is his debut feature. awards Turkish Film Critics Association Award, Best Art Director Antalya 8

12 i loved you so much öyle sevdim ki seni turkey 2013, 98, colour director Orhan Tekeoğlu script Orhan Tekeoğlu cinematography Ercan Yılmaz editing Naim Kanat music Selim Bölükbaşı cast Alma Terzic, Oktay Gürsoy, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, Alina Golovlyova, Duygu Yıldız production Medya Ton, Nurdan Tümbek Tekeoğlu, Valikonağı Cad. Kuyumcu İrfan Sok. 28/6 Nişantaşı Istanbul T nurdan.tumbek@gmail.com In 1986, a cancerous wind blew towards Trabzon from Chernobyl; it was followed by a wind of Natashas a few years later. Battered by these gales, Trabzon would never be the same again. Cemal (30) and his wife Ayşe (25) live happily in Trabzon. With the break-up of the Soviet Union, Russian women flock to Trabzon to work. Among them is Olga, who falls in love with Cemal when he rescues her from the hands of mobsters. Olga tells Cemal that her great-grandfather emigrated from the nearby town of Santa to Yalta. She shows him a photo of her great-grandfather s house which happens to be right next to Cemal s own house. Astonished, they fall even more deeply in love. Ayşe begins to suspect Cemal. One day, she goes to visit Arif Usta (70), Cemal s so-called master. And here she runs into Olga... Cemal is shocked to see them together. Orhan Tekeoğlu (Trabzon, 1957) graduated from the Radio & TV Department of Gazi University in 1983 and worked at Anadolu News Agency as economics editor-in-chief for more than 10 years. As one of the first stock exchange editors in Turkey, he later worked for Sabah group and finally Milliyet newspaper for nearly 10 years. He directed the documentary, İfakat, a study of Eastern Black Sea Women and their battle against the elements in the high mountains of the region. awards Best Actor Truskavets Festival of TV Films Korona Karpat World Cinema Bridges Award Peloponnesian Corinthean Film Festival 9

13 the impeccables kusursuzlar turkey 2013, 95, colour director Ramin Matin script Emine Yıldırım cinematography Deniz Eyüboğlu Aydın editing Theron Patterson music Barış Diri cast Esra Bezen Bilgin, İpek Türktan Kaynak, İbrahim Selim, Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu, Suna Selen production Giyotin Film (Emine Yıldırım, Oğuz Kaynak), Karavan Film (Bertrand Glosset) distribution Giyotin Film, Emine Yıldırım, Gürbüz Türk Sok. 18/5 Kadıköy Istanbul T emine@giyotinfilm.com Çeşme, a summer resort on Turkey s Aegean coast. While it bustles with tourists during the summer months, the town is calm and deserted in May. This is when two sisters from Istanbul, Lale and Yasemin, both in their early 30s, have to come to Çeşme, their early childhood playground. After five years of minimal communication, the two women find themselves in their late grandmother s summer cottage once again. Initially, everything seems fine: the weather is beautiful, the sea pristine, and the town basking in off-season tranquility But the usual dynamics of sibling comfort and irritability are at play. Little by little, questions are raised: Why are these two women really here? And why do they gradually become so emotionally vicious towards each other? Once the burden of a devastating secret is revealed, it s up to them to decide whether this will bring them closer than ever before or push them apart forever. Ramin Matin (1977) graduated from the Film Department of Loyola Marymount University in He completed his master s degree in film studies at Istanbul Bilgi University. He is one of the co-owners of Giyotin Film, and has worked on numerous national and international projects as a director and cinematographer. He directed awardwinning short documentaries for Discovery Channel Europe. He also lectures on documentary filmmaking at Bahçeşehir University. The Impeccables is his second feature film. filmography 1999 Ebedi Dost The Eternal Friend (short) 1999 Mahkum The Prisoner (short) 2001 Seremoni Ceremony (short) 2011 Canavarlar Sofrası The Monsters Dinner awards Best Film, Best Director, Director s Guild: Best Director Award Antalya Best Actress Malatya 10

