Joe Odagiri’s They Say Nothing Stays the Same won the Best Film Award in the Turkish gathering's International Feature Film Competition. Turkish first-time director Ali Özel’s feature Steppe has emerged as the winner of the 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, snagging 11 awards in the National Feature Film Competition, including the 250,000 Tl Best Film Award. At the leading Turkish gathering, which unspooled from 26 October-1 November, Japanese director Joe Odagiri was also crowned with the Best Film Award in the International Feature Film Competition for They Say Nothing Stays the Same. The National Feature Film Competition jury, headed up by director Zeki Demirkubuz, and comprising Emre Erkmen, Latife Tekin, Mert Fırat and Şebnem Bozoklu, handed the Best Film Award to Ali Özel, who also received the Best Director Award. Demirkubuz mentioned that the decision had been unanimous, stating, “There was one film we applauded, one film that...
Joe Odagiri’s drama They Say Nothing Stays the Same wins best film in international competition.
Ali Ozel’s drama Steppe, about an elderly man who refuses to leave his home village after it is condemned to make way for a dam, broke records to sweep the awards of the national feature competition of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival over the weekend.
The debut feature won in nine categories clinching best film, director, first film, screenplay, cinematography, music, editing, actor and best supporting actor.
The decision to award the production both the best film and best first film prizes...
Ali Ozel’s drama Steppe, about an elderly man who refuses to leave his home village after it is condemned to make way for a dam, broke records to sweep the awards of the national feature competition of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival over the weekend.
The debut feature won in nine categories clinching best film, director, first film, screenplay, cinematography, music, editing, actor and best supporting actor.
The decision to award the production both the best film and best first film prizes...
- 11/4/2019
- by 1100380¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
At its 56th edition, the oldest Turkish film gathering is re-introducing its National Competitions after a two-year hiatus, as a new team aims to connect local and international talents. Focusing on the theme of a “Return to Roots”, the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival aims to connect up-and-coming talents and established professionals from Turkey and abroad at the famous Mediterranean resort. Running from 26 October-1 November, the 56th edition of the festival re-establishes the previously defunct National Competitions sections, while Ahmet Boyacıoğlu and Başak Emre have been appointed as the festival and artistic directors, respectively. After a two-year hiatus, the National Competitions thus return to the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. In the National Feature Film Competition, ten titles, out of the 50 submitted, will be presented, with six of them having their world premieres at Antalya. The jury, chaired by Antalya-awarded Turkish auteur Zeki Demirkubuz, and comprising author Latife...
- 10/22/2019
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Prize winners revealed from 9th edition of festival.
Croatian thriller Goran has won the best film award at the 9th edition of Kosovo’s Pristina Film Festival (PriFest, July 13-20).
The film was produced by Danijel Pek and written by Norwegian writer Gjermund Gisvold. Director Nevio Marasevic was also given a special mention in the best director category.
Croatian filmmaker Hana Jusic won the best director award for Croatia-Denmark production Quit Staring at my Plate, while the film’s star Mia Petricevic was presented with the best actress prize.
Best actor went to Caner Cindoruk, who won for his role in Turkish drama Ember (Kor). The film was written and directed by Turkish filmmaker Zeki Demirkubuz, his 11th feature.
The 2017 edition of the event was the largest so far, with more than 80 films screened.
Elsewhere, Crash writer-director Paul Haggis attended this year’s festival to receive an honorary award for his service to word cinema.
Best European...
Croatian thriller Goran has won the best film award at the 9th edition of Kosovo’s Pristina Film Festival (PriFest, July 13-20).
The film was produced by Danijel Pek and written by Norwegian writer Gjermund Gisvold. Director Nevio Marasevic was also given a special mention in the best director category.
Croatian filmmaker Hana Jusic won the best director award for Croatia-Denmark production Quit Staring at my Plate, while the film’s star Mia Petricevic was presented with the best actress prize.
Best actor went to Caner Cindoruk, who won for his role in Turkish drama Ember (Kor). The film was written and directed by Turkish filmmaker Zeki Demirkubuz, his 11th feature.
The 2017 edition of the event was the largest so far, with more than 80 films screened.
Elsewhere, Crash writer-director Paul Haggis attended this year’s festival to receive an honorary award for his service to word cinema.
Best European...
- 7/24/2017
- ScreenDaily
You see “Iran” and think certain things. You go to Iran and see the people, the shops, street activity, the environment, its museums and you forget the two things about it which shape your emotional reaction to it: politics and history. Being one of two Americans attending the Fajr International Film Festival makes me feel responsible for sharing my best moments with a broader public.
