BOSTON TURKISH FILM FESTIVAL
Ilk olarak 1 Mart 2001 de gerceklesen ve iki hafta suren Boston Turksih Film
Festivali o zamandan bu gune her yil Mart-Nisan aylarinda gerceklesmektedir.
Bu yil 5.si duzenlenecek olan Boston Turk Film ve Music Festivali 30 Mart - 29
Nisan tarihleri arasinda Boston Guzel Sanatlar Muzesinde gerceklesecek.
Bu seneki festival kapsaminda Fahir Atakoglu, Omer Faruk Tekbilek ve Derya
Turkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos Ensemble konser verecek. Son bes yildir ulkemizi
ve kulturumuzu tanitici filmler ile Amerikada yasayan Turk ve Turk severleri
biraraya getiren festival de bu yil 2005 de "Yilin En iyi Turk Filmi" secilen Anlat
Istanbul un da icinde bulundugu sayisiz Turk filmi gosterilecek.
Ilk olarak 1 Mart 2001 de gerceklesen ve iki hafta suren Boston Turksih Film
Festivali o zamandan bu gune her yil Mart-Nisan aylarinda gerceklesmektedir.
Bu yil 5.si duzenlenecek olan Boston Turk Film ve Music Festivali 30 Mart - 29
Nisan tarihleri arasinda Boston Guzel Sanatlar Muzesinde gerceklesecek.
Bu seneki festival kapsaminda Fahir Atakoglu, Omer Faruk Tekbilek ve Derya
Turkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos Ensemble konser verecek. Son bes yildir ulkemizi
ve kulturumuzu tanitici filmler ile Amerikada yasayan Turk ve Turk severleri
biraraya getiren festival de bu yil 2005 de "Yilin En iyi Turk Filmi" secilen Anlat
Istanbul un da icinde bulundugu sayisiz Turk filmi gosterilecek.
| ISTANBUL TALES (Anlat Istanbul) |
30 Mart 2006, 8 pm, 94 dakika, Turkish with English subtitles
Directed by Umit Unal, Kudret Sabanci, Selim Demirdelen, Yucel Yolcu, Omur Atay
Screenplay by Umit Unal
Cast: Altan Erkekli, Ozgu Namal, Mehmet Gunsur, Erkan Can, Azra Akin, Cetin Tekindor,
Vahide Gordum, Nejat Isler, Hilal Aslan, Yelda Reynaud, Sevket Coruh, Guven Kirac, Ismail
Hacioglu, Selen Ucer, Hasibe Eren, Nurgul Yesilcay, Selim Akgul, Erdem Akakce, Idil Uner,
Fikret Kuskan, Ahmet M. Taylan, Ece Hakim
Directed by Umit Unal, Kudret Sabanci, Selim Demirdelen, Yucel Yolcu, Omur Atay
Screenplay by Umit Unal
Cast: Altan Erkekli, Ozgu Namal, Mehmet Gunsur, Erkan Can, Azra Akin, Cetin Tekindor,
Vahide Gordum, Nejat Isler, Hilal Aslan, Yelda Reynaud, Sevket Coruh, Guven Kirac, Ismail
Hacioglu, Selen Ucer, Hasibe Eren, Nurgul Yesilcay, Selim Akgul, Erdem Akakce, Idil Uner,
Fikret Kuskan, Ahmet M. Taylan, Ece Hakim
Festivals and Awards:
17th Ankara International Film Festival (2006): Mahmut Tali Ongoren Special Prize, Best
Actress (Idil Uner), Bangkok Film Festival, Special Jury Prize (2006), Istanbul International
Film Festival, National Competition, Best Film and Best Actress (Yelda Reynaud) (2005),
11th Med Film Festival, Rome, Jury Prize of "Artistic Expression" (Original Idea) (2005)
17th Ankara International Film Festival (2006): Mahmut Tali Ongoren Special Prize, Best
Actress (Idil Uner), Bangkok Film Festival, Special Jury Prize (2006), Istanbul International
Film Festival, National Competition, Best Film and Best Actress (Yelda Reynaud) (2005),
11th Med Film Festival, Rome, Jury Prize of "Artistic Expression" (Original Idea) (2005)
| WAITING FOR THE CLOUDS ( Bulutlari Beklerken ) |
31 Mart 2006, 6 pm, 92 dakika, Turkish and Greek with English subtitles
Directed and written by Yesim Ustaoglu
Cast: Ruchan Caliskur, Dimitris Kamberidis, Ridvan Yagci, Ismail Baysan, Yannis
Georgiadis, Feride Karaman, Suna Selen, Oktar Durukan, Irene Tachmatzidou, Damoklia
Mustakidou, Fatma Parlagi
Directed and written by Yesim Ustaoglu
Cast: Ruchan Caliskur, Dimitris Kamberidis, Ridvan Yagci, Ismail Baysan, Yannis
Georgiadis, Feride Karaman, Suna Selen, Oktar Durukan, Irene Tachmatzidou, Damoklia
Mustakidou, Fatma Parlagi
Festivals and Awards:
Seattle International Film Festival: Official Selection (2005), Sofia International Film
Festival (2005), Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama Section (2005), Chicago
International Film Festival: Official Selection (2004), Montreal World Film Festival (2004)
, International Istanbul Film Festival: Best Actress (Rüçhan Çaliskur), Special Jury Award
(2004), Sundance Film Festival: NHK International Filmmakers Award (2003)
