50.17% In 2011, 288 films were released in Turkey, of which 70 national films took a market share of 50.17%, the highest national market share in Europe.* Compared with 2010 (52.86%) and 2009 (50.92%), the national market share stayed almost the same. The Ministry of Culture & Tourism supported 56 feature film projects in 2011. It is our pleasure to share these facts with you. *antrakt-deniz yavuz
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beyond the hill tepenin ardı turkey, greece 2012, hd, 94, colour director-script Emin Alper cinematography George Chiper Lillemark editing Özcan Vardar music Özcan Vardar cast Tamer Levent, Reha Özcan, Mehmet Özgür, Berk Hakman, Banu Fotocan, Furkan Berk Kıran production Alper Film (Enis Köstepen, Seyfi Teoman), Two Thiryfive (Nikos Moutselos) distribution Alper Film, Enis Köstepen, Kemankeş Mah. Mumhane Cad. 39/39 34425 Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 532 690 5636 eniskostepen@gmail.com After retiring from the State Forestry Office, Faik moved back to his hometown and started to farm the land he inherited from his grandfather. A sharecropper family takes care of his land and flock of goats. His son and his two grandsons arrive one hot summer s day for a vacation. They come at a time when Faik s conflict with the neighbouring nomads is escalating. The gathering provokes both unsettled family disputes and the family s conflicts with the tenant farmers. For Faik, however, the major threat to his community and land is the nomads. Emin Alper (Konya, 1974) studied economics and history at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. He holds a PhD in Turkish Modern History. He wrote and directed the short films, Rıfat (2006) and The Letter (2005). He currently teaches at the Istanbul Technical University Humanities & Social Sciences Department. Beyond the Hill is Emin Alper s debut feature. filmography 2005 Mektup The Letter (short) 2006 Rıfat (short) 1
night of silence lal gece turkey 2012, hd, 91, colour director Reis C elik script Reis C elik cinematography Gökhan Tiryaki editing Reis C elik cast I lyas Salman, Dilan Aksüt, Mayşeker Yücel Sabri Tutal, Selcan Demirkaya production-distribution Kaz Film Production, Anıl C elik, I mam Adnan Sok. No: 8 Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 212 249 8006 reiscelik090@gmail.com The story opens with a lavish wedding ceremony in rural Anatolia. A middle-aged groom with a large moustache and his bride, covered in a red bridal veil; guests dancing around them and guns fired into the air: an extravagant wedding ceremony is being held with two bands of drums and horns. At the end of the celebrations, which last until midnight, the bride is led ceremoniously to the bridal chamber. The bride and her sister-inlaw are then left alone in the room, and the sister-in-law gives the bride a final briefing on nuptial customs. From now on, the camera remains inside the bridal chamber. With her face draped in a red veil, the bride sits waiting for the groom, reacting oddly to the noises she hears outside. Reis C elik (Ardahan, 1961) studied music and drama at the Istanbul State Conservatoire. In 1982, he began working as an economics and political correspondent for various national newspapers. After a succession of documentary films, he made his first feature Let There Be Light in 1996. This was followed in 1998 by Goodbye Tomorrow, a dramatisation of the story of late 1960s student leader Deniz Gezmis. He made his third feature Tales of Intransigence, an improvised docudrama about the storytelling tradition in northeast Anatolia, in 2003. filmography 1996 Is ıklar So nmesin Let There Be Light 1998 Hos çakal Yarın Goodbye Tomorrow 2003 I nat Hikâyeleri Tales of Intransigence 2007 Mu lteci Refugee 2010 I nadına Film Çekmek Film Against All Odds (doc.) 2
behzat ç. i buried you in my heart behzat ç. seni kalbime gömdüm turkey 2011, 35mm, 108, colour director Serdar Akar script Serdar Akar, Emrah Serbes cinematography Zekeriya Kurtuluş editing Aziz I mamoğlu music Cem Kısmet cast Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Fatih Arıtman, I nanç Konukçu, Berkan Şal, Tardu Flordun, Cansu Dere production-distribution Adam Film, Tarkan Karlıdağ, I nönü Cad. Gözcü Apt. 35/2 Gümüşsuyu Beyoğlu 34437 Istanbul T +90 212 244 2343 velhan@adamfilm.com.tr www.adamfilm.com.tr Homicide teams receive a tip-off which leads them to a buried coffin in the Youth Park. Inside the coffin is an old woman. On first inspection, it s reckoned that the woman was buried alive. Behzat Ç., a homicide specialist, has never encountered a murder case like this before. Firstly, it s incomprehensible why the old woman would be killed in this way. The old woman was the mother of a retired police officer. When he begins investigating the officer, Behzat Ç. finds himself running up against a number of obstacles. The retired officer is known in the organization as Memduh, the Avarell Dalton, while the person who executed the crime calls himself Lucky Luke. Along with his teammates Harun, Hayalet and Akbaba, Behzat Ç. scours every corner of Ankara in an attempt to catch the accomplices, Gorbachev Hasan and Pembo. Serdar Akar (1964) graduated from the Cinema and Television Department of Mimar Sinan University in 2001. Following a series of shorts and documentaries, he made his debut feature On Board in 1998, which won many awards. His films had a major impact, both in terms of the Turkish film industry and as the work of an innovative auteur. He currently lectures at the Mimar Sinan University. selected filmography 1998 Gemide on Board 1990 Tanabata Matsuri (short) 1992 Romeo ve Juliet Romeo and Juliet (short) 2000 Dar Alanda Kısa Paslas malar Offside 2001 Maruf 2005 Kurtlar Vadisi Irak Valley of the Wolves Iraq 2006 Barda In the Bar 2009 Gecenin Kanatları Wings of the Night award Best Actor Antalya 3
do not forget me istanbul unutma beni istanbul turkey, greece 2011, 35mm, hd, 117, colour directors-script Hany Abu Assad, Stefan Arsenijevic, Stergios Niziris, Eric Nazarian, Aida Begic, Omar Shargawi, Josefina Markarian cinematography Özgür Eken, Emre Erkmen, Barış Özbiçer, Emre Tanyıldız, Erol Zubcevic editing Mary Stephen music Kemal Sahir Gürel cast Hiam Abbas, Suheila Abu Assad, Mira Furlan Alma Terzic, Ayça Damgacı production-distribution Hüseyin Karabey, Sevil Demirci, Emre Yeksan, Elmadağ Cad. 6/3 Şişli Istanbul T +90 212 225 3944 emre@yeksan.com A man comes to the city preparing to confront the demons of his past, while a female tourist is caught unprepared by the tricks of her memory. A newly-formed couple are drawn to a violent end, while an unfortunate incident between a man and a woman blossoms into a tender attraction. Two sisters reunite after long years of separation, while two women grow close as sisters. Such things do not just happen in Istanbul, Istanbul makes them happen. Hany Abu-Assad (Nazareth, 1961) has won many international awards including a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film with Paradise Now (2004). Stefan Arsenijevic (Belgrade, 1977) has directed several short films which have won over 30 national and international awards. His first feature Love and Other Crimes premiered at the Berlinale in 2008. Aida Begic (Sarajevo, 1976) won the Grand Prize at the Critics Week of the Cannes Film Festival in 2008 with her first feature film Snow. Eric Nazarian won international awards for his first feature film, The Blue Hour, and the Nicholl Fellowship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his screenplay Giants. Stergios Niziris works as an executive producer on various projects and as writer/director/producer for his own films. Omar Shargawi s (Copenhagen, 1974) first film Go With Peace Jamil won a Tiger award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. Josefina Markarian (Athens, 1979) has directed shorts which were selected by many international festivals. 4
ecotopia entelko y efeko y e karşı turkey 2011, 35mm, 117, colour director-script Yüksel Aksu cinematography Ercan Yılmaz editing Levent C elebi music Orhan Kaplan cast Şahin Irmak, Ayşe Bosse, Emin Gürsoy, Hamit Demir, Ümit Olcay, Nejat Yavaşoğulları, Nihat Kapız production-distribution Galata Film, Muharrem Gülmez, Taha Altaylı, Gümüşsuyu Mah. Muhtar Kamil Sok. Onur Apt. 5/5 Taksim 34437 Istanbul T +90 212 249 1071 mgulmez@galatafilm.com www.galatafilm.com Tired of the noise and pollution of large cities, a group of environmental intellectuals abandon the big city and return to nature. They build a brand new village with shabby old stone houses on a block of land they purchase. They name their new village Ecovillage. Their intention here is to enjoy life through ecological tourism, organic farming, and arts and culture. At first they coexist happily with the village folk from whom they purchased the land and old stone houses. In fact, there s even attraction between the leading intellectual character, Camille, and Ali, the village headman. She is is a European character who settled in Turkey after years of working for environmental organizations like Greenpeace. Meanwhile, the village headman Ali has never left his village and has no education - a typical village person. The emotional bond between them develops in a humorous yet strange manner. Yu ksel Aksu (Muğla, 1966) graduated from the Dokuz Eylu l University, Department of Film and Television and went on to complete a Master s degree. In 2006 he wrote, produced and directed the very low budget feature film Ice Cream, I Scream which was Turkey s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. He is also a scriptwriting tutor at Istanbul University, Department of Television. selected filmography 2006 Dondurmam Gaymak Ice Cream I Scream 2010 Anadolu nun Son Go çerleri Last Nomads of Anatolia (documentary) 5
the extremely tragic story of celal tan and his family celal tan ve ailesinin aşırı acıklı hikâyesi turkey 2011, 35mm, 98, colour director-script Onur Ünlü cinematography Vedat Özdemir editing Ahmet Can C akırca music Atilla Özdemiroğlu cast Selçuk Yöntem, Bülent Emin Yarar, Ezgi Mola Tansu Biçer, Türkü Turan, Cengiz Bozkurt production-distribution Eflatun Film, Funda Alp Orkun Ünlü, Mevlüt Pehlivan Sok. 26/6 Yılmaz Han 34349 Gayrettepe Istanbul T +90 212 274 9295 info@eflatunfilm.net Celal Tan is a well-respected constitutional law professor who lives in a provincial city. Many years after the death of his first wife, he married a woman much younger than him, a university student, whom he had saved. In the third year of their marriage, the extremely tragic story of Celal Tan and his family begins after the whole family inadvertently witnessed a moment of crisis. While trying to hide the secret, the family falls into absurd and tragicomic situations. Regardless of all happenings, Celal Tan tries to keep the family together. Onur Ünlu went on to complete his MA at Marmara University, School of Communication Sciences after graduating from Anadolu University, School of Communication Sciences. Since 1997 he has realized many projects as screenwriter, copywriter, producer and director. filmography 2006 Polis Police 2007 Çocuk The Kid 2008 Gu nes in Oğlu Son of the Sun 2009 Bes Şehir Five Cities awards Best Film, Best Script, Special Award of the Jury for Acting Adana 6
future lasts forever gelecek uzun sürer turkey, france, germany 2011, 35mm, 108, colour director-script Özcan Alper cinematography Feza C aldıran editing Ayhan Ergürsel, Thomas Balkenhol, Özcan Alper, Umut Sakallıoğlu music Mustafa Biber cast Gaye Gürsel, Durukan Ordu, Sarkis Seropyan Osman Karakoç, Erdal Kırık production-distribution Nar Film, Ersin C elik, Soner Alper, Caferağa Mah. Sarraf Ali Sok. Kaan Apt. 25/3 Kadıköy Istanbul T +90 216 418 4206 info@narfilm.com www.narfilm.com Sumru is doing a master s degree in social anthropology at a university in Istanbul. To study on her thesis, Women and Elegies, she sets off for the southeast of the country for a few months. The brief trip turns out to be the longest journey of her life. In the course of the trip, Sumru crosses paths with Ahmet, a young guy selling bootleg DVDs on the streets of Diyarbakır, with Antranik, the ageing and solitary warden of a crumbling church in the city, with Gu lizar, whose husband has gone missing while in custody, and with Enver, an older man whose village has been evacuated. Sumru s research brings her face to face with other people s sufferings and calls on her to examine how they deal with it. O zcan Alper (Artvin, 1975) studied physics and the history of science at Istanbul University. He attended cinema workshops at the Mesopotamia Culture Centre and Nazım Cultural Centre between 1996-2000. Autumn, his first feature, was screened at more than 60 festivals internationally and won 33 awards. The film was nominated for the European Film Academy European Discovery Awards. Alper also writes for the cinema magazine Yeni Film. filmography 2001 Momi Grandmother (short) 2002 Bir Bilim Adamıyla Zaman Enleminde Yolculuk Voyage in Time with a Scientist (documentary) 2005 Tokai City de Rapsodi ve Melankoli Rapsody and Melancholy in Tokai City (documentary) 2008 Sonbahar Autumn awards Yılmaz Gu ney Award, Turkish Film Critics Association Best Film Award, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Music Adana FIPRESCI Award for Best Asian Film Kerala Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Music Malatya 7