The Fajr International Film Festival is a gala affair, small enough to meet and share time with the many participants, both filmmakers and invitees from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Armenia, Turkey, Japan, Mongolia and Korea (and more!). I can only think of one other film event which offered such a luxurious array of experiences to go along with film watching (when Rosskino of Russia invited 25 U.S.distributors and us to Moscow and St. Petersburg and then repeated the event for Brics countries...
The Fajr International Film Festival is a gala affair, small enough to meet and share time with the many participants, both filmmakers and invitees from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Armenia, Turkey, Japan, Mongolia and Korea (and more!). I can only think of one other film event which offered such a luxurious array of experiences to go along with film watching (when Rosskino of Russia invited 25 U.S.distributors and us to Moscow and St. Petersburg and then repeated the event for Brics countries...
- 5/1/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Hungarian action-comedy Kills On Wheels and Icelandic-Danish coming of age story Heartstone take top prizes at Greek festival.Scroll down for full list of winners
Hungarian director Attila Till’s Kills On Wheels (Tiszta Szivvel) has been named best film at the 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Nov 3-13) winning the “Theo Angelopoulos” Golden Alexander award.
The film beat out 16 first and second films screened in this year’s competition section.
Kills On Wheels’ three leading young actors, Zoltan Fenyvesi, SzaboIcs Thuroczy and Adam Fekete were jointly awarded the Best actor trophy.
The film, arriving from the Chicago film festival where it won the Roger Ebert award, deals with three wheelchair-using young adults who decide to offer their services to the mafia in an effort to overcome their daily routines. World sales are handled by the Hungarian Film Fund.
Icelandic-Danish co-production Heartstone (Hjartasteinn) by Icelandic director Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, was awarded the Special Jury Prize, Silver Alexander...
Hungarian director Attila Till’s Kills On Wheels (Tiszta Szivvel) has been named best film at the 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Nov 3-13) winning the “Theo Angelopoulos” Golden Alexander award.
The film beat out 16 first and second films screened in this year’s competition section.
Kills On Wheels’ three leading young actors, Zoltan Fenyvesi, SzaboIcs Thuroczy and Adam Fekete were jointly awarded the Best actor trophy.
The film, arriving from the Chicago film festival where it won the Roger Ebert award, deals with three wheelchair-using young adults who decide to offer their services to the mafia in an effort to overcome their daily routines. World sales are handled by the Hungarian Film Fund.
Icelandic-Danish co-production Heartstone (Hjartasteinn) by Icelandic director Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, was awarded the Special Jury Prize, Silver Alexander...
- 11/14/2016
- by alexisgrivas@yahoo.com (Alexis Grivas)
- ScreenDaily
The Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival with Star is less than a month away from offering the city a movie extravaganza unlike any other. In its 18th edition, the festival announced its stellar line-up for the year at its annual press conference held on Thursday, 29th September in Mumbai. The festival is set to kick off on 20th October. The press conference began with the announcement of the festival’s new brand identity.
Jio Mami with Star, Festival Co-Chairperson, Kiran Rao said, “It’s been a very exciting year for the Academy. Firstly, we are now a year around presence. We launched the Mami Film Club in May with a conversation between Sir Ian McKellen and Aamir. We’ve followed that up with India premieres of films such as Brahman Naman and India in a Day. The Academy is committed to bringing you great film content and conversations not just...
Jio Mami with Star, Festival Co-Chairperson, Kiran Rao said, “It’s been a very exciting year for the Academy. Firstly, we are now a year around presence. We launched the Mami Film Club in May with a conversation between Sir Ian McKellen and Aamir. We’ve followed that up with India premieres of films such as Brahman Naman and India in a Day. The Academy is committed to bringing you great film content and conversations not just...
- 10/1/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Nigerian metropolis Lagos is the focus of the eighth City To City showcase at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) as top brass anoint two international Rising Stars.
Tiff’s latest line-up announcement also featured extra selections in Galas and Special Presentations, among them Walter Hill’s (Re)Assignment, Philippe Falardeau’s The Bleeder, David Leveaux’ The Exception (pictured), Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Terry George’s drama The Promise.
A vibrant crop of Contemporary World Cinema entries includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, Danis Tanović’s Death In Sarajevo, Marie Noëlle’s Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge and Akin Omotoso’s Vaya.
Hirokazu Kore-eda brings After The Storm to the Masters showcase, alongside Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Gianfranco Rosi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Once Again.
Rounding out the...
Tiff’s latest line-up announcement also featured extra selections in Galas and Special Presentations, among them Walter Hill’s (Re)Assignment, Philippe Falardeau’s The Bleeder, David Leveaux’ The Exception (pictured), Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Terry George’s drama The Promise.
A vibrant crop of Contemporary World Cinema entries includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, Danis Tanović’s Death In Sarajevo, Marie Noëlle’s Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge and Akin Omotoso’s Vaya.
