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TRT Co-Productions On The Way To The Oscars

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Nominated films to compete in the “Best International Film” category of the world’s most prestigious award, the 95th Academy Awards, were selected by countries. Among the productions nominated by countries in the “Best International Film” category there are 4 films co-produced and supported by TRT.

Nominated films that will compete in the “Best International Film” category of the 95th Academy Awards, which will be held this year, have been selected by the countries. Among the productions nominated by countries in the “Best International Film” category there are TRT co-production “Klondike”, TRT supported “A Ballad”, TRT supported “A Piece of Sky” and TRT supported “Victim”. The Academy Awards, which will be held for the 95th time by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will find their owners with a ceremony to be held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on March 12, 2023.

TRT co-production Klondike will represent Ukraine at the Oscars

TRT co-production “Klondike”, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last January and won the “Best Director Award” to its director, Maryna Er Gorbach, is Ukraine’s nominee for the “Best International Film” of the 95th Academy Awards. The Ukraine-Turkey co-production film, produced by Mehmet Bahadır Er, won the “TRT International Co-Production Award” on 12 Punto 2020.

TRT-supported “A Ballad” is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Oscar nominee

The film is directed by award-winning Bosnian director Aida Begić and produced by Adis Djapo. “A Ballad” won the TRT Award in the Work in Progress section of Cinelink, the industry section of the Sarajevo Film Festival, where projects in the editing phase compete.

TRT-supported “A Piece of Sky” is Switzerland’s Oscar nominee

TRT-supported “A Piece of Sky”, which made its world premiere in the Main Competition of the Berlin Film Festival last February and left the festival with the “Special Mention Award”, is a Swiss nominee for the “Best International Film” at the 95th Academy Awards. The Swiss-German co-production is directed by Michael Koch and produced by Christof Neracher. The film won the “TRT Award” in the First Cut+ category, where film projects in the editing phase compete at the 55th Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s industry section Eastern Promises last year.

TRT supported “Victim” Slovakia’s Oscar nominee

TRT-supported “Victim”, which had its world premiere at the 79th Venice Film Festival and received high praise from the audience and the press, was nominated by Slovakia in the “Best International Film” category of the 95th Academy Awards. “Victim”, a Slovak-Czech-German co-production, is directed by Michal Blaško and produced by Jakub Viktorín and Pavla Janoušková Kubečková. The film won the “TRT Award” in the Work in Progress section of the 55th Karlovy Vary Film Festival held in 2021, where projects in the editing phase compete.

TRT co-production “Triangle of Sadness”, which won the “Golden Palm”, the “Best Film Award” at the Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere last May, is also among the favorite films in the Oscar race.

107 Awards in 2021 for TRT Co-produced Films!

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TRT co-produced films left their mark on national and international film festivals in 2021 with their success. TRT co-productions, which were deemed worthy of 107 awards from 171 festivals that they participated in in 2021, achieved great success.

TRT co-produced films won awards by competing in national and international film festivals in 2021, as in previous years. 31 films co-produced by TRT competed in festivals in 2021 and won a total of 107 awards in the national and international arena. Being a partner in quality films produced by experienced directors and young talents of Turkish cinema, TRT continues to support films in international and national festivals and distribution processes.

44 awards from the world’s major film festivals for TRT co-productions

Continuing their festival journey in the world’s leading film festivals, TRT co-produced films announced their success to the world by winning a total of 44 awards in international festivals in 2021. Films competing in important festivals such as “Cannes Film Festival”, “San Sebastian Film Festival”, “Locarno Film Festival”, “Karlovy Vary Film Festival”, “Tokyo Film Festival” and “Sarajevo Film Festival” have made their mark in international film festivals as well.

23 awards from national film festivals to TRT co-productions

TRT co-productions also deserved credit for their succes from Turkey’s leading film festivals. TRT co-production and competition with successful performances in “Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival”, “Bosphorus Film Festival”, “Istanbul Film Festival”, “Adana Golden Boll Film Festival”, “Malatya Film Festival” and “Ankara Film Festival” in 2021. TRT supported films won a total of 23 awards.

7 films co-produced by TRT made their world premieres in 2021

Being screened for the first time this year, 7 films competed in 45 festivals and won a total of 32 awards. TRT co-productions, which made their world premieres in 2021, include the films “Between Two Dawns”, “The Sacred Spirit”, “Wild Roots”, “Kodokushi”, “The Last Birds of Passage”, “Teacher” and “Corridor”. TRT co-productions in the script or editing stage, which have not yet premiered, were also featured on important platforms in Turkey and the world, and won various awards. Ten films; “Idea”, “Klondike”, “Hesitation Wound”, “11 Stars, Sun and Moon”, “Bars”, “A Hope”, “To Carnations a Song”, “Grace for Sale”, “Aqua Vita” and “Gulizar”, co-produced by TRT, participated in the co-production markets of 13 of the world’s major film festivals and received 8 awards.

