Turks @ TIFF
Toronto International Film Festival, bu yıl 10-20 Eylül tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilecek. Türk toplumu ve yönetmenleri festivale uzun yıllardır başarılı filmler ile katılmaktalar. Bu yıl da Can Evrenol, Emin Alpar, Tolga Karaçelik ve Deniz Gamze Ergüven dört ayrı film ile festivalin resmi gösterim programında yer alacaklar. Ayrıca festivalde yönetmenliğini Ziya Demirel’in yaptığı Tuesday ve yönetmenliğini Cynthia Madansky, müziklerini Cenk Ergün’ün yaptığı Tarlabaşı adlı kısa filmler de gösterilecek.
Bu yıl ayrıca Türk filmlerinin uluslararası platformda daha yaygın ve güçlü tanıtılması için, Turks @ TIFF adı altında bir program ilk defa TIFF haftası içinde yer alacak. Bu komu ile ilgili ingilizce olarak hazırlanmış olan bülteni haberimizin sonunda bulabilirsiniz.
Festival ve gösterim yerleri ile ilgili bilgilere festivalin resmi internet sayfası olan http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15 adresinden ulaşabilirsiniz.
Her yıl olduğu gibi gösterimden 24-48 saat öncesinde son dakika biletleri satışa çıkabilmektedir. İlgilenen sinemaseverlere kısa bir hatırlatma yapmış olalım.
Festivalde gösterilecek filmler ve detaylı bilgilere ulaöabileceğiniz bağlantı adreslerini de aşağıda bilgilerinize sunuyoruz:
BASKIN
Yönetmen: Can Evrenol
http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/midnightmadness/baskin
FRENZY / ABLUKA
Yönetmen: Emin Alper
http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/contemporaryworldcinema/frenzy
IVY / SARMASIK
Yönetmen: Tolga Karacelik
http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/contemporaryworldcinema/ivy
MUSTANG
Yönetmen: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/specialpresentations/mustang
TARLABASI
Yönetmen: Cynthia Madansky
http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/wavelengths/tarlabasi
TUESDAY
Yönetmen: Ziya Demiral
http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/shortcuts/Tuesday
TURKS AT TIFF
First annual Toronto showcase of Turkish cinema and culture
Sept. 11-16, 2015
Last year in October, Montreal hosted the first annual Festival Corne d’Or (Golden Horn Festival), a Turkish film festival celebrating the country’s vibrant cinema culture. It was such an overwhelming success, that this year we’ve been invited to bring Turkey to Toronto during the city’s prestigious Toronto International Film Festival.
In addition to bringing a delegation of cinema professionals to the festival’s unofficial film market, Turks at TIFF will showcase a diverse lineup of movies at Toronto’s Rainbow Cinema Market Square, Q&As with some of the country’s top actors, directors, and producers, and a concert featuring legendary Turkish psychedelic rock band BaBa ZuLa with Toronto folk singer Brenna MacCrimmon, and so much more.
Amongst others, this year’s screenings will feature Mehmet Eryılmaz’s stark and enigmatic family drama, THE VISITOR (Misafir), Ilksen Basarir’s chemistry-filled indie romance, ONCE UPON A TIME, Ali Atay’s directorial debut – the road-comedy, LEMONADE (Limonata), and Red Bull Turkey’s ANADOLU BREAK, a film that documents the melding of dance cultures between East and West.
Turks at TIFF will also proudly act as a facilitator of acclaimed Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Master Class at TIFF (on September 17), as well as an interactive appearance at our Turkish film showcase. Other special guests will include Melisa Sözen, Cengiz Bozkurt, Murat Yıldırım, and Ali Sürmeli.
About Turks at TIFF
Turks at TIFF is an initiative whose goal it is to increase visibility and legibility of the Turkish film industry on an international scale. Funded in large part by the Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism, the program was conceived thanks to their insight, advice, and constant support.
Over the past decade, filmmaking in Turkey has experienced a veritable renaissance and an ensuing process of self-realization and unification. Now is a crucial time for Turkish cinema to properly make its foray into the western milieu. The latest touchstone was set in 2014, its centenary year, in which Turkey’s most recognizable and successful director, Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Cannes Palme d’Or for his film, WINTER SLEEP.