Hirokazu Kore-eda brings After The Storm to the Masters showcase, alongside Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Gianfranco Rosi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Once Again.
Rounding out the...
- 8/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Nigerian capital Lagos is the focus of the eighth City To City showcase at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) as top brass anoint two international Rising Stars.
Tiff’s latest line-up announcement also featured extra selections in Galas and Special Presentations, among them Walter Hill’s (Re)Assignment, Philippe Falardeau’s The Bleeder, David Leveaux’ The Exception (pictured), Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Terry George’s drama The Promise.
A vibrant crop of Contemporary World Cinema entries includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, Danis Tanović’s Death In Sarajevo, Marie Noëlle’s Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge and Akin Omotoso’s Vaya.
Hirokazu Kore-eda brings After The Storm to the Masters showcase, alongside Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Gianfranco Rosi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Once Again.
Rounding out the...
Tiff’s latest line-up announcement also featured extra selections in Galas and Special Presentations, among them Walter Hill’s (Re)Assignment, Philippe Falardeau’s The Bleeder, David Leveaux’ The Exception (pictured), Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Terry George’s drama The Promise.
A vibrant crop of Contemporary World Cinema entries includes Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, Danis Tanović’s Death In Sarajevo, Marie Noëlle’s Marie Curie, The Courage Of Knowledge and Akin Omotoso’s Vaya.
Hirokazu Kore-eda brings After The Storm to the Masters showcase, alongside Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams, Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation, Gianfranco Rosi’s Berlin Golden Bear winner Fire At Sea and Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Once Again.
Rounding out the...
- 8/16/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Toronto International Film Festival is mere weeks from kicking off, yet the annual fall fest is showing zero sign of slowing down when it comes to announcing the titles that will round out this year’s event. Today’s announcement brings with it a number of Cannes favorites, including Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or-winning “I, Daniel Blake,” Olivier Assayas’ divisive Kristen Stewart-starring “Personal Shopper” and Pedro Almodovar’s “Julieta.”
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
The slate will also play home to the Dardenne Brothers’ latest, “The Unknown Girl,” which has reportedly been through an edit since it debuted at Cannes earlier this year. Other standouts from Cannes include Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “Aquarius,” Boo Junfeng’s “Apprentice,” Cristian Mungiu’s “Graduation,” Brillante Ma Mendoza’s “Ma’ Rosa” and Cristi Puiu’s “Sieranevada.
Read More: Tiff Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’
The slate will also play home to the Dardenne Brothers’ latest, “The Unknown Girl,” which has reportedly been through an edit since it debuted at Cannes earlier this year. Other standouts from Cannes include Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “Aquarius,” Boo Junfeng’s “Apprentice,” Cristian Mungiu’s “Graduation,” Brillante Ma Mendoza’s “Ma’ Rosa” and Cristi Puiu’s “Sieranevada.
- 8/16/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
New projects by Karabey, Aydogan, Sakaoglu among award winners at Istanbul Meetings
New film projects by Hüseyin Karabey, Zekeriya Aydoğan, and Sinem Sakaoğlu were among the award winners at the 10th edition of Meetings on the Bridge (April 15-16) during the Istanbul Film Festival.
Four awards were given to projects presented as part of this year’s Film Project Development Workshop and were decided by an international jury comprising of such leading industry figures as Meinolf Zurhorst (Zdf), Sergio Garcia De Leaniz (Eurimages), Gabrielle Dumon (Le Bureau Films), Giovanni Robbiano (Mediterranean Film Institute/Mfi) and Khalil Benkirane (Doha Film Institute).
The $ 10,000 Meetings On The Bridge Award went to German-born director Tarik Aktaş’ Dead Horse Nebula - about a sequence of incidents taking place around a small village -, while the € 10,000 Cnc Award was given to The Death of Father and Son by Zekeriya Aydoğan, a period drama set in the Kurdish society.
Aydoğan’s latest...
New film projects by Hüseyin Karabey, Zekeriya Aydoğan, and Sinem Sakaoğlu were among the award winners at the 10th edition of Meetings on the Bridge (April 15-16) during the Istanbul Film Festival.
Four awards were given to projects presented as part of this year’s Film Project Development Workshop and were decided by an international jury comprising of such leading industry figures as Meinolf Zurhorst (Zdf), Sergio Garcia De Leaniz (Eurimages), Gabrielle Dumon (Le Bureau Films), Giovanni Robbiano (Mediterranean Film Institute/Mfi) and Khalil Benkirane (Doha Film Institute).
The $ 10,000 Meetings On The Bridge Award went to German-born director Tarik Aktaş’ Dead Horse Nebula - about a sequence of incidents taking place around a small village -, while the € 10,000 Cnc Award was given to The Death of Father and Son by Zekeriya Aydoğan, a period drama set in the Kurdish society.
