Three new film ideas supported

03.11.2020 | German-Turkish funding round

In its tenth session, the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and Istanbul Film Festival - Meetings on the Bridge has funded three co-productions in development. This year, the decision was made in a virtual meeting instead of the traditional Filmfest Hamburg meeting.

The Committee selected the following projects for Fundings from twelve applications:

The Shallow Tale of a Writer who decided to write about a Serial Killer from Tolga Karaçelik, 15,000 euros Co-production: Port au Prince Film (Berlin) & Karaçelik Film

Two Eyeds by Ziya Demirel, 15,000 euros Co-production: Istos Film & Klinkerfilm (Hamburg)

Suddenly by Melisa Önel, 10,000 euros Co-production: Vigo Film & Leitwolf Filmproduktion (Hamburg)

The projects that emerged from the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund include Emin Alper's drama "A Tale Of Three Sisters", a co-production by Berlin-based Komplizen Film, which screened in competition at the Berlinale in 2019.

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 bedownloaded here and may be used free of charge for editorial purposes. In the photo (from left): Jana Ziebart (Medienboard), Malika Rabahallah and Helge Albers (FFHSH), Gülin Üstün (Meetings on the Bridge) ,Kirsten Niehuus (Medienboard) and Beste Yamalioglu (Meetings on the Bridge).

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