Three German-Turkish film projects in development supported

06.11.2019 | Funding decision

The German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and Istanbul Film Festival - Meetings on the Bridge met for a funding session during the 27th Filmfest Hamburg.

The Committee selected three projects from the six applications for Fundings:

Whitewash by Ahmet Necdet Cupur, 20,000 euros Co-production: Jyoti Film (Hamburg) & Liman Film

Electric Sleep by Zeynep Dadak, 20,000 euros Co-production: Fenafilm & unafilm (Berlin)

Dormitory (Yurt) by Nehir Tuna, 18,000 euros Co-production: Ultraviolet Film & StoryBay Media (Hamburg)

The projects that emerged from the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund include, for example, Emin Alper's "A Tale Of Three Sisters", a co-production by Berlin-based Komplizen Film, which screened in the 2019 Berlinale competition, won the prize for Best Directors at the Sarajevo Film Festival and is currently in the running for the European Film Awards.

The German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund was launched in 2011 by Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the Istanbul Film Festival - Meetings on the Bridge - with the aim of strengthening cooperation between German and Turkish filmmakers.

Image material A photo of the meeting can be viewed atdownloaded from the following link and may be used free of charge for editorial purposes. In the photo (from left): Teresa Hoefert de Turegano, Kirsten Niehuus, Helge Albers, Gülin Üstün and Malika Rabahallah.

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