Aydoğan’s latest...
- 4/17/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
A total of 17 co-productions received a share of $5.8m
The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund is to plough €4.54m ($5.8m) into 16 feature films and one documentary project.
Among the projects selected at the meeting, held from Oct 13-16 in Strasbourg, was Thomas Vinterberg’s The Commune (Kollektivet).
The upcoming film from the Danish director of Oscar-nominated The Hunt was recently shopped at Toronto by TrustNordisk
The story, scriped by Tobias Lindholm (The Hunt, A Hijacking), focuses on the clash between personal desires versus the solidarity and tolerance in a commune in the mid 1970s.
Cast has yet to be announced and shooting is expected to start later this year,
Eurimages will also support the new film from Corneliu Porumboiu, director of When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism.
His latest project, The Treasure (Comoara), began shooting on 15 October and follows two men as they face a series of misadventures in their quest to find a treasure...
The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund is to plough €4.54m ($5.8m) into 16 feature films and one documentary project.
Among the projects selected at the meeting, held from Oct 13-16 in Strasbourg, was Thomas Vinterberg’s The Commune (Kollektivet).
The upcoming film from the Danish director of Oscar-nominated The Hunt was recently shopped at Toronto by TrustNordisk
The story, scriped by Tobias Lindholm (The Hunt, A Hijacking), focuses on the clash between personal desires versus the solidarity and tolerance in a commune in the mid 1970s.
Cast has yet to be announced and shooting is expected to start later this year,
Eurimages will also support the new film from Corneliu Porumboiu, director of When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism.
His latest project, The Treasure (Comoara), began shooting on 15 October and follows two men as they face a series of misadventures in their quest to find a treasure...
- 10/21/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
I am not him wins best film in Turkish competition.
Blind [pictured] by Norway’s Eskil Vogt, the story of a married woman losing her sight and battling with the real and imaginary demons of her condition, won the Golden Tulip at the 33rd Istanbul International Film Festival. The jury — presided over by Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and including British producer Lynda Myles from the National Film & TV School, Turkish actress Defne Halman, French director Philippe Leguay and Romanian writer/director Razvan Radulescu — added a special jury prize for Poland’s Papusza, written and directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze.
On the national front, Tayfun Pirselimoglou’s I am not him (Ben O Degilim) lead the field, winning the Best Film Award, also Best Script (also by Pirselimoglou) and best music (by Giorgios Komendakis), an award shared with Ali Tekbas, Serhat Bostanci and A. Imran Erin who wrote the score for Come to My Voice (Were...
Blind [pictured] by Norway’s Eskil Vogt, the story of a married woman losing her sight and battling with the real and imaginary demons of her condition, won the Golden Tulip at the 33rd Istanbul International Film Festival. The jury — presided over by Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and including British producer Lynda Myles from the National Film & TV School, Turkish actress Defne Halman, French director Philippe Leguay and Romanian writer/director Razvan Radulescu — added a special jury prize for Poland’s Papusza, written and directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze.
On the national front, Tayfun Pirselimoglou’s I am not him (Ben O Degilim) lead the field, winning the Best Film Award, also Best Script (also by Pirselimoglou) and best music (by Giorgios Komendakis), an award shared with Ali Tekbas, Serhat Bostanci and A. Imran Erin who wrote the score for Come to My Voice (Were...
- 4/21/2014
- by dfainaru@netvision.net.il (Edna Fainaru)
- ScreenDaily
The Busan International Film Festival has announced its Asian Project Market (Apm) line-up for this year with 30 projects including name directors like Kim Jee-woon, Wayne Wang and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
A total of 249 projects were submitted this year, with Apm organizers noting 35% were international co-productions.
Out of the final 30 selected, 11 are co-productions, including Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s Iran-Georgia project The President, A Brand New Life director Ounie Lecomte’s Korea-Japan project A Thousand Weeds, and Edwin’s Exotic Pictures, an Indonesia-Netherlands-Germany collaboration.
ScreenDaily first reported on Makhmalbaf’s The President - his first English-language feature - last week.
Wayne Wang’s Japan-us project While The Women Are Sleeping, based on a short story from The New Yorker magazine about two vacationing couples at a resort, has been changed to incorporate Asian characters and settings.
Kim Jee-woon, who made his English language directorial debut earlier this year with The Last Stand starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is planning...
A total of 249 projects were submitted this year, with Apm organizers noting 35% were international co-productions.
Out of the final 30 selected, 11 are co-productions, including Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s Iran-Georgia project The President, A Brand New Life director Ounie Lecomte’s Korea-Japan project A Thousand Weeds, and Edwin’s Exotic Pictures, an Indonesia-Netherlands-Germany collaboration.
