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From Berlin and Hamburg to Istanbul: €70,000 for German-Turkish Arthouse Cinema

Also supported by the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund: initial funding for İlker Çatak's new film Yellow Letters.

Berlin / Potsdam – The German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund, run by MBB, MOIN Filmförderung, and the Istanbul Film Festival, is awarding €70,000 this year to support the development of seven new German-Turkish film projects:

100 THOUSAND TURKISH LIRAS by Nazlı Elif Durlu, €10,000
Co-produced by Istos Film and Achtung Panda!, Berlin
 

THE CREMATION SOCIETY by Mahmut Fazıl Coşkun, €10,000
Co-produced by MFC Film and Studio Zentral, Berlin
 

A REAL WOMAN by Eylem Kaftan, €10,000
Co-produced by Kolor Productions and Zischlermann Filmproduktion, Berlin
 

FRAGMENTS OF THIS BEAUTY by Burak Çevik, €10,000
Co-produced by Fol Films and Schiwago Film, Berlin
 

BALLAD OF THE SKELETON by Murat Uğurlu, €10,000
Co-produced by Rubikon Film and Klinker Film, Hamburg
 

DIVINE POISON by Nehir Tuna, €10,000
Co-produced by Tuna Film and Red Balloon Film, Hamburg
 

I RECOGNIZED HIM BY HIS HANDS by Ömer Çapoğlu, €10,000
Co-produced by Liman Film and JYOTI Film, Hamburg
 

Established in 2011, the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund plays a vital role in supporting German-Turkish collaborations. Among its successful projects is YELLOW LETTERS, the latest film by Oscar-nominated director İlker Çatak (THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE).