FESTIVALS: Festival on Wheels Announces Turkish Schedule
The 16th Festival on Wheels, organized by the Ankara Cinema Association in association with the Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism, the Governorship of Artvin, the Municipality of Artvin and…
Turkish Producer Wins Prix Eurimages
Turkish producer Zeynep Özbatur, head of Zeyno Film Production in Istanbul, Turkey, will receive the Prix Eurimages (www.coe.int/Eurimages) fourth European Coproduction Award.
Antalya Golden Orange IFF Winners
ANTALYA: The 47th annual Golden Orange Film Festival in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya ended on a high note with Majority directed by newcomer Seren Yuce taking the prize for…
Top Russian film director Fyodor Bondarchuk honoured at Antalya IFF
ANTALYA: Top Russian film director Fyodor Bondarchuk was honoured with an award for his artistic achievement at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival last night. The Mayor of Antalya region,…
Kusturica Exits Antalya Golden Orange IFF: Competition Lineup
ANTALYA: Serbian film director Emir Kusturica has left the 47th Antalya Golden Orange IFF following protests over his alleged comments about the Bosnian war. Kusturica has said he did not…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Competition: A Step into Darkness
Atil Inac directed the award winning film A Step into Darkness, which screened in the national competition at Adana, following its premiere at the Montreal Film Festival and screenings at…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Competition: Breath
Breath (Nefes) directed by Levent Semerci is the first war movie about Sirnak and terrorism on the south-eastern border of Turkey. The film, with a cast of first-time actors, was…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Competition: Envy
Envy from director Zeki Demirkubuz is a story of lust, loyalty, passion and trust in 1930's Turkey. The film is adapted from an acclaimed novel by Nahid Sırri Orik.
FNE at Adana Golden Boll FF 2010: Glory of young Turkish cinema
The 17th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (20-26 September) put on display the glorious talent of today's young Turkish cinema. The Golden Boll for Best Film went to this year's…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Competition: The Voice
The Voice, about a girl who hears voices inside her head, is one of the several Turkish parapsychological horror films. The script was written by noted film critic Uygar Sirin…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Competition: There
There, directed by Melik Saracoglu and Hakki Kurtulus, is a drama about a father and his two estranged sons who reunite following the death of their mother. The film was…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010: MEDITERRANEAN SHORT FILM COMPETITION
ADANA: The 17th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (http://www.altinkoza.org/) has bounced back after its usual June slot was cancelled earlier this year and the event was transfered to September in…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Competition: Honey
Director/writer/producer Semih Kaplanoglu scored an international success with his film Honey, winner of the Golden Bear when it premiered at the 2010 Berlinale. It opened in Turkey on 9 April,…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Film competition: Brought by the Sea
Brought by the Sea directed by Nesli Colgecen is a movie about the immigrant problem, centered on an African immigrant, a lonely man and a nurse's friendship. The film was…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010 National Film competition: Oh Dear Oh Dear!
Oh Dear Oh Dear! from director Hakan Algul, rose to a strong second place showing among national films at the Turkish box office, following its release on 26 February, 2010.…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010: National Film competition
ADANA: The Adana 17th Altin Golden Boll Film Festival which is taking place from 20 to 26 September in the Turksih city of Adana will be screening a programme of…
FNE at Adana Golden Boll Film Festival 2010: National Competition: Five Cities
Five Cities directed by Onur Unlu is the story of five people crossing from Eskisehir to Istanbul. It is a production of Eflatun Film (www.eflatunfilm.com), founded by Unlu. The company…
PRODUCTION: Yavuz Turgul’s detective film in post-production
ISTANBUL: Turkish detective comedy Hunting Season, directed by Yavuz Turgul, is in post-production.
Turkish Pink Panther parody goes into post-production
The Turkish comedy Pak Panther, a parody of the Pink Panther films, completed filming on August 26.
PRODUCTION: Kukuriku: Woman Kingdom goes into post-production
Kukuriku: Woman Kingdom, a Turkish sex comedy about relationships in Turkish culture, completed filming on August 6 and has gone into postproduction. The 2.3 million dollar film is produced by…