Turkish Cinema to be Promoted at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival

Turkish Cinema is being promoted at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival this year. The "European Film Market" section of the 72nd Berlin Film Festival, where the festival section will be held physically, is held online.

“Klondike” Film in Panorama Selection

The film “Klondike”, which was given the “Co-Production Support” by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and which won Maryna Er Gorbach the “Best Director Award” at the Sundance Film Festival, is also included in the Panorama selection of the festival that started today.

In the Panorama selection, which will be opened with the screening of Alain Guiraudie's new movie Nobody's Hero, one of the important directors of European Cinema, the movie "Love, Mark and Death" by director Cem Kaya, known for his documentary "Motor: Copy Culture and Popular Turkish Cinema", will meet with the audience.

Another name in the festival will be director İlker Çatak, who will be at the Berlinale Co-Production Market with his film “Yellow Envelopes”.

18 Films in the Main Competition

Indian-American director M. Night Shyamalan will be the head of the jury for the main competition of the festival. At the festival, 18 films, including new films by directors such as Francois Ozon, Claire Denis, Hong Sang-soo, Ulrich Seidl, will compete for the Golden Bear award.

“Turkish Cinema” to be Introduced

Within the scope of the European Film Market section of the festival, Turkish films will be showcased in the international arena by introducing the newest and under development projects of Turkish cinema in the genres of feature films, short films and documentaries.

Co-production and project opportunities, which have become very important in the cinema sector, will also be discussed at the festival, in order to transfer information and technology, access to local funding sources, create potential markets and develop promotional activities.

Also at the Berlin Film Festival, the “Foreign Film Production Support”, which came into force with the new cinema law, will be presented to international filmmakers.