London Turkish Film Festival

The London Turkish Film Festival is a film festival that takes place every year in London in the United Kingdom. It focuses on Turkish films.[1][2]

London Turkish Film Festival Director

Vedide Kaymak has been directing the London Turkish Film Festival since 1993. After graduating in Political Science and Journalism, Vedide worked in a variety of Turkish media organisations before moving to London, and a career in the cinema industry. Vedide initially worked with various arts and cultural organisations promoting Turkish culture in the UK, programming for MTV's Turkish channel and co-producing short films. However, it was her work at the Rio Cinema in East London and the subsequent creation of the London Turkish Film Festival that fulfilled her career ambition. With Vedide's leadership, the Festival has grown from a three-day event to an internationally renowned festival. For over a decade, she has also successfully promoted and distributed Turkish films to cinemas throughout the UK. In 2009 Vedide created another Turkish cinema milestone with the introduction of the annual Golden Wings Awards, including the unique Golden Wings Digiturk Digital Distribution Award'which ensures cinema distribution across the UK and Ireland for the winning film.[3]

Awards

15th LTFF 2009

Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award
Men on the Bridge (Köprüdekiler)
Director - Asli Ozge
The People's Choice Award
On the Way To School (İki Dil Bir Bavul)
Directors - Orhan Eskiköy, Özgür Doğan
Life Time Achievement Award
Türkan Şoray

16th LTFF 2010

Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award
Honey (Bal)
Director - Semih Kaplanoğlu
The People's Choice Award
Loose Cannons
Director - Ferzan Özpetek
Life Time Achievement Award
Şener Şen[4]

17th LTFF 2011

Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award
Home (Yurt)
Director - Muzaffer Özdemir
The People's Choice Award
Shadows and Faces (Gölgeler ve Suretler)
Director - Derviş Zaim[5]
Life Time Achievement Award
Hülya Koçyiğit [6]

18th LTFF 2013

Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award
Night of Silence (Lal Gece)
Director - Reis Çelik
The People's Choice Award
The Butterfly's Dream (Kelebeğin Rüyası)
Director - Yılmaz Erdoğan
Life Time Achievement Award
Kadir İnanır

19th LTFF 2014

Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award
Cycle (Devir)
Director - Derviş Zaim
The People's Choice Award
Ayhan Hanim
Director - Levent Semerci
Life Time Achievement Award
Serra Yılmaz

See also

References

  1. ↑ "17th London Turkish Film Fest under way in English capital". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Brooks, Ricky. "London Turkish Film Festival offers distribution prize to new film-makers". Festival News. Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Vedide Kaymak, director London Turkish Film Festival 2010 | Hackney Citizen
  4. ↑ ARTS-CULTURE - Turkish cinema to take over London for two weeks
  5. ↑ Shadows and Faces: 17th London Turkish Film Festival | The Platform
  6. ↑ 17th London Turkish Film Festival | News | Subtitledonline.com

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