a handful of sea bir avuç deniz turkey 2011, 35mm, 117, colour director-script Leyla Yılmaz cinematography Torben Forsberg, Ddf editing Ulaş Cihan Şimşek music S. Tuluğ Tırpan cast Engin Altan Düzyatan, Berrak Tüzünataç, Ayda Aksel, Can Gürzap, Zeynep Özder production-distribution Fikri Görsel Sanatlar, Ateş I lyas Başsoy, Bankalar Cad. Vefai Han No:18 K:3 Karaköy 34353 Istanbul T +90 212 293 6664 havva@fikri.com.tr www.biravucdeniz.com Mert is a well-educated successful young man who would pass for a paragon of his social class. After living in New York and in London for several years, he decides to return to Istanbul to start a new life close to his parents, and especially his mother Rana. His girlfriend Dilek and their friends Aylin and Bora organize a boat cruise on the Aegean to celebrate his return. The low-key atmosphere of the cruise is interrupted by the unexpected stopover of Deniz, a very attractive, liberal young woman a true free spirit. She blatantly seduces Mert, who eventually falls for her. Six months later, Mert finds himself in a passionate relationship with Deniz. The apparent changes in Mert s life and behaviour thanks to Deniz are noticed and disapproved of by his friends, and particularly by his mother. Leyla Yılmaz (1973) graduated from the Archaeology and Art History Department of Istanbul University in 1995. She went to New York in 1997 to study film at the University of New York, where she started to produce her own short films. Following her return to Turkey, she began working as a commercials director. In 2006, she founded the creative platform Fikri Visual Arts, which produces social and artistic projects, primarily feature and documentary films. 8
hidden lives saklı hayatlar turkey 2011, 35mm, 100, colour director A. Haluk Ünal script A. Haluk Ünal cinematography Gökhan Atılmış editing Mehmet Atan music Kedi Müzik (E. Akay, S. Özgür, E. Arslan) cast Ceren Hindistan, Yusuf Akgün, Laçin Ceylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Zerrin Sümer production-distribution Drama Istanbul Film Yapım, Serpil Güler, Tomtom Mah. Örtmealtı Sok. 28/4 34433 Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 212 293 2192 iletisim@dramaistanbul.com.tr The Sunni, one of the two largest branches of Islam, have a history of deadly hostility against the Alevi sect in Anatolia which dates back thousands of years. In areas where they represent a minority, many Alevis therefore tend to hide their religious identity. 1980 was a year of renewed Alevi massacres in Anatolia. Perhaps the worst of them was experienced in the city of Çorum. Our story centres on the tragedy of a family who flee the massacre to settle in the big city. Introducing themselves as Sunnis, they rent a flat in an apartment building one floor down from a Sunni family. A. Haluk Ünal (Ankara, 1957) studied at the Hacettepe University Faculty of Economics. Between 1987-2009 he published articles in various journals and magazines, as well as on numerous websites. From 2000 to 2004 he worked as a copywriter and project designer for the communications and advertising industry. He was director, and instructor of the SENDER Script Istanbul Workshop between 2005-2010. He also taught scriptwriting at the Kadir Has University Film and Drama Post-Graduate Department and Digital Film Academy in 2008-2009. He is currently working as a director at the Drama Istanbul Film Workshop. Hidden Lives is his first feature film. awards Best Art Director Adana Best Script Malatya 9
home yurt turkey 2011, 35mm, 77, colour director Muzaffer Özdemir script Muzaffer Özdemir cinematography I lker Berke editing Ayhan Ergürsel, M. Özdemir, Selda Taşkın cast Kanbolat Görkem Arslan, Muzaffer Özdemir Muhammet Uzuner, Pınar Ünsal production-distribution Tutya Film, Muzaffer Özdemir, Sadık I ncesu, Turan Emeksiz Sok. 7B Blok 3 G.O.P. Ankara T +90 312 466 8174 sadikincesu@gmail.com Patient conservationists will feast on this slowpaced, contemplative mountain hike made by 56-year-old Muzaffer Özdemir, best known as the lead in Nuri Bilge Ceylan s award-winning Distant. With barely a sliver of a plot to hold it together, this stunning collection of awe-inspiring landscapes combines with images of modern intrusions into the heart of nature, all of it backed by brief dialogues and spells of narration, for what would be best described as a litany for a self- destructive age. An ode to nature and an insistent indictment of those who destroy it arbitrarily. Home is an ideal choice for festival exposure, screened at the Adana Film Festival and already on its way to the Tokyo competition next month, this debut shows a keen eye for visuals combined with a toned-down elegiac mood that may not be sufficient for mass audiences, but should draw the attention of art cinemas. ( ) The main character, Doğan, is an architect suffering from an undefined mid-life crisis, who is told by his doctors to take some time off from the daily rat race hassle. His partner encourages him to go back to his hometown, far in the mountains of Northeast Turkey and on the way, collect some pictures of original water mills they might use in their work.. Dan Fainaru 10 Muzaffer O zdemir (1955) graduated from the Istanbul Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering in 1980. He made his first short film with his Super 8mm camera in 1975. He acted in three Nuri Bilge Ceylan films: The Small Town (1997), Clouds of May (1999) and Distant (2002). His performance in Distant won him the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003. Home is his debut feature.
