16th London Turkish Film Festival

16th London Turkish Film Festival
	Festival Logo
Location	London, England
Awards	Golden Wings
Festival date	November 4–18, 2010
Website	http://www.ltff.org.uk/index.php

The 16th London Turkish Film Festival is a film festival held in London, England which ran from November 4 to 18, 2010. During the course of the festival seventeen feature films and two programmes of shorts were presented at the Apollo Theatre and the Rio Cinema.[1][2][3]

The festival began with an opening gala at the Empire, Leicester Square, attended by Turkish Ambassador to London Ünal Çeviköz, Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism official Abdurrahman Çelik, actor Şener Şen, film and theater star Genco Erkal and director Çağan Irmak, at which the Golden Wings awards for Lifetime Achievement and Digiturk Digital Distribution were presented and Sleeping Princess (Turkish: Prensesin Uykusu) directed by Çağan Irmak received its world premiere.[4][5]

Awards

Golden Wings Lifetime Achievement Award: Şener Şen (actor)
Golden Wings Digiturk Digital Distribution Award: Honey (Turkish: Bal) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu

Programmes

Opening Film

Sleeping Princess (Turkish: Prensesin Uykusu) directed by Çağan Irmak[6]

Golden Wings Digiturk Digital Distribution Competition

Five Turkish films made in the preceding year were selected to compete in the festival’s feature film competition.

Competition Jury

Catharine des Forges (Independent Cinema Office director)
Derek Malcolm (film writer and critic)
Sevin Okyay (Turkish film critic, writer and translator)
Louis Savy (Sci-Fi-London festival programmer and director)

Films in Competition

Cosmos (Turkish: Kosmos) directed by Reha Erdem[7]
The Crossing (Turkish: Kavşak) directed by Selim Demirdelen[8]
Honey (Turkish: Bal) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu[9]
In Darkness (Turkish: Karanlıktakiler) directed by Çağan Irmak[10]
Majority (Turkish: Çogunluk) directed by Seren Yüce[11]

Out of Competition Showings

Based Down South (German: Wir Sitzen im Süden) directed by Martina Priessner[12]
Black and White (Turkish: Siyah Beyaz) directed by Ahmet Boyacıoğlu[13]
Dark Cloud (Turkish: Bahtı Kara) directed by Theron Patterson[14]
Loose Cannons (Italian: Mine Vaganti) directed by Ferzan Özpetek[15]
Müezzin directed by Sebastian Brameshuber[16]
Not Worth A Fig (Turkish: İncir Çekirdeği) directed by Selda Çiçek[17]
Resurrecting: The Street Walker directed by Özgür Uyanık[18]
Tales From Kars (Turkish: Kars Öyküleri) directed by Özcan Alper, Ülkü Oktay, Emre Akay, Ahu Öztürk & Zehra Derya Koç[19]
Turquoise (Turkish: Turkuaz) directed by Kadir Balcı[20]

"Yusuf Trilogy" by Semih Kaplanoğlu

Egg (Turkish: Yumurta) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu[21]
Milk (Turkish: Süt) directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu[22]

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External links

Official website for the festival

References

"British capital to host Turkish film festival in November". Cumhuriyet. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Irmak's new film to open London Turkish film fest". Today's Zaman. 2010-10-27. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
"Turkish cinema to take over London for two weeks". Hürriyet Daily News. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
"16th London Turkish film festival kicks off on Sunday". Cumhuriyet. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
"16th Turkish Film Festival kicks off in London". Hürriyet Daily News. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
"Sleeping Princess / Prensesin Uykusu". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Cosmos / Kosmos". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"The Crossing / Kavsak". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Honey / Bal". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"In Darkness / Karanlıktakiler". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"The Majority / Çogunluk". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Based Down South / Wir Sitzen Im Süden Yedek Memleket". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Black & White / Siyah Beyaz". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Dark Cloud / Bahtı Kara". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Loose Cannons / Mine Vaganti". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Muezzin / Müezzin". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Not Worth A Fig / İncir Çekirdeği". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Resurrecting: The Street Walker". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Tales From Kars / Kars Öyküleri". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Turquoise / Turkuaz". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Egg / Yumurta". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
"Milk / Süt". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

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[C01-1] "British capital to host Turkish film festival in November". Cumhuriyet. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[TZ01-2] "Irmak's new film to open London Turkish film fest". Today's Zaman. 2010-10-27. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2010-10-27.

[HDN01-3] "Turkish cinema to take over London for two weeks". Hürriyet Daily News. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-11-02.

[C02-4] "16th London Turkish film festival kicks off on Sunday". Cumhuriyet. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

[HDN02-5] "16th Turkish Film Festival kicks off in London". Hürriyet Daily News. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

[LTFFS00-6] "Sleeping Princess / Prensesin Uykusu". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFC01-7] "Cosmos / Kosmos". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFC02-8] "The Crossing / Kavsak". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFC03-9] "Honey / Bal". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFC04-10] "In Darkness / Karanlıktakiler". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFC05-11] "The Majority / Çogunluk". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS01-12] "Based Down South / Wir Sitzen Im Süden Yedek Memleket". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS02-13] "Black & White / Siyah Beyaz". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS03-14] "Dark Cloud / Bahtı Kara". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS04-15] "Loose Cannons / Mine Vaganti". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS05-16] "Muezzin / Müezzin". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS06-17] "Not Worth A Fig / İncir Çekirdeği". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS07-18] "Resurrecting: The Street Walker". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS08-19] "Tales From Kars / Kars Öyküleri". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS09-20] "Turquoise / Turkuaz". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS10-21] "Egg / Yumurta". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.

[LTFFS11-22] "Milk / Süt". LTFF. Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2010-10-25.