ScreenDaily first reported on Makhmalbaf’s The President - his first English-language feature - last week.
Wayne Wang’s Japan-us project While The Women Are Sleeping, based on a short story from The New Yorker magazine about two vacationing couples at a resort, has been changed to incorporate Asian characters and settings.
Kim Jee-woon, who made his English language directorial debut earlier this year with The Last Stand starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is planning...
- 8/19/2013
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival has announced its complete lineup for this year's second annual installment of the festival, which runs from February 28th to March 3rd at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Yilmaz Erdogan's "The Butterfly's Dream" will open the festival, which follows two poets whose relationship is put to the test after both fall in love with the same woman. Other official selections included "Mold," the debut feature from writer/director Ali Aydin and recipient of the Best First Feature Award at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, Emin Alper's western parable and 2012 Caligari prize winner "Beyond The Hill," and Zeki Demirkubuz's "Inside," an adaptation of Dostoevsky's "Notes from the Underground," that won awards at both the 2012 Istanbul Film Festival and Dubai Film Festival. Each night will feature the premiere of a different feature, immediately followed by a Q&A with the...
- 2/12/2013
- by Cameron Sinz
- Indiewire
Nishtha Jain’s “Gulabi Gang” won Best Film Award in Muhr Asia Africa documentary section at the 9th Dubai Film Festival. Awards were announced at the closing ceremony on Sunday, December 16, 2012.
Sourav Sarangi’s “Char … No Man’s Island” won a special mention in the same category.
Egyptian actress Aida El-Kashef won Best Actress award in Muhr Asia Africa Feature category for Anand Gandhi’s film “Ship of Theseus”.
Musa Syeed’s “Valley of Saints” got a special jury prize in the Muhr Asia Africa feature category.
Complete List of Winners:-
Dubai Expo 2020 People’s Choice award:
• Benjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar – Ernest Et Celestine (Ernest And Celestine): France
• Karzan Kader – Bekas: Sweden
The annual ‘Prize of the International Critics’ for Arab films from the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci), the world’s foremost body of film writers, academics and critics from over 60 countries, were awarded...
Sourav Sarangi’s “Char … No Man’s Island” won a special mention in the same category.
Egyptian actress Aida El-Kashef won Best Actress award in Muhr Asia Africa Feature category for Anand Gandhi’s film “Ship of Theseus”.
Musa Syeed’s “Valley of Saints” got a special jury prize in the Muhr Asia Africa feature category.
Complete List of Winners:-
Dubai Expo 2020 People’s Choice award:
• Benjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar – Ernest Et Celestine (Ernest And Celestine): France
• Karzan Kader – Bekas: Sweden
The annual ‘Prize of the International Critics’ for Arab films from the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci), the world’s foremost body of film writers, academics and critics from over 60 countries, were awarded...
- 12/16/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
B.A. Pass directed by Ajay Bahl was named Best Film in Indian Competition at the 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival. Ajita Suchitra Veera won Best Director for Ballad of Rustom. Rii won Best Actress for Cosmic Sex while Shadab Kamal won Best Actor for B.A. Pass. Patang by Prashant Bhargava won Special Jury mention.
Turkish film Inside directed by Zeki Demirkubuz won the Best Film in Asian and Arab Competition while Best Director award went to Faouzi Bensaidi for Death for Sale (Morocco, France, Belgium, UAE). Taraneh Alidousti won Best Actress and Mani Haghighi won Best Actor for Modest Reception (Iran). Special Jury Mention went to Postcards from the Zoo.
Beyond the Hill by Elmin Alper (Turkey) won the Best First Feature. Hansa by Manav Kaul won the Fipresci as well as Audience Award.
Complete List:
Asian And Arab Comp.
Best Film
Inside (turkey)
Best Director
Faouzi Bensaidi (death for sale – Morocco,...
Turkish film Inside directed by Zeki Demirkubuz won the Best Film in Asian and Arab Competition while Best Director award went to Faouzi Bensaidi for Death for Sale (Morocco, France, Belgium, UAE). Taraneh Alidousti won Best Actress and Mani Haghighi won Best Actor for Modest Reception (Iran). Special Jury Mention went to Postcards from the Zoo.
Beyond the Hill by Elmin Alper (Turkey) won the Best First Feature. Hansa by Manav Kaul won the Fipresci as well as Audience Award.
Complete List:
Asian And Arab Comp.
Best Film
Inside (turkey)
Best Director
Faouzi Bensaidi (death for sale – Morocco,...
