SUMER TILMAC ANTALYA FILM SUPPORT FUND PITCHING PLATFORM PPOJECTS

As one of the strands of the Forum, the Sümer Tilmaç Antalya Film Support Fund Pitching Platform was inaugurated to support each year a single Turkish feature film planning to shoot at least two-thirds of its content in the city of Antalya, on the proviso that the same proportion of Antalya scenes is retained in its final cut. Fifteen submissions were received for the Fund this year, from which a shortlist of three projects has been drawn up by a selection committee comprising: the director, Tevfik Başer; the academic and playwright, Yeşim Gökçe; and the film critic, Burak Göral.

  • APOLLON BY DAY ATHENA BY NIGHT Screenwriter, Director: Emine Yıldırım | Producer: Dilde Mahalli, Emine Yıldırım
  • BEFORE THE DARK Screenwriter, Director: İsmet Akgün | Producer: Okan Üzey
  • SUMMER DREAMS Screenwriter, Director: Aytaç Uzun | Producer: Nermin Aytekin

The winning project will be awarded a TL150 thousand prize, in addition to a Post Production Award sponsored by Fono Film.