TRT continued its cooperation with important festivals in Turkey and around the world in 2021

in Europe, and the “Bosphorus”, “Antalya” and “Istanbul” film festivals in Turkey. Bosnian director Aida Begic’s “A Balad” project won the TRT Award in the “Work in Progress” category of Cinelink, the industry section of the “Sarajevo Film Festival”, one of the most important festivals in Europe. The Slovak-Czechia-German co-production “Victim” directed by Michal Blaško won the “TRT Award” in the “Work in Progress” category of the industry section of the “Karlovy Vary Film Festival”, one of the most important film festivals in the world. The Swiss-German co-production ”A Piece of Sky“, directed by Michael Koch, won the ”TRT Award“ in the ”First Cut Plus” category.

TRT Co-production Films at Berlin Film Festival

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Two films co-produced by TRT and supported by TRT will compete at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival, one of the most important film festivals in the world. In the main competition section of the festival, TRT supported “A Piece of Sky” competes, while TRT co-production “Klondike” takes place in the “Panorama” section.

The films that will take place in the Berlin Film Festival, one of the five most important film festivals in the world, have been announced. Two films co-produced by TRT and supported by TRT will compete at the Berlin Film Festival, which will be held for the 72nd time this year, between 10-16 February. In the main competition, TRT supported “A Piece of Sky”, and in the “Panorama” section, TRT co-production “Klondike” takes place.

“A Piece of Sky” supported by TRT, at the Berlin Film Festival Main Competition Section

The Swiss-German co-production TRT supported “A Piece from the Sky” will compete in the Berlin Film Festival Main Competition. The film, directed by Michael Koch and produced by Christof Neracher, was one of the 18 films selected for the Berlin Film Festival Main Competition Section, to which hundreds of films from all over the world apply each year. The film, telling about Anna and her husband Marco’s life in a remote and small village in Switzerland, and Marco’s falling ill due to a brain tumor and Anna’s efforts to keep love and romance on the road to death is the second feature film of the director. The film won the “TRT Award” in the First Cut+ category, where film projects in the editing phase compete at Eastern Promises, the industry section of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, held for the 55th time last August.

TRT co-production “Klondike” will compete in the Panorama section

One of the strongest parts of the Berlin Film Festival; TRT co-production “Klondike” will compete in the “Panorama” section, which features the newest, bravest and the most creative films of today’s world cinema. The film, which will make its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the coming days, will be screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The Ukraine-Turkey co-production film, which won the TRT International Co-Production Award in 12 Punto, realized in 2020, is directed by Maryna Er Gorbach and co-produced by Mehmet Bahadır Er. Starting with Ira, a pregnant woman living on the Ukraine-Russia border, who does not leave her home despite the siege of her village by separatist groups, “Klondike” is about Ira and her family finding themselves at the center of an international plane crash disaster on July 17, 2014.

TRT Co-production “Quo Vadis, Aida?” Gets 3 Awards from European Film Academy Awards

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TRT Co-production Bosnia and Herzegovina movie “Quo Vadis, Aida?” directed by Jasmila Zbanic received 3 awards in different branches, by the European Film Academy Awards, known as Europe’s Oscars, as “Best Film”, “Best Director” and “Best Actress”.

The 34th European Film Awards ceremony organized by the European Film Academy was held online this year due to the new type of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The TRT Co-Production “Quo Vadis, Aida?” directed by Jasmila Zbanic, which was awarded the ”Best Film” award”, was also the recipient of the “Best Director” and “Best Actress” awards at the ceremony. The award for ”Best Actor“ was received by Anthony Hopkins for his role ”The Father” in the film.

The Best of Europe, TRT Co-production “Quo Vadis, Aida?”

The award for the Best Film category in which the 5 best films of Europe competed this year was given to the TRT Co-Production “Quo Vadis, Aida?, directed by Jasmila Zbanic”. The film was competing with many films such as Titane; which was awarded Palme d’Or in Cannes Film Festival this year, Compartment No. 6; which was awarded the Grand Prix at Cannes, The Father; starring Anthony Hopkins, which won Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2021 Oscar Awards and The Hand of God; directed by the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino who won the Best Film Award twice at the European Film Academy. Director Jasmila Zbanic was connected to the European Film Awards ceremony online from Sarajevo and in her vote of thanks, she said: “This film is dedicated to the women and mothers of Srebrenica. They have found a way to build peace in a devastated country. Women have always had to find a way out of the mess created by men. I hope this award will inspire new female filmmakers and new women’s stories.”

The ”Best Director“ and ”Best Actress” awards goes to “Quo Vadis, Aida?”

