"Lions and Gazelles" is a thematic compilation inspired by a piece titled In the Arms of Lions and Gazelles, from Yasemin Özcan's solo exhibition Dead-End of Bliss. Unwitting prey, prey that turn into hunters, and hunters who refuse to lose their hunting spirit ** they all gather here, in each others' arms.
BLACK RING
2016, FICTION, HD, 14’58’’
DIRECTOR: HASAN CAN DAĞLI
SCREENPLAY: HASAN CAN DAĞLI, CEM ÖZÜDURU, TURGAY DOĞAN
ORIGINAL MUSIC: DAVID KILEDJIAN
PRODUCER: HASAN CAN DAĞLI, SERHAT CİNİSLİ
CAST: TURGAY DOĞAN, DOUNIA JAUNEAUD, YÜCE EŞER
DOP: OLCAY OĞUZ
ART DIRECTOR: TUBA ATAÇ
SOUND DESIGN: PATRICK JAUNEAUD
EDITING: HASAN CAN DAĞLI
POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: MURAT İZZET ARSLAN
A group of mysterious people organize an event in an abandoned mansion. The arrival of their guests leads to drastic turn of events.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Hasan Can Dağlı (İstanbul, 1987) lives in Istanbul. He studied film at the School of Visual Arts in New York and completed his graduate studies on the same subject at Marmara University. He currently works on commercials at Blah Films, which he co-founded in 2013. His key films include Organic Sleep (2015) and La Fabbricazione (2015).
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SULUKULE MON AMOUR
2016, DOCUMENTARY, HD, 6’12’’
DIRECTOR: AZRA DENİZ OKYAY
SCREENPLAY: AZRA DENİZ OKYAY
ORIGINAL MUSIC: AZRA DENİZ OKYAY
PRODUCER: ZEYNEP ARMAĞAN ŞAHAN
CAST: GİZEM NALBANT, DINA MADANY
DOP: ANDAÇ ŞAHAN
PRODUCTION HOUSE: 85/90 PROJECTS
EDITING: ALİ AGA
SOUND DESIGN: CENKER KÖKTEN
COLOR GRADING: İLKER ÇEVİKKAYA
Sulukule Mon Amour is the story of Sulukule residents Gizem and Dina, two girls who express their striving for freedom through dance. For them, dancing is freedom, peace, being themselves- and one of the best ways to unite.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Azra Deniz Okyay (İstanbul, 1983) lives in Istanbul. She completed her graduate and master’s degrees at Sorbonne-Nouvelle and worked at Michel Gondry’s film studio, Partizan, in Paris. She established a video workshop in Sulukule and at a school in Zeytinburnu, where she taught children. Her key films include Little Black Fishes (2013), La Sépa-Ration (2004) and Cengiz (2002).
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A PRESENT
2016, FICTION, HD, 9’
DIRECTOR: MUHAMMED SEYYİD YILDIZ
SCREENPLAY: MUHAMMED SEYYİD YILDIZ
ORIGINAL MUSIC: UMUT DÖVEN
PRODUCER: MUHAMMED SEYYİD YILDIZ
CAST: ROJÎN İPEK ULUSOY, SADIK ÖZGEZER
DOP: EMRE ÖKTEN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: MUSAB TEKİN
ART DIRECTOR: TAJDİN AYTEK
SOUND: ALİ KEMAL ÇINAR
SOUND DESIGN: UMUT DÖVEN
One day, a little girl hits the road to buy a present for her esteemed guests…
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Muhammed Seyyid Yıldız (Urfa, 1994) lives in Istanbul. He is currently studying Film and TV at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. A Present is his first film as director.