Seattle International Film Festival: Official Selection (2005), Sofia International Film
Festival (2005), Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama Section (2005), Chicago
International Film Festival: Official Selection (2004), Montreal World Film Festival (2004)
, International Istanbul Film Festival: Best Actress (Rüçhan Çaliskur), Special Jury Award
(2004), Sundance Film Festival: NHK International Filmmakers Award (2003)
| BOATS OUT OF WATERMELON RINDS ( Karpuz Kabugundan Gemiler Yapmak ) |
31 Mart 2006, 8 pm, 101 dakika, Turkish with English subtitles
Directed and written by Ahmet Ulucay
Cast: İsmail Hakki Taslak, Kadir Kaymaz, Gulayse Erkoc, Boncuk Yilmaz, Hasbiye Gunay,
Mustafa Coban, Fizuli Caferov, Ahmet Ulucay, Aysel Yilmaz
Directed and written by Ahmet Ulucay
Cast: İsmail Hakki Taslak, Kadir Kaymaz, Gulayse Erkoc, Boncuk Yilmaz, Hasbiye Gunay,
Mustafa Coban, Fizuli Caferov, Ahmet Ulucay, Aysel Yilmaz
Festivals and Awards:
Seattle International Film Festival, Official Selection (2005), Ankara International Film
Festival, Best Feature Film (2005) , SIYAD Film Critics Association, Best Film, Best
Director, Best Script (2005) , Black Sea Film Festival, Best Director and Best Debut Film
(2005) , London Turkish Film Festival (2004) , International Istanbul Film Festival: Best
Film in National Competition (2004), Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival: Best Feature
Film (2004)
Seattle International Film Festival, Official Selection (2005), Ankara International Film
Festival, Best Feature Film (2005) , SIYAD Film Critics Association, Best Film, Best
Director, Best Script (2005) , Black Sea Film Festival, Best Director and Best Debut Film
(2005) , London Turkish Film Festival (2004) , International Istanbul Film Festival: Best
Film in National Competition (2004), Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival: Best Feature
Film (2004)
| A BREATH WITH PINA BAUSCH ( Pina Bausch'la Bir Nefes ) |
1 Nisan 2006, 12 pm, 45 dakika, Turkish with English subtitles
Directed by Huseyin Karabey
Directed by Huseyin Karabey
| LOVELORN ( Gonul Yarasi ) |
1 Nisan 2006, 1 pm, 138 dakika, Turkish with English subtitles
Directed and written by Yavuz Turgul
Cast: Sener Sen, Meltem Cumbul, Guven Kirac, Timucin Esen, Sumru Tilmac, Devin Ozgun Cinar, Erdal Tosun
Directed and written by Yavuz Turgul
Cast: Sener Sen, Meltem Cumbul, Guven Kirac, Timucin Esen, Sumru Tilmac, Devin Ozgun Cinar, Erdal Tosun
| CROSSING THE BRIDGE : THE SOUND OF ISTANBUL ( Kopruyu Gecmek:Istanbul Hatirasi) |
1 Nisan 2006, 8 pm, 92 dakika, Turkish English and German with English subtitles
Directed by Fatih Akin
Featuring: Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkin Koray, Ceza, Istanbul
Style Breakers, Mercan Dede, Selim Sesler, Brenna MacGrimmon, Siyasiyabend, Orhan Gencebay, Muzeyyen
Senar, Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener
Directed by Fatih Akin
Featuring: Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Orient Expressions, Duman, Replikas, Erkin Koray, Ceza, Istanbul
Style Breakers, Mercan Dede, Selim Sesler, Brenna MacGrimmon, Siyasiyabend, Orhan Gencebay, Muzeyyen
Senar, Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener
| ANGEL'S FALL ( Melegin Dususu ) |
2 Nisan 2006, 5 pm, 93 dakika, Turkish with English Subtitles
Directed and written by Semih Kaplanoglu
Cast: Tulin Ozen, Budak Akalin, Musa Karagoz, Engin Dogan, Yesim Ceren Bozoglu, Ozlem Turhal, Can Kolukisa
Directed and written by Semih Kaplanoglu
Cast: Tulin Ozen, Budak Akalin, Musa Karagoz, Engin Dogan, Yesim Ceren Bozoglu, Ozlem Turhal, Can Kolukisa
| TOSS UP ( Yazi Tura ) |
2 Nisan 2006, 7 pm, 102 dakika, Turkish with English subtitles
Directed and written by Ugur Yucel
Cast: Olgun Simsek, Kenan Imirzalioglu, Bahri Beyat, Eli Mango, Engin Gunaydin, Teoman Kumbaracibasioglu,
Erkan Can
Directed and written by Ugur Yucel
Cast: Olgun Simsek, Kenan Imirzalioglu, Bahri Beyat, Eli Mango, Engin Gunaydin, Teoman Kumbaracibasioglu,
Erkan Can
| 2 GIRLS (2 Genc Kiz) |
7 Nisan 2006, 8 pm 100 dakika, Turkish with English subtitles
Directed by E. Kutlug Ataman
