German-Turkish Development Fund enters the next round

16.10.2017 | 4 projects funded

The German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Istanbul Film Festival / Meetings on the Bridge has selected four new German-Turkish film ideas for Fundings totalling 60,000 euros at its 7th meeting during Filmfest Hamburg.

The subsidised films include "When I'm Done Dying" by Nisan Dağ and "Selam Berlin" by Carsten Fiebeler. The Hamburg-based production company Red Balloon is involved in both projects on the German side.

All funded projects:

Orange from Barış Kaya (10,000 euros) Production: Peri Istanbul - Bilal Bağcı / Bredok Film Production - Mustafa Dok

Ela and Hilmi by Ziya Demirel (15,000 euros) Production: istos film - Annamaria Aslanoğlu / Kundschafter Film Produktion - Dirk Engelhardt

Selam Berlin by Carsten Fiebeler (15,000 euros) Production: Red Balloon - Dorothe Beinemeier / Solis Film - Müge Özen

When I'm Done Dying from Nisan Dağ (20,000 euros) Production: Solis Film - Müge Özen / Red Balloon - Dorothe Beinemeier

The German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund was founded in 2011 by the partners Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Medienboard and Istanbul Film Festival / Meetings on the Bridge to strengthen cooperation between German and Turkish filmmakers.

Photo: (from left) Malika Rabahallah, Maria Köpf, Kirsten Niehuus, Gülin Üstün, Teresa Hoefert de Turegano

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