Applications to 12 Punto TRT Script Days has Started

Applications for 12 Punto TRT Script Days, organized by TRT and to be held for the second time this year, will be made between January 21 and March 12.

Special TRT Co-Production Prize, which will be given for the first time this year, will be given to the new film project of Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

12 Punto TRT Script Days, which brought a new breath to the film industry, contributes to the development of the projects by supporting the filmmakers at the stage of the script and it also helps them find international co-producers by opening some space for festival circulation.

After the applications are completed, the pre-jury including independent and professional filmmakers will evaluate the projects and decide on 12 finalists.

The teams of the finalists will take courses from international trainers in the script development workshop and present their projects to the international jury including important figures of world cinema.

4 projects won the 12 Punto TRT Script Days Co-Production Prize and 4 projects won the 12 Punto TRT Script Days Prebuy Prize will be determined by the votes of the international jury.

The awards of the 8 winner projects will be given to the owners at the 12 Punto TRT Script Days closing ceremony.

Special TRT Co-Production Prize to Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s New Film Project

From this year, one of the masters of Turkish cinema will be given the “Special TRT Co-Production Prize”.

The first Special TRT Co-Production Prize will be given to Turkey’s one of the most important directors Nuri Bilge Ceylan for his new film project “Kuru Otlar Üstüne”.

12 Punto Exceeds Country Borders

12 Punto exceeds the borders of the country and it also supports international projects with Turkish partners. Starting this year, international projects with Turkish co-producers will be able to apply for 12 Punto.

Support for Short Films with 12 Point and TRT 2 Collaboration

Short film project applications will also be accepted for the first time this year at 12 Punto TRT Script Days. 12 of the short film projects in the script stage will be awarded the “TRT 2 Short Film Production Prize” by TRT 2. The winners of the award-winning short film projects will attend the scenario development workshops, , and they will be broadcast on TRT 2 after the shooting is completed.

Last year Oscar President was on TRT Jury

Last year, 119 feature film projects applied to 12 Punto.

The international jury, which was chaired by Oscar President John Bailey, and Marie-Pierre Vallé from Wild Bunch, one of the largest film distribution companies in the world, and Amra Bakšić Čamo, one of the Sarajevo Film Festival executives, awarded 4 projects out of 12 to theTRT Co-Production Prize, 4 of them to the TRT Preliminary Purchase Prize.

This year, the international jury of the 12 Punto TRT Script Days will feature important names of the world cinema, too.

For details and application about 12 Punto TRT Script Days: www.trt12punto.com.