The 9th edition of German-Turkish Co-production Development Fund supports 3 new film projects

The projects that receive support from the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund, created through the collaboration of Istanbul Film Festival - Meetings on the Bridge, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, and with the support of the Republic of Turkey's Ministry of Tourism and Culture, were announced at the 27th Hamburg Film Festival.

The selection committee, consisted of representatives from various institutions, decided to support 3 projects among the 6 applicants with the amount of 58.000 Euro.

The full list of funded projects:

• Nehir Tuna – Dormitory - 18.000 EURO
  Co-producers: Müge Büyüktalaş- Ultraviolet Film, Stefan Gieren- StoryBay Media
• Zeynep Dadak- Electric Sleep- 20.000 EURO
  Co-producers: Aslı Dadak – Fena Film, Tina Haagmann – unafilm GmbH
• Ahmet Necdet Cupur – Whitewash- 20.000 EURO
  Co-producers: Anke Petersen – JYOTI Film, Nadir Öperli- Liman Film

The Medienboard, the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Fund and the Istanbul Film Festival - Meetings on the Bridge established the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund in 2011 with the aim of strengthening and supporting the cooperation between German and Turkish filmmakers.

Within the scope of German Turkish Co-Production Development Fund, 49 projects were supported with 815.500 Euros and 19 of them are completed and make their world premieres in international film festivals.

For your questions: onthebridge@iksv.org

THE MEETINGS ON THE BRIDGE 4th SHORT FILM WORKSHOP PROJECTS ARE ANNOUNCED!

Meetings on the Bridge Short Film Workshop was initiated with the support of Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA) in 2017 aiming to highlight the importance of the short films for the careers of new generation filmmakers and to contribute to the increase of high-quality productions.

From amongst the previously selected projects Aylin (Ozan Yoleri) had its world premiere at Palm Springs International Film Festival and The Scenery had its world premiere at Directed By Women Festival - İstanbul. Don’t Want To Die (Onur Sefer) and The First Day of Holiday (Deniz Göktaş) have completed production.

MoB Short Film Workshop will be organized between 15-24 October with the support of Asteros Film and in collaboration with Kadir Has University Communication Department, Short By Short and Film Rental İstanbul. The teams of 5 selected projects will be working with acclaimed short film writers, directors and producers on script, production, project packaging and pitching.

They will also get feedback on their projects from a director of photography, an artistic director, an assistant director, a production manager and a casting director who will analyze the projects from their point of view as film professionals.

Support for projects:

• Short by Short workshop scholarship for two projects
• Short By Short 5000 TL production support and Film Rental İstanbul- Red Raven 4.5K camera support

PROJECTS SELECTED FOR THE FOURTH SHORT FILM WORKSHOP

• Ay Bulutta
  Director: Doruk Can Kaya, Producer: Pınar Sevilmiş
• Çıkmaz Sokak
  Director: Ezgi Temel, Producer: Cansu Menlikli
• Sabah
  Director: Ali Deniz Şensöz, Producer: Senem Aytaç
• Salgın
  Director: Sertan Tınaz, Producer: Yasin Baktır
• Susam
  Director: Sami Morhayim, Producer: Aycan Aluçlu

Trainers

• Annamaria Aslanoğlu – Producer, İSTOS Film
• Nazlı Elif Durlu – Writer, director
• Sezen Kayhan – Writer, director
• Gülin Üstün – Head of Meetings on the Bridge
• Beste Yamalıoğlu – Producer, Meetings on the Bridge Coordinator

Panelists

• Serdar Yılmaz – Art director
• Emre Tanyıldız – Director of photography
• Ezgi Baltaş – Casting director
• Murat Çelik – Production manager
• Akın Güngör – First assistant director

CINEMA TALKS AND SCREENINGS

APRIL 5 FRIDAY
SOHO HOUSE ISTANBUL
Development and Production: Butterflies

15.30-17.30 Screening: Butterflies

17.45-19.00 Case Study on Scriptwriting and Production

Speaker: Tolga Karaçelik (Director)

Tolga Karaçelik will talk about the development and production of his Sundance Grand Jury Prize award winning film Butterflies which started its journey at Meetings on the Bridge.

