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The 9th edition of German-Turkish co-production development fund supports 3 new film projects

v.l.: Teresa Hoefert de Turégano, Kirsten Niehuus, Helge Albers, Gülin Üstün, Malika Rabahallah.

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Meetings on the Bridge (MoB) is the international co-production and networking platform organised within the scope of the Istanbul Film Festival. The projects that receive support from the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund, created through the collaboration of Istanbul Film Festival - Meetings on the Bridge, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, and with the support of the Republic of Turkey's Ministry of Tourism and Culture, were announced at the 27th Hamburg Film Festival.

The selection committee, consisted of representatives from various institutions, decided to support 3 projects among the 6 applicants with the amount of 58.000 Euros.

The full list of funded projects:

•         Nehir Tuna – Dormitory - 18.000 Euros
          Co-producers: Müge Büyüktalaş- Ultraviolet Film, Stefan Gieren- StoryBay Media

•         Zeynep Dadak- Electric Sleep- 20.000 Euros
          Co-producers: Aslı Dadak- Fena Film, Tina Haagmann – unafilm GmbH

•         Ahmet Necdet Cupur- Whitewash- 20.000 Euros
          Co-producers: Anke Petersen – JYOTI Film, Nadir Öperli- Liman Film