in flames yangın var! turkey 2011, 35mm, 98, colour director Murat Saraçoğlu script Murat Batgi, Koray C alışkan cinematography Gökhan Atılmış editing Erkan Erdem music Erol Mutlu, Işın Kucur, Levent Güneş cast Osman Sonant, Nesrin Cavadzade, Yavuz Bingöl, Erkan Can, Şerif Sezer production-distrubiton Yol Sinema, Koray C alışkan, Fecri Ebcioğlu Sok. 14/4 1. Levent Istanbul T +90 212 283 9792 info@yolsinema.com The town of Çayırbağı in Trabzon province suffers from frequent fires, but is without a fire truck. When no support is forthcoming from the twin towns declared by the local mayor, he approaches the mayor of Diyarbakir for help when the two meet at an official function. The answer he receives is positive. One of the fire trucks surplus to Diyarbakir s needs is cleaned up, painted and made ready to be sent to Trabzon. A municipal worker by the name of Kosman is delegated to drive the fire truck from Diyarbakir to Trabzon. Kosman, a likeable Black Sea nationalist of around 30, has never met a Kurd in his life, nor ever set foot outside his hometown. Worse still, his thoughts about the south-east of the country are based entirely on hearsay. So the idea of the fire truck coming from Diyarbakir is not to his liking, and he puts his foot down, refusing to go. In the end, however, Kosman is persuaded to set off from Trabzon, and one morning he arrives in Diyarbakir, seeing the city for the first time. Murat Saraçoğlu (Istanbul, 1970) graduated from the Department of Radio and Television at Istanbul University. After working several years for various projects in cinema and television, he directed his first feature 120 in 2007. His second film O... Çocukları and the third Piano Girl were very successful at the boxoffice attracting more than a million moviegoers. In 2010, he completed 72nd Ward, an adaptation of the novel by Orhan Kemal. filmography 2008 120; O... Çocukları 2009 Deli Deli Olma Piano Girl 2011 72. Koğus 72nd Ward 11
kadife-grandmother kadife-büyük ana turkey 2011, 35mm, 90, colour director Erdoğan Kar script Erdoğan Kar cinematography Sinan Güngör cast Aytaç Öztuna, Emre Özcan, Mehmet Ünal music Erdoğan Kar production-distribution Ana Film, Erdoğan Kar Yeni C arşı Cad. Gürhan No:12 Kat:2 D:21 Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 532 544 6490 info@anafilm.org www.anafilm.org Years ago, Mother Kadife lost her son, daughterin-law and granddaughter to terrorism in the eastern part of Turkey. Now she decides to move from Erzincan to Ankara with her remaining eight-year-old grandson Gu l Cemal. Kadife and her grandson start a new life in Ankara in a makeshift shack built with the help of her younger brother and other villagers. Mother Kadife earns money from weaving carpets and kilims. When Gu l Cemal attends high school, he is influenced by the daily political events there. He finds himself a new group of friends and, at the end of the first term, drops out of school with them. Gu l Cemal decides to join his friends and to go to the mountains and be a member of the PKK. Mother Kadife searches high and low for her grandson in a desperate bid to rescue him, to persuade him to leave the mountains. She travels to countless places to find him and never loses faith that some day she will be re-united with her grandson. Erdoğan Kar worked as assistant director to prominent directors such as Şerif Go ren, Zeki Ökten, Atıf Yılmaz, Ali Özgentu rk and Memduh U n. He is currently Head of Department at the Mu jdat Gezen Arts Center, Young People s TV and Film School. He is also a board member of the Association of Film Directors. filmography 1986 Su The Water 1995 Tu rk Canlandırma Sineması Tarihi The History of Turkish Animation (documentary) 12
the labyrinth labirent turkey 2012, 35mm&hd, 124, colour director Tolga Örnek script Tolga Örnek cinematography Burak Kanbir editing Oğuz C elik music Cavit Ergün, Erdem Tarabuş, Can Göksun cast Timuçin Esen, Meltem Cumbul, Sarp Akkaya Rıza Kocaoğlu, Ozan Bilen, Umut Kurt production-distribution Ekip Film, Tolga Örnek, Kore Şehitleri Cad. 23/1 Zincirlikuyu Istanbul T +90 212 272 1058 ekip@ekipfilm.com www.ekipfilm.com A massive explosion rips though a busy street in Istanbul. 95 people are dead; 30 Americans and five British. The massacre sends shockwaves from Turkey to London and Washington, DC. A new terrorist organization is behind the attack. The explosion is just the beginning. Labyrinth is the code name of the operation conducted by Turkish intelligence to stop a second, more devastating attack that will plunge Turkey, the only democratic Muslim country in the region, into chaos and destroy the fragile balance of the Middle East. After the initial attack, Turkey becomes a battlefront for terrorists and Turkish, British and American intelligence officers. Everyone has his own agenda in the fight that stretches from Istanbul to Eastern Turkey and from Frankfurt to Northern Iraq. The story revolves around a group of Turkish intelligence officers and their race to stop the terrorist organization. The group is led by Fikret, a veteran with nothing in his life but his career, and Reyhan, one of the best field operatives in the country, who s also a single mom trying to balance her family life with a career in the shadows. Tolga O rnek (1972) studied metallurgical engineering at Istanbul Technical University. Between 1994-1996 he earned an MA on materials science and engineering at the University of Florida, and in 1996 with a two-year master s programme in cinema and video at the American University (Washington DC). selected filmography 1998 Atatu rk (documentary) 1999 Fenerbahçe (documentary) 2000 Tanrıların Tahtı: Nemrud Mount Nemrud: The Throne of the Gods (documentary) 2003 Hititler The Hittites (docu-drama) 2005 Gelibolu Gallipoli (docu-drama) 2008 Devrim Arabaları Cars of the Revolution 2011 Kaybedenler Kulu bu Losers Anonymous 13