 

APRIL 6 SATURDAY
SOHO HOUSE ISTANBUL
Transformation of Series to Digital: 3

11.00-12.15 Screening: Bozkır (Episode 1)

12.15-13.30Case Study on Scriptwriting and Production

with: Bahadır İnce (Director), Fatih Enes Ömeroğlu (Producer / ARC Film), Levent Cantek (Scriptwriter), Sarp Kalfaoğlu (Content Director / Blu TV)

Moderator: Aslı Ildır (Film Critic / Altyazı)

14:00-14:40 Screening: Bartu Ben (Episode 1)

15.00-16:15 Case Study on Scriptwriting and Production

with: Bartu Küçükçağlayan (Scriptwriter, Actor), Tolga Karaçelik (Director), Sarp Kalfaoğlu (Content Director / Blu TV)

Moderatör: Alin Taşçıyan (Film Critic)

16:30-18:00 Post-production: Color Grading

with: Cenk Erol (Colorist / Color Up), Aydın Sarıoğlu (Director of Photography), Doruk Kaya (Editor)

Moderator: Aslı Erdem (Producer / Beatrice Film)

Each pixel within the frames that tells the story has an effect on the audience. We will talk about one of the most important steps in post-production that sets the tone of the film; color grading. 

 

APRIL 8 MONDAY
SOHO HOUSE ISTANBUL
From Idea to the Screen

13:00-14:15 Case Study: A Tale of Three Sisters

with:Emin Alper (Director), Nadir Öperli (Producer / Liman Film)

A road map for the young filmmakers developing their projects: The director and producer of A Tale of Three Sisters, which premiered at the 68th Berlinale Main Competition will share the production and distribution story of the film.

 

APRIL 9 TUESDAY
SOHO HOUSE ISTANBUL

11.00-12.30 Drama Series Beyond Borders

with: Timur Savcı (Producer / Tims Productions), Ayfer Tunç (Scriptwriter), Özlem Yılmaz (Scriptwriter), Burcu Görgün Toptaş (Scriptwriter)

Moderator: Yamaç Okur (Producer / Ay Yapım)

As TV channels leave their century long reign to digital platforms, contents go across borders. As audience habits change day by day, how do changing palates shape the contents and how do global trends impact the Turkish series? 

 

APRIL 10 WEDNESDAY

* The cinema talk will be in English. There will be no simultaneous translation.

FRENCH INSTITUTE IN ISTANBUL

14:00-17:30 Meet the French Funds and Scripts Workshops

Speakers: Jerome Baron (Artistic Director/ Produire au Sud), Emilie Pianta Essadi (Head of World Cinema Section/ Fabrik Cinéma de l’IF), Magalie Armand (Head of Co-Production Department / CNC), Remi Burah (Director / ARTE France Cinema), Fabienne Moris (Director / Fid Marseille), Didier Boujard (Programmer/L’atelier de co-production de Cinéma mediterraneen à Marseille), Catherine Bizern (General Delegate / Cinema du Réel), Massimiliano Nardulli (Head of Talent/ Less is More), Georges Goldenstern (General Director / Cinefondation), Pelin Esmer (director), Hüseyin Karabey (director)

Moderator: Emine Yıldırım (Producer / Giyotin Film)

Fund and script workshop representatives will be giving information about their institutions and rules and regulations of application and participation.

* This talk is organized with the collaboration of French Institute in Istanbul.

 

APRIL 11 THURSDAY
YAPI KREDİ KÜLTÜR SANAT - LOCA

* There will be simultaneous translation all day.

10.00-12.30  ** Empowerment of Women in the Film Industry: What’s Next?

With: Füsun Erikssen (Senior Advisor / Danish Culture Institute), Mette-Ann Schepelern (Director), Seçil Seyfe (Marketing Director / Dell), Delphyne Besse (Producer / Urban Group, Ana Souza (Programmer / Sundance Film Festival), Ege Ortaçgil (Psychologist / Porta Eğitim), Karin Chien (Producer, Distrubutor / dGenerate Films), Rebecca Green (Producer / Dear Producer), Claudette Godfrey (Senior Programmer / SXSW), Helene Granqvist (Producer /Nordic Factory Film, President / Women in Film & TV International), Cihan Aslı Filiz (Producer / Bir Film)

Moderator: Doç. Dr. Melis Behlil (Associate Professor / Kadir Has University)

How did gender parity in film industry take shape and what patterns have been taken to improve the existing conditions and what is next?