- 8/5/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival, New Delhi (27 July to 5 August 2012) will open with Japanese director Keiichi Sato’s “Asura” and close with Rituparno Ghosh’s “Chitragandha”.
Festival announced its competition lineup and highlights on Wednesday.
According to the official press release the festival will present 15 World premieres, 8 International premieres, 104 Indian premieres and 13 Asian premieres from China, Estonia, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Morocco and Algeria among other Asian and Arab countries.
Films In Competition
Asian & Arab
1. Death For Sale (Mort à Vendre)/Faouzi Bensaidi, Morocco, France, Belgium, United Arab Emirates
2011/India Premiere
2. Ex Press (Ex Press)/Jet Leyco, Philippines 2011/India Premiere
3. Headshot (Fon Tok Kuen Fah)/Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Thailand 2011/India Premiere
4. Highway (Autobahn)/Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal, USA 2011/Asia Premiere
5. Inside (Yeralti)/Zeki Demirkubuz, Turkey 2012/Asia Premiere
6. Mekong Hotel/Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand, UK 2012/India Premiere
7. Milocrorze: A Love Story (Mirokurôze)/Yoshimasa Ishibashi, Japan 2011/India...
Festival announced its competition lineup and highlights on Wednesday.
According to the official press release the festival will present 15 World premieres, 8 International premieres, 104 Indian premieres and 13 Asian premieres from China, Estonia, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Morocco and Algeria among other Asian and Arab countries.
Films In Competition
Asian & Arab
1. Death For Sale (Mort à Vendre)/Faouzi Bensaidi, Morocco, France, Belgium, United Arab Emirates
2011/India Premiere
2. Ex Press (Ex Press)/Jet Leyco, Philippines 2011/India Premiere
3. Headshot (Fon Tok Kuen Fah)/Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Thailand 2011/India Premiere
4. Highway (Autobahn)/Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal, USA 2011/Asia Premiere
5. Inside (Yeralti)/Zeki Demirkubuz, Turkey 2012/Asia Premiere
6. Mekong Hotel/Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand, UK 2012/India Premiere
7. Milocrorze: A Love Story (Mirokurôze)/Yoshimasa Ishibashi, Japan 2011/India...
- 7/12/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
From Turkish versions of Tarzan and Dracula to wintry weepies, via (whisper it) Midnight Express, Fiachra Gibbons picks out the best films shot in Istanbul
• As featured in our Istanbul city guide
From Russia with Love, Terence Young, 1963
"They dance for him, they yearn for him, they die for him …" From Russia with Love is not only arguably the best of the Bond films, it set the template for all that followed, right down to the corny one-liners. This is Tatiana, the Russian double-agent love interest succumbing to Sean Connery's charms: "The mechanism is… Oh James… Will you make love to me all the time in England?" "Day and night, darling… Go on about the mechanism…" The film was shot when the city's population was less than two million (it has mushroomed to more than 13 million today), and it's a magic carpet ride back to a time when Istanbul teemed with hamals,...
• As featured in our Istanbul city guide
From Russia with Love, Terence Young, 1963
"They dance for him, they yearn for him, they die for him …" From Russia with Love is not only arguably the best of the Bond films, it set the template for all that followed, right down to the corny one-liners. This is Tatiana, the Russian double-agent love interest succumbing to Sean Connery's charms: "The mechanism is… Oh James… Will you make love to me all the time in England?" "Day and night, darling… Go on about the mechanism…" The film was shot when the city's population was less than two million (it has mushroomed to more than 13 million today), and it's a magic carpet ride back to a time when Istanbul teemed with hamals,...
- 9/14/2011
- by Fiachra Gibbons
- The Guardian - Film News
Above: Destiny (2006).
Born in 1964 in the provincial town of Isparta in southwest Turkey, Zeki Demirkubuz's life was indelibly marked by the 1980 military coup—a formative phase in the country's difficult transition towards democracy that not only lead to his imprisonment for three years at the age of seventeen for leftist agitation, but also ushered a cultural liberalization that introduced Western literature to his generation. In a way, this convergence continues to shape Demirkubuz's cinema, manifested through the recurring theme of spiritual captivity that runs through his work, as well as a realist dramaturgy that infuses social observation with a psychological dimension to explore the darker recesses of the human soul.
Born in 1964 in the provincial town of Isparta in southwest Turkey, Zeki Demirkubuz's life was indelibly marked by the 1980 military coup—a formative phase in the country's difficult transition towards democracy that not only lead to his imprisonment for three years at the age of seventeen for leftist agitation, but also ushered a cultural liberalization that introduced Western literature to his generation. In a way, this convergence continues to shape Demirkubuz's cinema, manifested through the recurring theme of spiritual captivity that runs through his work, as well as a realist dramaturgy that infuses social observation with a psychological dimension to explore the darker recesses of the human soul.
