Mr. Reis Çelik was one of the directors hosted as part of the Directors Meetings segments for the Turkish Cinema Summer School programme.
Mr. Reis Çelik was one of the directors hosted as part of the Directors Meetings segments for the Turkish Cinema Summer School programme.
In the 1950s, Turkish cinema was inspired by a trio: Indian, Egyptian and American Cinema.
The young participants of TCSS were taken on a unique journey to the history of Turkish cinema by visiting a Natural Film Studio at Prof. Sami Şekeroğlu Cinema-Television Centre of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in İstanbul.
Türkan Şoray and Ediz Hun, being among the doyens/doyennes of Turkish cinema’s history, came together with 23 young filmmakers from 20 different countries, under the scope of Turkish Cinema Summer School’s programme.
Atalay Taşdiken, Director of award-winning movies such as Mommo, Meryem, Arama Motoru (The Search Engine):
Turkish Summer School organized by Yunus Emre Institute for the 9th consecutive year in 2018 played host to 1000 international students from 118 countries in Turkey. The programme which is hosted by 30 universities in 28 cities around Turkey, allows participants to travel city by city and blend their Turkish knowledge with Anatolian culture.
The official opening ceremony for the Turkish Cinema Summer School took place on the Bosporus. The programme was held between 30th July and the 12th of August 2018 by the Yunus Emre Institute with the cooperation of Istanbul Şehir University and contributions of the General Directorate of Cinema.