Based on a novel by Perihan Magden
Cast: Hulya Avsar, Vildan Atasever, Feride Cetin, Tugce Tamer, Gonen Bozbey, Sezgi Mengi
Directed by E. Kutlug Ataman
Based on a novel by Perihan Magden
Cast: Hulya Avsar, Vildan Atasever, Feride Cetin, Tugce Tamer, Gonen Bozbey, Sezgi Mengi
| ALL ABOUT MUSTAFA ( Mustafa Hakkinda Hersey ) |
8 Nisan 2006, 2 pm, 119 dakika, Turkish with English subtitles
Directed by Cagan Irmak
Cast: Fikret Kuskan, Basak Koklukaya, Nejat Isler, Serif Sezer
Directed by Cagan Irmak
Cast: Fikret Kuskan, Basak Koklukaya, Nejat Isler, Serif Sezer
| THE FAHIR ATAKOGLU TRIO |
8 Nisan 2006, 7:30 pm
Address : Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Tickets: General Admission $25, Students & Seniors $20. For Festival Pass holders $15 , Front-off-house
seating available for additional $5 per ticket
Address : Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Tickets: General Admission $25, Students & Seniors $20. For Festival Pass holders $15 , Front-off-house
seating available for additional $5 per ticket
| THE OMER FARUK TEKBILEK ENSEMBLE |
21 Nisan 2006, 8 pm
A benefit concert for victims of the recent earthquakes in Pakistan
Address : Boston University, Law School Auditorium, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
Omer Faruk Tekbilek (Neys, Vocal, Baglama, Zurna, Percussion), Hasan Isakkut (Kanun), Chris Rosser (Key’
s), Anthony Mazzella (Guitar), Chris Wabich (percussion), Murat Tekbilek (Percussion)
A benefit concert for victims of the recent earthquakes in Pakistan
Address : Boston University, Law School Auditorium, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
Omer Faruk Tekbilek (Neys, Vocal, Baglama, Zurna, Percussion), Hasan Isakkut (Kanun), Chris Rosser (Key’
s), Anthony Mazzella (Guitar), Chris Wabich (percussion), Murat Tekbilek (Percussion)
| LETTER FROM ISTANBUL |
29 Nisan 2006, 8 pm
Address, Tower Auditorium, Tower Building, Massachusetts College of Art, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Derya Turkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos Ensemble, Derya Turkan, kemence, Sokratis Sinopoulos, kemence &
lavta, Ugur Isik, violoncello, Hakan Gungor, kanun, Perikles Papapetropoulos, lavta
Fahreddin Yarkin, percussion, Ferruh Yarkin, percussion
Address, Tower Auditorium, Tower Building, Massachusetts College of Art, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Derya Turkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos Ensemble, Derya Turkan, kemence, Sokratis Sinopoulos, kemence &
lavta, Ugur Isik, violoncello, Hakan Gungor, kanun, Perikles Papapetropoulos, lavta
Fahreddin Yarkin, percussion, Ferruh Yarkin, percussion
Festivali Sunanlari Taniyalim
Bircok zenginliklere sahip kulturumuzu filmlerimizle Dunyaya
tanitacagimiz bir kapi haline gelen Boston Turk Film
Festivalinin kurucusu ve yoneticiligini Erkut Gomullu
yapmaktadir. Festival koordinatoru ve Web Designer gorevini
yapan Ferhan Gomullu disinda Festivali duzenleyenler
kurulu: Mevlut Akkaya (Film Director), Buket Alakus (Film
Director) , Ted Barron (Film Programmer, Harvard Film
Archive), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Film Director), Zeki Demirkubuz
(Film Director), Emre Kongar (Former Undersecretary of
Turkish Ministry of Culture), Fatih Ozguven (Film Critic), Bo
Smith (Katharine Stone White Head of Film, Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston) den olusmaktadir.
Bircok zenginliklere sahip kulturumuzu filmlerimizle Dunyaya
tanitacagimiz bir kapi haline gelen Boston Turk Film
Festivalinin kurucusu ve yoneticiligini Erkut Gomullu
yapmaktadir. Festival koordinatoru ve Web Designer gorevini
yapan Ferhan Gomullu disinda Festivali duzenleyenler
kurulu: Mevlut Akkaya (Film Director), Buket Alakus (Film
Director) , Ted Barron (Film Programmer, Harvard Film
Archive), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Film Director), Zeki Demirkubuz
(Film Director), Emre Kongar (Former Undersecretary of
Turkish Ministry of Culture), Fatih Ozguven (Film Critic), Bo
Smith (Katharine Stone White Head of Film, Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston) den olusmaktadir.