The 13th edition of Meetings on the Bridge, organised within the scope of the 37thIstanbul Film Festival on 11-14 April2018, brings filmmakers from Turkey and the neighbouring countries together with professionals from the international industry.
While 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, it also aims to pave the way for co-productions. Film Development Workshop and Work in Progress will be taking place on 12-13 April.
This year 11 fiction and one documentary feature film projects have been selected from among 98 submissions to Meetings on the Bridge Film Development Workshop.
Among the participants of this year’s selection are; Fikret Reyhan, the winner of Golden Tulip Best Film Award at 36th Istanbul Film Festival with his debut film Yellow Heat; Burak Çevik, whose debut film The Pillar of Salt will be premiering at Berlinale Forum this year; Gürcan Keltek, the director Meteors the documentary which premiered in Locarno Film Festival; Senem Tüzen whose first film Motherland premiered in 72nd Venice Film Festival and Ercan Kesal, an established writer, scriptwriter, and actor. The selected filmmakers will be making the first presentations of their new film projects at Film Development Workshop on 12 and 13 April.
Projects selected for Film Development Workshop:
- A Day or Part of a Day (dir. Burak Çevik, prod. Selman Nacar- Fol Film)
- A Journey (dir. Fikret Reyhan, prod. Nizamettin Reyhan)
- Direct Sale (dir. Abdurrahman Öner, prod. Arzu Şenses Öner- Buhar Film Production)
- Far From Himself (dir. Yunus Ozan Korkut, prod. Okan Üzey, Suzan Güverte- Kalavara Film)
- Glasgow (dir. Sinan Kesova, prod. Yoel Meranda- Kamara Film)
- Hopefully Candidate (dir. Ercan Kesal, prod. Kerem Çatay- Ay Yapım, Ercan Kesal- Poyraz Film)
- My Brother's Army (dir. Senem Tüzen, prod. Adam Isenberg- Zela Film)
- My Heart Desires To Get Lost (dir. Berrak Çolak, prod. Engin Palabıyık- Harikulade Film)
- New Dawn Fades (dir. Gürcan Keltek, prod. Arda Çiltepe, Marc Van Goethem- 29P FILMS)
- Normal (dir. Ali Kemal Çınar, prod. Sinan Yusufoğlu)
- Penny Bank (dir. Ferit Karol, prod. Nefes Polat)
- The List of Those Who Love Me (dir. Emre Erdoğdu, prod. Emine İzmir, Zeynep Koray; co-prod. Hazar Ergüçlü- Rementad
Awards to be presented to selected projects at the end of the workshops:
- 30.000 TL Meetings on the Bridge Award
- 8000 EURO CNC Award
- Melodika Sound Award
- Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI) Script Workshop Award
- GeniusPark VFX Award
- Transilvania Pitch Stop Award
Film Development Workshop trainings will be held in March
Scriptwriters, directors and producers of the selected projects will participate in the training program designed as series master classes, case studies and group work sessions on script development, pitching, production, distribution, and marketing held by acclaimed filmmakers and experts.
A new award on Neighbours platform
Neighbours platform is launched in 2015 in order to initiate new collaborations and enhance communication between filmmakers from Turkey and the neighbouring countries. The Neighbours platform builds a ground for institutions and individuals to co-operate while facilitating the development of common stories.
This year, for the first time, PostBıyık - Sound Post Production Award will be presented to one of the projects at the Neighbours Platform.