*This talk is organized with the cooperation of Danish Cultural Institute, US Embassy Ankara and  Consulate General of Sweden.

14:00- 15:30 Case Study: Dogs of Berlin

with: Christian Alvart (Writer, Director), Sigi Kamml (Producer / Syrreal Entertainment GmbH), Felix Kramer (Actor)

Moderator: Utku Ögetürk (Film Critic)

Making of story from the team of Dogs of Berlin, the multi-layered underworld drama presenting Berlin’s cultural diversity.

* This talk is organized with the collaboration of Goethe Institute and Filmloverss.

16:30- 17:30 Loving Your Mistakes

with: Katriel Schory (Head / Israel Film Fund), Diana Elbaum (Producer / Beluga Tree)

“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.”
James Joyce

Every production is a brand new experience. Let’s talk about loving our mistakes and transforming them to treasured experiences.

* This talk is organized with the collaboration of Consulate General of Israel.

 

APRIL 12 FRIDAY
YAPI KREDİ KÜLTÜR SANAT - LOCA

There will be simultaneous translation all day.

10.00-11.15 Meet the Funds and the Markets

Speakers: Sona Karapoghosyon (Golden Apricot FF), Arben Zharku (Kosovo Cinematography Center), Jana Karaivanova (Bulgarian National Film Center), Georges Goldernstern (Cinefondation), Katriel Schory (The Israel Film Fund), Adriek Van Nieuwenhuyzen (IDFA), Inke van Loocke (Cinemart), Teresa Hoefert de Turegano (Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg GMBH), Armin Hadzic (CineLink), Sergio Garcia de Leaniz (Eurimages), Sehad Cekic (Film Center of Montenegro), Una Domazetoski (Film Center Serbia)

Moderator: Annamaria Aslanoğlu (Producer / istos film)

Fund and co-production market representatives will share information about the rules and regulations of submission.

11.15-12.30 Meet the Festivals

Speakers: Elma Tataragic (Sarejevo FF), Anna Purkrabkova (Karlovy Vary IFF), Dimitris Kerkinos (Thessaloniki IFF), Daniela Persico (Locarno FF), Nebojha Jovanovik (IFF Kinenova), Catherine Bizern (Cinéma du Réel), Ryszard Mietkiewicz (Warsaw FF), Freddy Olsson (Göteborg FF), Jerome Baron(3 Continents Festival), Didier Boujard (Atmospheres Festival), Emilie Essadi Pianta (Les Cinémas du Monde), Ana Souza (Sundance FF), Justin Barda (Seattle IFF), Zviad Eliziani (BIAFF), Claudette Godfrey (Program Yöneticisi Senior Programmer / SXSW), Anastasia Laukkanen (ECOCUP  International Green Documentary FF & Love.Doc Documentary FF), Julia Sinkevych (Odessa FF), Edvinas Pukšta(PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights FF)

Moderator: Nefes Polat (Producer / Nefes Films)

International film festival representatives share information about terms and conditions of submissions.

13:30- 15:00 A ‘Series’ of Change

Speakers: Anna Croneman (Head Of Drama / SVT), Amanda Livanou (Producer/ Neda Film), Chaim Sharir (Producer / Drama Team), Stinette Bosklopper (Producer / Circe Films)

Moderator: Sezen Kayhan (Director, Academician)

What are the contextual and structural differences of drama series in different countries? How the changing choices and habits of the audience affect the contents and the future of online platforms? What are the changes that we can foresee for the future?

* This talk is organized with the collaboration of Consulate General of the Netherlands, Israel and Sweden.

16:30-18:00 Travel the World with Your Documentary

Speakers: Clemence Lavigne (Sales & Acquisitions Manager / Doc & Film International), Adriek Van Nieuwenhuyzen (Head of Industry/ IDFA), Ayşe Toprak (Director)

Moderator: Zeynep Güzel (New Film Fund Coordinator, Director)

We’ll share experiences and methods of making documentaries that go across the borders and meet global audiences on various platforms

*This talk is organized with the collaboration of Consulate General of the Netherlands.

**This project is supported by the U.S. Department of State. The content of this (page) does not reflect the official opinion of the U.S. Government. Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with IKSV.

