13th edition of Meetings on the Bridge, organised within the scope of the 37th Istanbul Film Festival on 6-13 April 2018

The 13th edition of Meetings on the Bridge, organised within the scope of the 37thIstanbul Film Festival on 6-13 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.

Neighbours Platform

Meetings on the Bridge has launched Neighbours platform in 2015 in order to initiate new collaborations and enhance communication between filmmakers from Turkey and its neighbouring countries. Selected through methods of scouting and interviewing from the neighbouring countries, the filmmakers will have a pitching training, followed by one-to-one meetings with international film professionals.

This year 5 feature film projects have been selected from neighbouring countries such as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Syria to Meetings on the Bridge Neighbours Platform.

Projects selected for Neighbours Platform:

• Azerbaijan / Clouds On Leashes, Director: Gunel Eva, Producer: Maria Ibrahimova – Cinex Productions
• Georgia / The Empty House, Director: Rati Tsiteladze, Producers: Rati Tsiteladze, Nino Varsimashvili – Artway Film
• Iran / Siyah Sefid, Director: Sohail Afiat, Producers: Arto Sebastian, Karoline Henkel – Wood Water Films, Co-producer: Zeynep Köprülü – Periferi Film
• Iran / Pas Farda, Director: Hamed Rajabi, Producer: Etienne de Ricaud - Caractères Productions
• Syria / Le Retour, Director: Meyar Al Roumi, Producer: Xavier Rocher - La Fabrica Nocturna Productions

Awards to be presented to the selected projects at the end of the workshop:

• 8000 EURO CNC Award
• Postbıyık Sound Post Production Award

Work in Progress

Aiming to offer a support for films in post-production from Turkey, Work in Progress in its seventh year, will be presenting a selection of films in post-production on 12 and 13 April to international distributors, sales agents festival, fund representatives and broadcasters.

Films selected for Work in Progress:

• Come Rain Or Shine, Director: Zeynep Güzel, Producers: Selin Murat, Zeynep Güzel
• Evimizin Arka Bahçesi, Director: Teymûr Evdikê, Producer: Mehmet Kamîk
• Güvercin Hırsızları, Director: Osman Doğan, Producer: Sinan Sertel – Fanus-u Hayal
• İçerdekiler, Director: Hüseyin Karabey, Producers: Hüsayin Karabey – Asi Film, Caner Cindoruk, Gizem Erman Soysaldı
• Saf, Director: Ali Vatansever, Producer: Selin Vatansever Tezcan – Terminal Film , Co-producers: Harry Flöter, Jörg Siepmann – 2 Pilots Film , Anamaria Antoci – 4 Proof Film
• Son Çıkış, Director: Ramin Matin, Producers: Emine Yıldırım, Oğuz Kaynak – Giyotin Film

Awards to be presented to the selected films at the end of the workshop:

• Color Up Post-production Award
• Başka Sinema Award
• Paz Digital Communication Award
• Daire Creative Key Art Design Award

Awards will be presented at the closing ceremony taking place on 13 April at l’Institut Français Istanbul.

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