!f Istanbul celebrates the third year
of the ‘!f Inspired International Film
Competition’, designed to award
new directions in cinema. Open to
emerging directors from around the
world, ‘!f Inspired’ aims to highlight films
which show technical innovation, bold
narrative and courageous storytelling.
The competition program will be judged
by a jury of prominent members of the
international and Turkish film industry,
who will select the year’s ‘Most Inspired
Director’.
Uruphong Raksasad, Thailand , 2009
Adrián Biniez, Uruguay – Argentina – Germany – Spain, 2008
Ho Tzu Nyen, Singapore, 2009
Tarik Saleh, Sweden – Denmark – Norway , 2009
Xiaolu Guo, UK – France – Germany, 2009
Sonja Wyss, Netherlands, 2008
Kyle Patrick Alvarez, USA, 2009
Emre Şahin, Turkey , 2009
The latest titles from acclaimed independent
directors, as well as awardwinning
recent festival favourites from
Toronto, Cannes, Sundance and more.
Sophie Barthes, USA - France, 2009
Philippe Falardeau, Canada, 2008
Adam Elliot, Australia, 2009
Bahman Ghobadi, Iran, 2009
Warwick Thornton, Australia, 2009
Wes Anderson, USA – UK, 2009
Sebastián Silva, Chile – Mexico, 2009
Jacques Audiard, France, 2009
Dagur Kári, Denmark-Iceland-USA-France-Germany , 2009
Peter Jackson, USA-UK-New Zealand, 2009
The statistic which first inspired this new section was a depressing
one: In Sweden, home to one of the world’s most gender-equal
legal systems, gender-based violence against women has risen 58
percent in the past decade. In Turkey the fact that one in two women
is subject to some form of domestic abuse is often seen in relation to
society’s “traditionalism. ” The assumption is that modernisation and
urbanisation will magically do away with this inequity. It seems not.
Understanding the hows and whys of that requires shining lots of light
on society’s labyrinthine depths.
We decided to look at things from another perspective. Given
that “man”, just like “woman”, is an ongoing product of historical-
societal-cultural processes, what do today’s films have to say about
this? What are men made of?
Nicolas Winding Refn, UK, 2008
Ali Yorgancıoğlu, Uluç Ali Kılıç, Gönenç Uyanık, Turkey, 2009
Jesper Ganslandt, Sweden , 2009
Bingöl Elmas, Turkey – France, 2010
Selda Asal, Sweden – Denmark – Norway , 2008
Joshua Safdie, Benny Safdie, USA, 2009
Life in Sound celebrates pioneers
whose music has touched millions of
people and sounds that have inspired
new subcultures around the world.
Jonathan Caouette, All Tomorrow's People, UK, 2009
Ali Demirel, Richie Hawtin, Germany, 2009
Roger Landon Hall, USA, 2009
Vincent Moon, Nathanaël Le Scouarnec, France, 2009
Japanese oddities, cutting edge CGI,
off-the-hook story-telling, classical ani-
mation, outrageous action sequences
and gripping crime... A range of films
from around the world that boldly ven-
ture where you want to go
Paul & Sandra Fierlinger, USA, 2009
Mamoru Hosoda, Japan, 2009
Rie Rasmussen, France , 2008
Jang Hun, South Korea , 2008
“To every man is given the gates of
heaven. The same key opens the gates
of hell.” Buddhist proverb
John Maringouin, USA-UK, 2008
Pirjo Honkasalo, Finland, 2009
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, USA, 2009
Michel Gondry, France, 2009
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
Chinese proverb
Johan Grimonprez, Belgium – Germany – Netherlands , 2009
Rüya Arzu Köksal, Turkey, 2010
Doğa Kılcıoğlu, Turkey, 2010
Franny Armstrong, UK , 2008
Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania , 2009
It is often said that it would be almost impossible to categorize Kurdish cinema, if not for its subtle depictions of homelessness, life between borders and the enduring sense of missing it inherits from a past full of ruptures. We’re delighted to present our audiences with some of the best works in recent Kurdish cinema. Here’s to speaking about the past, the present and possible futures in uninterrupted, unafraid and hopeful ways.
We would like extend our thanks to Mustafa Gündoğdu –the director of Kurdish Film Festivals in New York and London- who has followed Kurdish cinema for over a decade and helped us to create this programme, accepting of the fact that we, in Turkey, are new to the territory.
Hisham Zaman, Norway , 2005
Hisham Zaman, Norway , 2007
An !f staple, the Rainbow section
embraces those who want to love
without fear. Featuring award-winning
films, discussions and a legendary
party, it is also a nudge in the right
direction to those who hate the ones
who love.
Nicolo Donato, Denmark, 2009
Heather Tobin, Canada, 2008
Nana Neul, Germany , 2008
Ron Peck, Paul Hallam, UK , 1978
!f Cult celebrates its second year.
Each year, this section will screen
one cult classic, hand-picked from
the archives of film history by Altyazı
magazine for its timely relevance to the
world today.
This sectiom also features the zany
Quick Gun Murugun, adventures of a
vegeterian cowboy who is already a cult
hero in İndia.
Mikhail Kalatozov, Soviet Union – Cuba , 1964
Shashank Ghosh, India , 2008
Once again, !f is honored to present its audiences with some of the year’s most interesting shorts from Turkey. Thematically presented in four different screenings, the films in this selection creatively and diversely approach the human plight. The audience award winner is presented with an all expenses paid trip to an international film festival. Screenings are all free of charge and will be held in AFM Fitaş Cinemas and KargArt in Istanbul and Ankara University Faculty of Communication, ODTU GISAM and the Turco-British Association during !f Ankara.
All shorts will be screened with electronic English subtitles during AFM Fitaş cinema screenings.
See www.kargart.org for the schedule of Kadıköy KargArt screenings on February 13&14.
Films guaranteed to make you squirm,
squeal and jump out of your seat.
Tomorrow’s cult classics, today.
Tommy Wirkola, Norway, 2009
Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel, USA, 2008
In this special screening !f presents
a special film by the talented Gustav
Deutsch which takes Godard’s famous
line about cinema as a departure point
to build a collage of archival footage
which refreshes our memories of the
history of cinema, and the 20th century.
Gustav Deutsch, Austria , 2009
