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April 29, 2014 Tuesday
Turkish actress Derya Durmaz's short film premieres in Paris
Turkish actress Derya Durmaz's short film "Ziazan" will receive its
world premiere in Paris as part of the SEE a Paris - Festival Des
Cinemas Du Sud-Est Europeen (Southeastern European Film Festival),
which will wrap up its fourth edition on Wednesday.
Written and directed by Durmaz, the actress's first directorial effort
will be screened on Wednesday in the section "Selection de
courts-metrages et de films d'animation" (a selection of short and
animated films). The 15-minute film, which is produced by the
screenwriter-producer and movie critic Emine Yildirim's Istanbul-based
film company Giyotin Film, recounts the story of a four-year-old
Armenian girl, Ziazan, as she hides in her uncle's luggage in order to
get more of the chocolate he is bringing her from Turkey as a gift.
Financially supported by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism's
Directorate General of Cinema, "Ziazan" was the winner of a workshop
organized by the Armenia Turkey Cinema Platform (ETSP) in 2012.
Following its world premiere in Paris, the film will travel to Iraq,
where it will be shown at the Erbil International Film Festival, which
will run from May 5 to 10. Then it will be heading to Germany for
Hamburg's Mo and Friese Children's Short Film Festival. The production
will be screened in the Globe Trotter section and compete for the main
award at the German film festival, which will run from June 1 to 9.
The last stop of the film will be the 30th edition of the Festroia
International Film Festival, which will take place from June 6 to 15
in the Portuguese city of Setubal.
April 29, 2014 Tuesday
Turkish actress Derya Durmaz's short film premieres in Paris
Turkish actress Derya Durmaz's short film "Ziazan" will receive its
world premiere in Paris as part of the SEE a Paris - Festival Des
Cinemas Du Sud-Est Europeen (Southeastern European Film Festival),
which will wrap up its fourth edition on Wednesday.
Written and directed by Durmaz, the actress's first directorial effort
will be screened on Wednesday in the section "Selection de
courts-metrages et de films d'animation" (a selection of short and
animated films). The 15-minute film, which is produced by the
screenwriter-producer and movie critic Emine Yildirim's Istanbul-based
film company Giyotin Film, recounts the story of a four-year-old
Armenian girl, Ziazan, as she hides in her uncle's luggage in order to
get more of the chocolate he is bringing her from Turkey as a gift.
Financially supported by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism's
Directorate General of Cinema, "Ziazan" was the winner of a workshop
organized by the Armenia Turkey Cinema Platform (ETSP) in 2012.
Following its world premiere in Paris, the film will travel to Iraq,
where it will be shown at the Erbil International Film Festival, which
will run from May 5 to 10. Then it will be heading to Germany for
Hamburg's Mo and Friese Children's Short Film Festival. The production
will be screened in the Globe Trotter section and compete for the main
award at the German film festival, which will run from June 1 to 9.
The last stop of the film will be the 30th edition of the Festroia
International Film Festival, which will take place from June 6 to 15
in the Portuguese city of Setubal.