14 i m not him ben o değilim turkey, greece, france 2013, 127, colour director-script Tayfun Pirselimoğlu cinematography Andreas Sinanos editing Ali Aga music Giorgos Koumendakis cast Ercan Kesal, Maryam Zaree production Zuzi Film, Denk Film (Turkey), Bad Crowd, Graal (Greece), Arizona Productions (France) distribution Pascale Ramonda (festivals) pascale@pascaleramonda.com, Arizona Productions, Guillaume de Seille (sales) guillaume@arizonafilms.net, Bad Crowd, Nikos Moustakas (sales) lamoustakas@hotmail.com Middle-aged, unmarried loner Nihat works in a hospital canteen. When young colleague Ayşe invites him to her house for dinner, he accepts despite rumours that her husband, Necip, is in jail for a serious offence. When Nihat sees a wedding photograph, he notices that Ayşe s imprisoned husband looks an awful lot like him. The awkward relationship that ensues changes Nihat s life more profoundly than he could ever have foreseen. Tayfun Pirselimoğlu (Trabzon, 1959) studied painting and engraving at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna after graduating from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara. He has held exhibitions all around the world. He is a co-founder of the independent art initiative, Akademie Genius, for which he lectured on screenwriting, cinema and painting. He has written four novels and two short story collections. He began his film career as a screenwriter, writing scripts for both shorts and features. In 2002 he shot his first feature 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 of which won awards. filmography 1999 Dayım My Uncle (short) 2002 Il Silenzio è d Oro Silent is Golden (short) 2002 Hiçbiryerde Innowhereland 2007 Rıza 2009 Pus Haze 2010 Saç Hair 11 awards Best Screenplay Rome Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Music Istanbul

15 the lamb kuzu turkey, germany 2014, 85, colour director-script Kutluğ Ataman cinematography Feza Çaldıran editing Ali Aga music Can Erdoğan-Sus cast Nesrin Cavadzade, Cahit Gök, Mert Taştan, Sıla Lara Cantürk, Nursel Köse, Taner Birsel production-distribution The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Kutluğ Ataman, Fabian Gasmia, Henning Kamm, Ömer Rüştü Paşa Sok. 7/9 Teşvikiye Şişli Istanbul T tacim2@me.com online screening Eastern Anatolian village tradition requires 27-year-old Medine to serve oven-roasted lamb at her five-year-old son, Mert s circumcision feast. Poor but determined, Medine puts the family to work cutting branches to earn something towards the price of the sheep they need. Ismail, Medine s unemployed husband, is worried by his wife s assertive behaviour. Envious of the attention Mert gets, his elder sister, Vicdan, makes Mert believe that if a sheep isn t found, he will be slaughtered instead. A singer-prostitute arrives in town. The village leader finds Ismail a job at the slaughterhouse. Friends there lead Ismail astray, and his weakness makes it even harder to buy the sheep. Medine persists. Mert has his own motivation to search for an animal, with a determination that rivals his mother s. Refusing even her grandmother s support, Medine receives help and solidarity from an unlikely source. award CICAE Art Cinema Award Berlinale Kutluğ Ataman (Istanbul, 1961) won rapid acclaim and awards for his first feature, Serpent s Tale. Lola+Bilidikid opened the Panorama section of the 49th Berlinale, won the Best Film award at New York s The New Festival and the Jury Special Prize in Berlin. 2 Girls confirmed his position in the top rank of Turkish filmmakers, winning national and international prizes. Journey to the Moon is a full-length film which, in its installation version, forms part of Ataman s artwork series, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies. Screened at festivals including Istanbul and London, it was shown on the occasion of Ataman s appointment as laureate of the 2011 Routes Award. Ataman also reaches audiences through museums and galleries with his work in the contemporary art world. filmography 1994 Karanlık Sular Serpent s Tale 1998 Lola+Bilidikid 2005 İki Genç Kız 2 Girls 2009 Aya Seyahat Journey to the Moon 12

