The Maltepe Documentary (From Bryas to Maltepe) and other promotional film projects, were presented to Deputy Mayor, Mr. Mehmet Bingöl.
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After the 11th Dhaka International Film Festival…
COASTLANDERS 8 to 8 was one of the finalists at the 11 th Dhaka International Film Festival ( DIFF) in the category fo women filmmakers.
News from the daily newspaper NEWAGE written by Ariful Islam Mithu
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Schedule of the 11th International Dhaka Film Festival
“COASTLANDERS 8 to8” will be screened on Tuesday, Jan.19. 2010 at the 11 th International Dhaka Film Festival. Here is the festival schedule:
“COASTLANDERS 8 to 8” is selected as finalist for the “11th Dhaka International Film Festival”
The 11th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will be held in Dhaka from 14 to 22 January 2010. ” Festival categories are; Competition Section, Retrospective, Women Filmmakers, Tribute(s), Cinema of the World, Focus, Bangladesh Panorama, Independent Films, Children’s Film Festival and Spiritual Films.
“COASTLANDERS 8 to 8” is the only Turkish film which is selected as finalist for the category of Women Filmmakers. A selection of full-length feature films as well as short length and documentary films by female filmmakers will be screened at this year’s DIFF. An independent jury of female filmmakers, cultural experts, artists, and professionals will be appointed by the Festival Committee to judge this portion of the competition.
List of the Festival Films:
http://www.dhakafilmfest.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=73
“COASTLANDERS 8 to 8″ is selected as finalist for the ” 3th Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival”
-from the set- COASTLANDERS 8 to 8
“3 th Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival” will be held on October 5, 2009 which has been conducted by the “Chamber of Architects of Turkey“. And “8’den 8’e SAHİLDEKİLER” / ” COASTLANDERS 8 to 8” is finalist for the category of the national competition .
This festival is being planned within the context of “Celebration of Architecture and City” realized by the Chamber of Architects İstanbul Metropolitan Branch for the “World Architecture Day”, which is celebrated jointly by 1,200,000 global members of the Union of International Architects annually on each first Monday of the Month of October.
Members of the Jury for the National Competition:
Behiç Ak (Painter, Architect), Uğur Vardan (Film critic), Hilmi Etikan (Director of Documentary Films), Esin Köymen (Architect), Ayşe AK (Architect), M. Melih Güneş (Architect), Hasan Özgen (Director of Documentary Films), Necati Sönmez (Film Columnist, Director)
Substitude Jury Members for the National Competition:
İsmail Doğanyılmaz, Ayşen Ciravoğlu
Members of the Jury for the International Competition:
Necati Sönmez ( Director of Documentary Films ), Theron Patterson ( Teacher at he University of Bahçeşehir, teaching filming and television ), Fikret Terzi (Director – writer), M. Melih Güneş (Architect – writer), YeşimUstaoğlu ( Director Of Films )
The Films are Selected for the Category of National Competition: http://www.archfilmfest.org/tr/ulusalyarismafilmleri.htm
Source: http://www.archfilmfest.org/
Shooting of the “Coastlanders 8 to 8” has finished…
The pre-production and production procedures of “Coastlanders 8 to 8” (8’den 8’e Sahildekiler) have finished. And we are in post production procedure. This short documentary movie can be considered a part of and also a pre-production shooting of the main documentary project about Maltepe area in the future.
We observed a summer day at Maltepe Coastline in Istanbul and interviewed couple of local people who know the old times of the area.
Due to walking and working under the hot summer sun all day long we got sunburnt very much:-) Local people were helpful for us and especially old people were very pleased to hearing about short documentary. We did shooting on the boat and extra sunset shooting in other day.
As I known before and also as I heard from the Maltepe people my short movie will be the first documentary about Maltepe Coastline.
I like this place and I’m living here for many years. I also remember the old times we spent there with swimming etc. And I’ve been still spending some part of my daily time as walking and making fitness there towards to Princes’ Islands view.
Thanx to Burçin Ankara and Murat Vanlı who worked with me and did their best during the production procedure. Now I’m exited for the editing:-)
Test shots at the coast
Masterclass: Iikka Vehkalahti
Documentarist 2009 gave the film makers a wonderful opportunity to meet and discuss Mr. Iikka Vehkalahti world known documentary professional. And I was one of the lucky people who had this chance at 7 June in Pera Museum Theater, Istanbul.
Mr. Vehkalahti is a board member in Steps International, Steps India and IDFA. He has served as commissioning editor for YLE TV2 Documentaries in Finland since 1998. He is also the executive producer for “Steps for the Future”and is a serious producer for “Why Democracy”. He directed several awarded-winnig documentaries which are “Past is Present”, “Man From the Shadow” and “Daughter of a Terrorist”.
During more than 6 hours class he presented us his ideas such as what makes a documentary project extraordinary and worth of the production; differences between tv documentaries produced for weekly consumption and real documentaries, their global projects “Why Poverty” and “What’s Wrong With Men” open all the filmmakers around the world. And of course he also mentioned about many essential and critical subjects for documentary filmmakers.
We saw some examples of best / interesting documentaries from the world today and of them I saw this year in Filmmor which is “To See If I’m Smiling” directed by Israeli filmmaker Tamar Yarom. Beside the touchy story it has, this movie was remarkable for it’s camera using during interviews.
After he answered our tens of questions we watched the 10 min. teaser of feature length documentary Kümenopolis which has been still in production procedure and directed by İmre Balanlı. I loved his shots, technique and also the subject he has choosen. The film about unplanned architecture and 3rd Bridge project in Istanbul and also about a Kurdish family who has been living accomodation problem. I wish him luck to find some funds or producer to finance his movie.
At final Mr. Vehkalahti demanded us to present our own documentary projects if any of us have some. Me and 4 other persons presented our documentary projects to discuss with audience. As I remember 3 of them were not directors but I don’t remember the other friend was a director or not. Mr. Vehkalahti ciriticised the all 5 project ideas and gave us important tips. He wanted the audiences choice their favorite project which is worth for financing. Couple of audiences and film makers gave their opinions about the projects and had their choices. It seemed almost every project is good and can find it’s own way. Personally I’m glad to hear my project has been liked and it can have a chance in the future for its realization. It was interesting experience for me to share my project with people there and him but that’s for sure I should’ve explained it less complicated and more compact way:-)
As he said, documentary films as an art form as a purpose to stay for ever, having the strong touch of the director who sees, being local at the same time universal and most local films are actually the most global films.
Many thanks to Iikka Vehkalahti and Documentarist organizators…
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