All talks are free of charge and will be held at Soho House İstanbul cinema and Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Loca. All events will be photographed and/or recorded. By taking part, you grant the event organisers full rights to use the images or recordings for publicity or other purposes.

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Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat İstiklal Cad. No: 161 Beyoğlu
Soho House İstanbul Evliya Çelebi Mah. Meşrutiyet Cad. No: 56 Beyoğlu

Meetings on the Bridge Work In Progress awards are announced

The 14th edition of Meetings on the Bridge was held between 5 and 16 April within the scope of the 38th Istanbul Film Festival with the support of Anadolu Efes. The projects and films that received the Meetings on the Bridge awards were announced at a reception hosted by French Palais on Friday, 12 April.

Meetings on the Bridge is providing an opportunity for filmmakers to hold the first international presentations for their new film projects at Film Development Workshop and Neighbours Platform and films in post-production at Work in Progress. Meetings on the Bridge aims to pave the way for co-productions for cultural exchange and financial support. This year 11 fiction and 2 documentary feature film projects from Turkey are selected from among 121 applications.

20 projects and 8 films in post-production from Turkey and its neighbouring countries Georgia, Iran, Egypt, Romania, Ukrania, Lebanon and Greece presented their projects and films. Directors and producers had a total of 350 meetings with 130 international professionals and took the first steps of co-production partnerships.

Film Development Workshop jury members Oana Giurgiu (Producer / Libra Film ), Remi Burah (CEO / ARTE France Cinema), Gabor Greiner (Head of Acquisitions / Films Boutique), Martina Bleis (Co-Head & Curator / Berlinale Co-Production Market) and Nicos Panayotopoulos (Screenwriter & Novelist, / Mediterranean Film Institute) selected the award winning projects after pitchings.

Meetings on the Bridge Award Ceremony started with speeches of Head of Meetings on the Bridge Gülin Üstün and French Consul Général Bertrand Buchwalter.

Work in Progress Awards

This year 8 films from Turkey and neighbouring countries attended Work In progress. The Work in Progress jury members Agatha Valentin (Partner / Totem Films), Giorgo Gosetti (Director / Venice Days), Ineke Kanters (Producer, Managing Director / The Film Kitchen) has decided on the award winning films after watching 5 films at the private screenings held at Soho House Istanbul and the meetings held with the filmmakers.

The award winning films at Work in Progress workshop are:

30.000 TL Anadolu Efes Award was presented to the director Pelin Esmer and producer Dilde Mahalli of the film QUEEN LEAR by Anadolu Efes Turkey General Manager Tuğrul Ağırbaş.

Color Up Award was presented to the director Eytan İpeker and producer Yoel Meranda of the film MISS HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR by Burak Turan, the colorist of Color Up.

Daire Creative Key Art Design Award was presented to the director Pelin Esmer and producer Dilde Mahalli of the film QUEEN LEAR by Arda Aktaş, the co-founder of Daire Creative.

The Başka Sinema Award was presented to director Nesimi Yetik and producer Betül Esener of the film IT’S ALL ABOUT PEACE AND HARMONY by Cenan Tüzel, the coordinator of Başka Sinema.

Paz Digital Communication Awards was presented to the director Pelin Esmer and producer Dilde Mahalli of the film QUEEN LEAR by the Head of Strategy and Digital Communication of Paz Film Agency Simge Tezel.

The 14th edition of Meetings on the Bridge was held between 5 and 16 April within the scope of the 38th Istanbul Film Festival with the support of Anadolu Efes. The projects and films that received the Meetings on the Bridge awards were announced at a reception hosted by French Palais on Friday, 12 April.

Meetings on the Bridge is providing an opportunity for filmmakers to hold the first international presentations for their new film projects at Film Development Workshop and Neighbours Platform and films in post-production at Work in Progress. Meetings on the Bridge aims to pave the way for co-productions for cultural exchange and financial support. This year 11 fiction and 2 documentary feature film projects from Turkey are selected from among 121 applications.

20 projects and 8 films in post-production from Turkey and its neighbouring countries Georgia, Iran, Egypt, Romania, Ukrania, Lebanon and Greece presented their projects and films. Directors and producers had a total of 350 meetings with 130 international professionals and took the first steps of co-production partnerships.

