Boston Turkish Film Festival

TUESDAY
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Sali | Tuesday

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016
3:45 pm

Boston University, GSU Auditorium
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

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In competition
Directed by Ziya Demirel
Short / 13 min. / 2015
Cast: Melis Balaban

An ordinary school day for a teenager girl in Istanbul and her encounters with three different men as she goes to school, plays basketball and takes a bus on the way home.


Selected Festivals and Awards

  • Cannes Film Festival, Official Competition, France
  • Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
  • Sundance Film Festival, USA
  • Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia
  • Festival de Cinéma Européen des Arcs: Best Short Film
  • Istanbul International Short Film Festival, Turkey: Special Jury Award
  • Istanbul International Film Festival, Turkey: Best Short Film


ZİYA DEMİREL

Hasan Kalender

Ziya Demirel (Adana, 1988) started his drama studies in high school and continued during university. While studying industrial engineering in Galatasaray University, he directed his first short film “The Title of the Film”. After his graduation, he continued his studies for film directing and script writing in Prague Film School, the FAMU, where he shot his well-received short film, Evicko.


 

 

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