The 6th Annual Bloomington Turkish Film Festival

2010-02-18T15:12:00.017-06:00

Time: 8:00 pm
Place: Ballantine Hall Room 109
1020 E.Kirkwood Avenue

See map:
http://www.iub.edu/~iubmap/

*All films have English subtitles*

The festival is made possible by support from the IU Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Chair, the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, the IU Turkish Student Association and the Peasant Disco. This annual festival is organized by Turkish student volunteers. This year's festival is presented by Ihsan Topaloglu, Sinem Siyahhan, and Turgay Bayraktar.

The screening of “Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul”, a documentary on the music scene in Istanbul, on Saturday, March 27th follows the Peasant Disco; a unique international dance party in Bloomington focusing on music from the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Central Asia including Turkey. For details, please check: http://www.myspace.com/peasantdisco

Saturday, April 3

2010-02-16T07:45:00.001-06:00

Organize Isler (2005)
Magic Carpet Ride
Runtime: 106 min.

Genre: Comedy
Director: Yilmaz Erdogan
Screenwriter: Yilmaz Erdogan

Cast:
Yilmaz Erdogan, Demet Akbag, Ebru Akel, Altan Erekli, Erdem Bas, Cemile Cam, Tolga Cevik, Hande Dane, Berfin Erdogan, Oner Erkan, Osman Gidisoglu, Melike Guner, Sinem Guven, Salih Kalyon, Kadir Kandemir, Basak Koklukaya, Ersin Korkut, Ezgi Mola, Ozgu Namal, Tuncer Salman, Erdal Tosun, Berrak Tuzunatac, Osman Wober, Neslihan Yeldan, Murat Yildirim, Cem Yilmaz

Synopsis:
Asim Noyan and his gang make up a rambling collective, which concerns itself with a range of criminal activity, running from car theft to fraud. An inveterate womaniser, Asim meets the failed comedian Superman impersonator Samet while fleeing from an angry husband. Desperate Samrt finds himself unwittingly implicated in the life of Asim's gang. Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Ocak, a highly educated couple, unknowingly buy a stolen car from one of Asim's gang members for their daughter, Umut. Frustrated with the fraud and the police, Mrs. Ocak and Umut decide to go after the gang members to get their money back.

Festivals & Awards

Sadri Alisik Cinema and Drama Awards: Winner – Best Actor (Tolga Cevik)

Friday, April 2

2010-02-16T07:44:00.000-06:00

Sevgilim Istanbul (1999)

Istanbul My Love

Runtime: 103 min.

Genre: Drama

Director: Seckin Yasar

Screenwriter: Nedim Gursel,

Seckin Yasar, Izzet Yasar

Cast:

Karyofyllia Karabeti, Alptekin Serdengecti, Nisan Sitinyan, Koksal Engur, Erdinc Akbas, Nedim Saban, Arto Arsenyan, Gulen Cehreli

Synopsis:

Ali, a famous Turkish journalist who's made a name for himself trhough tackling dangerous political issues, meets Irini at an international journalism conference. Irini, daughter of Greek parents who had to migrate from Turkey long time ago, is also a journalist comes to Istanbul for the first time to visit Ali, her lover, and explore her father's city. One day, Ali mysteriously disappears. Irini ends up looking for Ali in the chaotic atmosphere of Istanbul, where his image and that of her father become interwined. Her search leads to mystery and a revelation.

Festivals & Awards

Ankara Film Festival
Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival

Saturday, March 27

2010-02-16T07:43:00.000-06:00

Istanbul Hatirasi (2005)

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Runtime: 90 min.

Genre: Documentary
Director: Fatih Akin

Screen writer: Fatih Akin

Cast:

Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkin Koray, Ceza, Istanbul Style Breakers, Mercan Dede, Selim Sesler, Brenna MacCrimmon, Siyasiyabend, Orhan Gencebay, Muzeyyen Senar, Sezen Aksu.

Synopsis:

The documentary digs deeper into Istanbul's musical and social history. It begins when Alexander Hacke, bassist for German avant-everthing band Einsturzende Neubauten, worked on Head-On's soundtrack and was bewitched by the local sounds. The camera follows him on his return trip as he records every tune he stumbles over. In briskly edited sequences peppered with fascinating found footage, eeach genre embodied in Istanbul is tightly linked to a neighborhood. The grunge kids ape Nirvanain gentrirying Beyoglu, hip-hop takes baby steps in quaint Kadikoy, and clarinetist Selim Sesler drops jawa in a rural bar in Kesan, a city ...There is a general fear among the subjects in the documentary that local traditions are dying amind the rush to modernization. This uncertainty is captured by pop music icon Sezen Aksu in her command performance of "Memories of Istanbul" evoking the city's rapidly disappearing past with impossibly noble resignation.

Festivals & Awards

Cannes Film Festival Official Selection
SİYAD (Turkish Cinema Writers and Critics Association) Cinema Awards: Winner – Best Screen director (Mehmet Aksin)
SİYAD (Turkish Cinema Writers and Critics Association) Cinema Awards: Winner – Best Music (Gokhan Kirdar)

Friday, March 26

2010-02-16T07:41:00.000-06:00

Istanbul Kanatlarimin Altinda (1996)
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
Runtime: 119 min.

Genre: Drama
Director: Mustafa Altioklar
Screenwriter: Mustafa Altioklar

Cast:
Ece Aydan, Okan Bayulgen, Beatriz Rico, Savas Ay, Zuhal Olcay, Haluk Bilginer, Burak Sergen, Tuncel Kurtiz, Betul Kizilok Bavli

Synopsis:
The film takes place in the 17th century Istanbul, the capital of Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Murad IV. The Sultan resists the domination of his mother, the Valide Kosem Sultan, and tries to enforce strict law and order in the empire. In an oppressive socio-political times, Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, whose passion is to explore, researches to understand the mechanisms of bird flight. Meanwhile, a Venetian ship that has been captured by Algerian pirates is brought into Istanbul. The young wounded lady named Francesca, the muted daughter of the Captain who has been working on deciphering Leonardo da Vinci's works in Rome, becomes a slave for Hazerfen Ahmet Celebi. Hazerfen Ahmet Celebi heals Francesca's wounds, and soon Hazerfen and Francesca fall in love and start working together to find out the secrets of flying. However, their adventorous spirit and experimentations raise eyebrows for some.

Festivals and Awards

SİYAD (Turkish Cinema Writers and Critics Association) Cinema Awards: Winner – Best Director of Cinematography (Ugur Icbak)