21 February 2010 - 21 February 2010 (17:00 - 21:00)
AFM Fitaş 4
The world’s shell appears to be cracking. It is a time when we need to re-think all definitions of geographies and put different - and perhaps more ambivalent- definitions to use in order to recognize new connections, associations and alliances. We are joined by a number of inspirational people, both from within the film industry and artists, to help make sense of these changing paradigms. The first section "New Visions for the Film Industry" is seeking for these questions. How is cinema responding to the crisis of our times? How might it evolve? How can we take advantage of new channels of distribution? What are the challenges involved in getting bold new films out into the world? Joining us is Jean Rozat is the director of Arte, Europe’s leading TV channel for documentary production and dissemination. Hengameh Panahi is the founder and director of Celluloid Dreams, one of the world’s leading producers and distributors of arthouse and independent films. Caroline Libresco is senior programmer of World Cinema at the Sundance Film Festival. Daniel Birman Ripstein, known for his multiple award-winning films The Crime of Father Amarro and Daniel y Ana, is also the deputy head of the Mexican Association of Independent Film Producers.
The second section "Artists Speak About Shifting Borders" will be starting at 7:00 pm. Novelist Elif Shafak focuses on the geographies of the margins. Her writing seems to journey through opposing geographies and histories, bringing marginalized psychologies in contact with each other and us. Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky, in his last work, ‘Antarctic Suite: Ice Loops’, takes us through the vast geographies of Antarctica, the only uninhabited continent. Director Bahman Ghobadi speaks to us from distinct, specific geographies of human tragedy.
20 February 2010 - 20 February 2010 (16:00 - 19:00)
Festival HQ (The Hall)
Participants: Doğa Kılcıoğlu, Emre Akay, Bingöl Elmas, Jean Rozat, Patrice Barrat
This year, !f istanbul received more than two hundred shorts, some of which were very high-quality, captivating documentaries.
Many documentary-makers in Turkey today are in search for producers and the finances necessary to bring their next project
to life. TV channels abroad are certainly one of the main potential supporters for co-productions. Joining us for this round table
discussion are the participants involved in the project ‘The Other Turkey’, realised in the last year with Arte Support, and as a
production of Paris based Article Z (www.articlez.fr). The production process, its advantages and negotiations will be discussed
by Arte General Director Jean Rozat, Article Z president Patrice Barrat and three documentary-makers who recently completed
documentary films within this project; Emre Akay, Bingöl Elmas and Doğa Kılcıoğlu.
19 February 2010 - 19 February 2010 (17:00 - 19:00)
Festival HQ (The Hall)
Speakers: Altyazı
This year, for the second time, Altyazı Monthly Cinema Magazine re-discovers a cult film for !f İstanbul enthusiasts, and, as they
did last year with Lindsay Anderson’s film O Lucky Man!, the Altyazı team will dissect their discovery in a post-screening debate.
The film chosen for !f Cult 2010 is one which will most probably become even more of a classic in the 2000s, now that the Cuban
revolution has passed it’s 50th anniversary: I am Cuba. The debate, open to audience participation, will be moderated by Altyazı critics, and will take place on Friday, February 19th, after the screening of I am Cuba.
19 February 2010 - 19 February 2010 (14:00 - 16:00)
Festival HQ (The Hall)
Because we need art to point the way to normalisation. To remind us of the human faces behind the headlines, we need to
see Eastern stories on Western screens and to watch strong films with honest points to make about the world and its many
faces. This discussion involves people who come to this issue from different angles. Mustafa Gündoğdu, director of the
New York and London Kurdish Film Festivals, visiting directors Doug Aubrey and Hisham Zaman and one of Turkey’s most
promising new directors, Hüseyin Karabey. Their stories are those of their own experiences and productions.
18 February 2010 - 18 February 2010 (19:00 - 21:00)
Festival HQ (The Hall)
The !f Inspired International Competition aims to bring together the world’s most exciting emerging talents. With ‘!f shorts’,
the festival has also been a platform for young Turkish filmmakers to promote their short works. This event is planned as
a meet & greet, but also a platform where young directors from around the world get together to share their ideas. We
provide the set up, you find the director of that film you loved, and start a conversation. Thus rolls a party!
17 February 2010 - 17 February 2010 (15:00 - 17:00)
Festival HQ (The Hall)
Living Lights will introduce participants to the new technique of lighting animation. Led by Bilgi University professor and The Animators Talent Camp Project creator Berat İlk, the workshop is designed to provide students with different light sources and materials to create a work of animation. This hands-on workshop will last two and a half hours and is limited to 20 persons- first come, first served. Enjoy the lights!
For registration, please contact Events Coordinator Duygu İzdeş at duygu@ifistanbul.com
Please note that the workshop will be held in Turkish.
16 February 2010 - 16 February 2010 (15:00 - 19:00)
Organised by Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) and Bilgi University Youth Studies Unit and supported by Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture, the Living Library aims to bring together people who might live in the same city but rarely get to really know each other. The practice of Living Library presents people with a constructive and personal environment for communication and invites them to rethink their prejudices.
Living Library works just like a real library! People come, check out a book with the help of the librarian, and after reading for a little while, they return the book. Except, in this library, the books are actual people and they have real conversations with their readers. The Living Library catalogue holds books that will give us an idea about the real lives of people who are most often stereotyped and experience prejudices.