- 12/8/2010
- MUBI
Today, we're launching a new retrospective, Chasing Shadows: The Films of Zeki Demirkubuz, on view for one full year.
Zeki Demirkubuz (site) is "one of the utterly unclassifiable talents Turkish cinema has quietly produced to surprise, delight and challenge the world," wrote Fiachra Gibbons when she met him for a profile in the Guardian back in 2006. "Like his friend Nuri Bilge Ceylan, responsible for such masterpieces as the Cannes-winning Distant, he seems surprised that his serious films have struck such an international chord. Yet he is one of a select club of directors to have had two films competing at Cannes at the same time [Fate (2001) and Confession (2002)], and probably the only one who credits the generals who threw him into prison for turning him into a filmmaker."...
Zeki Demirkubuz (site) is "one of the utterly unclassifiable talents Turkish cinema has quietly produced to surprise, delight and challenge the world," wrote Fiachra Gibbons when she met him for a profile in the Guardian back in 2006. "Like his friend Nuri Bilge Ceylan, responsible for such masterpieces as the Cannes-winning Distant, he seems surprised that his serious films have struck such an international chord. Yet he is one of a select club of directors to have had two films competing at Cannes at the same time [Fate (2001) and Confession (2002)], and probably the only one who credits the generals who threw him into prison for turning him into a filmmaker."...
- 12/6/2010
- MUBI
If you're into film studies by region, then Tiff's City to City series might be a worthy sidebar initiative. It began last year with the country of Israel, which proved to be a basterdized first choice -- as the selection was deemed a political one by the media and certain filmmakers from the other side of the "fence". This year patrons can visit Istanbul, Turkey through cinema -- ten feature-length films and seven short films and despite him not having made anything recently, they had no choice but to include a film from Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Here's the selections: 10 to 11 Pelin Esmer, Turkey/France/Germany North American Premiere An elderly man clashes with his neighbours as they try to remove him – and his elaborate collections of ephemera -- from his apartment. 40 Emre Sahin, Turkey International Premiere Capturing the dazzling intensity of Istanbul's 12 million souls, Sahin's groundbreaking feature crisscrosses the lives of a petty crook,...
- 8/17/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
I'll let the official announcement speak for itself on this one ...
YAŞASIN! Istanbul Spotlighted In Festival's City To City Programme
Toronto - In a highly anticipated announcement, Cameron Bailey, Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, confirmed today that the city of Istanbul, Turkey, will be highlighted in the 2010 Festival's City to City programme. This is the sophomore year for the City to City series, which explores the evolving urban experience by immersing audiences in the most interesting films from and about a selected city.
"This has been a hard secret to keep! When we began discussions about a short list of possible cities back in January, Istanbul quickly emerged as a leading candidate," said Cameron Bailey. "Most people know Istanbul as a dynamic city with a rich history, but its film scene is less well-known. Over the past five years, filmmakers from this vibrant metropolis have been winning awards at Cannes and Berlin.
YAŞASIN! Istanbul Spotlighted In Festival's City To City Programme
Toronto - In a highly anticipated announcement, Cameron Bailey, Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, confirmed today that the city of Istanbul, Turkey, will be highlighted in the 2010 Festival's City to City programme. This is the sophomore year for the City to City series, which explores the evolving urban experience by immersing audiences in the most interesting films from and about a selected city.
"This has been a hard secret to keep! When we began discussions about a short list of possible cities back in January, Istanbul quickly emerged as a leading candidate," said Cameron Bailey. "Most people know Istanbul as a dynamic city with a rich history, but its film scene is less well-known. Over the past five years, filmmakers from this vibrant metropolis have been winning awards at Cannes and Berlin.
- 8/17/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The title for Nuri Bilge Ceylan's next project is: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. The leading role will be assigned to Yilmaz Erdogan, a famous Turkish writer, director and actor. Erdogan is best known by his box-office winner films like Vizontele, Magic Carpet Ride, Neseli Hayat. It was a surprise selection on Ceylan's part to choose Erdogan, who also happens to be a popular figure on local television. Taking place in the p.m. portion of the day, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia follows the life of a doctor and a prosecutor. Both Ceylan and Erdogan aren't releasing any further details for now, but we'll update the status of the project in 2010. - Our Turkish film correspondent Onur Ertugrul is back with us with some great news on the next project for one of the decades' best auteurs. Turkish Film Scene – Local: Latest Film Of Zek...
