Lucky Fourteen
14 Years. 14 Days. Welcome to the unique and vibrant cinematic event that is the 14th London Turkish Film Festival, a two-week mix of internationally acclaimed films and local box office hits taking place at six venues.
Over the past year, festival goers from Venice to Cannes, Locarno to San Sebastian, Montreal to Toronto have seen not only the re-emergence of cinema from Turkey but a vigorous re-definition of themes and identities. This independent mission to examine issues of class, gender and ethnicity has given these productions (national, trans-national and co-productions) a European face for the first time in its history.
Rich and entertaining, these films show that love can take the edge off the pain of returning home or can destroy the life of a carpet seller. An old manuscript offers redemption while documents at a border define separation. Immigrant dreams coincide in three European capitals or tragedy finds a young woman in a remote village. A devout man and a young boy equally struggle in their inner worlds while an aspiring filmmaker shares his destiny with a black marketeer.
The mysteries of the human heart are revealed in the sunny pastoral setting of a village and under dark Istanbul skies. An empty apartment or a yacht on the Aegean can carry secrets and an out of town trip can still bring hope to a couple. Desperate love not only touches a poet in prison but also a lovelorn couple. The darkness and depths of the human soul are explored in refugee camps, coastal towns and the back streets of Istanbul. Now it’s your turn to discover this mesmerizing collection of feature films, documentaries and shorts accompanied by the outstanding talent that created them.
The 14th London Turkish Film Festival truly deserves to be called "Lucky Fourteen". We hope that you will be able to join the celebration.
C4 looking for a Turkish Family!
Channel 4 is looking for a new family to take part in a second series of its critically acclaimed observational documentary, ‘The Family’.
Award-winning production company Firefly is inviting applications for a family to appear in the hit documentary series, which profiled the Hughes family from Canterbury, Kent in its debut this autumn. more info >>
Have your short film screened at BAFTA…
- Are you an independent film maker?
- Are you looking to show your short film at a prestigious event?
- Would you like to win prizes to help you make your next film?
Turkish or Kurdish Women Director Needed
We are looking for a volunteer Turkish or Kurdish (from Turkey) women director to shoot the winning script in the Domestic Violence Script and Photography Competition organised by IMECE.
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