lament for foresight o n go rüye ağıt turkey 2011, hd, 80, colour director Savaş Baykal script Savaş Baykal cinematography Savaş Baykal editing Savaş Baykal cast Okan Koç, Gökhan Koç, Zahit Atam, Savaş Baykal, Ebu Ergün production-distribution Alternatif Sinema, Savaş Baykal, Atatürk Bulvarı No: 29 C ankaya Ankara T +90 533 417 6179 savasbaykal@ymail.com An enthusiastic filmmaker decides to turn his camera lens on the social reality around him. In the course of exploring the morality, the rules and lawlessness of his environment, he finds himself confronted with layers of social schizophrenia. He and his hidden camera are witness to vitriolic voices and accounts; his camera is stolen by neighbourhood kids while still recording. The film reveals a young generation that would kill without a qualm once adult, while at the same time highlighting the ineffectiveness of the justice system and social institutions in most places. Lament to Foresight is a manifesto of real cinema. Savas Baykal (Diyarbakır, 1978) graduated from the Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts. His previous films have been shown and awarded in many festivals. He directed his first feature film Somersaults Without Wings in 2010. selected filmography 2007 Go çebe Bulus ması The Convention of Nomads (short) 2008 Kurs un Asker Lead Soldier (short) 2008 Suratsızlar ve Aynalar Faceless and the Mirrors (short) 2008 Tutunamayanlar The Disconnected (short) 2009 Kağıttan Hayatlar Paper Lives (short) 2010 Kanatsız Taklalar Somersaults Without Wings award Behlül Dal Special Jury Prize Antalya 14
last stop salvation kurtuluş son durak turkey 2012, 35mm, 104, colour director-script Yusuf Pirhasan cinematography Carlos Ritter editing Aylin Zoi Tinel music Fırat Yükselir cast Belçim Bilgin, Demet Akbağ, Asuman Dabak, Nihal Yalçın, Ayten Soykök, Damla Sönmez production-distribution BKM, Ayşen Sever, Ebulula Mardin Cad. Maya Meridyen Plaza No:16 Kat:3 D:12 34335 Akatlar Istanbul T +90 212 352 1818 bkm@bkmonline.net The ordinary women of an ordinary neighbourhood have never been so dangerous! Life will never again be the same for the women who knock on the door of their new neighbour, Eylem, a psychologist who has just been dumped by her fiancé. Nor for the men who make their lives hell... Fu sun, the hairdresser, Gu lnur, a resigned victim of daily beatings from her husband, Vartanus, a tireless carer to her bedridden father, and Goncagu l, the frustrated mistress and would-be wife of her mafioso lover, band together around Eylem, perhaps to be joined by all the country s women. The adventure of these characters and their crusade against all forms of violence comes wrapped in a pink scarf! Yusuf Pirhasan is a director and editor based in London. Specializing in convergent and emerging media, Pirhasan directed the leading online series KateModern for the social networking site Bebo, LG15: The Resistance for the LA-based production company Eqal and edited the interactive Chanel 4 series Dubplate Drama. In 2008 he co-founded Polite Company, an independent production company specialising in music videos, documentaries and online content. Pirhasan has also worked extensively in music videos and featurettes with artists such as Klaxons, Jack Penate, Pete Doherty and The Bronx. Last Stop Salvation is his first feature film. 15
losers anonymous kaybedenler kulübü turkey 2011, 35mm, 115, colour director Tolga Örnek script Mehmet Ada Öztekin, Tolga Örnek cinematography Burak Kanbir editing Haluk Arus music Can Gox, Cavit Ergün Erdem Tarabuş cast Nejat I şler, Yiğit Özşener, Ahu Türkpençe production-distribution Ekip Film, Tolga Örnek Kore Şehitleri Cad. 23/1 Zincirlikuyu Istanbul T +90 212 272 1058 leyla@ekipfilm.com www.ekipfilm.com The late 1990s, Turkey... As the conservative state radio s monopoly ends, so an increasing number of private radio stations come on air daily. Among the new stations, one airs a programme that breaks all the rules of conventional Turkish broadcasting. Have we had sex before? is the question that greets women listeners on air, while We d really like to stay with you all night, but as you know, we have a sex life too, is the show s closing tag line. The show, hosted by two men, Kaan and Mete, is called The Losers Club. Kaan owns a publishing house which publishes alternative books the kind that don t sell. Mete runs a bar in Kadikoy and is a dedicated old record and document collector. Both are lonely, neither involved in a serious relationship, and both surviving on one-night stands. In the second half of the 1990s, they begin hosting a new radio show for fun. Tolga O rnek (1972) studied metallurgical engineering at Istanbul Technical University. Between 1994-1996 he earned an MA on materials science and engineering at the University of Florida, and in 1996 with a two-year master s programme in cinema and video at the American University (Washington DC). selected filmography 1998 Atatu rk (documentary) 1999 Fenerbahçe (documentary) 2000 Tanrıların Tahtı: Nemrud Mount Nemrud: The Throne of the Gods (documentary) 2003 Hititler The Hittites (docu-drama) 2005 Gelibolu Gallipoli (docu-drama) 2008 Devrim Arabaları Cars of the Revolution 2011 Kaybedenler Kulu bu Losers Anonymous award Best Sound Design Adana 16
love and revolution aşk ve devrim turkey, germany 2011, 35mm, 104, colour director F. Serkan Acar script M. Serkan Turhan cinematography Feza C aldıran editing Ayhan Ergürsel cast Gün Koper, Deniz Denker, Ayberk Pekcan Bedir Bedir, Nefrin Tokyay, Serkan Tınmaz music Kemal Sahir Gürel production-distribution Kuzey Film, F. Serkan Acar, Kasatura Sok. No: 4 Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 212 252 5713 info@kuzeyfilm.com www.kuzeyfilm.com The film opens with one of the great milestones of the 20th century... Kemal, a university student of around 20, hears news of the fall of socialism on a tiny radio in the shambles of his shared student flat. Before his eyes, a world view he has newly espoused, that has shaped his value system, is being destroyed by the people who live within that very system. Despite the debacle unfolding on their doorstep, the revolutionary organization Kemal belongs to continues resolutely with its struggle in universities and labour circles, defying all kinds of police and state oppression. If Kemal s political struggle is consuming, so too is his emotional world. He nurses a platonic love for Leyla, a political comrade, his feelings so intense that they sometimes overtake his revolutionary duties. When his closest friend and comrade Abidin is killed under police torture, Kemal is recruited to the armed wing of the organization by Pala, the local man in charge. As such, he is now illegal. F. Serkan Acar (Artvin, 1975) started to study Pyschology at Istanbul University in 1992. At the university he wrote film critics and did interviews for cinema magazines. After graduation he started working on his Master s degree on cinema-tv at the same university. In 1998 he started to work in cinema and tv productions as assistant director. In 2004 he made the documentary film Bread about a strike. This documentary was screened in many countries. In 2007 he founded Kuzey Film Production and started to work as an independent filmmaker. Love and Revolution is his first feature film. filmography 2003 Ekmek Davası Bread (documentary) 2005 Ölu Oğul The Death Son (short) awards Special Jury Prize, Best Art Director, Best Promising Actress, Best Promising Actor Adana 17
