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[edit]
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[edit]
15th LTFF 2009[edit]
- 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
16th LTFF 2010[edit]
- Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award
- Honey (Bal)
- Director - Semih Kaplanoğlu
- The People's Choice Award
- Loose Cannons
- Director - Ferzan Özpetek
- Life Time Achievement Award
17th LTFF 2011[edit]
- 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
18th LTFF 2013[edit]
- 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
19th LTFF 2014[edit]
- Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award
- Cycle (Devir)
- Director - Derviş Zaim
- The People's Choice Award
- Ayhan Hanim
- Director - Levent Semerci
- Life Time Achievement Award
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "17th London Turkish Film Fest under way in English capital". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Brooks, Ricky. "London Turkish Film Festival offers distribution prize to new film-makers". Festival News. Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Vedide Kaymak, director London Turkish Film Festival 2010 | Hackney Citizen
- ^ ARTS-CULTURE - Turkish cinema to take over London for two weeks
- ^ Shadows and Faces: 17th London Turkish Film Festival | The Platform
- ^ 17th London Turkish Film Festival | News | Subtitledonline.com Archived 2011-11-14 at the Wayback Machine