Organized by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cinema, and in cooperation with the Intercultural Art Association, the 2nd Izmir International Film and Music Festival is getting ready to meet with cinema lovers. The festival, which will be held between 10-19 June 2022, offers a complete cinema feast. İzmir International Film and Music Festival, which was held for the first time last year under pandemic conditions, will be in front of the audience with a rich program that includes more than 100 feature films due to the 100th anniversary of the liberation of İzmir.
Tunç Soyer: İzmir will become a cinema base
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, who is also the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Festival. Tunç Soyer“Like many Izmir residents, I felt the lack of a national and international cinema festival in Izmir. For this reason, we have put an event that is suitable for the texture of our city and that will bring cinema and İzmir side by side among our main priorities. We are glad that this festival, which I attach great importance to not only as the Mayor of our city, but also as an art lover, has been brought to life. Therefore, I am extremely proud and happy. You will see; With its natural plateaus, historical places and easy transportation opportunities, İzmir will become the epicenter of the cinema industry in a very short time. We want every street, avenue and district of İzmir to be united with the magical world of cinema and the purifying sound of music. And let art be fully integrated with the ancient texture and ordinary beauty of Izmir.”
Soyer: Art and cinema are the things that will remain
Mentioning the recent concert bans, Tunç Soyer, said: “The days when life style and art were interfered with by concert and event bans will end very soon. For this, we will continue to work together and defend the arts. With the belief I have in the healing power of cinema and music, I invite you all to participate in our festival in Izmir.”
Vecdi Sayar: Izmir is the perfect place to hold a festival
Vecdi Sayar, who is the director of the festival, said, “I held festivals in many cities. I followed festivals in many parts of the world. I can say very clearly that Izmir is a very suitable place to hold a festival. It's almost perfect for the festival. I invite everyone, especially cinema lovers from Izmir, to follow the festival, embrace it and grow it.” Vecdi Sayar, who also gave information about the content and program of the festival, shared all the information about the festival:
He is the Organizing Committee Chairman of the Festival, which will be held with the support of Austrian Consulate General, Goethe Institut, Institut français, Italian Embassy and Izmir Italian Consulate, Spanish Embassy, Cervantes Institute, Greece Melina Mercouri Foundation, İZELMAN and İZFAŞ, as well as some private organizations. Tunç Soyer, Festival Director is Vecdi Sayar. Head of Culture and Art Department Kadir Efe Oruçise Festival Administrative Director. This year's poster of the festival bears the signature of painter and musician Ayşegül Yeşilnil. The festival award statuette was designed by the sculptor Sema Topaç, and the festival credits were designed by Bahçeşehir University Cartoon and Animation Department.
Opening concert with Zülfü Livaneli soundtracks
The opening of the festival will be held on the evening of June 10, 2022 at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center with a music concert by Zülfü Livaneli, to be performed by the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Renkm Gökmen. Within the scope of the festival, there will be interviews, concerts and a Music-Themed Short Film Development Workshop, as well as films to be screened in 2 venues, 5 open and 7 closed. The 10 films to participate in the workshop were determined by a project competition. Workshop participants will be given 5.000 TL each. Project owners Işıl Özgentürk, Tahsin İşbilen, Cumhur Bakkan, Nihat Durak, Hilmi Etikan, Vecdi Sayar and Prof. After the workshop, which will take place under the supervision of Lale Kabadayı, they will shoot their films. A second 5.000 TL will be given to the directors of the films when the films are completed and screened at next year's festival.
On June 15, a performance titled 'Silent Film with Jazz' will be held at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center, with the contribution of the Goethe Institute, to mark the 100th Anniversary of “Nosferatu”. Küspert & Kollegen from Germany will accompany the silent film. At the Closing and Award Ceremony on 19 June, the Nino Rota Ensemble will present a concert consisting of movie soundtracks.
The Festival's Honorary Awards are given to famous film music composers Zybigniew Preisner and composer-director Zülfü Livaneli this year. The Respect to the Masters section features the films of Alexandre Desplat and Carlos Saura. In the 'Memoirs' section, films with music by Metin Bükey, Mikis Theodorakis and Nino Rota will be screened. The winners of the Emek Awards will be cinema and music writer Atilla Dorsay and Necip Sarıcı, who is known for his works in music and sound design and his archiving.
10 Films Will Compete in the National Competition Section
From the competing films:
9.75 / Uluç Bayraktar, The List of Those Who Love Me / Emre Erdoğdu, Ela and Hilmi and Ali / Ziya Demirel, In the Shadows / Erdem Tepegöz, Kerr / Tayfun Pirselimoğlu, Kumbara / Ferit Karol, Sardunya / Çağıl Bocut, You Ben Lenin / Tufan Taştan, Zin and Ali's Story / Mehmet Ali Konar, Zuhal / Nazlı Elif Durlu.
