Directors to ’Meet on Bridge’
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Hürriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 15, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - Turkish and European producers, directors and screenwriters will come together for the fourth time April 15 and 16 in the "Meetings on the Bridge" seminar series as part of the 28th International Istanbul Film Festival.
The latest installment of the annual and much-anticipated discussion forum will begin April 15 with a presentation from the education and development center ACE about the World Cinema Fund and other joint-venture projects. Representatives from the films "The Match Factory" and "Zanzibar" will make an appearance at the afternoon session. On April 16, a Turkish-Armenian cinema panel will discuss the Israeli Film Fund, the Sarajevo Film Festival and other topics. Various Armenian and Turkish representatives from these organizations will participate in the debate.
In addition to the panels, there will also be a feature-film workshop organized on the first day of the forum. Projects eligible to take part in the workshop will be chosen by a selection committee comprised of producer Nida Karabol, directors Yeşim Ustaoğlu and Ümit Ünal and production adviser Isabelle Fauvel. The aim of the workshop is to provide filmmakers with an international platform where they can present their projects and find the support they need to initiate the production process.
On the second day, the "From Screenplay to the Audience" sessions will address screenplay development, financing and distribution. The speakers on the second day will include Ido Abram from Binger Filmlab, Amra Baksic from Cinelink, Sonja Heinen from EFM and Thibaud Bracq from the Paris Project. The participation fee for these seminars, which will be open only to European and Turkish film professionals, is 50 Turkish Liras. Simultaneous translation in English and Turkish will be provided at all sessions.
In addition to the panels, there will also be a feature-film workshop organized on the first day of the forum. Projects eligible to take part in the workshop will be chosen by a selection committee comprised of producer Nida Karabol, directors Yeşim Ustaoğlu and Ümit Ünal and production adviser Isabelle Fauvel. The aim of the workshop is to provide filmmakers with an international platform where they can present their projects and find the support they need to initiate the production process.
On the second day, the "From Screenplay to the Audience" sessions will address screenplay development, financing and distribution. The speakers on the second day will include Ido Abram from Binger Filmlab, Amra Baksic from Cinelink, Sonja Heinen from EFM and Thibaud Bracq from the Paris Project. The participation fee for these seminars, which will be open only to European and Turkish film professionals, is 50 Turkish Liras. Simultaneous translation in English and Turkish will be provided at all sessions.