15 February 2010 - 15 February 2010 (21:00 - 22:00)
AFM Fitaş Sineması (After 19:30 Food Inc screening)
As the struggle against genetically modified food reaches Turkey, !f istanbul is proud to present one of the most important
recent films on this issue: Food,Inc.
The Opinionated Palattes are pioneers of the “Slow Food” movement in Turkey and will be holding a Q & A discussion with
viewers after the film’s screening in order to answer any questions about the GM food industry and the situation in Turkey.
The group argues that the convenience of supermarkets which stay open until 10 pm dulls the urban individual and stops him/her from questioning whether the food being sold is “real” yogurt or “real” bread. In this way pseudo-food manufactured as a result of corporations’ efforts to maximize profit margins through increased R & D becomes consumed, over the real thing. In today’s society, The Opionated Palates inquire into the possibilities of increasing everyone’s quality of life with real food while still remaining urbanized.
-For further information: www.fikirsahibidamaklar.org
14 February 2010 - 14 February 2010 (20:00 - 22:00)
Kiki ( Sıraselviler Caddesi No.42)
After the screening of their film Feeling Blue & 31, the Dirty Cheap Creative crew will brief the audience about a web film project that will be shot later at their studio. During the two hour studio party, Dirty Cheap Creative and anyone interested will work on this film project right on the spot. Contributors will be asked to act in front of the camera in exchange for free drinks. The web film will be used as online promotion for Feeling Blue and 31.
14 February 2010 - 14 February 2010 (15:30 - 17:30)
A new generation of Turkish documentary filmmakers is emerging. Their work strives to paint a picture of contemporary Turkey but is motivated by the understanding that presenting the big picture is sometimes better served by small stories, or minute details.
14 February 2010 - 14 February 2010 (15:00 - 19:00)
Organised by Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) and Bilgi University Youth Studies Unit and supported by Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture, the Living Library aims to bring together people who might live in the same city but rarely get to really know each other. The practice of Living Library presents people with a constructive and personal environment for communication and invites them to rethink their prejudices.
Living Library works just like a real library! People come, check out a book with the help of the librarian, and after reading for a little while, they return the book. Except, in this library, the books are actual people and they have real conversations with their readers. The Living Library catalogue holds books that will give us an idea about the real lives of people who are most often stereotyped and experience prejudices.
13 February 2010 - 13 February 2010 (17:30 - 19:30)
A new generation of Turkish documentary filmmakers is emerging. Their work strives to paint a picture of contemporary Turkey but is motivated by the understanding that presenting the big picture is sometimes better served by small stories, or minute details.
They abandon a strict concern for objectivity in favor of an approach, in which the director might be a part of the material, and avoid judgement of good/bad or right/wrong in favor of a more open curiosity about the myriad forms that human behavior can take.
!f 2010 is proud to present several of these directors, including Bingöl Elmas, who chose to complete the eastward journey
undertaken by Italian peace activist Pippa Bacca, who was tragically raped and murdered in western Turkey. Doğa Kılcıoğlu
focuses on both the producers and participants of İzdivaç, a highly popular morning TV show in which contestants compete
to win eachother in marriage. Rüya Köksal zooms in on Enis Ayar, a striking figure in the Black Sea town of Ordu who has
spent his life campaigning for more awareness of the environment and historical heritage.
These directors will be available to meet with audiences following the screenings of their films during the festival for
extended Q & A sessions. Please check the film program for screening times.
13 February 2010 - 12 February 2010 (15:00 - 19:00)
Festival HQ (The Hall)
Organised by Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) and Bilgi University Youth Studies Unit and supported by Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture, the Living Library aims to bring together people who might live in the same city but rarely get to really know each other. The practice of Living Library presents people with a constructive and personal environment for communication and invites them to rethink their prejudices.
Living Library works just like a real library! People come, check out a book with the help of the librarian, and after reading for a little while, they return the book. Except, in this library, the books are actual people and they have real conversations with their readers. The Living Library catalogue holds books that will give us an idea about the real lives of people who are most often stereotyped and experience prejudices.
12 February 2010 - 12 February 2010 (15:00 - 18:00)
Festival HQ (The Hall)
Speakers: Lambdaistanbul activists, Dr. Begüm Başdaş, İzlem Aybastı (Psychologist), Bora Bengisun, Fırat Söyle (Lawyer), Özlem Çolak (Psychologist)
Moderator: Aykut Atasay
There is a growing number of hate crimes and murders against gays, transvestites and transsexuals yet, somehow, these
do not receive the critical and urgent attention they deserve. How much do we know about the backgrounds of these
incidents? In this gathering, we will first view Arthur Dong’s Licenced to Kill (80 mins), a documentary of interviews with
seven different perpetrators of homophobic murders. Following that will ensue a panel discussion with Lambda activists and
professionals regarding homophobic hate crimes, law and social perceptions in Turkey.
09 February 2010 - 09 February 2010 (16:00 - 19:00)
Uskudar American High School ve Darüssafaka High School
!f İstanbul reaches out to high school students in the city to come together to watch and discuss one of the year’s most talked about environmental films: The Age of Stupid. The high school screenings will take place prior to the festival. It is our hope that young ones today are much less stupid than us ‘adults’ and that they will organize much more efficiently for this planet. Darüşşafaka High School students will be hosting all ‘not stupid’ viewers on the European side, while Uskudar American students will be hosts for the Asian side. The films will have Turkish subtitles and the subsequent discussions will be held in Turkish.