TIFF’s inclusive format and its increasingly impactful reach have classed it amongst the best international film festivals, consistently offering cutting-edge, films each year. Since the late 1990s, it has been the event from which the most eminent Oscar “buzz” could be drawn. And for the past ten years, it has been placed second to Cannes.
Turks at TIFF therefore represents the Turkish filmmaking community’s official foray into the Canadian market, and it couldn’t come at a better time. This year in particular has represented an exceptional upswing for Turkish film in terms of visibility and diversification, which has been clearly reflected by TIFF’s 2015 Official Selection. Listed below are the playtimes for the six Turkish films – four features and two shorts, to be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Baskin [Midnight Madness]
September 11 – 11:49PM @ Ryerson Theatre, September 13 – 4:00PM @ Scotiabank 13, September 17 – 6:00PM @ Scotiabank 4
Frenzy [Contemporary World Cinema]
September 14 – 9:45PM @ Scotiabank 3, September 16 – 12:45PM @ Cinema 2, September 19 – 9:00PM @ Scotiabank 9
Ivy [Contemporary World Cinema]
September 12 – 6:30PM @ Scotiabank 11, September 14 – 8:45AM @ Cinema 4 – Paul & Leah Atkinson Family Cinema, September 20 – 8:00PM @ Scotiabank 7
Mustang [Special Presentations]
September 10 – 9:00PM @ Ryerson Theatre, September 11 – 2:45PM @ Cinema 2
Tarlabasi [Wavelengths]
September 13 – 7:30PM
Tuesday [Short Cuts]
September 16 – 6:45PM @ Scotiabank 14, September 20 – 3:15PM @ Soctiabank 11
Not only will these diverse films be on view, emerging director Derya Durmaz has been invited to join TIFF’s Talent Lab, conducted by the famed Wim Wenders. To flesh out the various offerings of the Turkish film industry even further, Turks at TIFF will screen a series of films that have also garnered wonder and acclaim over the past year, as well as stage events to entice Torontonians with some Turkish flavor.
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TURKS AT TIFF 2015 PROGRAM
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Friday, September 11
TURKISH BLOCKBUSTER PRESENTATION
[Location: Rainbow Cinemas Market Square – 80 Front St. E]
4 – 6PM Husband Factor (Romantic Comedy)
Q&A with Ezgi Mola and Murat Yıldırım followed by a wine & cheese reception
7 – 9 PM The Miracle (Comedy-Drama)
Q&A with Ali Sürmeli followed by a wine & cheese reception
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Saturday, September 12
EXCLUSIVE OPENING PARTY
[Location: Surprise venue to be disclosed the night before]
7PM – 11PM Concert with BaBa Zula feat. Brenna MacCrimmon
For invitations, please write to rsvp@karyzmaagency.com
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Sunday, September 13
TURKISH ARTHOUSE PRESENTATION
[Location: Rainbow Cinemas Market Square – 80 Front St. E]
4 – 6PM The Fish in Me (Drama)
6 – 8PM Snow Pirates (Drama)
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Monday, September 14
TURKISH DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE
[Location: Rainbow Cinemas Market Square – 80 Front St. E.]
4 – 5PM Redbull Anadolu Break
5 – 7PM Tales from Anatolia
7 – 9PM Re-Make, Re-Mix, Rip-Off
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Tuesday, September 15
IN HONOR OF MEHMET ERYILMAZ
[Location: Rainbow Cinemas Market Square – 80 Front St. E]
7 – 9PM The Visitor (Drama)
Q&A with director, Mehmet Eryılmaz and his trusted advisor, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Wednesday, September 16
TURKISH INDIE HITS PRESENTATION
[Location: Rainbow Cinemas Market Square – 80 Front St. E]
5 – 7PM Lemonade (Road Comedy)
7 – 9PM Once Upon a Time (Romance)
Q&A with Ilksen Basarir, Hazal Dut and Melisa Sözen followed by a wine & cheese reception
CLOSING PARTY
[Location: Ristorante Buonanotte – 19 Mercer St.]
9PM – 2AM
For invitations, please write to rsvp@karyzmaagency.com
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To find out more details about the films and our guests, as well as to buy tickets, please visit: turksattiff.com
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