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…
Turkish Ministry announces film grants
The Turkish Ministry of Culture has announced grants totalling over $5.5 million for 23 films.
Hell goes into postproduction
Turkey's first 3-D movie, Cehennem (Hell), finished filming in June 2010. It was shot with digital HD technology.
Turkish TV series sell abroad
Turkish TV series are taking off in Eastern Europe as well as Arabic countries, according to a new Eurodata report.
Local comedy films dominate box office in Turkey
Turkish films dominated the first six months of the 2010 national box office, with local films taking nine of the top ten spots. That surpasses the 2009 record of five…
Özcan pitches Future Lasts Forever in Paris
Turkish director Özcan Alper's second feature project, Future Lasts Forever (Gelecek uzun sürer) was presented at the co-production forum and development platform organised by the Paris Cinéma International Film Festival…
PRODUCTION: Will finishes shooting in Turkey
Will, a co-production of England's Strangelove Films and Turkey's Galata Film, directed by Ellen Perry, has completed its Turkish shoot.
FESTIVALS: Adana Film Festival is postponed
ISTANBUL: Adana Golden Boll Film Festival (www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com) due to be held from 7-13 June in the southern Turkey town of Adana has been postponed. The event was postponed by the…
PRODUCTION: Snow White: Turkish Photo Artist Selim Gunes Directs First Feature Snow White
ISTANBUL: Celebrated Turkish photo artist Selim Gunes is in production on his first feature film Snow White produced by Istanbul based Agustos Film (http://www.agustos.com/). The film was one of nine…
FNE at Istanbul FF 2010: Bridges Europe - Turkey
ISTANBUL: Bridges Europe - Turkey is a new initiative of European Film Promotion (EFP) and Istanbul International Film Festival that was launched this year to bring introduce 10 new European…
Funding Boost for Central European Coproductions
Coproductions from Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary and Poland are slated to roll into production backed by grants from Eurimages as well as funding from their own ministries of culture totaling more…
FNE at Istanbul FF 2010: Meetings on the Bridge Presents New Film Projects
ISTANBUL: Turkish films have had a string of successes at international festival recently and the 14 new feature film projects in development presented at this year's edition of the Meetings…
Turkish film grants announced
ISTANBUL: The Turkish Minsitry of Culture has awarded a total about 3.5m USD to the following projects in the first round of funding for 2010.
FNE Turkish Week: Turkish Comedy Franchise Tops Turkish Box Office Again in 2010
ISTANBUL: The money spinning Turkish comedy franchise Recep Ivedik has scored a third straight year of box office success with the release of Recep Ivedik 3. Released in 378 prints…
FNE Turkish Week: Turkish Film Continues to Dominate Local Box Office
ISTANBUL: Turkish films dominated the local market in 2009 with a 51% share of the box office in 2009.
FNE Turkish Week: Turkish Film Production Up more than 700% in Seven Years
ISTANBUL: Turkish feature film production has increased from 9 films released in 2002 to 69 in released in 2009 according to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Ezel Sweeps Ismail Cem Turkish TV Awards
The first ever Ismail Cem Turkish TV Awards (http://www.ismailcemawards.com/) took place on 24 April in the Turkish resort of Antalya. Prizes were awarded by Mustafa Akaydın, Provost of Antalya. The…
Turkey’s Top Resort To Host Big Bash For Turkish TV Awards
ANTALYA: The first ever Ismail Cem Turkish TV Awards (www.ismailcemawards.com) on 24 April in Antalya promises to be one of the biggest events of the year in Turkey. Antalya already…
Ismail Cem Turkish TV Awards Nominees Announced
ANTALYA:The nominations for the first ever Ismail Cem Turkish TV Awards (www.ismailcemawards.com) have been announced. Turkey is one of the world's biggest producers and exporters of TV programming and the…