Jasmila Zbanic, who directed the TRT co-production film “Quo Vadis, Aida?” won the award in the “Best Director” category, in which the 5 best directors of Europe competed this year. In the category of “Best Actress” where the top 5 female actors competed, the award was given to Jasna Duricic for her role in the film “Quo Vadis, Aida?”. In her speech at the awards ceremony, where she was connected online, Duricic said, “First of all, I would like to thank the crew of the film. I would like to thank my director Jasmila for giving me something very special by opening up a huge space where I could say what I think and feel about the former Yugoslavia. I am receiving this award on behalf of all the victims and mothers”.

“Quo Vadis Aida?” describes one of the bloodiest massacres in recent history

The film, which is a joint production of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Austria, Romania, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France and Norway, focuses on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. The film is set in the days of the genocide, when tens of thousands of Bosnians, including women and children, were killed by Serb soldiers in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at a United Nations base.

Quo Vadis, Aida?” had its Istanbul premiere in 12 Punto

The director of the film Jasmila Zbanic and the producer Damir Ibrahimovi came to Istanbul in June as guests of 12 Punto, which is held for the 3rd time this year. During the 12 Punto, the Istanbul premiere of the film was held, followed by an interview with Zbanic. The film “Quo Vadis, Aida?”, competed at the Toronto Film Festival right after having its world premiere in September 2020 in the Main Competition section of the Venice Film Festival, the most important festival in the world. After Venice and Toronto, it took part in many important film festivals and won awards. The film received the Best Film Award at the International Competition at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in October 2020 in Turkey.

The nominees for the ”LUX European Audience Award” have been announced: One of the three nominated films is “Quo Vadis, Aida”

During the 34th European Film Awards, the LUX Audience Award nominees were also announced. TRT Co-Production “Quo Vadis, Aida?” is one of the 3 films nominated for the LUX Audience Award, created in cooperation with the European Parliament, the European Film Academy, the European Commission and Europa Cinemas. Viewers will vote their favorite film among the 3 nominated films for the award, which aims to build bridges in Europe.

TRT Co-Production “Klondike” to Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival

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The TRT Co-production “Klondike”, directed by Maryna Er Gorbach and co-produced by Mehmet Bahadır Er, will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, one of the most important meeting points of American independent cinema.

TRT Co-production “Klondike” will compete at the Sundance Film Festival, which will be held this year from January 20 to 30, 2022. The Ukraine-Turkey co-produced film will take part in the “International Competition”, the main competition section of the festival, where only ten films from around the world are selected each year.

The Sundance Film Festival, founded in 1981 by the famous actor Robert Redford, is organized annually in January in the US state of Utah by the Sundance Institute. The festival will be held physically this year on January 20-30, 2022.

The film, which begins with the fact that Ira, a pregnant woman living on the Ukraine-Russia border, does not leave her home even though her village is besieged by separatist groups, Ira and her family find themselves at the center of an international plane crash disaster on July 17, 2014. “Klondike”, which was shot in Ukraine by film crews from Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina in September-October 2020, received the “TRT Minority Co-Production Award” in 12 Punto organized in 2020.

TRT Co-Production ”Between Two Dawns” was Selected as the Best Film in Italy

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The TRT Co-production “Between Two Dawns” won the “Best Film” award at the 39th Turin Film Festival, one of the most important film festivals in Europe.

The TRT Co-Production “Between Two Dawns” directed by Selman Nacar and produced by Burak Cevik and Diloy Gülün won the “Best Film” award at the 39th Turin Film Festival, one of the leading festivals in Italy. In the festival, which was held between November 26-December 4, in Italy, Turin, where 12 films took part in its main competition, the “Best Film” award was for the film “Between Two Dawns”.

“Incredible Directing Skills”

The first feature film of director Selman Nacar, ”Between Two Dawns”, was highly praised by the festival jury. As a justification for awarding the film, the jury expressed their opinion by saying: “A film that makes you laugh, feel and surprise, which manages to tell a convincing story with its outstanding writing and directing skills. It is a mature film that is directed wisely, with dignity and reveals a new great talent.”.

“Festival Journey Goes On”

The film, shot in four weeks in Uşak in July and August of 2019, is about the moral predicament that will affect the dreams, family and wife of the injured worker after a worker was injured in Kadir’s factory. The film will be screened at the 21st Eskişehir Film Festival and the 10th Malatya Film Festival in the coming days.

Awards from the Most Important Film Festivals Around the World

The film “Between Two Dawns” had previously returned with awards from the 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, the 9th Bosphorus Film Festival, the 17th Free Zone Film Festival and the 39th Turin Film Festival. It was screened at the 69th San Sebastian Film Festival, the 45th Sao Paolo Mostra Film Festival, the 32nd Ankara Film Festival, the 22nd Arras Film Festival, the 7th Lima Semana Del Cine Film Festival and the 26th Rover Festival.