16 let s sin itirazım var turkey 2014, 110, colour director Onur Ünlü script Onur Ünlü cinematography Vedat Özdemir editing Emre Boyraz music Okan Kaya, Taner Yücel, Ahmet Kenan Bilgic cast Serkan Keskin, Hazal Kaya, Büşra Pekin, Öner Erkan, Osman Sonant, Serdar Orc in production-distribution U10 Film, İsmail İc en Mevlut Pehlivan Sok. 26/6 Gayrettepe Şişli Istanbul T ismailicen@gmail.com When a murder is committed at the mosque where Selman Bulut officiates as the imam, he rolls up his sleeves to solve the crime despite the police appearing to take little interest. However, the methods Selman employs are as unorthodox as he himself. The maverick imam and unconventional people around him all have some connection with the murder. Out there are long-hidden secrets, lies, a loan shark s money, a ravenous dog, love, and a murder in which everyone is a suspect. Onur Ünlü completed an MA at the Marmara University, School of Communication Sciences after graduating from Anadolu University with a degree in Communication Sciences. Since 1997 he has accomplished many projects in the various capacities of screenwriter, copywriter, producer and director filmography 2006 Polis Police 2007 Çocuk The Kid 2008 Güneşin Oğlu Son of the Sun 2009 Beş Şehir Five Cities 2012 Celal Tan ve Ailesinin Aşırı Acıklı Hikâyesi The Extremely Tragic Story of Celal Tan and His Family 2013 Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi Thou Gild st the Even awards Best Director, Best Actor Istanbul 13

17 mrs. nergis nergis hanım turkey 2014, 88, colour director Görkem Şarkan script Görkem Şarkan cinematography Ali Pişkin editing Alper Özyurtlu, Görkem Şarkan cast Zerrin Sümer, Settar Tanrıöğen, Begüm Akkaya, Faruk Barman production-distribution AC Film, Caner Özyurtlu, Mecidiye Mah. Cibinlik Sok. No: 7 Ortaköy Istanbul T canerozyurtlu@gmail.com Middle-aged Ekrem finds himself having to look after his mother, Nergis, who suffers from Alzheimer s disease. This means jettisoning his dream of sailing into the open sea to care for an elderly mother who can t even remember his name and leading a monotonous life in a decrepit apartment on little money. Nergis urinates everywhere and throws out the food... Exhausted, he is imprisoned in the foul-smelling flat with his mother. Locking all the doors and windows so that she doesn t run away, Ekrem seems resigned to his fate. Until Nergis tries his patience too far... Görkem Şarkan (1985) graduated from the Drama Department of the Istanbul University State Conservatory in He founded his own theatre company, Free Zone, in He wrote, directed and acted in the play, The Roof, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Sadri Alışık Stage and Screen Acting Awards. In 2011, he was named Playwright of the Year by TOBAV (State Theatre, Opera & Ballet Staff Benevolent Foundation) for his latest play, No Man, We re Home. Mrs. Nergis is his debut feature. award Seyfi Teoman Best Debut Film Prize Istanbul 14

18 nobody comes nobody goes ne gelen var ne giden turkey 2013, 82, colour director Gürhan Özc iftc i script Gürhan Özc iftc i cinematography Ahmet Bayer editing Mehmet Ünal music Serdar Kökc eoğlu, Victor Manuel Muniz Ramos, Murat Sec kin, Cansu Aslan, Boygar Öğün cast Bahadır Vatanoğlu, Deniz Sipahi, Ebru Helvacıoğlu, Eser Karabil, Ezgi Bakışkan production-distribution ESR Film, Gürhan Özc iftc i, İlk Belediye Cad. 2/8 Beyoğlu Istanbul T gurhan.ozciftci@gmail.com What would happen if an old friend or the person you had been married to for years suddenly began to think that you weren t you? Or if at that moment you were no longer you? Or what would you do if, while all this was going on, you were confronted with the you who couldn t be you? Nobody Comes, Nobody Goes is a psychological thriller which sets out to raise questions about individual reality, while at the same time experimenting with word, text, emotion, perception and fact. Gürhan Özçiftçi (1974) graduated from the Dokuz Eylül University Cinema & TV Department. As a student, he won various short film awards and has written several film and TV scripts. Nobody Comes, Nobody Goes is his debut feature. 15

