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This year, as its celebrates its 12th anniversary, the festival invites you to enjoy a rich program of 19 films, continuing its tradition of highlighting contemporary Turkish cinema and Turkish filmmakers. We are proud to present you North America and U.S. premieres of many films in our program. We are also delighted to announce that the 2013 Boston Turkish Film Festival Excellence in Turkish Cinema Award recipient is acclaimed director Erden Kıral. Award Ceremony will take place following the screening of Load (Yük).
Co-presented with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
It is also our distinct honor to be announcing a special concert series in the music program of the festival in April; particularly to be hosting eminent Turkish pianist Gulsin Onay, as well as young and talented musicians of ""Taxim Square".
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CONCERT PROGRAM
(April 14 - 27) |
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Sunday, April 14, 3:00 p.m.
Recital - GÜLSİN ONAY, piano
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Saturday, April 20, 8:00 p.m.
Concert - TAXIM SQUARE
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Saturday, April 27, 8:00 p.m.
Concert - THE HARP IN MAKAMS
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2013 PROGRAM |
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Opening Night
Thursday, March 21 | 7:30 p.m.
INSIDE|YERALTI
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Friday, March 22 | 5:30 p.m.
Award Ceremony
following the screening
Winner of Best Documentary Award - BTF Documentary & Short Film Competition
HONOR | EHRE
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Friday, March 22 | 8 p.m.
Boston Turkish Film Festival Excellence in Turkish Cinema Award Ceremony
following the screening
LOAD | YÜK
Director Present
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Boston Turkish Film Festival Excellence in Turkish Cinema Award will be presented to
Director ERDEN KIRAL
following the screening of
Load | Yük
on Friday, March 22, 8 p.m.
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Saturday, March 23 | 12:30 p.m.
Director Present
ON FERTILE LANDS |
BEREKETLİ TOPRAKLAR ÜZERİNDE
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Saturday, March 23 | 3:15 p.m.
Film's Editor Present
MOLD | KÜF
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Sunday, March 24 | 12:45 p.m.
Film's Co-producer/Artistic Director Hüseyin Karabey Present
DO NOT FORGET ME ISTANBUL |UNUTMA BENİ İSTANBUL |
Sunday, March 24 | 3:30 p.m.
Award Ceremony
following the screenings
Boston Turkish Festival Documentary & Short Film Competition Winners
Best Short Film Award:
SILENT |
BE DENG | SESSİZ
MUSA
Best Short Film Audience Award:
BREAD | EKMEK
Best Documentary Audience Award: LIFE AS A FABLE - A NARRATIVE | BİR HAYATI MASAL GİBİ ANLATMAK
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Friday, March 29 | 8:00 p.m.
KNOW MY NAME |
SİİRT’İN SIRRI
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Saturday, March 30 | 1:00 p.m.
THE LOST SONGS OF ANATOLIA | ANADOLU’NUN KAYIP ŞARKILARI
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Saturday, March 30 | 3:15 p.m.
THE EXTREMELY TRAGIC STORY OF CELAL TAN AND HIS FAMILY | CELAL TAN VE AİLESİNİN
AŞIRI ACIKLI HİKAYESİ |
Sunday, March 31 | 3:00 p.m.
LAST STOP SALVATION |KURTULUŞ SON DURAK |
Thursday, April 4 | 7:30 p.m.
THE LABYRINTH | LABİRENT
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Friday, April 5, 7:45 p.m.
BEYOND THE HILL |
TEPENİN ARDI
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Saturday, April 6, 12:30 p.m.
MAHMUT İLE MERYEM
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Saturday, April 6, 3:15 p.m.
VOICE OF MY FATHER |
BABAMIN SESİ
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Sunday, April 7, 1:00 p.m.
STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE |
EVDEKİ YABANCILAR
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Sunday, April 7, 3:00 p.m.
BEYOND THE HILL |
TEPENİN ARDI
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Sunday, April 14, 3:00 p.m.
Recital - GÜLSİN ONAY, piano
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Saturday, April 20, 8:00 p.m.
Concert - TAXIM SQUARE
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Saturday, April 27, 8:00 p.m.
Concert - THE HARP IN MAKAMS
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 FESTIVAL IN THE NEWS:
Underground Cinema: The 12th Boston Turkish Film Festival -- Peter Keough, The Phoenix, March 12, 2013
Turkish Films take over MFA ... -- Loren King, Boston Globe, March 16, 2013
2013 BTF DOCUMENTARY & SHORT FILM COMPETITION IS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS.
Application deadline is August 15, 2013.
Click here for more information >>
BTF Documentary & Short Film Competition (Nov.29-Dec.6, 2012) award recipients are announced:
Best Short Film (split): Musa by Serhat Karaaslan & Silent (Be Deng/Sessiz) by L. Rezan Yesilbas
Best Documentary: Honor (Ehre) by Aysun Bademsoy
Best Short Film Audience Award: Bread (Ekmek) by Koray Sevindi
Best Documentary Audience Award: Life as a Fable, A Narrative (Bir Hayati Masal Gibi Anlatmak) by Huseyin Karabey
Click here to see Special Mentions and for details >>
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