From Idea to Screen: Bir Nefes Daha
This event will serve as a guide for young filmmakers on script development, filmmaking, festival participation, and distribution. It will feature the director and producers of Bir Nefes Daha, which won the Jury Special Award at the 2017 Bridge Meetings Film Development Workshop and premiered in the Main Competition at the 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where it won the Best Director Award.

Speakers: Müge Özgen (Producer), Nisan Dağ (Director), Yağmur Ünal (Producer)

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From Idea to Screen-Mimaroğlu: The Robinson of Manhattan Island
A talk on the extraordinary lives of İlhan and Güngör Mimaroğlu, spanning from Istanbul to New York, focusing on the documentary Mimaroğlu: The Robinson of Manhattan Island, which had its world premiere at Vision du Reel.

Speakers: Serdar Kökçeoğlu (Director), Dilek Aydın (Producer),
Moderator: Eytan İpeker (Editor, Director)

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When Does a Film End? Sound, Color, and Trailer
This session will discuss the essential aspects of post-production and marketing, such as sound, color correction, and trailers, with representatives from post-production companies including mute.İstanbul, Cine-Chromatix, Mattepost, and Fragman House sharing their experiences.

Speakers: Çağdaş Sercan (Fragman House Founder), Murat Şenürkmez (mute.İstanbul-Co-Founder), Ufuk Genç (Cine Chromatix CEO), İlknur Bal (Mattepost / Founder)
Moderator: Çiçek Kahraman (Editor)

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Getting to Know Digital Platforms, Blu TV and the Making of Bonkis
An event discussing Blu TV's collaborations with filmmakers and the selection process of content, with a focus on the series Bonkis and its production stages.

Speakers: Emre Erdoğdu (Director), Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz (Blu TV Content Editor), Deniz Tezuysal (Writer, Actor)
Moderator: Engin Palabıyık (Producer)

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Getting to Know Digital Platforms, MUBI
A session discussing the formation, management, film selection process, and co-production possibilities of the cinema platform MUBI, featuring Cem Altınsaray, MUBI’s Turkey Director.

Speakers: Cem Altınsaray (MUBI Turkey Director)
Moderator: Engin Palabıyık (Producer)

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Co-production with TRT
A panel discussing the co-production opportunities provided by TRT for independent filmmakers, with directors and producers who have signed international productions with TRT support sharing their experiences.

Speakers: Faruk Güven (TRT Cinema Manager), Maryna Gorbach (Director), Mehmet Bahadır Er (Director, Producer), Zeynep Koray (Producer)
Moderator: Armağan Lale (Producer)

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Creating Strong Female Characters in Films and TV Series
This series of talks, supported by the Dutch Consulate, will feature Dutch female writers and directors discussing female characters in films and TV series.

Speakers: Sacha Polak (Writer, Director), Sacha Gertsik (Creative Producer, Script Consultant), Halina Rejn (Writer, Director), Carice van Houten (Actress)
Moderator: Emine Yıldırım (Writer, Director, Producer)

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Creating Strong Female Characters in Films and TV Series
A series of talks supported by the U.S. Embassy, focusing on the portrayal of women in the media, featuring American female writers and directors.

Speakers: Aurora Guerrero (Writer, Director), Debra Granik (Writer, Director), Dilcia Barrera (Sundance Film Festival, Program Director), Jennifer Kushner (Creative Consultant), Iram Parveen Bilal (Writer, Director)
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Melis Behlil (Kadir Has University)