- 12/31/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
- [Editor’s note: Along with the site revamp, one item I’m looking forward to introducing in 09’ is our various monthly “World Reports”.] Turkey Film Scene: Local With the closing out of the 2008 calendar year, Turkish cinema is still raking in some major box office profits with local mainstream and independent productions fairing just as well as foreign Hollywood fair. As of late, Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes winning Three Monkeys and the country's Oscar-short list film has performed well since its October release and the next big title in Reha Erdem’s My Only Sunshine will be coming out some time soon. The film has screened in many film fests. Currently, Semih Kaplanoğlu, the director who presented Süt in the Visions section at Tiff is working on the Cannes' Atelier de la Cinefondation supported Milk, while Zeki Demirkubuz’s latest is in production. Box office tallies have been solid for Turkish cinema in the past month, especially in last week’s national 9-day holiday of bayram in Turkey. The first four
- 12/17/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
TAORMINA, Italy -- Turkish cinema was in the spotlight at the Taormina Film Festival on Thursday, with director Ferzan Ozpetek kicking things off with a special cinema roundtable discussion and Zeki Demirkubuz's "Kader" (Destiny) among the day's key screenings.
Ozpetek made his first major appearance of the festival Wednesday, when he was pulled onto the stage at the Green Theater to act as an impromptu Italian-to-Turkish translator for Paolo Villaggio, the 75-year-old Italian comic actor.
Friday will be the heaviest day for Turkish films, with screenings of half a dozen Turkish films including the world premiere of Ozay Fecht's short "The Touch" and Fatih Akin's Lola winner "The Edge of Heaven", part of the Turkish gala in the Greek Theater hosted by Turkish actress Serra Yilmaz.
The world premiere of Mary McGuckian's "Inconceivable" was the main event Thursday evening at the festival's 3,000-year-old Greek Theater.
Ozpetek made his first major appearance of the festival Wednesday, when he was pulled onto the stage at the Green Theater to act as an impromptu Italian-to-Turkish translator for Paolo Villaggio, the 75-year-old Italian comic actor.
Friday will be the heaviest day for Turkish films, with screenings of half a dozen Turkish films including the world premiere of Ozay Fecht's short "The Touch" and Fatih Akin's Lola winner "The Edge of Heaven", part of the Turkish gala in the Greek Theater hosted by Turkish actress Serra Yilmaz.
The world premiere of Mary McGuckian's "Inconceivable" was the main event Thursday evening at the festival's 3,000-year-old Greek Theater.
- 6/19/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MOSCOW -- A slate of 10 feature films from across the Balkans and Southeastern Europe will compete for a prize purse worth €40,000 ($54,890) when the 13th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival opens in the Bosnia and Herzegovina capital Aug. 17.
Festival competition programmer Elma Tataragic said that growing maturity and international acclaim for filmmakers from across the region is reflected in the quality of this year's competition films.
"(The) regional film industry has finally reached an enviable level. Since Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, it is only logical that this year's regional production should be above average, as film industries in the region enjoy particular attention," Tataragic said in a statement.
Noting that last year's competition program was dominated by debuts, Tataragic said that festivalgoers at next month's showcase can expect "more mature work by directors who are presenting their second, third or fourth film."
Among such filmmakers are Turkish director Zeki Demirkubuz, whose film "Destiny" makes its international premiere, while fellow Turk Semih Kaplanoglu's "Egg" will make its regional premiere alonside Hungarian helmer Csaba Bollok's "Iszka's Journey".
Other films competing for the "Heart of Sarajevo" award include the world premieres "I Am From Titov Veles" by Macedonian director Teona Mitevska -- a Chekhovian tale of three sisters who yearn to leave a dying town only to find it impossible to escape -- and Bosnian director Srdan Vuletic's "It's Hard To Be Nice", about a Sarajevo taxi driver who learns how difficult it is to be positive.
Festival competition programmer Elma Tataragic said that growing maturity and international acclaim for filmmakers from across the region is reflected in the quality of this year's competition films.
"(The) regional film industry has finally reached an enviable level. Since Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, it is only logical that this year's regional production should be above average, as film industries in the region enjoy particular attention," Tataragic said in a statement.
Noting that last year's competition program was dominated by debuts, Tataragic said that festivalgoers at next month's showcase can expect "more mature work by directors who are presenting their second, third or fourth film."
Among such filmmakers are Turkish director Zeki Demirkubuz, whose film "Destiny" makes its international premiere, while fellow Turk Semih Kaplanoglu's "Egg" will make its regional premiere alonside Hungarian helmer Csaba Bollok's "Iszka's Journey".
Other films competing for the "Heart of Sarajevo" award include the world premieres "I Am From Titov Veles" by Macedonian director Teona Mitevska -- a Chekhovian tale of three sisters who yearn to leave a dying town only to find it impossible to escape -- and Bosnian director Srdan Vuletic's "It's Hard To Be Nice", about a Sarajevo taxi driver who learns how difficult it is to be positive.
- 7/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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