7 CENTIMETERS
2016, FICTION, HD, 16’30’’
DIRECTOR: METEHAN ŞEREFLİOĞLU
SCREENPLAY: METEHAN ŞEREFLİOĞLU
PRODUCER: METEHAN ŞEREFLİOĞLU
CAST: ÖZGÜR MOLLA, ALİ DÜŞENKALKAR, MURAT KAPDAĞLI
DOP: BURÇİN ESİN
EDITING: METEHAN ŞEREFLİOĞLU
ART DIRECTOR: ALİ ALTUNSOY
Erdem is a high school student. The principal constantly warns him to cut his hair to conform with school rules, his parents keep pressuring him too. But he’s conflicted because the girl he likes, likes his long hair.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Metehan Şereflioğlu (İstanbul, 1991) lives in Istanbul. He worked on several television series as assistant director and is currently studying Film Design and Directing at Dokuz Eylül University. His key films include Mucize Aynalar (2015) and Zede (2014).
THE CIRCLE
2016, FICTION, HD, 13’56’’
DIRECTOR: RÛKEN TEKEŞ
SCREENPLAY: RÛKEN TEKEŞ
ORIGINAL MUSIC: KARDEŞ TÜRKÜLER
PRODUCER: RÛKEN TEKEŞ
CAST: DELİLA KAYA, EMİRCAN KAYA, MÜFİT AYTEKİN
DOP: DENİZ EYÜBOĞLU AYDIN
EDITING: ÖZCAN VARDAR
SOUND: UMUT ŞENYOL
COLOR: CENK EROL
POST-PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: CENGİZ KARADAĞ
In Mesopotamia, children with different ethnicities, languages and religions attend the same primary schools. One of these students is Zelal, a 7 year old Yezidi Kurd. On a regular school day, the Turkish teacher designates the letter of the day as “O” – which is also a pronoun for he/she/it in Turkish. Zelal’s classmates starts using this letter in an unexpected way...
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Rûken Tekeş (Diyarbakır, 1976) lives in Istanbul. She worked abroad as a human rights specialist for the United Nations for several years. She has been continuing her work in Turkey for the past five years and has recently started developing film projects on this topic. The Circle is her first film as director.
TODAY
2016, ANIMATION, HD, 5’17’’
DIRECTOR: EREN TOPÇU
SCREENPLAY: EREN TOPÇU
ORIGINAL MUSIC: MURAT YASİN
PRODUCER: EREN TOPÇU
SOUND DESIGN: MURAT YASİN
ANIMATOR: EREN TOPÇU
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: BURCU MELEKOĞLU, TÜRKER VURAL, VUSLAT KARAN
Based on an a text by Turkish novelist Aslı Erdoğan, the film is a surreal rendition of the author’s look at humanity’s global crisis and its place in eternity.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
After majoring in animation at Anadolu University, she worked in the advertising industry and offered yoga sessions in the meantime. She provided news about local and international movements such as Gezi and the Cairo trials for the independent newspaper T24 between 2013 and 2016. She has since focused on writing and producing her own projects, which center on humanity and how it’s nourished by mythology, language and symbols. Her key films include O (2006).
TWO PIECES
2016, FICTION, HD, 20’45’’
DIRECTOR: MURAT UĞURLU
SCREENPLAY: MURAT UĞURLU
ORIGINAL MUSIC: AVI MEDINA
PRODUCER: HAMİT ÖZONUR
CAST: EROL BABAOĞLU, ÖZER ARSLAN, NATALIA DURSEWICZ
DOP: SEBASTIAN WEBER
ART DIRECTOR: BİLLUR TURAN
EDITING: ÖZCAN VARDAR, MURAT UĞURLU
It’s early morning in a small border town in western Turkey... Two men go deep into the forest in a jeep with an official plate. Beauty and death will find them unprepared.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Murat Uğurlu (Ankara, 1987) lives in Istanbul. After graduating from the Faculty of Communication at Ankara University, he studied directing at the Polish National Film School Lodz.. His first book of short stories ‘Buralar Bıraktığın Gibi’ was published in 2013. His key films include Polonaise (2013), Another Face (2012) and Lake (2009).
