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Waves by Belmin Söylemez.
Turkey, 2001, 18 min, BetaSP. New York Premiere |
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If you walk along the Bosphorus in Istanbul during the summer, you will come across scores of young boys jumping and pushing each other into the sea, despite the strong currents and pollution. Waves is a film about seeing the sea for the first time and learning to swim in the deep waters of the Bosphorus. Diving into the unknown, into the city, and perhaps into life itself. In Turkish w/English subtitles. |
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| Filmmaker’s Biography: | |||||||||||||
| Born in Istanbul, Belmin Söylemez worked as copy writer, editor, director and producer. She has made music videos and promotional films. Her short films and documentaries have received many awards in national and international festivals, and were shown on TV Channels such as ARTE, SVT (Sweden), YLE (Finland) SBS (Australia). Her films have also participated in exhibitions such as “Call me Istanbul”, ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany (2004) and `Free Kick`- the 9th Istanbul Biennial, 2005. She is also a member of Filmist Collective. | |||||||||||||
| Festivals and Awards: | |||||||||||||
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Cine-5 TV Channel Short Film Competition, Best Film, 2001 • Antalya Film Festival, Antalya Turkey, Special jury prize, 2001 IFSAK Short Film Competition, Istanbul Short Film Festival, Best Fiction Film, 2002 • Milan Short Film Festival, Special Mention, 2002 • "Filme von Belmin Soylemez" Kinematek Freiburg, Karlsruhe Germany 2004 • Street Life Film Festival, Berlin 2002 • IF 1st Istanbul Independent Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey 2002 • Antalya Film Festival, Antalya, Turkey, 2002 • 17.Europaische Kulturtage-"Filme von Belmin Soylemez" Kinematek Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany 2004 • “Call me Istanbul" , ZKM Zentrum fur Media und Kunst - Karlsruhe, Germany 2004 |
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| Belmin
Soylemez Email: belmins@yahoo.com |
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