Turkish films for first time in Melbourne
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Hurriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 21, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - The Melbourne Turkish Film Festival, a first for the Australian city, kicked off at the weekend with the screening of director Özcan Alper’s "Sonbahar" (Autumn).
The Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts, or AKSAV, organized the festival with the contributions of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism under the auspices of the Turkish ambassador to Canberra, Murat Ersavcı.
Rich program
At a ceremony held before the screening, Richard Sowada, director of the Australian Center for the Moving Image, where the festival films are shown, expressed his pleasure with the screening of Turkish films in their center and talked about the richness of the program, which includes the films "Üç Maymun" (Three Monkeys), "Yumurta" (Egg) and "Susuz Yaz" (Dry Summer).
Turkish Consul General to Melbourne Aydın Nurhan said nearly 80,000 Turks live in Melbourne and highlighted the necessity for such cultural activities.
Turkish Ministry of Culture Cinema and Copyrights Deputy General Director Hüseyin Ülger said the Melbourne festival was organized for the first time since Turks began migrating to Australia 40 years ago and that the ministry would do its best to continue the festival. He said NGOs and local administrations should also support it.
After the speeches, Alper’s film "Autumn" was shown to an audience, 40 percent of whom were Australians. A group of Turks living in Melbourne also performed a short concert. The Melbourne Turkish Film Festival will continue through Thursday. The closing film will be "Pandora’nın Kutusu" (Pandora’s Box).
Rich program
At a ceremony held before the screening, Richard Sowada, director of the Australian Center for the Moving Image, where the festival films are shown, expressed his pleasure with the screening of Turkish films in their center and talked about the richness of the program, which includes the films "Üç Maymun" (Three Monkeys), "Yumurta" (Egg) and "Susuz Yaz" (Dry Summer).
Turkish Consul General to Melbourne Aydın Nurhan said nearly 80,000 Turks live in Melbourne and highlighted the necessity for such cultural activities.
Turkish Ministry of Culture Cinema and Copyrights Deputy General Director Hüseyin Ülger said the Melbourne festival was organized for the first time since Turks began migrating to Australia 40 years ago and that the ministry would do its best to continue the festival. He said NGOs and local administrations should also support it.
After the speeches, Alper’s film "Autumn" was shown to an audience, 40 percent of whom were Australians. A group of Turks living in Melbourne also performed a short concert. The Melbourne Turkish Film Festival will continue through Thursday. The closing film will be "Pandora’nın Kutusu" (Pandora’s Box).