Jury President Erden Kıral!
Chaired by Erden Kıral, the Jury composed of Biket İlhan, Ebru Şeremetli, Güldiyar Tanrıdağlı, İzzet Öz, Selen Uçer and Selva Erdener, Best Film / Special Jury Award / Best Actress / Best Actor / Best Original Music / Best Original Score It will determine the 'Crystal Flamingo' awards in the Best Song / Best Sound Design categories. The Grand Prize of the Festival will be shared between the producer and the director with 100.000 TL. Prize winners in other branches will be awarded with a cash prize of 10.000 TL each.
The use of music in television serials is also evident in Serdar Kalafatoğlu (composer), Alican Sekmeç (research writer), Burak Göral (film critic, screenwriter), Elçin Yahşi (TV critic), Nezih Ünen (director, musician), Özlem Özdemir (TV series magazine manager). ) and Tuğçe Madayanti Dizici (cinema-TV writer) and 'Crystal Flamingo' owners in these branches will be determined. Prize winners in these branches will be awarded 10.000 TL each in cash.
In the Special Screenings section of the festival, "Love, Mark and Death" by Cem Kaya, "Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush" by Andreas Dresen, "Spencer" by Pablo Larrain, "Alcarras" by Carla Simon, "Canan Gerede" "Love is Colder Than Death" by Orhan M. Arıburnu, Sami Ayanoğlu, "The Expected Song" by Cahide Sonku, "One More Breath" by Nisan Dağ and "Flashmemory" by Derviş Zaim.'
The '100 Years Legend: Judy Garland' episode will screen the famous films 'The Wizard of Oz', 'A Star Is Born' and Rupert Gould's 'Judy'.
MUBI support will be realized and the section emphasizing the importance of original music in films includes the following films: “Azor” / Andreas Fontana, “Benedetta” / Paul Verhoeven, “Great Freedom” / Sebastian Meis, “Cryptozoo” / Dash Shaw, “What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? ” / Aleksandre Koberidze, “The Lamb” / Valdimar Johannsson, “Little Mother” / Céline Sciamma, “Lingui” / Mahamat Saleh Haroun, “Ter” / Magnus von Horn, “Titane” / Julia Ducournau.
In the episode titled Life is a Song, “Annette” / Leos Carax, “Casablanca Beats” / Nabil Ayouch, “Django Melodies / Etienne Comar, “Felicité” / Alain Gomis, “The Song of My Life” (LaFamille Belier) / Eric Lartigau, “Idol” / Hany Abu-Assad, “Song of Names” / François Girard, “Violin / Francisco Vargas, “Mogul Mowgli” / Bassam Tariq, “Music” / Sia, “Piano” / Jane Campion, “Radio Dreams” / Babak Jalali, “ The Last Concert” / Yaron Zilberman, “Stardust – David Before Bowie” / Gabriel Range,
The Stars of Music section includes the films “Bohemian Rhapsody” / Bryan Singer, “Imagine: John Lennon” / Andrew Solt, “The Sidewalk Sparrow” / Olivier Dahan, “Rocketman” / Dexter Fletcher , “Zappa” / Alex Winter.
In Musicals Are Immortal, Robert Wise features the first version of "West Side Story" directed by Jerome Robbins and the remake of Steven Spielberg, as well as Milos Forman's "Hair", Tom Hooper's "Cats", Martin Scorsese's Famous films such as “New York New York”, “The Wizard of Oz” by Victor Fleming, Robert Wise, “Singin' in the Rain” by Jerome Robbins will be screened.
Your Festival So Dance! In the section, fictional productions about the stories of famous stars of the dance world, with the documentary "An Kalır" made by Ebru Şeremetli,
In the Sounds and Colors section, there are animated films that you can watch with your children: Mamoru Hosoda's “Belle”, Garth Jennings's “Sing”, Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina's “Coco” and two masterpieces competing in the latest Oscars. : “Encanto: The Magical World” and “Soul”.
In the Track of Music section, there are documentaries from us and neighboring countries: 'EDE' A Separation, A Poverty, A Death, Leave the Door Open, Maffy's Jazz, Unkapanı: An Unending Tale, 200 Years on the Island Beaches, Whose Song Is This, In Search of a Song, Lava Hand, Brother Folk Songs and Zülfü Livaneli.
In the Music section, 10 Short Films commissioned by the Paris Opera will be screened. Some are fictional, some are documentaries, some are animated… In short, whatever type of music you like, this festival is for you.
Venues: Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center, Ege Park-Cinema Pink, French Cultural Center, Izmir Art, Karaca Cinema, Konak Cinema - Nazım Hikmet KM, Kadifekale Gemisi Open Air Cinema - Göztepe, Kültürpark Open Air.
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