Film Development Workshop jury members Oana Giurgiu (Producer / Libra Film ), Remi Burah (CEO / ARTE France Cinema), Gabor Greiner (Head of Acquisitions / Films Boutique), Martina Bleis (Co-Head & Curator / Berlinale Co-Production Market) and Nicos Panayotopoulos (Screenwriter & Novelist, / Mediterranean Film Institute) selected the award winning projects after pitchings.

Meetings on the Bridge Award Ceremony started with speeches of Head of Meetings on the Bridge Gülin Üstün and French Consul Général Bertrand Buchwalter.

Award winning projects

The Film Development Workshop and the Neighbours Platform projects were all eligible for the 8000 Euro CNC Award. The award was presented to Myriam El Hajj, the director and Myriam Sassine, the producer of the project COMMEDIA by Mr Consul Général Bertrand Buchwalter.

Postbıyık Sound Production Award, specific for the Neighbours selection was presented by Yalın Özgencil and Sertaç Toksöz to the director Mohamed Siam and the producer Guillaume de Seille, of the project BLOOD AND HONEY.

The 14th edition of Meetings on the Bridge was held between 5 and 16 April within the scope of the 38th Istanbul Film Festival with the support of Anadolu Efes.

The projects and films that received the Meetings on the Bridge awards were announced at a reception hosted by French Palais on Friday, 12 April.

Meetings on the Bridge is providing an opportunity for filmmakers to hold the first international presentations for their new film projects at Film Development Workshop and Neighbours Platform and films in post-production at Work in Progress. Meetings on the Bridge aims to pave the way for co-productions for cultural exchange and financial support. This year 11 fiction and 2 documentary feature film projects from Turkey are selected from among 121 applications.

20 projects and 8 films in post-production from Turkey and its neighbouring countries Georgia, Iran, Egypt, Romania, Ukrania, Lebanon and Greece presented their projects and films. Directors and producers had a total of 350 meetings with 130 international professionals and took the first steps of co-production partnerships.

Film Development Workshop jury members Oana Giurgiu (Producer / Libra Film ), Remi Burah (CEO / ARTE France Cinema), Gabor Greiner (Head of Acquisitions / Films Boutique), Martina Bleis (Co-Head & Curator / Berlinale Co-Production Market) and Nicos Panayotopoulos (Screenwriter & Novelist, / Mediterranean Film Institute) selected the award winning projects after pitchings.

Meetings on the Bridge Award Ceremony started with speeches of Head of Meetings on the Bridge Gülin Üstün and French Consul Général Bertrand Buchwalter.

Award winning projects

The director Zeynep Dadak and the producers Zeynep Ekmekçi and Pınar Bağcı of the project ELECTRIC SLEEP received the Meetings on the Bridge Award of 30.000 TL from Gülin Üstün.

The Film Development Workshop and the Neighbours Platform projects were all eligible for the 8000 Euro CNC Award. The award was presented to Myriam El Hajj, the director and Myriam Sassine, the producer of the project COMMEDIA by Mr Consul Général Bertrand Buchwalter.

Melodika Sound Award was presented to Amber İşbilen, the director of the project SELDA by Taylan Oğuz, the co-founder of Melodika.

Dell Precision Award, given for the first time this year was presented to Banu Sıvacı, the director and Zeynep Koray, the producer of the project THE SOLOIST by DELL Country Marketing Manager Belit Funda.

The producer Müge Özen and the director Orçun Behram of the project THE FUNERAL received the GeniusPark Special Effects Award from Sema Duran, the coordinator in GeniusPark.

The Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI) Script and Development Workshop Award was presented to the director Zeynep Dadak and the producers Zeynep Ekmekçi and Pınar Bağcı of the project ELECTRIC SLEEP.

Seyap Award, also given for the first time this year was presented by producer Yamaç Okur to the director Nejla Demirci and producer Mesut Ulutaş for their project GÜNEŞ.

Transilvania Pitch Stop Award for Meetings on the Bridge awards was given by producer Oana Giurgiu to the director Ali Ercivan and producer Engin Palabıyık of the project I WILL SURVIVE.

Postbıyık Sound Production Award, specific for the Neighbours selection was presented by Yalın Özgencil and Sertaç Toksöz to the director Mohamed Siam and the producer Guillaume de Seille, of the project BLOOD AND HONEY.