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"MANUG'S JOURNEY" FILM PROJECT IS THE WINNER OF THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH CINEMA PLATFORM
ARMENPRESS
19 July, 2012
YEREVAN
Yerevan, July 19, ARMENPRESS: The "Manug's Journey" film project
of Ozlem Sariyildiz was the winner of the Armenian-Turkish cinema
platform. The author was awarded a $10,000 prize. The cinema platform
was being held in the framework of "Golden Apricot" International
Film Festival.
As "Armenpress" was informed by the Film Festival Press Department,
nine filmmakers from Armenia and Turkey selected from 25 applications
by the cinema platform pre-electoral commission, participated in
the Yerevan workshop. The participating film projects are: Mariam
Ohanyan's "Old Plane Branch", Arsen Arakelyan's "Dialogue", Erdal
Bilij's "Looking for Manug", Ozlem Sariyildiz's "Manug's Journey",
Gagik Ghazare's "My and Your Sunday", Gagik Harutyunyan's "One Life,
One Love", Ashot Lazarian's "Salem Abdul-Karim", Zeynel Koch's
"Silent Tombs" and Deria Durmaz's "Rainbow".
During the three-day workshop two unfinished films were presented:
"It is very wonderful- from America to Bitlis" (director Lusin Dink,
producer Soner Alper) and "Back to Gyuryun" (director Adrine Grigoryan,
producer Kara Marstn). Individual meetings between the Armenian and
Turkish filmmakers and trainers were also held. There was also a
lecture on fund finding for film production and support in Europe.
Armenia-Turkey cinema platform was formed in 2008 in the result of
the cooperation between "Golden Apricot" International Film Festival
and Anadolu Kultur, through which the two countries' film directors
can cooperate and create films. Since its creation the ATCP supported
the Armenian and Turkish film directors to create 12 films.
ARMENPRESS
19 July, 2012
YEREVAN
Yerevan, July 19, ARMENPRESS: The "Manug's Journey" film project
of Ozlem Sariyildiz was the winner of the Armenian-Turkish cinema
platform. The author was awarded a $10,000 prize. The cinema platform
was being held in the framework of "Golden Apricot" International
Film Festival.
As "Armenpress" was informed by the Film Festival Press Department,
nine filmmakers from Armenia and Turkey selected from 25 applications
by the cinema platform pre-electoral commission, participated in
the Yerevan workshop. The participating film projects are: Mariam
Ohanyan's "Old Plane Branch", Arsen Arakelyan's "Dialogue", Erdal
Bilij's "Looking for Manug", Ozlem Sariyildiz's "Manug's Journey",
Gagik Ghazare's "My and Your Sunday", Gagik Harutyunyan's "One Life,
One Love", Ashot Lazarian's "Salem Abdul-Karim", Zeynel Koch's
"Silent Tombs" and Deria Durmaz's "Rainbow".
During the three-day workshop two unfinished films were presented:
"It is very wonderful- from America to Bitlis" (director Lusin Dink,
producer Soner Alper) and "Back to Gyuryun" (director Adrine Grigoryan,
producer Kara Marstn). Individual meetings between the Armenian and
Turkish filmmakers and trainers were also held. There was also a
lecture on fund finding for film production and support in Europe.
Armenia-Turkey cinema platform was formed in 2008 in the result of
the cooperation between "Golden Apricot" International Film Festival
and Anadolu Kultur, through which the two countries' film directors
can cooperate and create films. Since its creation the ATCP supported
the Armenian and Turkish film directors to create 12 films.