the luxury hotel lüks otel turkey 2011, hd, 92, colour director-script Kenan Korkmaz cinematography Kenan Korkmaz editing Mesut Ulutaş music Nuri Harun Ateş cast Ali Düşenkalkar, Necip Memili, Seher Devrim Yakut, Savaş Özdemir, Melih Düzenli production-distribution Mor Production, Kenan Korkmaz, Mahfezsığmaz Mah. Turgut Özal Bulvarı 20. Sok. Örnek Apt. 2/11 Adana T +90 535 302 4442 korkmazk69@hotmail.com Mehdi, Pelin, Harun, Murat and an Afghan family, whose paths cross in a hotel, have all fled from the repression of their respective homelands. The Luxury Hotel, the first stop on a long journey to more independent lives, brings incarceration to these people. Just like kites caught on power lines, they become stuck in the hotel. The Luxury Hotel is a desolate, has-been place. Despite its desolation, the hotel is run by the mafioso character Cumali, who is interested in nothing but money. The refugees can neither return to where they ve escaped from, nor move on to where they planned, even though they face harsh conditions in the hotel. Kenan Korkmaz (Diyarbakır, 1969) spent many years working as a journalist and a photographer. He lectured on photography and cinema at Çukurova University. He has shot several documentaries and short films. The Luxury Hotel is his feature debut. awards Best Cinematography, Behlu l Dal Special Jury Prize Antalya 18
the monster s dinner canavarlar sofrası turkey 2011, 35mm, 85, colour director Ramin Matin script Kamdine Khosrowkhavar cinematography Deniz Eyüboğlu editing Giyotin music Barış Diri cast I brahim Selim, Pınar Töre, Tuğrul Tülek production-distribution Giyotin Film, Emine Yıldırım, Gürbüz Türk Sok. 18/5 Kadıköy Istanbul T +90 216 450 3311 emine@giyotinfilm.com www.giyotinfilm.com Any given evening, any given place, any given married couple. Everything seems normal at first: the couple J and M A are preparing to have another couple, K and D, over for dinner. The guests arrive, a gift is presented and the conversation begins. They talk of this and that, completely normal chit chat. Or so it seems. But we gradually realize that the universe these characters inhabit is disturbingly strange: anything to do with art is taboo, words of hatred and malice are regarded as normal, and when the next-door neighbours are shot down by the police, none of the characters seem surprised. The two couples sit down for dinner and the psychological tension increases all the time, as we understand that there is no hint of friendship or compassion between the four people. It is as if every emotion, word and action is superficial. The only thing that is important is: carnal pleasure and consumption. Ramin Matin (1977) graduated from the Film Department of Loyola Marymount University in 1999. He completed his masters 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 has directed award-winning short documentaries for Discovery Channel Europe. He also lectures on documentary filmmaking at Bahçes ehir University. The Monster s Dinner is his first feature film. filmography 1999 Ebedi Dost The Eternal Friend (short) 1999 Mahkum The Prisoner (short) 2001 Seremoni Ceremony (short) awards Best Film Music Montpellier Dr. Avni Tolunay Special Jury Prize Antalya 19
the movie film turkey 2011, 35mm, 82, colour director-script Kerem Topuz cinematography Onur Ercoşkun editing Emre Dair music 4x4 Deniz Tuzcuoğlu cast Öznur Kula, Özgür Emre Yıldırım, I lker Savaşkurt, Cumali Karakaya production-distribution BSK Yapım, Erkan Şahin Cihangir Mah. Sıraselviler Cad. Yeniyuva Sok. Ensar Apt. 38/3 Beyoğlu Istanbul T +90 212 292 1629 erkansahin@bskyapim.com www.bskyapim.com Amateur filmmaker Kemal Mutlu captures scenes of everyday life with plans of one day making a film. He lives with his housemate Nuri in a small flat in Istanbul. One day, Nuri s orphanage friend, I zzet, comes to visit unannounced. Just out of prison, I zzet and his colourful character fire Kemal s imagination, and he decides to make a film about him. Unfortunately, it soon turns out that beneath his friendly exterior, Izzet is a psychopath. When he is refused entry into a bar, he forces his way in and kidnaps actress Öznur Kula. Although Kemal is happy to have found an actress to star in his film, things soon spin out of control as I zzet s sick plans unfold. Kerem Topuz (Çorlu, 1978) studied Film & Television at the Istanbul Academy from 1996-98. Between 1999-2003, he was part of many street performances with the Istanbul underground experimental music group, Sad Eyed Lemurs, and created many visual installation works for them. During this time, he also directed a number of TV programs, commercials, concert performances and video clips. filmography 2000 Hiçlik ve Hers ey Mu mku n Nothingness and Everything is Possible (experimental) 2007 Sessizlik Silence (short) award Best Foreign Film Atlanta Underground Film Festival 20
my grandfather s people dedemin insanları turkey 2011, 35mm&hd, 123, colour director-script C ağan Irmak cinematography Gökhan Tiryaki editing Bora Gökşingöl music Aria, Cenk Erdoğan, Cengiz Onural, Bora Ebeoğlu cast C etin Tekindor, Hümeyra, Yiğit Özşener, Gökçe Bahadır, Sacide Taşaner, Zafer Algöz production-distribution Most Production (Mustafa Oğuz), Ay Yapım (Ekrem C atay), Ihlamur Yıldız Cad. No: 10 34353 Beşiktaş Istanbul T +90 212 259 5757 denizz.temeltas@gmail.com Ozan is a 10-year old boy living in a small coastal town on the Aegean. His friends make fun of him, calling him an infidel because his grandfather Mehmet is an immigrant from Crete. Ozan is afraid of being isolated. He gets angry at his family, especially his grandfather, and stubbornly challenges them, insisting, We are Turks. Mehmet Bey, Ozan s grandfather, is a respected shopkeeper in the community. He takes the people of the town under his wing, and helps them with their problems. Mehmet Bey is known for his tolerance and his grandson s attitude not only has him worried but grieves him as well. Mehmet Bey and his family were torn from their land and forced to migrate from Crete during the population exchange when he was just seven years old. Mehmet Bey s greatest desire is to see the land of his birth before he dies. It is this longing that makes him frequently drop bottles containing letters into the turquoise waters of the Aegean. C ağan Irmak (Izmir, 1970) graduated from the Radio and Television Department of Ege University. In 1992, he won the Sedat Simavi Award for two shorts he made as a student, Masal and Kurban. After graduating, he worked as an assistant director to Orhan Oğuz, Mahinur Ergun, Filiz Kaynak and Yusuf Kurçenli. He made his debut feature Wish Me Luck in 2001. filmography 1988 Bana Old and Wise ı Çal Play Me Old and Wise (s) 2001 Bana Şans Dile Wish Me Luck 2003 Mustafa Hakkında Hers ey 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 My Grandfather s People describes the spectacular transformation of a family and their country through the eyes of a 10-year old child and his grandfather living in a small town. 21