19 once upon a time he bû tune bû turkey 2014, 81, colour director Kazım Öz script Kazım Öz cinematography Kazım Öz editing Kazım Öz, Semih Yıldız cast Saim Çalar, Gamze Çalar, İsmehan Çalar, Şemsihan Çalar, Ferhat Çalar, Dilber Çalar, Derya Çalar, Recep Mertoğlu, Cengiz Kanat production-distribution Yapım 13 Film Production, Kazım Öz, Elmadağ Cad. Harbiye Çayırı Sok. 3/2 Şişli Istanbul T mkmsinema@hotmail.com A large and impoverished crowded Kurdish family leaves Batman for Ankara to work in the fields every year. Their work, which brings in a minimal living, is to grow lettuces. But this year the story takes a different turn when an unexpected romance emerges and the story the mother tells her kids in the fields becomes real. The film also reveals the elaborate process, hard labor and individual stories involved in bringing a humble lettuce to dinner tables. What also emerges is that slavery remains a reality in modern times. awards Special Jury Prize, FIPRESCI Prize Istanbul Kazım Öz began acting and directing for Teatra Jiyana Nu in He is a co- founder of the film production company, Yapim 13, and has been working there since His first short film, The Land, won him recognition at both the national and international level. He has since directed many documentaries, feature films and short films and is credited as one of the pioneers of ever-evolving Kurdish Cinema in Turkey. filmography 1996 Destên Me Wê Bibin Bask Emê Bifirin Herin Our Hands Will Be Our Wings, We Will Fly Away (documentary) 1999 Ax The Land (short) 2001 Fotograf The Photograph 2005 Dûr The Distant (documentary) 2008 Bahoz Storm 2010 Demsala Dawi: Sewaxan Last Season of Shawaks (documentary) 16

20 our hodja bizum hoca turkey 2014, 90, colour director F. Serkan Acar, Yılmaz Okumuş script Yılmaz Okumuş cinematography Ali Özel editing Ahmetcan Çakırca music Kemal Sahir Gürel cast Cezmi Baskın, Levent Ülgen, Serhat Özcan production-distribution Zenos Film, Serap Balkaya, Bestekar Sok. 7/24 Kavaklıdere Ankara T sacar@filmfabrikistanbul.com When the arrival of the official new imam in a small village is delayed, the villagers decide to find their own man to lead prayers. After much discussion, they choose Bizum Hoca (Our Hodja), a villager loved and respected by everyone, as their unofficial stand-in. Our Hodja differs from the stereotypical imam and is keen to change some of the villagers bad habits. Meanwhile, the community becomes embroiled in a hotly contested issue when plans emerge to build one of the region s controversial hydroelectric power plants (HEPP) on a river flowing through the village. Villagers oppose construction of the HEPP and a battle begins. Our Hodja finds himself leading the villagers who started the protests. When the official imam, Ekrem, eventually turns up, the battle continues at a different level, for Our Hodja is pitched directly against Ekrem, a supporter of HEPPs who tries to convince villagers of the benefits of the plant. With its focus on a love of nature and humanity, Our Hodja is a comedy that looks at religion from a different standpoint. F. Serkan Acar (Artvin, 1975) studied psychology at Istanbul University. As a student he published and wrote articles for cinema magazines. On graduating, he began working in the television and film industries as an assistant director and production manager. Since 2007 he has established himself as a director and producer on numerous film projects. filmography 2004 Ekmek Davası The Bread (documentary) 2011 Aşk ve Devrim Love and Revolution Yılmaz Okumuş (Rize, 1962) studied at the Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Fine Arts. He spent the 1980s working as a cartoonist and writer of comics and in 1995 began writing screenplays for television. He published Laz Kapital, a humorous look at what might have been, had Karl Marx been born in Trabzon rather than in Trier. To date, he has written four feature film scripts. Our Hodja is his debut feature with F. Serkan Acar. 17