Welcome to the 8th Boston
Turkish Film and Music Festival!
We are proud to continue the tradition of presenting high caliber films and concerts to you and we hope that you would also continue to be a part of this cultural tradition in Boston.
The events of the 8th Annual Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival will take place between March 27th – May 9th, 2009 at the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston, Boston Conservatory, Boston University and Massachusetts College of Art.
The festival will open with the internationally acclaimed director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s "Three Monkeys", official submission of Turkey for the 81st Academy Awards, on March 27th, and will close with the Esthema’s Concert on May 9th.
On March 27th, the third “Boston Turkish Film Festival Award for Excellence in Turkish Cinema” will be presented to filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan for his contributions to Turkish Cinema.
There will be fifteen selected films in the festival program, including the North America premieres of Reha Erdem’s "My Only Sunshine– Hayat Var”, Derviş Zaim’s “Dot – Nokta”, Reis Çelik’s “Refugee – Mülteci”, Mehmet Eryılmaz’s “A Fair Ground Attraction – Hazan Mevsimi – Bir Panayır Hikayesi”, Selim Evci’s “Two Lines – İki Çizgi”, U.S. premiere of Özcan Alper’s “Autumn – Sonbahar”, and Award Winning Documentary and Short Films from the 13th Boston Turkish Festival’s Film Competition will also be screened at the Festival.
History and teachings of Mevlana collide in Jacques Deschamps’s North America premiere of “Listen to the Nay – Dinle Neyden”.
In Sounds of Anatolia, one of the best clarinet masters in Turkey Selim Sesler will be accompanied by high caliber musicians, such as kanun player Tamer Pınarbaşı, acclaimed clarinet player İsmail Lumanovski, and percussionist Engin Günaydın on April 10th at the the MassArt. Violin master Onur Dilişen will give a recital on April 17th at the Boston Conservatory. Black Fortress of Opium (Afyonkarahisar) and Ajda the Turkish Queen will perform on May 2nd at the MassArt.
Another highlight of the Festival program is our culinary presentation, Foods of Anatolia, with the partnership of Boston University’s Food and Wine Program. Acclaimed Chef Özcan Ozan will introduce samples and techniques of Turkish cuisine to children to celebrate April 23th, Children’s Day.
Organizing a festival undoubtedly is a collaborative effort of many individuals and organizations. With this opportunity, I would like to thank our supporters, board members and co-presenters as well as individual, corporate and organizational sponsors whose commitment and collaboration made this festival possible.
Enjoy the Festival!
Erkut Gomulu
Director and Founder
Boston Turkish Film Festival
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