the pomegranate nar turkey 2011, 35mm&hd, 81, colour director-script Ümit Ünal cinematography Türksoy Gölebeyi editing C içek Kahraman music Selim Demirdelen cast Serra Yılmaz, I rem Altuğ, I dil Fırat, Erdem Akakçe, Şükran Ovalı production-distribution Artı Productions, Türker Korkmaz, Gazeteci Erol Dernek Sok. Kamil Bey Apt. 14/3 Beyoğlu 34433 Istanbul T +90 212 293 1393 turker@artiproductions.com www.artiproductions.com We are all as similar to, and different from each other as the seeds of a pomegranate. Yet we are still a collective whole, just like the pomegranate itself. It s the crust of faith that keeps us together, the faith that we have for each other. But what if the crust cracks? What if we begin to doubt everything and our trust in each other? What if we lose our sense of justice? What if we seek our own justice? Won t the seeds scatter everywhere like a cracked pomegranate? The Pomegranate tells the story of a woman seeking her own justice. The Pomegranate questions the justice of four people with different beliefs in a house, in half a day and in their own realms of faith. Ümit Ünal (Izmir, 1965) studied film and began working as a scriptwriter and assistant director. He has written the screenplays for eight Turkish feature films. He began shooting commercials in 1996 and made his feature debut as a director with Nine. Nine won a string of awards at various film festivals on the international circuit and was Turkey s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Awards in 2003. He wrote and co-directed his second feature film Istanbul Tales in 2004 and has made another four features since. He has also published two novels and a book of short stories. He currently works as a freelance director/writer, living in Istanbul and London. filmography 2001 9 Nine 2005 Anlat Istanbul Istanbul Tales 2007 Ara 2009 Go lgesizler Shadowless 2010 Kaptan Feza Captain Space 2010 Ses The Voice award Special Jury Prize Antalya 22
present tense şimdiki zaman turkey 2012, 35mm, 110, colour director Belmin Söylemez script Belmin Söylemez, Haşmet Topaloğlu cinematography Peter Roehsler cast Sanem Öge, Şenay Aydın, Ozan Bilen production-distribution Filmbüfe Film, Haşmet Topaloğlu, Güneşli Sok. 32/4-A Cihangir Beyoğlu 34433 Istanbul T +90 212 252 7255 info@filmbufe.com www.filmbufe.com A 28-year-old, unemployed university graduate has divorced her ambitious husband, severed the ties with her parents and is now being thrown out of her flat. Mina is surrounded by troubles. Her mind is made up: she will escape to America like her rebellious aunt did some 20 years ago. But how? She needs money, papers and a visa. She applies for a job at a fortune-telling café, lying that she has previous experience. The young boss Tayfun finds her unusual, and hyperactive fortune-teller Fazi needs someone she can control; so she is welcomed. Through the shapes emerging in the grounds at the bottom of coffee cups, Mina expresses her own frustrations and desire to match them with those of the customers. Her method seems to work well. Her hopes blossom, but the jealous Fazi and amorous Tayfun are a confusing distraction. Will she be able to get away from present tense and try her luck for the future? Belmin So ylemez worked as a copywriter, editor and producer for companies like ARD TV of Germany (Istanbul Office) and BBA (Independent Press Agency Istanbul). She has directed and produced music videos and promotion films. Her short films and documentaries have been awarded nationally and internationally, as well as being broadcast on TV channels such as ARTE France/Germany, SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland) and SBS (Australia). filmography 1999 Uyku Hali State of Sleep (short) 2000 Bıyık The Moustache (documentary); ZAP! (short) 2001 Dalgalar Waves (short) 2002 Pencereler Windows (short) 2005 34 Taksi 34 Taxi (documentary) 2008 Bu Ne Gu zel Demokrasi! What a Beautiful Democracy! (documentary, co-director) 23
the saint ayşe aziz ayşe turkey 2012, 35mm, 76, colour director Elfe Uluç script Elfe Uluç cinematography Emre Deniz editing Elfe Uluç music Pascal Lesport cast Feride C etin, Melikşah Yardımcı, Engin Altan Düzyatan production-distribution Kare Film Yapım, Elfe Uluç, Cihangir Cad. 24/4 Cihangir 80060 Istanbul T +90 212 251 9168 elfeuc@gmail.com www.karefilm.com A waste paper scavenger walks into the lives of a young couple. By donating his earnings to charity, the scavenger adds a spiritual dimension to the garbage he collects. He also transforms the young couple by helping them communicate with their inner selves. The couple are representative of a large segment of Istanbulites... Now in his 40s and known as Saint Ays e, the waste paper scavenger is a former sex worker who has chosen to live as a woman. For some time now he s been occupying a derelict building rather than living on the streets. Although freedom of a sort, this also means being under the constant surveillance of his duplicitous neighbours. And Ays e is convinced the neighbours are out to kill him to get their hands on his home. That is, until he meets Elif... A reporter who covers human interest stories, Elif is greatly affected by Ays e and his story. She decides to shoot a documentary about him. But the decision strains her own relationship to breaking point. Elfe Uluç earned both an undergraduate degree in history of art and an MA in cinema from Sorbonne University. She currently teaches film history at the Sociology Department of Mimar Sinan University. She worked as a film critic between 1996-2005. She lives in Istanbul and France working as a producer, director and scriptwriter. filmography 2005 Mahçup Sad Boy (medium) 2006 Karın Ağrısı Pain in the Stomach (short) 2007 Aziz The Saint (short) 24
september eylül turkey 2011, 35mm, 84, colour director-script Cemil Ağacıkoğlu cinematography Ali Olcay Gözkaya editing Taner Sarf music Doğan Duru cast Görkem Yeltan, Turgay Aydın, Elena Polyanska, Ayten Uncuoğlu, Serkan Keskin production-distribution Artı Productions, Türker Korkmaz, Gazeteci Erol Dernek Sok. Kamil Bey Apt. 14/3 Beyoğlu 34433 Istanbul T +90 212 293 1393 turker@artiproductions.com www.artiproductions.com September, the dark story of a young man named Yusuf, presents a portrait focusing on the female male relationships in Yusuf s circumscribed life. His wife, Aslı, is hospitalized with a lung complaint. The introvert woman slides into a state of gloom, suspecting she has cancer. Her overwhelming fear of death and loneliness prevents her from sharing these worries with Yusuf and she thereby isolates him. The couple begin to grow apart, unable to connect despite the strong bond between them. At this point, Yusuf and Aslı meet a young woman, Elena, in hospital. Elena seems destined to struggle haplessly through life, suffering at the hands of merciless people. In fact, her hospitalization is the result of violence inflicted by the man she lives with. She spends two days in hospital with Aslı, but then contacts Yusuf again a few days later. Elena is in grave trouble and has nobody else to turn to except Yusuf. Yusuf helps her. Having gone through many painful experiences, Elena finds solace in Yusuf s calm, kind and sensitive nature. Cemil Ağacıkoğlu (Istanbul, 1959) began his photographic career in 1990. He earned the distinctions of Artist FIAP in 1995 and Excellence FIAP in 1998. He won the grand prize in the black & white category in Switzerland with his work during the 2000 World Cup, and third prize in Italy during the 2002 World Cup. He has received numerous national and international awards for his photography. He has held nine solo exhibitions. He shot his first short film in 1997, and has also directed several music videos. September is his first feature film. awards Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Actress Adana filmography 2005 It was white (short) 2008 I z Rope (short) 2008 Polis Police (short) 25
a serious matter memleket meselesi turkey 2011, 35mm, 105, colour director I sa Yıldız script I sa Yıldız cinematography Ali Utku editing Engin Öztürk music Mehmet Erdem cast Ahmet Uğurlu, Füsun Demirel, Tuna Orhan Bora Akkaş, Kamuran I nselel, Ahmet Kural production-distribution Asi Film, Serdal Doğan Elmadağ Cad. Elmadağ Apt. No: 4 K: 5 Taksim Istanbul T +90 555 372 0495 serdaldogan@gmail.com I www.aseriousmatter.com The teacher Adil lives in a Mediterranean village located on the skirts of Taurus Mountains with his son Deniz, his wife Nazife and his mother Leyla. He is an honorable, idealist and idiosyncratic Turkish Nomad and primary school teacher who has taught almost all the middle aged and younger dwellers of the town, including the town mayor. He has been in exile for years since he has always been in trouble with authorities. Looking forward to a calm retirement, the life of Adil and his family suddenly turns upside down with the events that follow his being slapped by a young police officer while trying to help a goat he meets in the middle of the road. This event nobody has witnessed is coincidentally recorded by Mobese cameras. However the moment when the teacher is slapped is missing in the records, which makes everything harder for the teacher. That the teacher Adil has been slapped by a police is gossiped everywhere in the town. But only gossiped. İsa Yıldız (Antalya, 1976) studied Turkish Language and Literature at Marmara University. He started writing in various fanzines and literature journals. He wrote dramas for TV during his university years. He is also the scriptwriter of his first feature film A Serious Matter. 26
ships ferahfeza turkey 2011, 16mm, 95, colour director Elif Refiğ script Elif Refiğ cinematography Türksoy Gölebeyi editing Evren Luş, Wei-Hsin Yang music Ahmet Kenan Bilgiç, Okan Kaya cast Uğur Uzunel, Sitare Akbaş, Hüseyin Sevimli Mert Asutay, Serkan Altıntaş production-distribution Muhtelif Yapımlar, Elif Refiğ, Pürtelaş Hasan Efendi Mah. Özoğul Sok. Özoğlu Apt. 19/3 Cihangir Beyoğlu 34427 Istanbul T +90 212 292 0426 elifrefig@muhtelifyapimlar.com Twenty-year-old Ali works with his strict father, Raif, and hard-working friend, Kismet, as a ship supplier for the ports and shipyards of Tuzla, Istanbul. While constantly watching departing ships, Ali dreams of a better life elsewhere. He begins to slack off at work and, though continuing to fulfil his father s demands, he keeps looking for signs that will lead him to a more satisfying life. While trying to see the city from a different angle on the hill where he hangs out with Kismet, Ali climbs on top of a tower and notices some graffiti of a ship on the wall across from him. Ali considers this an important sign and decides to find the person who drew the graffiti. One stormy night in his search for the graffiti artist, he gets struck by lightning. While he s passed out, Ali has a dream about being on the deck of a sailing ship named Vamos. He miraculously wakes up the next day. After this incident he begins to fall asleep at unexpected times and have similar dreams. Ali s only objective becomes to meet the graffiti artist and convince the person to join him on a quest to find Vamos. Elif Refiğ completed her M.F.A. in film at Columbia University in New York. Her feature screenplay, Devoted Details, was a finalist for the 2004 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab. She received the Gestures of Reconciliation Screenwriting Prize from the Goethe Institute with her second film, Esperanza Starring, which was bought by ZDF in Germany. She completed her next film, Three Bodies, with a grant from Kodak. She received the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant twice in 2004 and 2007. Her latest short, Man to Be, was supported by Kodak as well as the Caucus Foundation and the Open Society Institute. With this film she also won the Best Foreign Filmmaker Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. filmography 2004 Bekleyolu Roadwait (short) 2005 Espreranza Starring (short) 2007 Three Bodies (short) 2009 Erkek Adam Man to Be (short) 27